How to Fix a Woodford Model 17 Outdoor Faucet - Easy Step by Step!

This video shows you how to fix a woodford model 17 outdoor faucet. This also goes through step by step on how to rebuild a woodford model 17 faucet so that it no longer leaks.
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[@o.blivion9542]

Excellent instructional video - good, clear, concise step-by-step. Saved me some money too, as I did not even know there was a repair kit, which cost half the price of replacing the whole faucet.

[@sirpainpromise8747]

I have used YOU TUBE for years.. This is the BEST step by step video I have ever followed.. Good Job!!!😀

[@DIYReid]

Thank you for the kind words. I’ve been doing KZbin for a while now and it’s tough making how to videos as sometimes you go into much detail and sometimes you don’t do enough. It’s hard to win. Haha

[@MrSmoothstrings]

Thank you for your tutorial it is very informative, I'm having the same issues with my vacuum break outside faucet. Your video was very helpful!

[@CiennasAdventure]

God bless you dude. This is the best video I’ve found for this repair 😭

[@DIYReid]

I appreciate the kind words.

[@garyx_5299]

Thank you so much, you saved me from breaking the end of the spigot. this is the most complete and accurate tutorial.

[@DIYReid]

Thank you, glad I was able to help with this.

[@TheAgsAir]

Excellent video. The bag of parts I received noted that 2 different check valves are included in the bag and the bevel should be used for "faucets dated 04/98 or later, see packing nut". It also says that the EPDM packing can be installed in any direction.

[@DIYReid]

I just used the parts that matched up with what I removed.

[@johnluliak]

Thank you for your great work on this subject and the video!! This is exactly the method I needed and on the Woodford Model 17. Every thing went according to the video, except that dang anti siphon part. I had to take it apart twice and it still seeps. I was afraid to tighten it any more. It worked fine before, but I had the new parts and decided to change it anyway, LOL

[@edwardebel1847]

Excellent video! Bonus section: For about $6, get a 23mm 6-point socket for the exterior nut…makes removal and replacement a bit easier. Also, instead of using a screwdriver to get the packing washer back in, use another smaller socket to apply even pressure and maybe a block of wood to help push. Cheers!

[@charlesswanton7293]

Good job! Thank you! Gave me the info & confidence needed to tackle this task.

[@DIYReid]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@JJJ4CaryParadise]

Excellent and comprehensive video

[@DIYReid]

Thank you. I try to be as comprehensive as possible but also realize that can be boring.

[@catatonicbug7522]

I just did this last weekend. The end of the plunger was caked in lime. I soaked the rod in CLR to dissolve it, and it cleaned up nicely.

[@DIYReid]

Nice good tip

[@gcraig0001]

When I do this I use plumbers silicone grease on all the rubber parts.

[@DIYReid]

Good ideas

[@timothywillis8883]

Thank you! 🎉

[@DIYReid]

You’re welcome. Glad it helped.

[@Starsnmoons09]

Great video! Is there a way to stop the squeaking?

[@GeometryWars]

Thank you so much!

[@DIYReid]

You’re welcome.

[@GeometryWars]

Wow! I completed this today. What a project. My handle was calcified/welded to the rod. I was able to get the rod out with the handle attached and had to use a jigsaw to cut it off in a vice, and then channel locks and a sledgehammer to eventually set it free. Hell of a project, but all is well and my faucet no longer leaks. I will definitely be putting anti seize on the threads of the faucet handle. If I had to guess my spigot was 20 years old and never rebuilt before.

[@DIYReid]

Yes. Both mine were stuck. Took some pounding to get it off.

[@mycobsession]

I see white on the threads of the last nut you put on, does it have Teflon tape on the threads?

[@swimeride]

When I pulled the stem out it did not have a check valve on the end of it. It had no screw hole in it either so I'm afraid the check valve either fell off inside the tubing or it didn't have one?

[@amandajesse]

Did you figure it out? I’m in the same boat.

[@swimeride]

No reply from anyone yet on that question. I'm wondering if I tried to pull it out when it was on the off position instead of on the on position. I might take it apart and try again and be sure I'm in the on position when I'm pulling. Either way there is definitely no screw hole in the end of that stem.​@@amandajesse

[@trampledunderfoot3630]

@@swimeride I have the exact same problem! Did you have any luck fixing it?

[@margoterrill5120]

Thanks very much. One final question. You said you still needed to tighten something to make it stop leaking but never showed us what you tightened. What did you tighten please?

[@DIYReid]

The nut that crushes the rubber washer. Where the handle goes through. If water is still leaking at all through that tighten that nut until it stops.

[@margoterrill5120]

@@DIYReid Got it, thanks!

[@user-nh4gq9kk7r]

I have the same problem with the knob stuck on. How did you end up getting it off without deforming anything after you removed it?

[@DIYReid]

Haha. I kind of hit it on my work bench evenly and it eventually came off.

[@blakefrei3015]

Those floats have a mind of their own. Wish it wasn't plastic.

[@DIYReid]

I noticed that. It’s like they have a specific spot it likes to be in

[@CO2isfake]

Showed everything except the orientation of the valve seat rubber.

[@DIYReid]

It’s in the video.

[@raymondmaes1361]

Try using wd40

[@DIYReid]

Good tip