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B-1 83
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11:51a, 10/1/25
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You folks know more than the home improvement board. B-1 83 Daughter has these #$&@s on her house in Ft Collins. They blow out with an open flow hose, or even a drip hose attached, so very low PSI. Replace the whole thing? Can the PRV be adjusted at all?

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1:28p, 10/1/25
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Doesn't look like there is any way to adjust it, might be a faulty valve or just set way too low. I'd replace it with a regular run of the mill hose bib.
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1:37p, 10/1/25
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I'd also get a better hose, that is screaming low pressure connection (looks completely plastic).
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1:44p, 10/1/25
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My frost free bibs had a sticker on them that specifically requested they not be used for "always on" or low flow drip.

Super annoying. But so are frozen pipes. So I don't know what to tell you.
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HTownAg98
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2:22p, 10/1/25
I would see if it can be changed out for warm weather use, and then put them back on when it's going to freeze. It's a pain to do twice a year, but busted pipes are worse.
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schmellba99
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In reply to HTownAg98 • 2:36p, 10/1/25
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HTownAg98 said:
I would see if it can be changed out for warm weather use, and then put them back on when it's going to freeze. It's a pain to do twice a year, but busted pipes are worse.

Just get a Freeze Mizer instead of chaning the entire hose bib assembly out that is connected inside the wall. Cheaper, easier and you don't have to do plumbing work unecessarily.
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2:59p, 10/1/25
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If it's an area where freezing temps are super common then get a true frost free unit where the valve is deep in the wall (might require a re-work).

Or just get the Freeze Mizer like Shemellba99 suggested above.
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3:42p, 10/1/25
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I would check local codes as well. The anti-siphon is more expensive and not put on unless required
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In reply to OnlyForNow • 4:30p, 10/1/25
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OnlyForNow said:
I'd also get a better hose, that is screaming low pressure connection (looks completely plastic).

They do suck, but it's what I have to work with. As a matter of fact, I went to the Walmarts here and they had no hoses. They had virtually no garden stuff out - all Christmas stuff. I guess nobody does fall and winter gardens here for some reason……..
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In reply to B-1 83 • 5:10p, 10/1/25
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Hardware store?
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In reply to OnlyForNow • 11:23p, 10/1/25
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OnlyForNow said:
I'd also get a better hose, that is screaming low pressure connection (looks completely plastic).


Totally agree. I recommend Eley hoses and reels. I promise you, you'll think it's crazy to pay their prices for a hose, until you own one.
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