Outdoor faucet leak
 

I have an outdoor faucet that leaks pretty substatially when on. It
is butted up to the vynl siding. How do I repair or replace?

Outdoor faucet leak
 

On Sep 7, 7:18 pm, wrote:
I have an outdoor faucet that leaks pretty substatially when on. It
is butted up to the vynl siding. How do I repair or replace?

From where does it leak, exactly? Tom

Outdoor faucet leak
 

On Sep 7, 11:10 pm, tom wrote:
On Sep 7, 7:18 pm, wrote:

I have an outdoor faucet that leaks pretty substatially when on. It
is butted up to the vynl siding. How do I repair or replace?

From where does it leak, exactly? Tom

Leaks from the handle

Outdoor faucet leak
 

As others have said, the packing nut needs to be tightened,
repacked, or replaced.

Here is a site with a few pictures:
http://hammerzone.com/archives/plumbing/faucet/outdoor/repair/washer_replace.htm

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On Sep 7, 11:10 pm, tom wrote:
On Sep 7, 7:18 pm, wrote:

I have an outdoor faucet that leaks pretty substatially when
on. It
is butted up to the vynl siding. How do I repair or replace?

From where does it leak, exactly? Tom

Leaks from the handle

Outdoor faucet leak
 

On Sep 8, 7:14 am, "DanG" wrote:
As others have said, the packing nut needs to be tightened,
repacked, or replaced.

Here is a site with a few pictures:
http://hammerzone.com/archives/plumbing/faucet/outdoor/repair/washer_...

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Keep the whole world singing . . . .
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On Sep 7, 11:10 pm, tom wrote:
On Sep 7, 7:18 pm, wrote:

I have an outdoor faucet that leaks pretty substatially when
on. It
is butted up to the vynl siding. How do I repair or replace?

From where does it leak, exactly? Tom

Leaks from the handle

That link was most helpful, thanks!