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Old 06-06-2022, 04:15 PM
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Both my hose bibs have back-flo preventers that spray water all the time the water is on so they need to be replaced. The problem is the set screws are on the bottom making it impossible to drill out the screws. Looking for a way to do this. I have a hack saw but that could make a mess. Any idea's?
I had Village Plumber LLC remove the old (leaky) back-flo preventers, as I didn’t want to cause a major repair issue if I tried. He replaced them with new without tightening the set screws. I then removed them and will replace them when and if the house is sold. Also replaced the old dial on/off with a tab twist on the bibs.