My house is ~20yrs old.
We're on well-water, so the outdoor water is pretty skanky (sulphur, iron, iron-eating bacteria).
Last October, in trying to disconnect the hose from the spigot, I ended up removing some sort of adapter-piece that had been "part of" the spigot.
(See photos.) https://photos.app.goo.gl/StogbWib8bacVUMp6
I bought something to "solve" the problem, and like an idiot threw away the gross end of hose.
Now I realize I can't figure out what size adaptor I need. I've seen some posts refer to "vacuum breakers", but this seems to be an anti-syphon spigot, which uses a different piece.
None of the pieces at the local hardware stores are big enough (see photos for those).
What can I do?
Is this question redundant to: Can't find a garden hose that fits ?
Best Answer
Your hose faucet came equipped with a vacuum-breaker (call it an "anti-siphon" if you will, it serves the same purpose: preventing dirty water from your garden from getting sucked up into the fresh water supply if there were a drop in line pressure). This type of spigot was likely required by code when your house was built.
The thread that the valve manufacturer uses to attach their anti-siphon device is not standard. In fact, it is deliberately not standard because "they" don't want end users to be able to remove the anti-siphon device and continue to attach a garden hose to it. YOU WILL NOT FIND AN ADAPTER to hook your hose to that valve. You will need to replace the valve.