This creates a tighter seal so when the water is on it no longer pours out the connectors. Essentially, I now have two on/off valves. When the bottom one is open it will still leak like it was prior ...

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 ...

Whether it’s called a faucet, a silcock, or a spigot, when they leak it’s no fun! Here are several situations and simple fixes that might work for you. Let’s start with the easiest: If it just keeps ...

Dear James: Last winter, I forgot to turn off the water to an outdoor faucet, and the pipe split. How do I install one of the freeze-safe ones, and do they work? -- Kerri J. Dear Kerri: I think ...

From prepping birdbaths to cleaning gutters, there’s a lot of things for homeowners to do once temperatures start to dip. Unfortunately, just because you won’t be using your outdoor faucets during the ...

Amid the potential for snow and ice are concerns over days of freezing temperatures in Alabama. More than half of Alabama’s 67 counties are under a state of emergency due to the forecast of severe ...