Leaking Hose Bib Vacuum Breaker Hose Test!

[@opulence_prime]

Thank you. Didn’t even know this existed. I need this and for sure will grab one.

[@ThatFixItGuy]

Your welcome.

[@hlcepeda]

@@ThatFixItGuy Hello. Question: Should the vacuum breaker "squirt" (for a second) when the supply valve is closed? Thx!

[@susanseymour641]

Thanks for the tips!

[@ThatFixItGuy]

Your welcome.

[@audiophileman7047]

They're not always so easy to get off. Some are dented or there's a break off set screw intended to prevent someone from removing the back-flow preventer. A lot of these back-flow preventers are made cheaply, and you'll have to change them in about 5 years.

[@ThatFixItGuy]

I agree. They should make them easier to get off.

[@JustinKegerise]

long story short just take the hose off when you’re done using it

[@Mojo32]

Why would "they" want to prevent someone from doing this? Why would someone remove it?

[@audiophileman7047]

People think an old style faucet without a black flow preventer works better.@@Mojo32

[@ashfamilyvideos]

I agree. Mine is locked on tight. What’s the trick to remove it?

[@cs7717]

I have a hose with brass fittings that I connected up to a brass on off valve. Now I'm a female pushing 70 with very strong hands and I only hand tightened this a couple years ago, but for the love of God, I cannot untighten it. I have tried two pairs of pliers, but that has not worked. I have not tried WD-40 on it yet because I ran out. It has been outside in the extreme desert heat of 120° F. Any suggestions on how to loosen these two pieces? I ask because I just taped three spots tonight. As I would tape one spot, another spot would pop a leak. My hose has become a whack-a-mole and I'm going to end up having to replace it, but I can't take it apart. Any suggestions for this old fart would be highly appreciated. Thanks!!!

[@williamalexander1743]

Borrow two pairs of channel locks from someone.

[@JustinKegerise]

plumber here, if you have a torch like MAP or propane torch, heating it to hell will probably loosen up the junk in the threads. It should come right off then with a pair of channel locks or pipe wrench, just DO NOT touch it with your bare hands. If you don’t have a torch or don’t want to use/buy a torch they do make specialty products that are stronger then WD 40 that are available at the hardware store!

[@cs7717]

@@williamalexander1743 @JustinKegerise i just bought a can of WD40 and will give it a shot tonight when it cools off a bit outside. I have vice grips and the plyers. Sadly, all my other tools were "reboxed" when I moved and I cannot find them. If that does not make any difference, I could always try leaving it in our sun. I do also have a heat gun I could try using on it. It is not as hot a a torch, but still might work if I have to get to that point. Thanks for the help and ideas!

[@jsmith5443]

​@@cs7717maybe try making the spigot cold and the part you want off hot to make better use of thermal expansion

[@cs7717]

@@jsmith5443 I ended up having to cut it. There was absolutely no budging it. I even tried putting my two-foot-long 10lb irrigation pipe wrench on it and even that thing couldn't budge it.

[@ShyRage1]

What brand vacuum breaker did you buy?

[@user-bc7et6qd9k]

I’ve got the same vacuum breaker I installed it perfectly It’s working fine without any leaks. I connected the 100f hose to it but there’s a problem : when I shut off the valve , vacuum breaker backs flow the remaining water in the hose . Is that the normal operation or not ?

[@Here-2-Learn]

What do they do? What’s the purpose?

[@drl5002]

They break the vacuum when the spigot gets turned off. The idea is no pressure in the hose means no water can backflow back into the pipe. Every single one I've seen sprays everywhere and i just use a splitter to relieve the pressure instead. Works fine and doesn't get me wet.

[@LouisXIVStreet]

@@drl5002 I made a hood out of a plastic bottle to keep my pants dry.

[@rickkane8043]

I don’t know if I can remove mine I might making some cuts it looks like it stuck there I don’t know if I removed by using wrenches

[@ThatFixItGuy]

You could try to use some heat on it as well.

[@51-FS]

Should of showed us the rubber.... could slaped a new rubber in it be for u hit record.... i would of found a used one for the video.

[@ashfamilyvideos]

What’s the best way to take it off when it’s super stuck?

[@ThatFixItGuy]

heat it with a torch if you are comfortable.

[@rickkane8043]

@@ThatFixItGuyscared to burn the siding

[@lanedale5356]

Channel locks are the best way

[@Gruxxan]

why would it even need a vacuum breaker?

[@roswelltan8257]

I just bought a new one and I can't seem to get it on correctly. Any tips on how to resolve?

[@art-familylife2028]

What does a vacuum breaker do?

[@Dosbomber]

I've never had one, nor had a use for one, but someone in the previous video's comments said it's in case the municipal water supply ever has a negative pressure, this thing prevents the water being sucked from your house to pull water back through the garden hose, supposedly risking contamination of the city water supply.

[@williamalexander1743]

It is true it prevents backflow into the city supply line, but most importantly, it converts the thread on the faucet to the proper thread for a garden hose.

[@Dosbomber]

@@williamalexander1743 That's weird, my outdoor faucets already have the proper thread for a garden hose.