What kind of hose do I buy for this outdoor spout?

August 10, 2015 7:31 AM

This spout is outside the front my house. When it is turned on, water sprays out of the hole and the spout. What is this? What kind of hose should I buy?
posted by spec80 to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Best answer: You mean it sprays out the square hole? I think what you have is a broken spout.
posted by RustyBrooks at 7:35 AM on August 10, 2015 [8 favorites]

Yeah, that's a normal spout with a hole in it. Replace!
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 7:49 AM on August 10, 2015

Agree with RustyBrooks. The spout is broken. That square hole in the side of the spout shouldn't be there.
posted by Thorzdad at 7:51 AM on August 10, 2015

Best answer: That is a ball valve. the way it stops water from coming out is that the handle is attached to a literal ball with a hole drilled through it. The damage to the body of the valve (the extra hole where water is coming out) was caused by water trapped in the ball when shut off freezing and expanding.

You'll want to replace it with a faucet designed for colder weather. they typically have a really long stem that goes back in to the house several feet, where it is warmer. This page has a pretty good illustration.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 7:56 AM on August 10, 2015 [4 favorites]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpt0A7d6BY

Bunch of info here.
posted by Oyéah at 9:37 AM on August 10, 2015

Response by poster: Neither my husband or I are handy people so a plumber is coming next Tuesday to replace it. Thank you so much!
posted by spec80 at 12:29 PM on August 10, 2015