If I have nothing, no hose connected to it at all, and turn on the spigot
the water will jet out as well in addition to the water shouting out of the
end. That was not happening before they used it for pressure washing.

The hose I connected to it is open ended on the other side with no kink in
the hose. There can be no back pressure as far as I can see.

Can you suggest a way to fix this or do I need to call a professional
plumber?

Thanks,

MC


"Casino Knight" wrote in message
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That metal coupler as you call it is a vacuum breaker.
More likely than not you have a nozzle on the end of your hose
that is causing back pressure at the connection.
The "spray" is the vacuum breaker doing its job.
Should you try and remove it you're liable to break off the hose bibb.
They are installed with a "break-off" set screw that when properly
installed give them a semi-permanent installation.
You're welcome.

"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
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What is wrong with people handling garden hoses?

I found myself having to replace the hose coupling several times a month.
I have an exterior spout and I connected a garden hose to it. So every
once in a while I had someone come by to either do pest control, or
repair stuff, or pressure wash something, or maintain the pool etc...they
need to use water. Pretty much every time they will end up breaking my
hose coupling. Either the strip the threads or cause it to leak. I think
they don't turn and unscrew the coupling from the spout, they just try to
yank it off with brute force. So I have to cut the hose and put in a new
coupling. Sometimes they even use my garden hose and have to attach their
own fitting on the other end and that usually result in breaking the
couplings on both ends.

I don't understand why they kept breaking it.

Now this time I had someone pressure washed a driveway. After he is done
I know the hose coupler has to be replaced, cause when I turn the water
on it shoots out to the side again in all directions, it's practically
impossible to turn the water on or off without getting soaked.

Except this time the problem was not the plastic coupler on the hose, I
replaced that already and it is still leaking. Here is an image:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-...6/P1000492.JPG

I have indicated in blue lines where the water is jetting out when I turn
on the spigot. It is not the black coupler attached to the hose. It is
the metal coupler above it. However I tried removing it with a plier, no
luck. It is locked tight. I tried for 2 hours and ended up stripping the
metal. This is the part I need to replace but this part has been there
since day 1, so it's been there like at least 15 years. It's not coming
off. I tried WD40 no luck.

Any other suggestions?

MC