After living through cold winters in Michigan and Kansas, I must say I had never crossed paths with a frost-free sillcock (pictured above) before. My good friend had one burst on him over the Memorial Day weekend, and we replaced it with a traditional hose bib and a shutoff valve. Rather simple job, however, I learned this about frost-free sillcocks. If you leave the hose attached through the winter, water can collect and split the interior pipe on even a frost-free sillcock.
When this happens, you can have the water valve closed, and there won't be any leaks. Once the valve is opened, the water then leaks indoors. Strange .... anyway, a successful repair.
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