With fall just beginning and winter approaching, you will want to be prepare for winter by inspecting your outdoor faucets. If you find any of your faucets to be rusted or damaged from freezing, they will need to be replaced to ensure a smooth flow of water and to avoid flooding inside your home from burst pipes.

Frost-free faucets are something we always recommend when replacing or updating outdoor faucets. These feature a long stem connected to a valve inside the house, where the water is warm. When properly installed, they will have a slight downward angle so that the water can drain out, and not sit inside the stem and freeze.