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Old 07-26-2025, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by azcindy View Post
Another newbie question - I attached a hose to the outdoor hose bib and when I turned off the water, I got soaked with water squirting out of the vacuum breaker. I have never had one of these before. Is it supposed to squirt water like that when turning off the hose? Or is the vacuum breaker bad (i.e. should the excess water drip out instead of squirt out)? The end of my hose has a sprayer attached which I assume caused the pressure.

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Cindy
You can eliminate the shower by cutting aplastic water bottle off about 2inches from the neck. Remove the cap and slip it over the valve. You can notch it to fit. Replace the hose with problem solved. Water gushes back toward house , not you.
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