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Low water pressure in an outdoor faucet can make all sorts of chores difficult. Whether you want to water flowers, shrubs and container planting, clean outdoor furniture or the car, or wash down the ...

The last thing you are thinking about as you get ready to build your new home is your outside faucet. After all, the plumber is going to install a standard frostproof hose bib, right? For your sake, I ...

In recent years, outdoor water faucets (sill cocks) and a water spigot have undergone two great improvements: We’ll show you how to install freeze-proof sill cocks on an outdoor water faucet, ...

Q. What started as a small leak from the outdoor faucet of my town home has escalated into a torrent of water whenever we turn on our hose or sprinkler in the back of our unit. Now, this same thing is ...

As the nights get colder, it is a good idea to disconnect garden hoses from outdoor spigots to eliminate the risk that trapped water may freeze and damage our faucet and plumbing. Reconnect hoses ...

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. A leaky faucet may not seem like a plumbing emergency, but it can lead to shockingly high water bills. Paying a professional to repair it will ...

With winter around the corner, it’s time for New Jersey residents to shut off outdoor faucets to avoid burst pipes, a simple ...