B & K Industries 104-619HC Anti-Siphon Sillcocks

I bought three of these for my small ranch 1960's ranch. They worked great for the first full year. Then the next spring I turned on the valves around the house to connect the stored hoses. After about a day I went out there and noticed they all leak around the handle! So I tightened the packing nut and screwed down the set screw that holds the valve handle to the inner valve. That worked. I was relieved but still shocked because of the leak.So this year(now Spring 2013) to hook up the hoses again. Last night I hear water running outside. Sure enough one more has started to leak right out of the valve handle again. I actually can't get it to stop now. I cranked on the packing nut again and took off the handle set screw to look for any debris. But the leak is coming through the valve body. So I have to leave the hose sprayer on and close the valve at the sillcock to the water doesn't pool up against the house. This way the water leaves via the house instead of pooling up against my house. I am not sure what to do now. I just finished my basement so it's harder (but not impossible) to replace these. But damn how come I have to replace these, this sucks!Also for a background I don't have automatic sprinklers or any quick shut off valves in the house that weren't there before I changed out the old sillcocks. Sometimes quick shutting appliances like washers/dishwashers/sprinkler systems can shake the pipes and thus valve bodies, loosening them. This happened at my parents house 600 miles away.

I bought two of these, one for the front and one for the rear of the house. They are connected to 3/4 PEX and I would have preferred if the valves were 3/4" as well. They seem more like 1/2" judging by the flow but it's not a significant problem. A 1" bit is all you need for the rough-in hole. The only other thing I can say is one of the two valves turns harder than the other. I took it apart and lubed it to try and make it turn smoother but that had no effect. It could be a QC issue but again, it don't consider it a significant problem.Update: These valves have performed well, surviving two Minnesota winters without freezing! The bright red paint on the valve handle is starting to bleach from the sun however.

This seems like a quality frost free sillcock with one minor flaw. I installed this on my house and it had a minor leak at the male connection in the house, so I had to tighten it more. This problem is there is no place on the sillcock to use a wrench and i ended up slightly crushing the stem. It still works but is hard to open. Had I used teflon tape and dope on the threads I probably would not have had the small leak and would not of crushed the stem.I would buy this again but would be more careful installing it and making sure to use dope on the threads as well.

This sillcock creates a lot of vibration and noise from the anti siphon when you are turning it on. Also, the handle does not screw in tight and constantly needs to be tightened as the screw comes loose. I wish I had bought one that had a 1/4 turn on and off where this one takes over a full turn to get water running full stream.

It leaks around the handle, makes me wonder if it is not a reject. It was a complete waste of money, glad I found out the first time I ordered something to never order anything from amazon again.

Made of real metal except for the anti-siphon cap. It works good. Shipping box packaging was poor though.

installed easily, works as advertised. Don't know how long it will last, but if I have any problems with it in the future, I will update my review. So far, I am happy about the purchaase

This sillcock was easy to install and fit the available opening, unlike one purchased locally, but the anti-siphon cap began leaking after the first few uses. Extremely disappointing purchase. Will be replacing with one that has the vacuum breaker on the spout.