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Outdoor faucet vacuum breaker replacement.
Chrome fine thread self draining vacuum breaker the vpc pk1390 is a replacement self draining the vpc pk1390 is a replacement self draining vacuum breaker for frost free hydrants with fine threads will not connect to hose threaded faucet.
Proplumber yard hydrant vacuum breaker brass fnpt 3 4 in vacuum breaker.
If not you ll have to purchase them separately.
For use with sloan royal regal crown and similar style flush meters.
An outdoor faucet leaking from a vacuum breaker seldom needs to be replaced nor does one leaking from the spout or handle.
Vacuum breakers do this by preventing backflow and back siphoning from occurring.
Item 193433 model ppvb34anl.
Turn off the outdoor faucet or hose bibb that has the vacuum breaker that you want to replace.
It can easily be adapted with new installs or existing systems.
Photos 4 and 5 show how to replace a leaking vacuum breaker.
If you see water dribbling out from under the cap when the water is running it s leaking.
The breaker is a brass attachment screwed onto the faucet spout.
A must on all outdoor systems.
Occasionally however a faucet may crack especially if it freezes over.
A vacuum breaker is one of several devices designed to prevent water that leaves the faucet from flowing back into the plumbing system.
Some repair kits include the parts for this.
Most frost proof faucets have a built in vacuum breaker located on top of the faucet photo 4.
Any place where water is supplied for any use other than drinking water needs a vacuum breaker installed.