Hose bib leaking.

[dj1701]

Hi all,

I just got back from Lowes where I purchased a splitter for my outdoor hose bib. The thing leaks like no tomorrow.
I hand tightened it the best I could, but it leaked. I tightened it with a wrench, and it still leaked. I replaced the gasket with a new one, and it still leaked.
I checked out the end of the bib and there seems to be no problem with that either. Seems everything I attach to it leaks.

Do you think the bib is bad, or just the stuff I am trying to connect? Any quality products for hose connections out there?

This is the leaky little gem I bought.

Thanks
Dave

 

[Mendonsy]

I have several of those from both Lowes and Home Depot. I have never had any problem with them. Maybe Lowes would allow you to return it for a new one?

 

[Xfaxman]

Put a nozzle on the outdoor hose bib and see if it leaks with the nozzle turned off.

 

[5030]

Did it come with a washer in the faucet end? If not install one. All that stuff is 100% Chineseum today.

 

[Pixguy]

Which of the three ends are leaking?

 

[Xfaxman]

Any quality products for hose connections out there?

Here is one: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...ccessories/100404-y-shut-off-valve?item=AL228

I have one of these. Very easy to use with the long handle:

 

[ponytug]

@dj1701 I have had trouble with some of the splitters that I have bought until I replaced, or added an extra, gasket. On some, the original gasket was undersized (metric?), thin, and often leaked as a result.

These days, I know what my needs are, and I have taken to plumbing in multiple 3/4" ball valves with GHT adapters on them where I need multiple flows. The splitters generally have very small diameter openings that cut into the max flow possible for me, especially as my water pressure runs around 20-25psi at the taps.

All the best,

Peter

 

[arizona98tj]

@dj1701 I have had trouble with some of the splitters that I have bought until I replaced, or added an extra, gasket. On some, the original gasket was undersized (metric?), thin, and often leaked as a result.

Agreed, the supplied washers seem to be undersized. I throw them away and put a rubber washer in there....the kind you have to fight with to get it fully seated. Problem resolved.

 

[B7510HSD]

Sounds like a "bib" issue to me..

"I checked out the end of the bib and there seems to be no problem with that either. Seems everything I attach to it leaks."

 

[dj1701]

Here is one: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/sho...ccessories/100404-y-shut-off-valve?item=AL228

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I have one of these. Very easy to use with the long handle:
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Thanks, I ordered one.

Dave

 

[Xfaxman]

Thanks,

You're welcome

I ordered one.

Dave

Let us know how it does.

 

[jaxs]

Have you tried tightening the packing nut?

 

[Wagtail]

Well, first I had to figure out what the OP was referring to as a "hose bib"... and I'm still a bit confused as to exactly what. Is it a faucet valved splitter, a hose-line valved splitter, or is it the gasket?

I have both types around my property, two screw-on faucet 'splitters' on my tanks with Australian standard hose quick-connectors and one triple Aus standard hose quick connectors on my horse trough watering system.

All three are brass and I've not experienced any leaks from any of the connection 'methods'. A couple of times, after years of use, the screw-threads have split during a particularly cold winter's morning.

 

[dj1701]

Have you tried tightening the packing nut?

No, but it's not leaking there. It leaks at the connection to the hose. I even tried two rubber gaskets and that made it worse. Pretty sure it is cheap connections.

Dave

 

[Thomas]

I never had much luck with red or green washers black washers never problem.

 

[Oaktree]

Well, first I had to figure out what the OP was referring to as a "hose bib"... and I'm still a bit confused as to exactly what. Is it a faucet valved splitter, a hose-line valved splitter, or is it the gasket?

Don't feel bad, no one I know refers to an outdoor faucet fixture as a bib, and I'm American. I'm sure you run into this all the time, despite both of our countries being English speaking.

 

[ZTMAN]

Try some teflon tape until your new splitter arrives.

 

[jaxs]

I never had much luck with red or green washers black washers never problem.

You are racy.

 

[ponytug]

Well, first I had to figure out what the OP was referring to as a "hose bib"... and I'm still a bit confused as to exactly what. Is it a faucet valved splitter, a hose-line valved splitter, or is it the gasket?

I have both types around my property, two screw-on faucet 'splitters' on my tanks with Australian standard hose quick-connectors and one triple Aus standard hose quick connectors on my horse trough watering system.

All three are brass and I've not experienced any leaks from any of the connection 'methods'. A couple of times, after years of use, the screw-threads have split during a particularly cold winter's morning.

So... what do you call the water flow regulation item with an integral hose thread on one side and pipe thread on the other?

In the US it is generally "hose bib", though frequently called a faucet, or a tap, or even a hydrant. A hose bib is a subset of faucets, which include valves water devices over sinks that don't have hose threads on the outlet. Taps are often synonymous with faucet, but taps (when not threading metal) are generally flow control devices that are either on or off, unlike British usage. Hydrants also include the fixed high flow water sources for fire control efforts. I am sure that I have missed other regional variants like spigots...

Just curious...

All the best,

Peter

 

[Wagtail]

So... what do you call the water flow regulation item with an integral hose thread on one side and pipe thread on the other?

Just curious...

All the best,

Peter

Just a brass hose in-line or faucet splitter, with or without a flow control valve. It all depends on the hose configuration(s) you're after.