Aquor House Hydrant V2+ Frost-Free Outdoor Faucet with Quick-Connect and Anti-Siphon, Frost Proof Hose Bib Flush Wall Faucet for Exterior

Saw the Aquor House Hydrant come to my design feed somehow on Houzz, or YouTube & researched it before purchasing. It’s interesting the design came from college students @ U of Wash! I love the Aquor’s sleek, low profile, unobtrusive look for a hose bib, and water performance. It’ll look great from my back patio deck, vs the old, ugly spigot. This is a great product and worth the install and product cost.The HH product is extremely sturdy, with a heavy, solid metal pipe & they give you stainless steel screws. It’s rated to last 20-30 yrs, per Matt Risinger of the Build Show’s video on the Aquor site. There’s a lot of marketing paperwork inside, along w a free straight connector. You should definitely buy the angled hose connector w the shut off ability, as the straight connector doesn’t have a shut off and shoots/streams quite a distance more than the angled hose. Made w a composite plastic (Delrin acetal rsin polymer), it’s crush proof to 200+ lbs (if run over by a car’s wheels). It’s mid Nov & freezing in MA @ night, and I love that the HH is frost free, and one less thing to winterize, but I’ll probably still turn off the water line in the fall.Purchased both 10” and 12”, but installed the 10”. The instructions should be clearer that if you’re in a cold climate, to choose the longer pipe so it’s further away from the cold outside wall & well inside the house. I have 2x6 construction, and an open basement, not closed up. Had a handyman install the mounting block with metal flashing on top & Aquor HH. I was lucky to find a terrific handyman/plumber from the Aquor website, under Installers, who did 25+ installs. Took 1.5 hrs, but the handyman also did some extra work to prevent an overly extended PEX from kinking & being pulled too far out by a plumber in the future.I looked at 3 different mounting block choices and the cedar siding will be replaced with James Hardie fiber cement siding, I went w/ a ¾” thick PVC mounting block; as didn’t want the flimsy vinyl, uninsulated one from the big box, orange store. I didn’t change the HH cover color yet, waiting for siding to be replaced before deciding between stainless, black or white. We will have white trim & windows, black doors, pale green siding. The extra right hole in the pictures was a plugged up hot water spigot, at one point, and won't be seen after the new siding's up.I spoke with 2 plumbers who didn’t think the HH was worth it, & didn’t like a separate hose connector that could be lost. I like the design, it adds to the house’s aesthetics & they are old school. The box comes with a straight hose connector, and they’ll give you another if you write an honest Amazon review.The other thing was I tried to find a solution from the Aquor engineers by contacting their Chat line. I wanted their help in figuring out how to tie the Aquor system with a 6 zone sprinkler system that requires a backflow preventer (Watts), and where the sprinkler water lines have to be blown out with compressed air every fall, thru a front of house spigot, on an exterior front wall. The whole system is super ugly in the front of my porch, and was too complicated for Aquor to figure out. Maybe they will have a solution in the future. However, they ghosted me, never emailed me back, nor did the Chat line person after I emailed her twice. They should’ve simply said they don’t have a solution right now.

I discovered the Aquor company and its V2+ water hydrant on a social media video site. I was looking for ways to update my home and the algorithm went to work. The video was from a random handyman review channel where his friend also did the installation.It looked simple enough for me so I figured, "screw it, lets go."If you feel comfortable with power tools, this shouldn't be challenging for you.I came here and ordered everything I figured I'd need that I could find - accessories, the hydrant, the color lid I liked, and Aquor's elbow connection. The rest I picked up at the local "large blue home improvement retail chain." The only thing I needed from the store was the vinyl mounting block you see in my photos. I put a small piece of wood in the mounting block to make the Aquor's mounting screws have something to grip on to better.The hydrant feels high quality, as did all the parts. It has a nice weight and clean lines. The packaging was a nice surprise too. I expected it to come O.E.M. style - cardboard box with little to no padding and/or documentation. Instead it came in a retail type of packaging with Styrofoam, pamphlets, and inserts inside. It also included one proprietary hose connector. It also came with a "mounting sticker" which is super important. It took all the guesswork out of the install.Look up a video and follow the guide sticker. I can honestly say it wasn't difficult at all.The only issue I ran into was that behind my home's vinyl siding was concrete and not wood, where I wanted to mount it. I could have rented the tool needed to drill the recommended hole but I ask my electrician to do it. A hole is a hole and they drill for conduit. I wanted everything in before I had a plumber run the water line.I finally found a handyman who could run a water line for me since plumbers in my area are booked out for months. He asked why I did not have the plumber who installed the Aquor, finish the job. "NOPE, I did it myself by following the instructions, my guy!" I do not feel comfortable enough to tackle the plumbing, nor do I have the proper tools.It works great and I love it. It's been argued that the hose connectors are "just another thing to lose." I bought one for each hose and left them attached, done, problem solved. I kept the packaging caps for the connectors and put them back on the gasket ends (same they came on) after fully draining the hoses.If you can't have nice things because you do not maintain them, then I suggest you stay with a regular spigot/bib and the cheap hoses you keep replacing.If you're a homeowner who take pride in caring for your home, this is a must buy!A piece advice for any readers who live where it reaches sub zero temps, buy the hydrant with the longest pipe.