pasadena_commut
Well-Known Member
What size washers are most likely to be in a hose bibb? Standard size hose.
Until recently I used to buy washers at OSH as they always had a very good selection. Now that they have closed the closest hardware store is Home Depot, and their washer selection these days is abysmal. One of our hose bibbs has started to leak and it needs a new washer, possibly a new screw (but probably not). I didn't want to take the bibb apart and bring the washer over because the odds were too high they might not have anything in stock that would work. The "help" at Home Depot couldn't offer a suggestion for what size washer a hose bibb for the usual size hose might use, they didn't have anything like a "hose bibb repair kit" nor did they have a pack with an assortment of washers. (Something they used to carry.) The guy did offer to sell me an entire new hose bibb. No thanks to that - these are ancient galvanized iron pipes and I don't screw anything off or on unless there is absolutely no choice.
Yes, I know the cap washer (or whatever the proper name is) might leak after the main washer is replaced. But that is less of a problem since the hose is only rarely used. A little leak out the top only when it is open isn't a big deal, and I will be able to order a part to replace it whenever since there would be no urgency.
Thanks.
Until recently I used to buy washers at OSH as they always had a very good selection. Now that they have closed the closest hardware store is Home Depot, and their washer selection these days is abysmal. One of our hose bibbs has started to leak and it needs a new washer, possibly a new screw (but probably not). I didn't want to take the bibb apart and bring the washer over because the odds were too high they might not have anything in stock that would work. The "help" at Home Depot couldn't offer a suggestion for what size washer a hose bibb for the usual size hose might use, they didn't have anything like a "hose bibb repair kit" nor did they have a pack with an assortment of washers. (Something they used to carry.) The guy did offer to sell me an entire new hose bibb. No thanks to that - these are ancient galvanized iron pipes and I don't screw anything off or on unless there is absolutely no choice.
Yes, I know the cap washer (or whatever the proper name is) might leak after the main washer is replaced. But that is less of a problem since the hose is only rarely used. A little leak out the top only when it is open isn't a big deal, and I will be able to order a part to replace it whenever since there would be no urgency.
Thanks.