Recent content by philko

Loose washer? Lonny, You mentioned the possibility of a loose washer, but I'm not sure which washer you're referring to. I don't have a washer between the hose and the VB and I don't think there's a washer between the VB and the faucet. Is there another washer somewhere that could be...

Actually... ... the breaker that's on my outdoor faucet is an add-on. In fact, it looks very similar to the picture in e's post. That's why I was asking where I could get one. While I don't get the noise when there's no restrictor at the end of the hose, it seems that **every** restrictor...

e-plumber, Thanks for the suggestion. Any idea if there's any retailers that sell Watts vacuum breakers?

I have a new house (1 yr old) and when I attach a sprinkler to my outside faucet & turn it on, there is a hum that is incredibly loud in the room nearest the faucet, but is audible throughout the entire house. My builder's plumber said that it's the vacuum breaker that's on the faucet combined...