A guide to installing a faucet in the garden. Because a garden faucet is practical for watering plants and water fun in summer. Thus, people with a garden should definitely ensure the water supply in the outdoor area. We’ll show you how to successfully install the faucet.

Why have a faucet in the garden?

If you own a garden by growing plants, fruits, and vegetables, you need water for watering. However, you cannot always rely on rainwater to water your plants. Especially in summer, the water supply should be secured by a water connection in the outdoor area. Then this not only ensures a beautiful and healthy garden but also a lot of fun and cooling off in summer. Therefore, we will show you how to install a faucet successfully.

1) Tools for a homemade garden faucet

With a faucet, you can properly care for your roses in the garden and also do other important tasks. In order to successfully install the faucet in the garden, you definitely need the right tools at the beginning:

• A drill with an appropriate drill bit is suitable for the material to be drilled. In most cases, this will be stone or concrete.
• A hacksaw, with the help of which a piece of the previously existing water pipe can be cut out.
• Coarse and fine sandpaper or, optionally, an angle grinder to sand newly created, sharp pipe edges smooth again.
• A pipe wrench or wrench to tighten the new pipe connections and faucet.

2) Faucet installation materials

If you have the tools you need for your project, you will need the materials to install a faucet. These are manageable and available in the nearest hardware store or from specialized online retailers. In addition to the materials listed below, the last thing you need is the part that will be visible on the house wall at the end: the new faucet. Of course, this should be weatherproof and suitable for outdoor use. Note the best taps in the test.

• Copper lines of the required length
• T-connection with valve
• a drain cock
• compression fittings
• Sealing compound or hemp threads or special tapes to seal the screw connections between the water tap and the end of the water pipe

3) How to install the faucet in the garden

Once you have made all the preparations, you can start installing the faucet in the garden. To make sure nothing goes wrong, use our step-by-step instructions. Also, consider that a garden water meter can be useful.

Protect the garden faucet from the cold

To ensure that your newly established water connection lasts for a long time, you should always follow this basic rule: before it gets really cold in winter and the temperatures gradually drop below 0 °C, it is important that you shut down the water line temporarily. To do this, close the T-joint valve and let the excess water out of the line using the drain cock. When the danger of frost has passed – in most cases this will be again in March or April – you can put the line and faucet back into service. As a result, the water supply is secured again in the new gardening season. Find out about other important gardening tasks in winter and how your plants can overwinter.