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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to
a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almot closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? |
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On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:13 -0400, micky
wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almost closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Something like this ? https://tinyurl.com/4x926dk8 Leaking from the threaded-on connection ? or leaking from the snap-together connection ? both ? John T. |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:10:59 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:13 -0400, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almost closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Something like this ? https://tinyurl.com/4x926dk8 Leaking from the threaded-on connection ? or leaking from the snap-together connection ? both ? John T. Common sense says it shouldn't leak at all. That doesn't matter if it's a 1/4" tubing connection or an 8" irrigation pipe connection. An exception might be if there is a deliberate drain to prevent freezing. Even those shouldn't leak under pressure. That must make quite a mess around your sink. |
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On 4/23/2021 5:36 AM, micky wrote:
I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almot closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Such fittings may have a washer with a thinner flexibla seal lip that needs to be towards the male part that inserts into the coupler. If the washer is flipped over, it will not seal. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:58:39 -0400, Wade Garrett
wrote: On 4/23/21 9:12 AM, wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:13 -0400, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almost closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Something like this ? https://tinyurl.com/4x926dk8 Yeah, that's it, although it didn't have a Moen name, and the white plastic part is green. Mine says on it NSF-61-G Lead Free Leaking from the threaded-on connection ? or No. leaking from the snap-together connection ? both ? Yes, just where the pieces come together, coming out I think from the circular crack between the plastic and the metal parts of the part on the left. Also that means there's no place for a mispositioned washer. When the two pieces are together, one wobbles within the other. And it moves a full millimeter back and forth. It's not surprising that it leaks. Maybe I should go shopping in person and find one that doesn't wiggle. John T. I've got several of them and while easily swapping nozzles, sprinklers is convenient- they do leak. And mine do so from both the connection and the threads which like to back out from being hand-tight. Leaking from the connection happens if you apply lateral force to it. Sometimes crud gets into the connection and makes leaking worse. This is too new to have crud. And it does make a mess. Yet several of the reviews above comment that there is no leaking. |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
"micky" wrote in message ... I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? Yep, the one I use for my swamp cooler doesn't leak. One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almot closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Yep, take it back. |
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On 4/23/2021 11:27 AM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:58:39 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote: On 4/23/21 9:12 AM, wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:13 -0400, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almost closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Something like this ? https://tinyurl.com/4x926dk8 Yeah, that's it, although it didn't have a Moen name, and the white plastic part is green. Mine says on it NSF-61-G Lead Free Leaking from the threaded-on connection ? or No. leaking from the snap-together connection ? both ? Yes, just where the pieces come together, coming out I think from the circular crack between the plastic and the metal parts of the part on the left. Also that means there's no place for a mispositioned washer. The washer that forms the seal is just beyond the release balls of the release fitting. The black seal shows in the picture at https://www.homedepot.ca/product/moe...E&gclsrc=aw.ds The end of the male fitting should seat against that seal so that you feel a slight springiness as you move the fittings together and apart the last little bit. Water pressure causes the seal to press harder against the male fitting end. Take it back and get one that works. When the two pieces are together, one wobbles within the other. And it moves a full millimeter back and forth. It's not surprising that it leaks. Maybe I should go shopping in person and find one that doesn't wiggle. John T. I've got several of them and while easily swapping nozzles, sprinklers is convenient- they do leak. And mine do so from both the connection and the threads which like to back out from being hand-tight. Leaking from the connection happens if you apply lateral force to it. Sometimes crud gets into the connection and makes leaking worse. This is too new to have crud. And it does make a mess. Yet several of the reviews above comment that there is no leaking. |
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More Heavy Trolling by the Senile Octogenarian Nym-Shifting Ozzie Cretin!
On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:32:08 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: FLUSH the unbelievably retarded trolling senile asshole's latest troll**** -- Senile Rodent about himself: "I was involved in the design of a computer OS" MID: Bruahahahahahahahahaaa!!! |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:27:53 -0400, micky
wrote: In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:58:39 -0400, Wade Garrett wrote: On 4/23/21 9:12 AM, wrote: On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:13 -0400, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) It leaks like crazy. Is that normal? Maybe 10% of the water when a lot is flowing, a higher percentabge when the faucet isn't on much. The connector seems to be in good condition, nothing missing or broken. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't leak? One one occasion, when I had the end of the hose closed or almost closed, the hose along with its half of the connector came spurting off. Is there a better quality connector that doesn't do that? Something like this ? https://tinyurl.com/4x926dk8 Yeah, that's it, although it didn't have a Moen name, and the white plastic part is green. Mine says on it NSF-61-G Lead Free Leaking from the threaded-on connection ? or No. leaking from the snap-together connection ? both ? Yes, just where the pieces come together, coming out I think from the circular crack between the plastic and the metal parts of the part on the left. Also that means there's no place for a mispositioned washer. When the two pieces are together, one wobbles within the other. And it moves a full millimeter back and forth. It's not surprising that it leaks. Maybe I should go shopping in person and find one that doesn't wiggle. Are you sure you are not missing an O ring in the socket? That is the seal in the disconnects I have and when they leak I end up putting in a new O ring. Without it water ****es everywhere. Also be sure it is completely seated. |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote:
I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
" wrote in message ... On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? I did that to feed the water to the still cooling coils. |
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Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:52:31 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? I did that to feed the water to the still cooling coils. Nobody asked YOU anything, you obnoxious self-opinionated bigmouth! -- Xeno to senile Rodent: "You're a sad old man Rod, truly sad." MID: |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
On 4/24/21 5:05 AM, wrote:
On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Enema? |
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leaking quick-disconnect for faucet to garden house.
On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote:
On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? The same type of fittings are used for "portable" dishwashers. |
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On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 11:46:44 AM UTC-4, Bob F wrote:
On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote: On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? That's a good one. It never would have occurred to me. We have a similar fitting for the basement sink. I can't quite recall why. Perhaps something to do with cleaning hot tub filters in the winter. (The basement sink isn't a utility tub; it's a regular stainless kitchen sink with a regular kitchen faucet.) Cindy Hamilton |
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On 4/24/21 11:46 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote: On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? The same type of fittings are used for "portable" dishwashers. Depending on what you are actually doing, a waterbed fill kit might work better https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-Wa.../dp/B003XEXTP8 |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:58:20 -0400, wrote:
On 4/24/21 11:46 AM, Bob F wrote: On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote: On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? The same type of fittings are used for "portable" dishwashers. Depending on what you are actually doing, a waterbed fill kit might work better https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-Wa.../dp/B003XEXTP8 I sold my waterbed in 2003 but I still have a fill kit that looks exactly like that. I wonder why I still have that? It's not like waterbeds are coming back into vogue. |
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was 15.
On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:52:31 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote: " wrote in message ... On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? I did that to feed the water to the still cooling coils. Me too ... when I was 15 |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:05:21 -0500, Jim Joyce
wrote: On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:58:20 -0400, wrote: On 4/24/21 11:46 AM, Bob F wrote: On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote: On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? The same type of fittings are used for "portable" dishwashers. Depending on what you are actually doing, a waterbed fill kit might work better https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-Wa.../dp/B003XEXTP8 I sold my waterbed in 2003 but I still have a fill kit that looks exactly like that. I wonder why I still have that? It's not like waterbeds are coming back into vogue. It was more like 1997 for us when I remodeled that end of the house. I just gave the waterbed away and built a bed with the same type of drawer storage under it set up for a king mattress. I ended up with a void between the drawer units that I left open and it became our dog house. 3 dogs have found it and slept there over the years. |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:41:47 -0400, wrote:
On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:05:21 -0500, Jim Joyce wrote: On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:58:20 -0400, wrote: On 4/24/21 11:46 AM, Bob F wrote: On 4/24/2021 2:05 AM, wrote: On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 8:36:33 AM UTC-4, micky wrote: I bought a quick-disconnect from Home Depot, to connect a garden hose to a kitchen faucet. (I can't find the exact model on their webpage) Nobody else has asked, so I'm going to. Why are you connecting a hose to your kitchen faucet? Cindy Hamilton Fill a water bed? The same type of fittings are used for "portable" dishwashers. Depending on what you are actually doing, a waterbed fill kit might work better https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-Wa.../dp/B003XEXTP8 I sold my waterbed in 2003 but I still have a fill kit that looks exactly like that. I wonder why I still have that? It's not like waterbeds are coming back into vogue. It was more like 1997 for us when I remodeled that end of the house. I just gave the waterbed away and built a bed with the same type of drawer storage under it set up for a king mattress. I ended up with a void between the drawer units that I left open and it became our dog house. 3 dogs have found it and slept there over the years. I put mine on CL with a 'best offer', thinking I'd maybe get $50 if I was lucky, but a woman called and asked if I'd sell it for $1700. I told her if she came over right away I'd even help her load it. It turned out that I misplaced the brand new padded rails so she took it without those. I found them about 6 months later but she had already purchased a set so I trashed mine. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:16:25 -0500, Jim Joyce
wrote: It was more like 1997 for us when I remodeled that end of the house. I just gave the waterbed away and built a bed with the same type of drawer storage under it set up for a king mattress. I ended up with a void between the drawer units that I left open and it became our dog house. 3 dogs have found it and slept there over the years. I put mine on CL with a 'best offer', thinking I'd maybe get $50 if I was lucky, but a woman called and asked if I'd sell it for $1700. I told her if she came over right away I'd even help her load it. It turned out that I misplaced the brand new padded rails so she took it without those. I found them about 6 months later but she had already purchased a set so I trashed mine. Wow. I was once looking for an appartment and found a big house for rent, and when I asked how much it was, he asked how much I wanted to pay! After 2 or 3 go-rounds, I said good-bye. I wonder where she got the idea 1700 was a good price. OTOH, I sold me previous car for $1000, a fair price, but I couldn't find the spare keys or fobs until a month later. I emailed him a half-dozen times and never heard back. Later ones might have bounced. All I had was his email, no phone number. He was a guy 50 or 60 who came with a friend to drive his car home. Either he really liked his friend or, what I eventually thought of, he was a flipper, and he'd already sold the car a month later and didn't want to be bothered with more keys and fobs. |
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