I have a hose bib in my garage that simply appears out of a hole in the drywall. It has a 45 degree turn connector and a vacuum breaker attached, and then the garden hose. The valve is always open, as it is regulated at the exiting end of the hose. Once in a while water leaks from the valve itself - typically when toilets are flushed or the washing machine is running in the house. I took the vacuum breaker and 45 out of the equation and it seems to be a tight connection now. The gasket on the breaker looks to be a bit worn. Other issue is that the valve simply comes out of a 1" hole in the drywall. I haven't looked behind, but the valve is very loose - like I can move it probably 1" or more in every direction (in/out/up/down/ left/right), and then it is only restrained by the size of the drywall hole. Should I just replace the entire valve with an anti-siphon valve (i have soldered before, but it is NOT my profession), should I just buy a new vacuum breaker with new gasket and spackle the hole around the valve to make it a little tighter, or should i find some other mechanical means of securing the valve to the drywall. I hate that every time I turn that valve on or off it moves in and out of the wall, or left/right/up/down and puts stress on the water pipe behind the drywall. Sorry to be long winded, but thanks.
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14 years ago