Eliminate/Fix Your Hose Bib Anti-Siphon Valve or Vacuum Breaker Spigot Once & for All ~SpigotMaster
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Get Rid of that piece of garbage anti-siphon valve on your hose spigot once and for all. They are a plague upon mankind and should be replaced with the Spigot Master adapter immediately, or at the first sign of a leak.
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I just ordered one and shared your video with my neighborhood. When I was in Lowe’s this morning there was another man in there carrying around his leaky backflow preventer. Lowe’s sent us to another store that of course couldn’t help either. Thank you so much for this video!
Wow!Thanks so much for sharing this - I've been frustrated by these backflow preventers for 15 years. So glad to have a solution!
We have a spigot we've never been able to use because of the leaky backflow preventer. This is exactly the video I was looking for!
I just replaced a cracked frost free sillcock due to the anti-siphon preventing water from draining out. I thoroughly agree, the
anti- siphon devices are worthless! Thanks for the tutorial, it will save me drywall repair in the future.
Thanks for the video. I drilled out mine and replaced it with the same $6 part from Lowes. Plumber wanted $200 to do the same job!
Thank you so much! Have lived with these pieces of shit leaking for 7 years now. Today I came here to look for videos how to remove the entire freaking faucet because these backflow valves seemed impossible to unscrew. Thank you so much for showing that you can actually remove them. Mine have no screws, I think they used thread lock on them.
Saved me $$$ and the headache of how to get our broken vacuum breaker off. Able to replace it and a year of leaking resolved.
Thanks for the video! Just bought two spigotmasters to replace my POS anti siphon valves.
Thanks so much! I have had to replace mine twice because no one had a work around for the "required" adapter.
I just got 2 of these in the mail, put the first one on, haven't done the other side of the house yet. The ultra black sealant : I used instead a yellow tube of soft set thread sealant that i got from ace or home depot cause it is cheap and it is allowed on drinking water systems (it says potable water) ultra black has better grip maybe but is for automotive gasgets,. The lady at spigotmaster company said probably don't need a sealant but i did it a lot like in this video but used gloves and yellow soft set tube. NO drips, very happy. Might be good to see how many turns it may take, chalk a mark on it, before putting on so you know if you are crushing that washer cause most of us don't know how tight 15 ft pounds is. Really good video. Note he backs the adapter off an 1/8 turn before screwing on tight to make sure he doesn't crossthread it when screwing on, that is good plumbing technique for any fitting. I did use tephlon tape on the connection from adapter to water timer , but only use the yellow threadseal where the spigot meets the new adapter.
First time homeowner...first time fixing my own issues! Just thanks (one tears slides slowly down cheek).
Thanks. Didn't think to tighten the fitting before attempting to remove. It did the trick.
Great video. There are 29 duplexes in our condo assn subdivision, and only the first 3 have these doggone anti-syphon valves in the garage hose spigot - installed by a plumbing contractor who didn't do the rest of the units. I live in one of those first 3, and the doggone thing has sprayed water all over the sheetrock next to it, since construction in 2003. Have had to put a sheet of plastic material around it as best I could, but it leaks down behind. Several plumbers have checked it, hate the things, but have had no idea what to do with it. (Spigot pipe leads into my home's entry closet, and runs along and enclosed interior wall, of all things.... so praying that we don't break the faucet doing this!!! Last summer my neighbor used the Spigot Master and he is very pleased with it. Thanks for the idea - sure hope I can get the old one off!!
If you cannot get the top piece of the vacuum breaker off, you CAN remove just the bottom piece and use the SpigotMaster SMo1.125 to screw it right onto the top piece. See the SpigotMaster website for a picture.
I've been trying to set up some soaker hoses for my foundation. It's been a pain for something so simple. Thanks for your video and help.
My 1019-A 486 BFP "FROST PROOF" Spigot was not installed for 'back flow', rather to prevent freezing if the hose is accidentally left attached during freezing weather. With the help of this video I felt assured I could unscrew the secondary stage of the 'back flow' assembly to check for debris/foreign objects that was causing the assembly to malfunction and result in severe leaking around the valve. Just as I suspected a small piece of plastic debris was between the washer and the 'back flow' mechanism. After cleaning the area and washer and re-assembling the second stage I now have perfect water flow, no leaks and my "FROST PROOF" function is intact. Thanks for the video tips!
The frost protection is actually done inside the spigot body. The valve stem will go back into the wall anywhere from 4-12" depending on the thickness of your wall. With the rubber valve seal being this far back in the insulated wall, there is little to no danger of frost damage.
So, just to clarify, you can get rid of the dual stage backflow preventer and still maintain frost-proof function.
You can then install a cheap backflow preventer after your watering timer or other spigot accessories.
Glad you were able to clean it up!
I'm not mechanically inclined. However, after watching this video I decided to go it alone and bypass paying a plumber. Following the instructions worked like a charm. Thanks for helping me save $$. 👍
Thanks for the video - this is where I found out about SpigotMaster. I just removed my factory installed vacuum breaker and replaced it with a SM01 SpigotMaster. I have a couple of suggestions. First, you really ought to use two channel lock pliers to avoid possibly breaking the pipe inside the wall - use one to hold the spigot while you use the other to twist off the vacuum breaker - not every hose bibb is solidly mortared into the wall like yours. Second, if you have a factory installed breaker without a set screw, it has some kind of thread locking compound (I suspect red 271 Loctite or equivalent) - heating the top ring of the breaker with a propane torch will make unscrewing it a lot easier. You don't need to get it red hot - just about 500° F is enough (just a few seconds), then promptly begin unscrewing it while it is hot. Of course, if your hose bibb comes out through wood siding you will need to prop up some sheet metal against the wall to protect the siding and be careful not to overheat the spigot. I found it was easier to first remove the bottom of the breaker (it unscrews pretty easily) before heating and removing the top ring. And, of course you could just leave the top ring of the old breaker and use the SM01.125 version of the SpigotMaster, if leaving that bit of extra hardware attached doesn't bother you.
Great tips and feedback!
Updated 1 Aug. 2020 - Another tip: I used red Loctite 271 to lock the SpigotMaster to my faucet - this has been working great - the SpigotMaster doesn't twist when I attach or detach a hose and the Loctite also seals the threads so there is no leakage. And I know I can get the SpigotMaster off if I ever need to, using heat, as described above.
I used a propane torch to heat it up but it still won't budge. Any idea why, or what to try next?
@@followthesun2115 Make sure there isn't a set screw - might be hard to spot if it is on the back of the faucet - there won't be anything sticking out because these set screws are designed to break off when tightened. The only other thing I can suggest is that you need to start twisting it off IMMEDIATELY after heating it as the brass faucet will rapidly conduct the heat away. Best if possible to use two people - one to heat, the other to have pliers in hand ready to start twisting as soon as the torch is removed. Even after being heated, you need to use a bit of force to remove it, and once you get it started, keep twisting without stopping. One caution about the heat - you probably don't need to apply the torch for more than about 10 - 15 seconds to get it hot enough; if you leave the torch on too long, you run the risk of damaging the rubber washer that closes the valve, or the packing around the stem to which the handle is attached.
@@stephentreadwell119 Thank you for the detailed instructions. Very much appreciated! I'm an idiot. There IS a set screw. Somehow I managed to remove an identical breaker from a spigot on the font of my house using just a wrench, so I assumed there was no set screw in either of the breakers. It turns out that both have set screws. How I managed to remove the first breaker is a mystery.
As for removing the set screw, do you recommend drilling it out or cutting a notch in the top and using a screw driver to remove it? Or something else?
Now I know why there is such a water shortage out here in Nevada because most of these houses have this stupid thingy attached to it, and they all leak.
Thanks for the suggestion about drilling the set screw out. I have that exact problem.
No problem. It can be a pain to get the out.
Just the video I needed. Worked like a charm! Thank you for your video!
Glad to help!
well explained and very helpful. Thank you for uploading this videos
Thank you! I absolutely hate the one like you replaced - it soaks me every time I turn on the faucet, which is a lot, since our dog likes to drink from the faucet so I'm getting sprayed multiple times a day & it really sucks during the winter!!! I just ordered the Spigot Master so fingers crossed it finally stops the constant leaking with high costs associated to those 24/7 leaks and stops the spraying! Now just waiting for my order!!!
This is great. Thank you so much. My anti siphon valve was broken so I couldn't get a hose on it. I was ready to hire a plumber to replace the entire valve.
Hi TrailerDayz Love the video. I have a cool update for you: Arrowhead makes 2 different sizes of spigots and there are now TWO different sizes of SpigotMaster to fit each size: SM01 for the 1" size and the SM01.125 for the slightly larger size Arrowhead Spigot. Interestingly, if you cannot remove that top piece of the vacuum breaker with the set screw, you can remove the larger bottom piece of the vacuum breaker and directly attach the SM01.125 Spigot Master to the remaining piece: it is a perfect fit!
Thank you
Sir I want to thank you for this tip, it help me a lot, much appreciated sir
I am so thankful I found your lesson, Thanx
Thank you and God for this video......took me forever to figure out what the hell was going on. I’m renting and had never seen this set up before. After 3 trips to the Ace Hardware (no one was interested in helping me......) I found your video.
Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Had the same problem with the stupid Anti-Siphon Valve... took it out and connected my garden hose directly to the spigot, no more problems!
Lucky to watch this video before replacing that dang spigot!!!
Great video, information was right on, you saved my time and money, thank you!!!!
Thanks for the video. I just moved into Military Housing in Texas. I noticed the extra parts on the spigot when we moved in but never really gave it much thought. Fast forward a few months and I was getting annoyed that the dam thing leaks and when you turn it off you get blasted with water. I took the part off but was even more annoyed to find I could not connect a hose directly to my spigot.
So lots of annoyance. Thanks for the vid.
I went through the same frustration.
Pretty useful!!! Thank you!!!
it's a galvanic reaction with two dissimilar metals. You need a di-electric material either a union or grease to prevent a galvanic reaction that corrodes the metal faster
Considering this thread started 5 years ago, I'm late to this party but am I glad I finally showed up! Three years of no water pressure and a leaky hose bib finally had me fed up. Plumber wanted $200 to remove/replace the entire spigot. While thinking that over, I came across your site. Great, great advice! Saved me $180! Got the Spigotmaster, as you recommended...installed it fairly easily and BINGO....no more leaks and great water pressure! Only hang was getting the old anti-siphon valve off...pretty corroded in place. WD-40 no help in my case...but couple of shots of "Freeze-Off Penetrant" did the job (in case anyone has similar problem). Thank You Trailer Dayz for posting this valuable info....you've really helped a lot of people here, myself included! Gonna subscribe to your channel right now and see what other gems you've got in store! : ) I don't usually leave reviews, but this tip was a game changer! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the great feedback!
Same - it would have saved me so much headache & money trying to get people to repair it when they constantly told us we HAD to have one of those things you removed. Think of all the water & money we would have saved if I'd see this 5 years ago!!! Ugh.
Very helpful video. Thanks!
1:32 #1 cause of water back siphoning are fire truck pumps pulling water from a plug. Contaminating the public water supply with yard chemicals like roundup and fertilizers is the concern, not sewage.
It also allows the firetruck to draw more water to fight a fire because the anti-siphon will close the pumps are not sucking air from everybody’s yards.
You might feel different about it if it’s your house on fire.
Thank you so much. You have solved my spigot problem. :)
You're welcome!
Thank you for making this video.
Thank you for finally explaining what the heck was going on with my outside spigot.
You're welcome!
Yes indeed mine have been leaking for yrs & yrs ...
I am so glad you shared this because I hate the ones on my house.
Awesome Dude! Thank you !
Wow. This is just what I needed! I have replaced the back flow thing myself a few times over the years. Was told they broke due to the water freezing. The most recent set had the screw top and no warning about it! They won’t budge.
Incidentally our neighbor has never had anything other than the bare spigot. Her hot tub is right there… isn’t that a risk to the water supply? When she fills her tub with the hose submerged?
Finally! Thanks so much!!!
Thank you very much! I am on it.
Thank you for your help.
These backflow/freeze prevention adapters remind me of common core math. I turn on my water hose to wash my car and it sprays all over me and floods the area around my garage. You know why I have a hose, to get the hell away from my house while I use water and spray it in a specific place. So you need to rinse something just before going to work, now you are soaked, or you got home and are washing off something now you are soaked again. I cover my spigots in the winter anyway, it's not like I trust this common core vacuum breaker to not freeze like it doesn't leak just turning on. Thank you for this video and letting me know about the spigotmaster.
Common core... I like it! Lol
Glad to spread the word!
thanks, great help
WOW! thanks for the video. No more leaks :-)
Very informative, thank you sir!
No problem!
In my OSHA30 class there was a case we discussed about a dude that died from arsenic poisoning. He had a bottle of pesticide hooked up to his hose spraying his yard. Since it was hot out, eventually he went inside and had a cold glass of water from the tap...he didn't know there was a fire 2 blocks away, and the use of the hydrants caused backflow conditions. The pesticide got sucked into his potable system, and it killed him. I'm sure it doesn't happen very often. It can happen though. I'm glad backflow prevention is taken more seriously nowadays
No arsenic in domestic pesticides these days, but yes - if you’re going to use a spray-through pesticide or chemical spray connected to your main line hose, don’t leave it connected when not in use
Great video, God bless you!
Thanks!
Bless you too!
Duuuuuuuude. Thank you so much for this video. Much appreciated.
Glad to help!
Great video. Why do you need the spigot master? Why can't you just connect the hose to the spigot, once the anti-siphon is off?
I totally agree with your commentary around the uselessness of it all.
Thank You!
A suggestion if you leave a hose with a self-closing nozzle attached and want to prevent back-pressure due to the sun heating the water in the hose - this is particularly important if you attach another vacuum breaker either to the bibb or after the SpigotMaster because of the warning label on a new Arrowhead vacuum breaker: "WARNING: When using a self-closing nozzle, always relieve pressure in hose upon water shutoff to activate drainage of the hydrant. This unit is not to be under continuous pressure for more than 12 hours at a time." I don't know if preventing continuous back pressure would make the vacuum breaker last any longer, but even with just a SpigotMaster and no vacuum breaker you might want to prevent continuous back pressure on your hose to maybe extend its life. So what you could do is attach a Y-shaped dual outlet adapter to the spigot. These have a quarter-turn ball valve on each outlet. Attach your hose with the self-closing nozzle to one outlet and leave the ball valve on that one open. When you want to use the hose, close the ball valve on the unused outlet and turn on the water. When you are finished, turn off the water and then crack open the ball valve on the unused outlet just enough to let out a small stream of water and leave it cracked open to continue to relieve pressure if the sun heats the water in the hose making it expand and create more pressure (keep it mostly closed to keep the bugs out of your hose).
EDITED: to make clear that even if you relieve pressure by squeezing the nozzle, the hose is still full of water and if the sun heats it up it will expand and create more back pressure, but leaving the outlet cracked open will prevent that pressure buildup.
I usually just squeeze the handle on the nozzle or sprayer after I shut the water off.
Still doesn't make sense. What is the point of closing the spigot in the off position? Nothing can get through if it's off. Who cares what stays in the water hose. The water hose isn't toxic.
I cannot believe I almost paid a plumber $200 to do that, another plumber wanted $300. Thank you!!
Great video! And you are funny :) thanks
Good video. I would most definately not use red thread locker on the hose bib threads. Especially with cpvc plastic plumbing. You could break the cpvc pipe when it came time for removal. I use anti seize compound on the spigot threads and hose threads. Eliminates the chemical reaction between the water and metals.
None of these will be installed on CPVC. CPVC is for hot water. Most of these Arrowhead spigots are frost-proof with NPT or Soldered copper connections.
Anti-sieze may be toxic. Also the main point of putting anything on there is to keep it from unscrewing when you remove the hose. Anti-sieze will make it come off easier.
Blue thread locker is a good happy medium, if you are concerned about your pipes. You should definitely use one wrench to hold the spigot and one to remove the adapter.
Would teflon tape work?
Great info thanks . Vacuum breaker is the most useless piece of trash I’ve ever seen
100%
So the one I have is similar to this, but it doesn’t allow any water to flow out from the spigot. It’s odd but I don’t know if I can just removed this piece or if I need to change the entire spigot.
I don't think I can get it off,but one I know how.Thanks!!!
I bet almost every like of this video is someone like me who's like "what the heck is this weird thing on my spigot that's leaking everywhere?"
My first house, bought 4 years ago and was built 5 years before that. A couple years ago this spigot started leaking but I don't really use the hose enough to care. Finally after it turning into a full river every time I turn it on I decided to look into it. So glad I found your video. I'm not the handiest of dudes but this is definitely a simple fix. What a stupid code and piece of trash like you said. Gonna look into getting that spigot master and some of that ultra black stuff and get this thing working right!
Thanks!
That is just af*ckingmazing! Thank you.
I'm assuming the "spigot master" is a thread adapter ? Yet I have removed one of these and been able to thread the hose right on to the spigot...are there some that are retro-fit ?
THANK YOU!! I have been fighting with this idiot stupid thing for weeks!!!!!
Thank you!!! I can not find how to drill out the set screw, however. This thing is so annoying. It doesn't leak but when I turn my hose off it blasts me with water.
Gene Ramsey If you can't get the set screw out, Spigotmaster makes a version that goes on the bottom half of the old adapter. It splits apart in the middle.
I thought it was normal to get blasted when turning off. I don’t understand what the problem with these things is
Noice vid. This helped me big time. Thank you!!!
Just tried this. Wasted money on extractor set. All you need is an 11/64 drill bit. Go slow and you will see broken screw come out. Stop and wiggle valve with channel locks and it will come out. After a couple of turns. The one I took out was put in 15 years ago. The extractor was ruined.
Dude you are a life saver.. well, at least a headache saver anyway.. if municipalities wanted these devices to be more well accepted by the public, they should have made them easier to be replaced. Threw mine straight into the trash.. good riddance.
My sentiments exactly!
Random question. When we updated the house and got it inspected they made us put an anti siphon valve on our front and rear of the house spigot. Does it even work right if I take the rear one off and leave the front? (For city viewing sake)
Yes. They are independent of each other
Thanks mine was locked on solid and wouldn't unloosen this was very helpful.
What would you use to re-thread the spigot? My threads seem to be jacked up.
That's going to be tough with these fine threads. If you can cut a sharp slit in the old adapter and use it to rethread the best you can.
You should have extended that faucet when they added the spackle to your walls.
Used to be you built a home and put a faucet on. 120 years later the faucet still works. These P.O.S. new backflows go bad every 5-10 years. And it will never be used, there will never be a situation with backflow.
Last time I did it using a 4 1/4” angle grinder cut on both side of that valve, split that leaky valve.
Can you please tell me exactly what the Ultra Black is that you used? Cant find it. Thanks
Don't use Ultra Black, use loctite
I have read the comments and say this - there are many places a back flow preventer is needed...just not on my faucets. My new house is 3 years old and I have had to replace 3 of 3 outside BFPs. If I leave my hoses in a water ditch and the faucet on, yes I can get a siphon effect under extremely limited situations. I don't and won't do that. Now this is a personal decision to eliminate the BFPs and return to the way faucets were for the last 100 years. I take the responsibility. If you don't want to, then avoid the 'fix' for the government intrusion in our lives.
WHY do you leave your hoses ATTACHED and in a DITCH....JUST LAZY? WHO DOES THAT? STOP IT. You and I BOTH grew up without this insufferable P.O.S. product and YOU KNOW of NOBODY that got sick or died. RIGHT? BE HONEST. It's crazy local government insanity. And meanwhile I got black mold in my wall from the thing failing and spurting water back all over the wall. GUESS WHAT? I'll TAKE the ADAPTOR and take OFF my hose when I'm done and - WOW - ZERO CHANCE of tainted water! GET REAL. This product he links us to is a BLESSING. I moved here from California - where nobody has these and - WOW - NOBODY IS DYING of this. G E T R E A L !!!!
Hey... very helpful video. I was wondering what brand spigot/faucet that you have there? I need to replace my handle and valve stem but don’t know what brand/manufacturer it is. It has USA on one side and A8P(I think) on the other. It looks just like yours.
Arrowhead
@@TrailerDayz thank you!!
Anti-siphon valves are a PITA but they do serve a purpose. Just like the one on your hand held shower. It keeps the water from baby pool from being sucked into the city water system.
Yeah, but it shouldn't cost $35 to replace. You can buy one with standard hose thread for $5 at a hardware store.
TrailerDayz I agree but that’s what you get in the free marketplace of capitalism. They’re also a more complex device. Hopefully the price will come down if more states adopt the policy ( I can feel people cringing from here).
What does the spigotmaster do? Why not attach the hose directly to the spigot?
Thanks for the info, interesting however I still don’t really understand what this product does.. can you explain, if I’m not going to use the back flow valve why can’t I just attach the hose directly? Any info will be greatly appreciate it
The SpigotMaster is specifically for spigots with custom, or proprietary threads that the vacuum breaker attaches to.
The vacuum breakers fail and leak after a few years. So, we replace the vacuum breaker with this part.
2022 here, thanks!!!
Mi e is on very tight I'm afraid to break something
THANK YOU! $10 in parts vs massive plumber bill. What a stupid design to put that set screw in there.
PS Great video, in Arizona I got only 3 years on the expensive arrowhead equipment, considered drilling out the antisiphon device and putting jb weld in the holes but that might be toxic for garden water but also wouldn't pass inspection if i sell the house. The problem is i have a water timer on the garden and cause it is under pressure 4 months of the year it wears out the nasty arrowhead company product in 3 years, my other taps last longer cause no swamp cooler under pressure and no garden water timer under pressure. I think the spgotmaster product rubber washer will eventually need to be replaced in Arizona but that will be easy and cost almost nothing. The pipe thread soft set sealant will make it easy to unscrew and replace.
Anti-Siphon: Some engineer had some twisted sense of humor.
Aloha, great video. Just curious why you need the spigot master and can't just connect a hose directly to the wall pipe after removing the leaky vacuum valve? I'm no expert, genuinely curious 🤙
The connection isn’t the right size, a hose won’t screw onto the spigot without some sort of adapter once this is removed.
My anti siphon was tightened and crimped on. Can't take it off. A crazy attachment.
My dad owned a plumbing shop from 1947until 1996 when he passed. These new codes are just odd to me.
Thank you!
I have a different problem. I removed the anti-siphon valve while trying to unscrew the garden hose, by accident! I think I simply broke the set-screw too. Now I can't separate the garden hose from the anti-siphon.
Got it! Soaked the end of the hose in CLR overnight and used 2 channel lock pliers to free the hose from the siphon. It took some strength.
Can you connect garden hose directly to the spigot?
It would be much easier, right?
Nope! The Arrowhead spigots have a special fine thread to make sure you use their super expensive backflow preventer.
@@TrailerDayz Now I get it. I will buy the device on amazon. Thanks.
On mine, I was able to...btw, Since I only have a power drill and was reluctant to use around water, I took my hand band saw and was able to score enough to use a flat screwdriver to remove set screw! Thanks for the video...it was real helpful!
@@prplehearts good idea
Amen
Couldn't you use teflon tape instead of ultra black? I've got lots of that...
cdm1972 You could. They tend to want to unscrew with the hose which is why he was using a sealant.
Why do you need the new brass fitting? It's just doing the same thing as a hose bib
The threads on the Arrowhead Spigots are fine threads: that is, you cannot simply reattach a garden hose to the hose spigot. The SpigotMaster has the female end fine threads that match the Arrowhead Spigot fine threads and the other Male end matches the garden hose threads. Fantastic product, very well built.
Can you use Teflon tape instead of the ultra black?
I don't recommend Ultra Black anymore. Either use nothing at all, or some loctite to keep it from unscrewing.
great
What’s the tread size on the hose Bibb( I work for a apartment complex) I removed the vacuum breaker because hose Bibb is leaking I just need to cap it off but can’t figure out the size! It’s a temporary fix until we can shut the whole entire property off and replace all 3. Thanks
From Dallas
They make 3 sizes now:
- Outside thread diameter (with vacuum breaker removed)
SM01: 1"
SM01.125: 1.17"
SM-XL: 1.25"
All are fine threads proprietary to the manufacturer. Best way is to take the vacuum breaker off and measure.
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TrailerDayz thanks for the help really appreciate it.
I wish that I had watched this before I took a wrench to mine. I snapped the PVC pipe in the wall. Of course, I did this late at night and the kids have to shower for school in a few hours. Had to shut the water off at the street.
THEY reduces water flow. possiblY double gutting it and lining the inside with the top end of a zip fizz tube cut at the first z angle eliminates the safety hazard of not NOT HAVING TWICE THE WATER IN EMERGENCIES
What is the point of using the spigotmaster?