Is Your Outdoor Faucet Protected from Winter Weather?

 

Most homeowners are well aware of the importance of winterizing their outdoor faucets this time of year. This is necessary to prevent the faucet from freezing and bursting which damages not only your faucet but can cause serious damage to your home as well. Winterizing your faucet should be fairly simple and straightforward, although using the right type of outside faucet is the best protection against potential damage. 

Install a Woodford Freezeless Faucet 

Besides disconnecting your garden hose before freezing conditions hit, the next most important thing you can do to protect your home is to install a Woodford freezeless faucet.  Without a freezeless faucet, also called a frost-free hose bib or spigot, you run the risk of water freezing in your faucet and causing damage. Woodford frost-free hose bibs include an integral vacuum breaker and should be installed with a slight downward pitch that allows water to drain out when the faucet is turned off. 

Freezing conditions could damage your faucet and you may not notice until you turn your water on in the spring, flooding the inside of your house and ruining walls or ceilings. To prepare any standard faucet for winter, you should turn off the water supply to the faucet from inside the house.  And as long as you remove the hose from the faucet, your Woodford Freezeless Faucet will be just fine, unless you purchase a Model 19 anti-burst faucet. This will protect you year-round. Most exterior faucets should have a separate shutoff valve inside the house, although some outside faucets on older homes may not. 

BuyEagle.com has the solution for winterizing your outside faucet with Woodford frost-free hose bibs and repair kits.  We carry the full Woodford line as the premier online retailer for quality Woodford faucets, repair kits and hydrants.  BuyEagle.com is your one stop for all your faucet and bathtub repair needs with quality Watco bathtub drain parts including waste drains, replacement stoppers and overflow plates. 

BuyEagle.com is pleased to offer quality Woodford and Watco products, combined with exceptional customer service. We offer a vast online library with how-to videos to ensure your total success. Contact us with any questions about winterizing your outside faucet or how to repair your Woodford frost-free hose bib.