Replace an outdoor faucet step 1:
How to replace outdoor faucet stem. How to replace a faucet valve stem. This is what you should start with before you detach the pipes. How do you replace an outside faucet handle?
Remember, water is always flowing. Locate the shutoff valve for the outdoor. With two wrenches, one holding the bonnet and the other holding the packing nut, loosen the packing nut.
Create a gap to expose the packing and wrap the faucet valve stem. Turn off the water supply to the house. Locate the shutoff valve and cut the water supply to the outside tap.
Reassemble the outdoor faucet and turn on the water supply. Test the faucet to ensure that it is functioning properly. If your outdoor garden faucet is not being turned off or leaking from the spout then you need to replace it valve stem that is found at the end of the faucet.;