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Anti-siphon Spigot question
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| grafgulch 2007-06-01, 9:25 am |
| have a question about anti-siphon spigots. Should the spigot leak
water thru the anti-siphon cap when a hose is connected to the spigot
and the hose as a sprayer connected to the end and is turned off?
Thanks,
PG
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| Rich256 2007-06-01, 9:25 am |
| On Jun 1, 7:45 am, grafgulch <grafgu...@aol.com> wrote:
> have a question about anti-siphon spigots. Should the spigot leak
> water thru the anti-siphon cap when a hose is connected to the spigot
> and the hose as a sprayer connected to the end and is turned off?
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> Thanks,
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> PG
Spigot on and sprayer off? No. If it does the cap most likely can be
removed and the washer replaced.
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| grafgulch 2007-06-01, 9:25 am |
| On Jun 1, 9:04 am, Rich256 <hrlil...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 1, 7:45 am, grafgulch <grafgu...@aol.com> wrote:
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> Spigot on and sprayer off? No. If it does the cap most likely can be
> removed and the washer replaced.
Thanks for the reply. Does the cap just pop off? Can I carefully pry
it off with a screw driver? Its just turns round & round when I turn
it by hand.
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| Grandpa 2007-06-01, 1:25 pm |
| grafgulch wrote:
> have a question about anti-siphon spigots. Should the spigot leak
> water thru the anti-siphon cap when a hose is connected to the spigot
> and the hose as a sprayer connected to the end and is turned off?
>
> Thanks,
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> PG
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Depends on how much is too much. You're working against the
elasticity of the hose. Water pressure on the house side of the
valve versus the same water pressure plus the elastic properties of
the hose means the anti-siphon valve is doing exactly what its
supposed to do. Hook your sprayer directly to the faucet and see if
you get any backflow then.
--
Grandpa
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| Jackson 2007-06-01, 1:25 pm |
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"grafgulch" <grafgulch@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1180707230.055463.154640@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 1, 9:04 am, Rich256 <hrlil...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for the reply. Does the cap just pop off? Can I carefully pry
> it off with a screw driver? Its just turns round & round when I turn
> it by hand.
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If it is a Mansfield (probably the most common I've seen - YMMV) there is a
repair kit available for that specific issue:
http://doitbest.com/Laundry+and+Fro...-sku-449148.dib
Change this while you're at it:
http://doitbest.com/Laundry+and+Fro...-sku-492361.dib
Hey, and you might as well get a new handle too and it will look pretty
again:
http://doitbest.com/Laundry+and+Fro...-sku-449121.dib
There is a good possibility all these parts are available at your local
hardware store as well.
Tip: If you do take the handle off when replacing put some anti-seize
compound on the handle screw threads for the next service.
Hope this helps!
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