Leaking outside faucet

[MasterPlumbers]

My outside faucet is dripping I shut off the water going to to it but it still drips, any suggestions

[PLUMBILL]

Shut-off the valve inside your house that controls this faucet, then you can repair or just replace the faucet.

To repair it you will have to take the faucet apart then replace the washer and faucet seat to stop it from leaking.

[buckwheat]

I did shut the valve off inside the house but it still drips outside @ the faucet.

[Retired plbg1]

From your valve to outside faucet there is water laying in there it will drain out when the level goes down. Take your finger and stop outside faucet fot a few minutes and see if it builds up pressure if it dies then the valve inside is not holding, let me know.

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Art retired plbg

[nicktheplumber]

If the outside faucet still leaks after you’ve closed it and the inside supply valve, you’ve got TWO leaky valves, the inside one and the valve at the hose bib. Hose bibs have internal gaskets you can replace. The inside valve is one of three types: a gate valve, a globe valve, or a full-port ball valve. Ball valves rarely fail, so yours is probably not of that type. Globe valves are so-called “throttling valves” with replaceable washers. You could try replacing this washer if you have a globe valve. But you’d be better off replacing it with a ball valve. A leaky gate valve is is fixable if you are a machinist who enjoys wasting a lot of time doing things the hard way. Otherwise it makes more sense to replace the defective gate valve with a full-port ball valve.

NtP

[AKPlumber]

Far as the hose bib goes, could be that it got frozen (if you live in a colder climate) and it’s “burst” past the valve inside the wall perhaps. Common problem, which is why it is best to have an isolation valve in line with the supply tubing inside and shut it off/drain it during winter.

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