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dj1701
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I meant to say, the water thingy on the side of the house that the hose goes into. 
Hose bib leaking.
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That's what I call it also. I have never called it a hose bib.I meant to say, the water thingy on the side of the house that the hose goes into.
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dj1701
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I received my new splitter from Lee Valley. I was disappointed to find it was made in Taiwan. Looked to be better made than the stuff from Lowes.
Well, I installed it and it leaked. I tightened it with a wrench, and it still leaked. I wrapped the threads with Teflon tape, and it still leaks, although not as much. Guess I'll have to live with it. This would not be acceptable in a dry climate where water is scarce.
Well, I installed it and it leaked. I tightened it with a wrench, and it still leaked. I wrapped the threads with Teflon tape, and it still leaks, although not as much. Guess I'll have to live with it. This would not be acceptable in a dry climate where water is scarce.
ponytug
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Can you post a photo of where it is leaking? Is it leaking from the valve stem? Is it leaking from the garden hose? Is it leaking from the threads of the garden hose?I received my new splitter from Lee Valley. I was disappointed to find it was made in Taiwan. Looked to be better made than the stuff from Lowes.
Well, I installed it and it leaked. I tightened it with a wrench, and it still leaked. I wrapped the threads with Teflon tape, and it still leaks, although not as much. Guess I'll have to live with it. This would not be acceptable in a dry climate where water is scarce.
While it is not impossible that your new valve has the identical defect as the old one, I suspect that something else is going on like warped female fitting, a hose crimp going bad, or a bad, or undersized hose washer (I once bought 25 washers that turned out to be undersized as they were an exact metric size.
They always leaked.).All the best,
Peter
jaxs
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The interweb just isn't what it once was. Why I recall when solutions required algebra calculations and more but answers were always found. You would think someone could explain the proper way to connect a garden hose.
Paddy
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Not sure why this is so hard to diagnose. Because the OP won't share where it's leaking. let's start with eliminating the components. also, anyone suggesting teflon tape does not know how water hose connection work. The threads only pull the sealing surfaces together against the rubber gasket.
If you attach a garden hose to your bib with a device at the end that shuts off, does it leak? Where??
If out of the bib stem, the packing seal is bad.
if out of the rubber seal, you have a bad rubber seal or it is not tight enough. Use quality rubber gaskets and or use channel locks to really tighten. If hose has plastic nut, they are junk!
If the hose attempt above is now leak free, Now try your splitter. With both side of your splitter closed, dose it leak? If yes where? Around gasket or via the ball seal?
If gasket, same as above tighten with plyers/ plastic nut + junk.
if ball seal, junk
If you attach a garden hose to your bib with a device at the end that shuts off, does it leak? Where??
If out of the bib stem, the packing seal is bad.
if out of the rubber seal, you have a bad rubber seal or it is not tight enough. Use quality rubber gaskets and or use channel locks to really tighten. If hose has plastic nut, they are junk!
If the hose attempt above is now leak free, Now try your splitter. With both side of your splitter closed, dose it leak? If yes where? Around gasket or via the ball seal?
If gasket, same as above tighten with plyers/ plastic nut + junk.
if ball seal, junk
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dj1701
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It leaks between the splitter and the Bib, where the hose would connect if I did not have a splitter. I used a wrench to tighten it with no luck.
I'll post a pic when I get a chance. meanwhile where do I get those really nice gaskets I have been reading about?
Dave
I'll post a pic when I get a chance. meanwhile where do I get those really nice gaskets I have been reading about?
Dave
Paddy
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OP,
Plastic nut or brass? Garden stores sell washers, as well as any big box store
Plastic nut or brass? Garden stores sell washers, as well as any big box store
ponytug
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Any box store, hardware store, or even Amazon will do, but get rubber ones, red, if you can, or black, but don't get the shiny black ones as they are something like urethane and too soft. I would bring your splitter and try them for fit in the store.
All the best,
Peter
All the best,
Peter
