Outdoor garden tap

RV123456 wrote: ↑ Hello,

Wondering if anyone can help. When I turn on my outdoor garden hose tap, very little water comes out. It pretty much just trickles/drips out with no pressure. First time opening the tap this year. What do I need to do?

Thanks

blexann wrote: ↑ is your shut off valve on? people normally turn it off in the fall, just before winter to prevent it from freezing up

Matth10 wrote: ↑ You probably have an anti-freeze valve. I had one go on me last year so had to replace it and this year my other one was giving me some issues. I opened and closed it a couple times and it finally started working.

Red_Army wrote: ↑ ^^^. This . Some non freeze hose bibs have a spring loaded stem that can fail.
Post some pics

RV123456 wrote: ↑ Also i found my shut off valve and when i turned it on and off i felt a drop of water on the handle... what could be wrong here?

Red_Army wrote: ↑ It’s not a non freeze it’s just a standard bib. It sounds as I’m if the stop washer has dislodged in either the bib or interior shutoff. Being that the interior shut-off leaks I would change the packing and start there

RV123456 wrote: ↑ Are you saying the outside one is just a standard bib?

Red_Army wrote: ↑Yes

RV123456 wrote: ↑ I kept opening and closing the shut off valve as mentioned previously and the outside tap began to work properly. However, when i turn the shut off valve on and off i feel some water dripping from it but when its fully open or closed there is no water dripping but i could feel some water on the valve.

Red_Army wrote: ↑ The o-ring in the valve packing is the cause of external leakage when operating the valve