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?

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

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

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

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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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!