A hose bib is your outside water tap or faucet to which you can attach a hose. A hose bib goes by many names, including spigot, outdoor faucet, outdoor hydrant, sillcock, and water tap. A hose bib’s purpose is to allow easy access to water outside.
Protect Your Plumbing with a Frost Free Hose Bib
At Sobo Plumbing, we specialize in the installation and repair of frost free hose bibs for homes and businesses. Whether you’re upgrading an old unit or installing a new one, our expert plumbers ensure it’s properly angled, sealed, and secured to provide long-lasting performance.
Frost free hose bibs work by placing the shut-off valve inside your warm home rather than at the outdoor spout. This design keeps water from sitting in the exposed section of pipe where it can freeze. It’s a simple solution that protects your home from potential plumbing disasters caused by cold temperatures.
Need a frost free hose bib installed or replaced? Contact Sobo Plumbing today and enjoy peace of mind all year long.
Common hose bib styles in Calgary, Alberta are:
Not all hose bibs are the same, and there are actually different types of hose bibs. If you need to install a new hose bib or replace a worn-out one, it is important to understand your options:
1. Non-Frost Free
The oldest type of hose bib is a non-frost-free type. With this style of hose bib, you must drain the water inside the pipes and any connected shoes before winter. This will keep the water from freezing and damaging the pipes and faucet.
2.Frost-Free Hose Bib
Free frost bibs are becoming more popular in Alberta, and other areas where freezing weather is the norm in the winter. You don’t have to worry about draining the hose bib and connecting pipes with a frost – free hose bib. You also don’t have to turn off the water supply to prevent freezing during the winter. A frost – free hose bib has different internal parts that will keep the actual valve mechanism in the warm space of your house, where it will not freeze. They also help keeping water from being sucked from your hose and back into your water supply system by a “vacuum breaker”.
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