MELBOURNE, Fla. – Greg in Melbourne had been trying for months to unstick his stuck hose end, but couldn’t loosen it from the hose bib. It was seized! We tried 4 different options, each time ...

There was a hose connected to my outdoor faucet when we bought the house and when we tried to take it off, it was rusted on. We had to take it off because they HAD CUT THE HOSE! That part was plain ...

In "The 25 Skills You Should Teach Your Kid," a feature in a recent issue of Popular Mechanics, Walker Lamond wrote, "You can learn a lot about a person by how they coil a hose. If you have ever ...

The last thing you are thinking about as you get ready to build your new home is your outside faucet. After all, the plumber is going to install a standard frostproof hose bib, right? For your sake, I ...

Q: I have a leaky hose faucet that runs up my water bill. It seems the handle no longer stops the water from running. So now, I have a front yard that could float a boat. How can I stop the leak? A: ...

Summer doesn’t last long in Southwestern Ontario, where I live. The gardening season is basically mid-May to October. Anything outside of that and everything you grow is liable to get walloped by ...

Q. We need to replace our dripping outdoor faucet. How much should that cost? A. On average, you’ll pay $150 to $300 to replace an outdoor faucet, also known as a spigot or hose bib. In many cases, ...