Flattened threads on outdoor spigot

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Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: rjscott813 (VA) I don't know if these areas of flattened threads on my outdoor spigot are suppose to be there or not? The house has had only one previous owner. I have not been able to hook-up a garden hose to the spigot. Is there something missing or do I have to have it replaced? TYIA [s1174.photobucket.com] Edited 1 times.
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Re: Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) No, the threads are damaged. You may be able to file in the notches just a little and get a hose to screw on. That's a vacuum breaker screwed onto the hose bibb and if the set screw has not been broken off you may be able to unscew it to expose some nice clean threads, although a new vacuum breaker would need to be screwed back on.
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Re: Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: hj (AZ) That vacuum breaker IS made with the "flattened" threads, so you can tighten it with a crescent wrench and there is no reason why a hose should not attach to it.
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Re: Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: packy (MA) yeah, the seal is not around the threads, the seal is the flat hose washer.
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Author: rjscott813 (VA) ok.. I kinda thought that the flat area was suppose to be like that..there is also a flattened area on the bottom side. Just thought that possibly there was another attachment missing.. thinking that if I was able to get a hose attached that it would cause a leak. Thank You. Edited 1 times.
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Re: Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: hj (AZ) A Crescent wrench WOULD need flats on both sides to work.
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Re: Flattened threads on outdoor spigot
Author: PlumberManDan (IA) Easy Fix Replace the vacuum breaker instead of trying to restore it, Look all around the breaker to find an allen set screw, if none is found then take a stiff wire brush and brush the threads around the breaker, Replace the washer with a new one and see if you can tighten the hose on PlumbCat TM 2003 Plumbermandan
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