Outdoor Faucet Leaking From Top Cap

I have an old outdoor faucet that is leaking water.

Outdoor faucet leaking from top cap.

If you re lucky you can fix your leaking faucet by simply tightening the nut under the handle. Get it as soon as fri. Finally an outdoor faucet may be leaking from the vacuum breaker a circular cap on the top of the faucet just behind the handle and that s the easiest repair of all. 5 0 out of 5 stars 3.

All outdoor faucets called hose bibs in the irrigation profession are made with male threading to accommodate a hose fixture which makes capping them very. A leaking frost proof faucet can waste a lot of water but fixes are simple whether the problem is the faucet stem washer assembly the vacuum breaker or just a loose retaining nut. Don t crank it hard. Amazon subscription boxes top subscription boxes right.

Gaigaimall 4 pack garden hose cap 3 4 brass outdoor faucet caps with washers. The switch of the water source is very old and hard to turn to stop the water supply to this faucet. I wonder if i can buy something to cap it to stop the leak if i do that will i risk water trap inside and would it be risking bursting pipe in winter when the water freezes.