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Outdoor faucet leak question

msbumble
14 years ago

I have a Nibco anti-siphon faucet outside that was installed about 5 years ago. It's always leaked a bit when a hose is attached, but now it's spraying. The water sprays out from the place where the flow control parts attach to the body of the faucet. I can't take a picture today, but here's a description -a male brass hex-shaped part screws in, then the plastic handle fits over that and is screwed on.

My question: I see no washers or teflon tape anywhere. There's a small amount of mineral buildup here and there but nothing major. Should there have been some rubber washers or t.tape used when this was installed? Will they fix my problem? Thanks for any advice you can offer.

p.s. The water is not spraying out where the hose screws on - it's coming from behind the knob.

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