Title describes the issue. Just purchased some brand new brass hose fittings for some clean up around the new house. Setup is: Tap > Splitter > Hose/Irrigation pipe.
The tap to splitter seal is great, and if I move the hose fitting directly up to the tap it’s also fine. BUT when the hose runs via the splitter it leaks terribly. Is brass on brass no good without thread tape? Could the splitter thread be too shallow and so my washer too thin to make contact?
Not much of an outdoorsman, any help appreciated 🙂
by Sea_Theory_1623
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Use some silicone thread tape. It’ll fill any gaps caused by faulty production/design
Looks like the splitter is an issue. If u move the other hose to the left splitter, does it leak?
(excuse my english here, I am not that good even at HVAC words in swedish (VVS here))
As all water connections you need a sealing on the splitter.
So you need what my translator says is called PTFE tape (Teflon tape).
It is standard rutine. I guess every hardware store sells it all over the western world. I get 5 rolls for €1 here at Biltema and guess you have prices in the same range at the consumer oriented hardware stores in your country, Go there, talk with the staff ask for tape for your water connections and they will know what you need
Good old Teflon tape is your friend. Wrap it on clockwise with the thread so it goes on the same direction as you’d tighten the fitting. Most likely leaking just because there’s some space between the threads of the hose fitting and the tap fitting.
Purple?
Replace washer? Or possibly use2 washers
Yes the rubber gasket inside the hose end is supposed to seal the joint, but the threads may runnout before it puts a tight seal on. Thread tape/teflon tape is an option, but if you need a quick fix without running to the store you could try robbing the gasket from an unused hose/spray nozzle and double up the gasket. Not guaranteed to work, but theres a chance it would work for one use(if using it while leaking isnt an option for you)
flip the gasket over
Why is figment pretending to be a spigot
Looks like you’ve got your answer, “*& use some silicone tape*”, but I’ve just gotta say *it looks really sharp*.
Teflon tape might solve the problem. Need to use it every time even if you add a filter to the shower head.
Is your gasket upside down?
Is your gasket upside down?
The gasket is the issue, those cheap Chinese split ones almost always leak, your hardware store sells better ones that will fix the issue immediately…the amount of people recommending thread seal on a garden hose thread is wild and hilariously…may as well tie two cords together with JB Weld, it will work but nobody does it because it’s ridiculous when you can tie a knot.
GUYS. Hose connectors do not seal at the threads! The threads are just to hold the connector closed. That rubber washer is doing 100% of the sealing. Teflon tape would be useless. If OP has water coming out, it’s because the rubber washer isn’t fully compressed. Sometimes the threads do not tighten far enough to let the rubber washer compress. Look at it from that perspective.
Use the fitting tape to seal gaps between the threads.
Add another washer, and use some tape.
Purple is.. a choice lol
Get some water pump pliers/adjustable pliers and crank it a bit tighter.
Why is it purple?
It needs the pipe dope. (Pipe sealant tape)
I had a similar problem. My spigot did not have enough threads to compress the washer. I added a second washer. Worked much better, not 100%.
The washers included in garden hoses and fittings are generally poor quality. Search up “Nelson 50381” and buy the 10 pack for about $15. Switched to these a couple years back and they’ve eliminated all garden hose connection leaks.
It looks like your o-ring is the wrong size and isn’t getting compressed properly. Basically there is more threads on the hose than there is on the male end. You are running out of threads before the washer is getting compressed.
Did you steal your hose bib from Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory?
Try replacing the rubber gasket 1st
Inexpensive poorly built drip hose and connectors while reducing the pipe diameter
Throw another washer in there and paint that purple hose bib and you should be good to go!😆
How about repairing a split? Two connectors?
Looks like an aluminum connector painted to look like brass. That’s likely the failure point. If you connect the hose to the bib directly, does it still leak? I have a hose with a similar connector and it failed due to aluminum corrosion. I had to replace it with a solid brass connector.
I would take out the second washer and tighten it really well. Maybe having 2 is not allowing you to fasten the hose tightly. And when you feel like you can’t tighten anymore, keep going.
Age. It happens to all of us.
Old as time? Nah bruh, older than time.
2 washers and teff tape
Teflon tape
Boil the washer or soak it in hot water to soften the material to compress it better to the fitting.
Does it leak when hose is being used?
You need a second gasket. You find more than a few hoses or hose attachments that are threaded a little deeper and need the second washer.
Do yourself a favor and score a box of better hose washers; a lot of these vinyl donuts fall out of the hose end because they are so loose.
Here’s the Amazon ASIN #: B0DRFS6VJC
Just bought these and they are great; better seal and they stay put.
I’ve found that if I’m hooking up a hose/hose reel for long term use i throw a few wraps of teflon tape on and never see a leak again.
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