Leaking hose fitting problem

[Frank]

Mine were tight and a little difficult to seat but does not appear to be your problem.

[Brooklyn1]

Not your water pressure. Like I already said, the bargain basement hoses with formed couplings are typically out of round when new and their threads are poorly formed, it's nearly impossible for those to make a seal... and they are very easy to cross thread. You need the kind of hose with machined threads, those will have a hex for tightening, not round with knurls.... and still do NOT use a wrench or pliers on the hex.... lightly hand tight is plenty to make a seal (over tightening will distort the coupling causiing a permanent leak), those cast brass couplings are soft and over tightening will deform them... some will have a plastic cap on the coupling to help old farts with arthitic hands... but NEVER use tools on garden hose. I like Swan hoses:

[David Hare-Scott]

What connections are "standard connections"? I know of several sorts, this is an international forum no doubt there are more about than I know of.

Since you describe the hose and what you are using as separate I assume you are using a snap fitting. This has a male end that snaps into a female socket and can be released by pulling back a sleeve. Is that right?

So the water comes out between the male plug and the female sleeve is that right?

If both of these are right then there are two ways you have a leak. One; the O ring has come off the male plug or is faulty or the wrong size. You should be able to see a rubbery ring sitting in a groove around the plug and it should be tight and free of damage. Two; you have mixed fittings from different manufacturers and they are not compatible. You say this problem started recently. Did you by any chance by some new fittings? Are they the same brand as the rest?

If all else fails give us a photograph.

David

[hrhofmann]

Is it possible that as you are aging, you have less strength in your hands? Have you tried tightening the hoses with pliers?

[Brooklyn1]

Already said he uses washers, that zeros in on standard threaded couplings rather than the quick disconnect type. After all the desciptives the one area that wasn't mentioned is how the hose is attached to the fitting, I've had those kind of leakers several times and typically that type of leak will spray in a long stream. Sometimes with cheap bargain hoses they'll leak at a poor fitting to hose crimp from brand new. When a hose is still essentially serviceable but leaks at the fitting crimp or one needs a short length of hose there are fittings one can crimp on themself. The short length of hose from a hose reel to hose bib is typically poor quality and will leak at the crimp... I've often made up a new hose reel connector hose from better quality components. My house has five hose bibs, one at my garage door is tempered water for washing vehicals with warm water... all have a hose reel. I maintain a fairly extensive hose repair kit. When it comes to tools and hardware I buy the best quality I can find, the cheap turns out expensive.

[FarmI]

Nope.

"Standard" means nothing in an international unsenet forum.

[David Hare-Scott]

Yes as far as getting a fitting on to a threaded hose c*ck that is true, they all require a washer at that point.

After all the

Yup. There are several ways to do that including the instant snap on type in both brass and plastic, and semi-permanent sort with a metal hose clamp around the hose. This is the part that is unclear.

D

[Brooklyn1]

Would've helped a lot in diagnosing the problem had the OP sent pictures of the charged hose actually spraying... I'm not clear on whether the problem is with the compression washer or the fitting to hose crimp. All I can say is that I've never had a leaking hose connection that I couldn't diagnose immediately and repair if repairable... sometimes a length of hose is just too old/corroded to bother with, then it gets saved to use as anti-chaffing material for staking... lengths of hose slit longitudinally makes great contractor bucket handles, slip them over the skinny plastic handle for a larger diameter more comfortable grip. Lots of times a piece of garden hose is the perfect remedy... with all the high humidity lately I put a dehumidifier in my basement, placing it on a couple of short lengths of old garden hose quenched the vibration and stopped the noise, also stopped it from creeping across the basement floor on it's tiny hard plastic wheels, twice it had pulled its plug out of the wall recepticle. If anyone needs a dehumidifier buy a SoleusAir, I have two upstairs, they work very well, they don't vibrate and they're so quiet I can't tell they're running except from seeing the pilot lights lit.... when that big Westinghouse monster in the basement dies I will replace it with the larger size SoleusAir The SoleusAir is nice looking too... Amazon has them and at the lowest price... I have one of these at each end of my house:

[Kay Lancaster]

Go get a pair of good hose connectors, and the little hose clamps that look bands of perforated metal with a screw fitting.

Cut off the coupling end of two hoses that leak, and install the new couplings with the hose clamps.

Test to see if they leak. Bet they won't unless the hose material is so rigid and sun damaged that you can't tighten the clamps properly.

If that works, replace the other stuff.

Put on a new hose bib or use some teflon pipe tape at the old hose bib.

?catalogId=10052&storeId=10001&langId=-1&division=FarmTek&productId=295439I prefer the fixed rather than swivel connectors.

Kay

[John McGaw]

I am still totally confused by your problem and I suspect that others are also. One way you might clarify the situation would be to photograph the leak in progress in as much detail as you can and post the picture(s) where we would be able to access them. The fact that you are seeing a stream of water really tells me nothing but seeing the stream of water and from where it sprays would tell volumes. A picture or two of the spray in situ and of the inside of the hose connection and washer and of the end of the faucet threads if you please?

[Brooklyn1]

A good beginning but we also need x-rays, a sonogram, and an MRI... has anyone ever given a garden hose a proctoscopy... I think you first need to run a couple gallons of Gatorade through. lol

[Brooklyn1]

And teflon tape only helps on tapered pipe threads... hose fittings use straight pipe threads, the tape will cause leaks and/or make leaks worse. Tapered pipe threads are designed to be torqued down with a wrench... never use any tool to torque down straight pipe threads other than moderate hand pressure, the compression washer makes the seal... over tightening damages the washer and the fitting. Also be sure not to place strain on a garden hose or the fitting will leak, and you will damage the hose... don't attempt to stretch it... use a longer hose. I don't buy garden hose longer than 50" lengths, they're easier to handle and cost less to replace.

[dr-solo]

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