Water drips from just beneath the handle on my outdoor spigot when the spigot is on. Where can I find a diagram that will tell me how to take apart, but especially how to put back together, the handle part of the spigot?

While this may not look exactly like your hose bib,(see image) the innards are the same.
You don't have to open up the valve to repair a stem leak. Turn on the hose bib and then snug up the bonnet packing nut until the leak stops. Good luck, tom

While this may not look exactly like your hose bib,(see image) the innards are the same.
You don't have to open up the valve to repair a stem leak. Turn on the hose bib and then snug up the bonnet packing nut until the leak stops. Good luck, tom

Thank you very much for the diagram. What is the hose bib? Is it the entire assembly? Do I need to shut off the water at the main house supply or at a cutoff before I take apart this handle? And, are you saying I can tighten the packing nut rather than replace it? Thanks very much for your help.

"What is the hose bib? Is it the entire assembly?"
Hose bib, sill cock, or outside spigot are all the same thing.

" Do I need to shut off the water at the main house supply or at a cutoff before I take apart this handle?
You aren't going to take the spigot apart so you won't have to shut down the house water supply.

" Are you saying I can tighten the packing nut rather than replace it?"

That's exactly what I'm saying. Simply turn on the hose bib and then snug up the bonnet packing nut until the leak stops. Do not over tighten, stop when the leak stops. Good luck, Tom

"What is the hose bib? Is it the entire assembly?"
Hose bib, sill cock, or outside spigot are all the same thing.

" Do I need to shut off the water at the main house supply or at a cutoff before I take apart this handle?
You aren't going to take the spigot apart so you won't have to shut down the house water supply.

" Are you saying I can tighten the packing nut rather than replace it?"

That's exactly what I'm saying. Simply turn on the hose bib and then snug up the bonnet packing nut until the leak stops. Do not over tighten, stop when the leak stops. Good luck, Tom

Thank you, thank you!

While this may not look exactly like your hose bib,(see image) the innards are the same.
You don't have to open up the valve to repair a stem leak. Turn on the hose bib and then snug up the bonnet packing nut until the leak stops. Good luck, tom

speedball1,

Hopefully you're still monitoring this topic. I have the same problem, but I need to replace the washer at the valve seat, but I can't get the valve stem out. I've loosened the bonnet nut, but the stem still doesn't want to come out. Is there a trick to getting it out? I don't want to break anything :-)

Thanks,
Rich

After turning off the water, unscrew the bonnet nut completely, turn the handle just like you are turning on the water, after stem has come out of the threads, pull stem out.

If you are replacing the washer at the stem then ou need to S/O the water to the house, remove the Bunnet nut and unscrew the stem counter clock wise like Harod says, you don't need to remove the handle replace the washer and the packing, good luck.

John

If you are replacing the washer at the stem then ou need to S/O the water to the house, remove the Bunnet nut and unscrew the the stem counter clock wise like Harod says, you don't need to remove the handle replace the washer and the packing, good luck.

John

Thanks. I tried to unscrew it counter clock wise yesterday, but there was so much resistance that I thought I was going to break something. I will try again tonight.

You mean that I need to shut off the water to the hose bib (which I did) and not the entire house, right :-)

Thanks again,
Rich

If your hose is bib like the one shown in post #2, posted by Tom then you need to Shut off the water to the house, loosen the bonnet nut completely and then un screw the stem till it is out of the housing, replace the washer at the end of the stem and replace the packing on the stem, reassemble the stem and the bonnet nut, Good luck.

Regards,
John

It's similar to the photo, but it looks more like this one:

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But I still don't understand why I need to shut off water to the entire house.

Thanks again,
Rich

Good Job, you need to shut off the water to house because there is no S/O valve between the main S/O valve and bib and I don't want you to have a shower when you remove the stem, good Luck.

John

John,

First, thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it. Second, please forgive my ignorance, but inside my house I have a valve to shut off the water to the hose bib. If I shut this off, no water comes out of the bib even if it's wide open. Is that not a S/O valve between the Main S/O and the hose bib?

Thanks,
Rich

Yes turn off water at that inside valve.

Remove stem by unscrewing this nut

And turning counter clockwise... Got it!

Thanks to everyone!

Rich

Hi Harol,

You did good again, Thanks.

Regards,
John

Yes it is as long as the water is S/O to bib you are Ok, some house doesn't have the S/O valves between the main and the bib, now you are safe to proceed and replace the washer and the packing,Thanks.

Regards,
John

Well, I tried to remove the stem, but no matter how much I tired to turn it counter-clockwise, it would not budge. Here's a photo of my actual spigot. As you can see, I loosened the first nut, but I'm wondering if I also need to loosen the second nut.

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Thanks,
Rich

Yes remove the nut which you have indicated the whole stem assembly will e removed, change the seal at the end and replace the packing on the stem, if I am you I will replace the hose bib, good luck.

John

And here is how the new looks like, it cheap 9 to 10 dollars, good luck.

John

Yes, indeed, they are hard to remove and strip easily. Get a new bib. You will save money in long run...

I can't believe it took three pages to advise a guy to simply replace a hose bib, even with the piggyback question.