REPLACING YOUR OUTDOOR FAUCET JUST GOT EASY / Leak & Frost Free AQUOR IDEAL for Retrofits
I just replaced all of my outdoor spigots with the EASIEST to install AQUOR freeze proof hydrant ever. Great looking, 100% stainless, leak free, freeze proof outdoor faucet. Low profile good looks with awesome performance too. This is the first time installing one of these using PEX and specifically upgrading old exisiting faucets in your house.
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It's not a backflow preventer, it's and anti-siphon valve ✌🏽
How do you know to do everything ? And so well!? Love the channel BTW. Even though I could probably never do half of the stuff you show.
What's the grey/orange quick connect you're using on the hose? I have old brass ones and they've become difficult to connect and sometimes leak, so I'm looking for new ones.
Love it
Hey. Sliver cymbal
I'm in the "unnecessary" camp. It's cool and all, but I'm a big fan of standardization and avoiding propriety tools. That insert seems like a really easy thing to lose or break.
Agreed. This feels like a solution in search of an already solved problem.
Yeah, id end up snapping it off and ripping the whole thing out anyway. I hate how everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel these days....
Is it proprietary? Seems like the sort of thing that would be really easy to just buy a replacement for if it breaks. Maybe several just to have a few on hand
@@AndrewMeyerWords I live by are if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
@@teon39 But if it is broke, don't fix it for at least a year.
When enlarging the hole, often you can nest two hole saw bits together. The inner one being the size of the existing hole and the outer one being the size of the new hole. The inner bit acts as a guide.
That’s an awesome tip …. thank-you for sharing !
@@dtrout I can't claim it. I got it from another KZheadr but it's absolutely genius.
This works as long as you have the right hole saws. Some don’t work well. I have the Diablo quick lock and they for sure don’t work. A coworker actually had a tool designed for this. It screwed on and allow you to attach the smaller hole saw. I don’t know where he got it but it’s handy
I'm sure you saw the video on that lol
fantastic idea when installing pot lights where the wire is coming out of a small hole in the ceiling.
Put these in on a renovation a few years back. No problems at all, great water pressure and love not having to think about winterization. I purchased 4 extra spigots for insurance just in case the company goes out of business 😂.
that was smart. well done.
What winterization is required on old school unit other than removing hose anyway?
@@outofspecboating6985 spending 10 hours per spigot to put on those super tricky foam winter cover of course!!!
@@outofspecboating6985letting the water drip some below 30 degrees
@@outofspecboating6985 Depending on the year your house was built. Mine was 2004 & doesn't require any winterization because the valve itself is back behind the wall. Older homes the valve is right there in the apparatus itself & the water to the spigot must be shut off inside the house before freezing.
I like it. It drains the water itself. No more winterizing the trailer. The faucet is removed keeping strangers and grandkids from using the water and possibly leaving it on then have a $500 water bill. (Yes, it's happened before when we were on vacation. Looks cool., I'm into it !!!!!!!
I love the idea, but the proprietary nature of it would worry me. I think I would want to see the spigot piece open sourced to allow other companies to make the external components. That way, if the original manufacturer goes out of business, and I lose or break my spigot, I don't have to replace the whole assembly to be back in operation.
Exact same reservations, plus it'd be a pain to have an enlarged hole if I have to go back to a traditional spigot.
Never mind if there is a fire and someone needs to attach a hose - it's not just creepy homeless zombies that might use your water faucet.
We're hopefully about to round a corner where 3d printing will be standard enough that open source won't be necessary once the company goes under.
@@StretchtoYourHeart3d printed shit ain’t good enough yet. I ain’t a fan of this plastic crap either. You can’t beat good ol brass or copper or some forged steel
@@servicedogojokeguys2967 good news is metal 3d printing gets better and more efficient every couple months I look into it
I have seen these several times and I just don't see the benefit. I have hoses hanging on the house or a hose reel next to the faucet, so looks really don't matter that much. I'd rather avoid the proprietary parts and stick with the old standby.
You should get an exterminator if you have that many Joses hanging off your house.
Yea. Replace you easy and simple and compatible with most of the world spigott that has been pretty well standardized. With some crappy plastic proprietary expensive stuff.. so it has a cover on it?? Just inset your spigot and put a cover.. lol
I had a Jose hanging off my house once too he almost fell when he was doing my roof.
Yeah, cool idea but very unnecessary unless you live in Antarctica.
I feel like he explained the benefits pretty well.
We built a custom home in 2022 and used the Aquor house hydrants for all of the exterior spigots. They are fantastic and I would never go back to a traditional spigot again. The connectors are sturdy and live up to abuse, and they're affordable so you can buy many (I think Aquor even includes a coupon for a free one, or at least they did) to make switching hoses or equipment super quick and easy.
Located in southern Ontario and put these on a new build, love them. People ask why change and the answer is simple, once you use these in a frequent connection use case (moving a single garden hose around to water your lawn), you simply will not want to go back to the old products that are a pain to use.
Why not just use quick connects?
@@magsteel9891 1. They leak. 2. That is what this product is
@@robschultz9262 I'm using brass quick disconnects, no problems at all. Any leaks on hose connections are usually a function of bad rubber washers.
I'm quite pleased with my 1/4 turn frost free hose bib.
While sharpening his razor, William of Ockham pondered, "Where will Aquor be in 20 years?" remembering how practical his DVD filled with family photos is.
Best comment. Bravo. My thoughts exactly.
You're one $15 Amazon purchase away from having an external DVD drive that you can plug into a USB port. I suspect this particular fitting is going to be a lot more expensive, though.
I have multiple places I could play that DVD in my house... or I can put it in my computer and rip it then send it over to my NAS (server) where I can easily stream to any tv in my house. Aquor in 20 years? The could be gone before summer... My familys plumbing business has been around for over 70 years and I've never heard of them.
That's not even close to being what Ockham's Razor is about
Your explanation is next level clear and concise. Thank you!
I have wanted one of these since I saw it 2 years ago. I love the design.
I'm going to echo some other comments: Looks great and has some advantages, but I'm very skeptical about the plastic adaptor. Here in Arkansas the summer heat and sun are brutal on anything plastic. Having said that, I would readily buy three of these if the company offers a version with a metal adaptor. Otherwise, great video.
/agrees in Florida The humidity and heat in the Southern states is no joke. Anything plastic is prone to mold, mildew, and sun-bleaching. After a while, it will crumble into dust. I do like the look of it, but we also have the issue of not having any type of crawlspace or other type of access that I can see. Homes built at sea level and very close to the water table tend not to have that unless they’re close enough to the coast that they’re built on stilts. So, yeah. It’s a pass for me.
Thanks for your response. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is dubious of plastic parts. @@Sunshineandhydrangeas 😃
Same here in AL. Add to that most houses are built on a slab and no access to install one of these anyway. Truth be told, the cold winters will probably crack the plastic as bad as heat.
And I'll bet these plastic parts are not cheap, either. So when they fail, pricey to replace.
94 here in Mobile
Looks great but I hate the idea of having to use adapters. I'm just fine with regular hose bib connections with cheap standard gaskets.
I was just looking at supplying "shore" water to my RV from my house and this solution solves several of the potential challenges with this project. Thank you!
I never knew something like this existed.....I see some people saying "What's the point".....the point is, ad a home owner I'm ALWAYS looking for ways to upgrade the look, feel, and function of my home. This product does *just* that. I love it.
After having gone through a several Arrowhead inline backflow preventer failures and looking at replacing failing spigots I'm all for putting the failure-prone parts into a quick-disconnect that also obviates the need for a frost cap.
I've had repeated problems with Arrowhead fixtures. quality of the product has dropped over the years
The ol' drill bit as an end mill trick. Love to see it.
Didn’t know it was a trick. Just thought it was an instinctual thing done by lazy people like me.
I like this idea. It seems like the problem of repacking a Woodford hose bib every few years is gone because the operational valve is now completely outside and replaceable. I would prefer the external piece be made of metal due to sun damage.
I have been in my house 17 years (northern New England) and have yet to repack a valve stem.
This is sweet! The freeze protection IS the angled install - it self-drains! Love that it's built-in that way!! Many freeze-free installs still fail because their install wasn't angled. Must say, I'd probably lose the fancy spigot during the winter.
I like this thing. I think that I will replace my two outside faucets with these eventually. I don't know how much they cost or if it's in the cards this year. Thanks for your time and videos. I always look forward to seeing what's next.
It’s a neat idea and I could see specing it on a new build but for most people who already have a traditional sillcock there’s no reason to change for the sake of changing unless something is broken. But that’s just me.
Thank you. I've got an outdoor spicket that's been leaking and I was going to replace it with another one just like it. But I love what you just shown me.
Dang wish I would have known about this a couple months ago. Just replaced mine with a standard one. Looks like a fantastic product for those of us with harsh winters.
I find it unnecessary. I also see the proprietary fittings just to get water flow being a nightmare if you misplace one.
If I were to install such a system, I would certainly buy a couple of extra spigots.
Why would you misplace it? You don't misplace your hose ...
@@halcyonyorks4454 The same way a nozzle gets misplaced, they are a small piece.
@@halcyonyorks4454kinda like if you're married and have children nobody knows where the others put it
I guess I organize differently.
Redid them on my house and love them. Also if you bring the hose in for the winter, the backflow valves come in with the hose and have now had 2 years with no issues of damaged back flow valves due to freezing.
I love these Aquor hydrants, just installed them on my beach house where the salt eat & rust out the metal knobs on the old fashion spigots; these there nothing to rust. Introduced them to my contractor, he was amazed and going to start using these on his other builds.
Great invention. Clean and modern outside look.
The faucets are so sleek but they are pricey if you have a many outdoor faucets.
I agree, this house had 5 when I bought it, I removed 2 of them. While they might seem wonderful to have, they are mainteneance, etc. So as part of this I did 3 Aquors in total and removed the other 2 which were about 40 years old.
I installed two of these last year with the help of your other videos. I had a hard time getting one of the holes the correct size to allow the correct angle, but I’ve been very happy with these post install.
I installed two in my house. So far so good. Love them so far.
I'm working on my plans for building a new house and I love this option!!!!
I used 2 of the ones with backflow preventers built in on my new construction house in 2018 👍 no issues at all, work perfectly, and also prevents anyone from using water without the adapter
I would hate it if anyone used my water. So far, in many decades, nobody has. Maybe my luck is running out?
@@dave5176 no one would literally use it, you have to be concerned with vandals, leaving water on.. in my area it’s tied to sewersge charges (which are 4X the water cost), so you could have a very large bill. luckily my city has the option of seperate meters for indoor (uses sewerage), vs outdoor usage (water only, sewerage not billed). I do have seperate meters (lawn sprinkler system)
@@mwolrich OMG THE WET BANDITS RIGHT??? MARRRRVVVVV
If they release the models for the mount point and allow their customers to create their own connectors instead of locking them into a proprietary market I'm all for it. This looks very convenient and useful, I just worry about the durability of the plastic tap. Even just actuating that valve I saw a lot of flex, I worry it will need frequent replacing unless you're extra careful with it. A metal option would also be nice, but I would still like the design of the connector to be open to the public for non-commercial use.
We will definitely be looking into this. Thanks for the video!
I'm from Canada, and having a spigot outside outside, even with a frost free system, allows cold to migrate into the house. This looks like the best of both worlds.
I'm from Canada too and my guess is that this would 7000$ at home hardware.
KZhead is packed with these installation videos. Seems like everyone with a phone needs to make a few. Not in the market for this product, I watched it cause I was interested to see more about it. I really enjoyed your presentation, you got right to the point, gave some helpful tips along the way. Covered a few issues an installed might run into and you did it all in a real quick 6:45 - good job! I look forward to more videos, thanks.
I owned a house from 2000 to last year. So, in 2007 I was washing my car and watering my small lawn in the front of the house. Beautiful sunny day in New York City. If I recall correctly, I had the water turned on for about an hour. I don't know what possessed me to go down to the basement when I was done, but as I walked half-way down the stairs, I saw a pool of water probably 2 or 3 inches deep. Long story short, it turns out the pipe through the wall had been put through the concrete and had cracked (which explained why I had water in the basement back in like 2001, but as there had been a deep pile carpet, I didn't see it at the time). My contractor redid everything and put the new pipe through the wood. So now I am in contract to buy a house and I'll keep this product in mind once I check out the spigot that's installed. Thanks for the review.
great ! an extra part to keep track of
Great appearance, functional and well designed!
I'd be concerned about when you pull the hose to the right, does it pop out of the wall? Also, how durable is the plastic section? While the flap looks great, the faucet looks really cheap to me.
I don't think it would withstand the heat and UV in my area. Most plastic parts turn to dust in 2-3 years here.
No, it's a strong, deep 'screw-in' to turn it on. About an inch? Easy to do, but strong! I struggle a bit to 'un-screw' it with wet hands. VERY SOLID, not at all cheap feeling (or acting). I have the blue flap in the front (ties in with my front door and shutters...) and the gray one put back.
@@1950Archangel thanks for answering my questions. I'll check them out soon. Too many other projects taking priority.
Really good idea!
Thanks for the vid. You have me considering installing these.
We installed these with pex A at our house and love them. It is far easier to connect the hose while standing up vs leaning over in a potentially difficult-to-reach spot (love landscaping...). Love them though, 2 years with no issues.
I'm gonna lose that proprietary adapter, and the company that makes it is either going to go under, or start charging $300 for a plastic tube.
Looks cool and all. But my house still has the original spigot from when the house was built in 1958. We rebuilt the spigot with new gaskets and it works as good as new. Every winter we turn off the shut off and turn on the spigot to drain, then put a winter cover on it. Done.
I agree fully...I put a $3.00 cover over mine in the winter and never had a problem with freezing!!!
You're not alone. The junk this guy is peddling wont last .
I love it and if I am ever given a chance to upgrade my existing fittings, I'm going to use it.
Built a new house three years ago and installed these in the ground rather than coming out from the house. Plumbing is easy to manage as it is all in ground. Installed using 4 inch PVC filled with small pea gravel . Awesome system. Only caveat is the included straight adapters are not as good as the angled ones. And if you live in a warmer climate, the plastic valves expand to a point where they don't function as intended anymore. The solution is to get valve free angled adapters.
Well done, they've reinvented the wheel 😂
Yes... from round to hexagon. Some guys chase the next best thing, when the original in this case, brass hose-big and copper lines are still best IMO.
I like everything about this faucet replacement. it looks good, it looks very functional, and if by chance the faucet portion breaks, it is probably and inexpensive item to replace. I might add some expanding foam around the pipe that goes into the house to add some insulation, but otherwise, it looks like a solid upgrade.
Wonderful idea.
Pretty cool. If my old ones break, this is the route I'm going. Thx for posting. Always nice to learn something new.
Good idea if you worry someone easy to steal water.
Thank you. Good idea!!
As a person that lives in an apartment in Southern California, I am living vicariously through this video. I wish I had a house in cold weather because this product would be the exact kind of thing I would want to solve freezing problems. It was an interesting video, even though I'll never use the knowledge. Well made.
You don't NEED to have freezing to use it! It's a super system even in good weather!
So worth it. Installed 3 and love mine.
Looks like a great idea. I’m about to replace an outside faucet and this looks like it will work. I’ve got copper tubing, can you provide the link for the other video you referenced? Thanks
Love it putting them in my houses
Wow never seen these before. It’s pretty amazing!
Seems like something more useful up north for winters? I think they are nice especially if you are into the exterior aesthetics of your house.
It must be karma... A couple hours before I saw this video I discovered my out side faucet was seized. Perfect timing! Thanks for posting.
I love this and wish I had them. I love the streamlined look and think it is a great idea!
These look amazing. Need one pronto
If your exterior fitting leaks, which most do over time, this is a good idea. Also a good solution for winterizing. No more styrophome covers!
plumber here...i haven't installed any of these new style, but looks pretty nice! the killer of the frost free spigots is leaving the hose attached in freezing weather...they bust on the top copper part about an inch from the washer in the end. no one knows till spring time when they turn on the hose for the first time...
And home depot or lowes and even plumbing store wont sell you a 1 dollar part to fix that. You either have to replace the whole thing or jerry rig se other attachments. Such BS!
Thanks for the video that's perfect for a trailer and outdoor wash down and maybe outdoor shower setup for camping😃
LOVE THIS !!! need a few !!! awesome thank you !
I have never heard of a backflow preventer before this. They are only required in certain applications in my area apparently.
@@stephen-ng My older home has standard sillcocks, no backflow preventers, not even frost free (I turn them off inside and drain them,) and I am looking at newer sillcocks like these, but I never have understood why the backflow preventers are necessary. The branch off from the mail line to the sillcock is at least 12 feet, and I always have 25-75' of hose on outside. Anytime the sillcock is opened in the slightest the pressure pushes water out-- under what circumstances would any water at all get sucked back in to contaminate the house water? If you don't know, that's fine, but you sound knowlegeable. Thanks
@@isabellavisionhe labeled it incorrectly as a backflow preverter.. .. it's a vacuum breaker which prevents against back sphonage....... A simple example..... You have a swimming pool and decide to add water... You turn the water on and put the hose in the pool under the water line...... so as it's filling the main line loses pressure for some reason..... The ( somewhat contaminated water in the pool will be drawn back to the service water line backwards all the way to the city main line through back sphonage.... a working vacuum breaker breaks this by dropping open and allowing air into the sillcock to break the sphonage....... This is a very basic example..... in this case only pool water to contaminate the city supply....... Not a high hazard...... but what about something more lethal?
@@tomd6588 thank you for the correction and explanation. Considering that I don’t have a pool, I don’t often submerge hose to fill up anything, and the fact that in my 26 years in this house the water has only gone out unexpectedly once when a water main broke during a cold snap in January (i.e. no garden hoses were in use), I don’t see this as a realistic thing to worry about. Not that it never happens anywhere, but I don’t see where a city like mine needs to make the vacuum breakers code, as they have. I do appreciate knowing about how this could happen though, just in case. Thanks.
I think that metal corner thing is more for preventing kinks. I think it gives the angle more rigidity so it doesn’t flex with pressure fluctuations.
That's what he said.
Im a 14 year plumber and I approve this video.
It looks amazing, I’d love them on our house
I think this is really slick, but that price point is probably going to be the biggest deterrent in purchasing one. Especially with the way we all have to manage our money these days. Definitely one of those "nice to have" kind of things, not really a necessity that you had to have.
@@stephen-ng Right, but you could DIY that solution for significantly less money.
I love them! Not thrilled by the 100+ dollar price tag, but IMO it’s worth it.
I definitely would buy and install this unit.
I would change mine to this upgrade, but I’d have to tear out the drywall in the bathroom to do it. I don’t think it’s worth all the extra money in time. 🖖
Great information Chris! I will highly consider this, providing I can install it on my brick. My water spigots are over 23 years old and ready for an upgrade. Thanks!!
Thank you, check out this video where I used this model in 10 inches of concrete: kzhead.info/sun/e919Z7OjpJWXhGg/bejne.html
@@SilverCymbal Thank you sir!
Your water spigots are so young!
@@binkbankbonk1the freeze-proof spigot on my son's home in Nebraska was over 50 years old when he accidentally left a hose on and broke it. His didn't have the anti-siphon on it though.
@@SilverCymbal Description says stainless, but the spigot itself looks plastic. Is that correct? Did you have any concerns about it? Thanks again
I totally like the design and easy of the faucet. If I needed to replace my faucets, I would look at Aquor. Thanks
I sure love it, my spigot is difficult to turn on plus I have lupus sle and sometimes turning the knob is painful and I prefer this system because of how easy it is to turn on and off and also prevent pipes from freezing. My current old school spigot screams loudly when first turning on the water which I haven’t found an answer as to why but I think this would resolve a multitude of issues I have with the traditional spigots
For me, the freeze prevention is worth the price of admission.
Interesting device. But having to buy more tools (like that spreading tool for the PEX) makes life more difficult trying to keep track of something that you'll rarely use.
You can rent the tool.
Like it a lot, looks great and seems to work well too!
Fabulous!
I generally hate proprietary products, but bought this one for the looks and I ended up loving it! The best part is I don't need those hideously ugly faucet covers in the winter.
Don't need covers with a the proper frost free hose bib and proper insulation for the conditions in your location. Apparently this includes Texas because hard freezes like the one in 2021 have happened before with in living memory, as in every thirty to forty years on average. Imagine, plumbing on the outside of the house 🙄😬🤭.
Ugh, it's proprietary, too? Straight into the trash!
I question how well it will handle hard water, but always cool to see these new inventions. Certainly looks clean.
Hard water destroys everything :D
Brilliant! Going to look into this in Washington state. Thank you for sharing😊
Love this. Not having to remember about winterizing pipes is a huge plus for me.
This isn't new. You don't have to winterize typical frost-free hose bibs. You do have to disconnect the hose, same as with this. Otherwise the trapped water will freeze and expand
@@magsteel9891 where I live you have to cove the hose bib or you get broken pipes inside, it’s that cold in winter.
@@lmw716 this won't change anything then. What makes a hose bib frost free is the valve is on the warm side of the insulation. That's what this has, that's what every frost-free hose bib has.
@@magsteel9891 there’s not a frost-free bib on our current house. Didn’t even know those were a thing as we haven’t had them in the last 4 houses we’ve lived in, as they’re all much older. As a mother with little kids who’s always taking the spigot handle off, so they’re not running water when it’s supposed to be off, this is much more convenient. Either way, I’m glad to know about different options as we get closer to building our permanent house.
Always great content Chris! It’s a little too pricey for me ($225 in Canada) but will consider as the price comes down
Ouch, too pricey for me too. added to this; I am in Newfoundland, Canada where the sales tax is even higher at 15% so this would not be cost effective.
Just curious why it's $225 in Canada. It's $85US and with the exchange rate should be about $115 Canadian. Am I missing something?
@allaboutroofing8601 you aren’t missing anything, that’s the way it goes. Especially with smaller US companies with limited distribution in Canada.
@@allaboutroofing2Canadians would like to know as well. It's not uncommon for items to be double the price here.
@@garthhowe297 Amazon delivers to Canada. Free over $25, so my question remains.
Fantastic product...If I owned a home, I'd have a couple of them on the outside...
It's a nice idea. I would consider it when I need to make a change.
I like it Chris. Going to change my copper out. Ty.
I like the look and the idea. Would love to have these on my house but I've got way too many other things i'd spend my time and money on before installing this , maybe if i get bored haha
Question: What's the GPM flow rate for the Aquor versus a traditional faucet?
From the Amazon listing page: Flow Rate 6.8 GPM @ 52 PSI
New to me and I like it.
That is pretty slick. I would like to have a Fossett on the driveway side of my house that would be real nice because you would not have to worry about hitting it with the car door since it’s flush with the wall. Pretty cool.
I like mine and would like to install a second one. Only downside is they (like everything else) have gone up in price quite a bit in recent years. Not surprising as they're made from stainless which is already a more expensive metal and the price of all raw metal stock has gone up significantly affecting everything thats made from it.
I’m a contractor in Montana. I’m building custom homes from 700k-1.5 mil. Not a single one of my clients want something like this. Normal standard hose bib is what people want. They don’t break, you can’t loose them. They come in a couple different color combinations. Think someone is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.
It is a problem that does exist, had an expensive hose bib and it broke after 3 years because there's no way to turn the water off in the house, the water in the pipe froze and cracked it making it useless. Standard hose bibs are also ugly and the hose bib covers are even more so.
Relieved to see I'm not the only one who does this top level woodworking technique 😂
I like the cutout for bugs to get into the fixture.
No good for any of the houses I’ve lived in. No access to the plumbing; it’s in the exterior walls with homes on slabs.