Outdoor Faucet & Yard Hydrant Repair in Bessemer, AL

Outdoor faucets get hard use – hoses, sprinklers, pressure washers, pets and gardens – and they are the first thing to freeze when an Alabama cold snap drops below 20 °F. A cracked hose bib inside the wall can leak into the crawlspace or basement for weeks before anyone notices. We repair and install outdoor faucets, hot and cold hose bibs and yard hydrants for homes, farms and businesses in Bessemer, McCalla, Hueytown and the surrounding area.

• Dripping spigots and leaking packing nuts.
• Faucets that will not shut off or turn at all.
• Frozen and split hose bibs – including the hidden pipe inside the wall.
• Broken or leaking pipe behind the faucet after a DIY repair (we see it often – call before it gets worse).
• Low pressure at the outside faucet.

A frost-free hose bib shuts the water off inside the warm part of the wall, so the faucet drains every time it is closed – the best protection against freezing. We also install hot and cold outdoor faucets – a mixing valve outside for washing pets, cars, boats and muddy boots with warm water – plus vacuum breakers that keep hose water from siphoning back into your drinking water.

A frost-proof yard hydrant brings water to a garden, barn, pasture or shop far from the house. The valve sits below the frost line and drains each time it is closed, so it works all winter. We install new hydrants with the water line to them, and repair or replace leaking, hard-to-lift and frozen ones. Need a longer water line to a hydrant or building? See water line installation.

• Disconnect hoses before the first freeze – a connected hose keeps a frost-free faucet from draining.
• Cover standard outdoor faucets with an insulated faucet cover.
• Shut off and drain faucets that have an inside shut-off valve.
• Insulate exposed pipes in crawlspaces and garages.