With the cost of water rising, a leaky outdoor faucet is more than just a minor nuisance. Even the slowest drip of water adds up, resulting in a big surprise on your utility bills. But a leaky outdoor ...

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 ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Insulating outdoor faucets during winter will protect your plumbing ...

That outdoor spigot you rely on for watering your plants in the summer becomes a ticking time bomb come winter. Unless properly winterized, outdoor faucets can freeze when temperatures drop, causing ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's a pretty long list of things one should do to help protect their house and yard from the potentially damaging effects of winter ...

The key to avoiding frozen outdoor pipes is turning off the indoor water valve and draining the line before cold hits. Cover faucets after your last fall use or before a freeze, using either ...