hose bib isolated

[John Dirks Jr]

How do you handle hose bibs when they are turned off by their isolating valves? Do you handle the situation any different in the winter when there is potential for freezing?

Have you ever heard of an inspector being held responsible for damages caused by leaks after opening hose bib isolation valves?

[Tim Maxwell]

Most home owners don't seem to winterize here. But when I run into the situation and they are winterized. I just write it in the report that they were winterized and that I did not operate them.

[John Kogel]

If you touch them, they will leak. [:-weepn]

[Tom Raymond]

If it's winterized you can't test it. Re-winterizing hose bibs is a service I'd prefer not to offer.

[allseason]

If you touch them, they will leak. [:-weepn]

Yup, I have one in my house that I shut off every winter and when I turn it on in the spring it leaks into the basement and I have to tighten the locking nut. The seats get funky in the old valves and will likely not seat again when you close it, thus a drip at the hose bib. Make a note that it was off and you did not operate it.

[Jim Katen]

If you touch them, they will leak. [:-weepn]

Yup, I have one in my house that I shut off every winter and when I turn it on in the spring it leaks into the basement and I have to tighten the locking nut. The seats get funky in the old valves and will likely not seat again when you close it, thus a drip at the hose bib. Make a note that it was off and you did not operate it.

Same here, only I call it a packing nut.