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   Clare Snyder to hubops@ccanoemail.com   
   Re: On Topic: Faucet stem hole?   
   16 Sep 25 19:23:54   
   
   From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:31:53 -0400, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:07:14 -0700, T  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Hi All,   
   >>   
   >>This is a picture of my outside faucet.  Whenever   
   >>there is back pressure, a little hole in the stem   
   >>next to the handle starts to spray water.   
   >>   
   >>https://imgur.com/ivOyfSJ.png   
   >>   
   >>My other outside faucet has the same hole, but no   
   >>spray with back pressure.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   >  Have you tried opening the tap   all-the-way   
   >to apply some  physical pressure  in the fully open position -   
   >then close it tightly   and  repeat  a couple times  ..   
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