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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
I hate those things! Even time I turn the water off I get soaked. Never saw one until we moved here. í ¾í´¨
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Try leaving the hose connected and the hose valve open when you turn the spigot off. Another option is to add a second valve to the spigot that you can purchase at Lowes or Home Depot, that you can use this instead of the main spigot, which you can leave open. These cost less than $10 and they screw directly onto the main spigot.
I am pretty sure that the code requirement for a vacuum breaker on outside hose bibbs is in effect almost everywhere now. In colder areas, they also require the hose bibb to have a drainable device to prevent freezing.