| Posted by Wayne Alford on June 26, 2003 at 23:33:41: | |
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My frost proof faucet on the front of my home leaks around the valve stem only when I open the valve to run water. It does not leak when the faucet is shut off. The unit is mounted through the concrete block foundation of the single level house. I would like to know how to repair the leak. Forty years ago, I repacked leaking valve stems in ship board water systems (I was on a ship in the Coast Guard) with wax or graphite impregnated string about the size of shoe laces. If that is still the technology, I can handle that OK, but I suspect technology has changed. Any advice will be appreciated. |
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