Hose Pipe query

[mouk786]

I take it this is now the gardening forum under 'Homes'?

Anyway

I have a hosepipe. I have a tap in my garden.

Tap is like this: but it is NOT threaded (http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/251749/2/istockphoto_251749_garden_tap.jpg)

Therefore I bought one of these to attach to the tap. It fits the tap perfectly
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...

I then attached one of these to the hose on both ends
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...

When I connect them 2 bits together they fit together but water leaks out between them... am i I doing it right?

I spose even if I had a threaded tap I would use one of these connectors, but I would still get a leak because they conenct in the same way??

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...


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On the other end of the hose I have another one of the things above attached to one end of the hose and a spray gun (both of those are the cheap Homebase ones and work fine).

[Autonotiv]

Are you sure it has the little black o ring?

[mouk786]

yes it does

when the 2 connectors click into place there is some 'wobble' but only a little

[Simpo Two]

They do wobble and dribble - it's just a crap overpriced design from Hozelock.

All you need is a jubilee clip. Push the naked end of the hose over the outlet of the tap (you may need to soften it in hot/boiling water first)(the hose not the tap) then tighten the clip up. Sorted!

[Chrisgr31]

The tap doesn't have a fitting on it that screws off to reveal the thread does it? Quite a lot of outdoor taps come with a spout bit that just screws off.

[mouk786]

Simpo Two said:

They do wobble and dribble - it's just a crap overpriced design from Hozelock.

All you need is a jubilee clip. Push the naked end of the hose over the outlet of the tap (you may need to soften it in hot/boiling water first)(the hose not the tap) then tighten the clip up. Sorted!

Cheers, At first I did wonder if there was a way of connecting the hose directly to the bit on the tap.

I am surprise Hozelock sell the product if it actually always leaks...

[Deva Link]

mouk786 said:

When I connect them 2 bits together they fit together but water leaks out between them... am i I doing it right?

Does it leak even when there's water flowing out of the end of the hose? If you open the tap and you've got good flow/pressure and then you block off the end of the hose then it may well leak. However I have a similar set up (although I do have the bit the screws onto the tap, but as you say, that shouldn't make any difference) and it doesn't leak, even with the end of hose connector being a waterstop one, so the hose is under pressure.

Try swapping the end connectors around and see it that's any better. Failing that, try a new tap connector, or an alternative way of connecting the hose to the tap.

[mouk786]

I have a spray gun on the other end, so MOST of the time the spray gun is off, so there will be pressure there

I will have a look at connecting the 'raw' hose end to that tap fitting that connect directly to the tap -that is how I thought it was meant to be as our ancient 10 year old hose only has that 1 fitting which directly connects to the tap... but the connector on the end is a bit too thick to fit into the hose - as the other poster says, i may be able to squeeze it in and then use a clip.


i.e this bit directly into the hose http://www.philipmorris.uk.com/images/db/i43ff28ba...

Edited by mouk786 on Friday 10th April 23:03

[Simpo Two]

mouk786 said:

i.e this bit directly into the hose http://www.philipmorris.uk.com/images/db/i43ff28ba...

That still leaves the Hozelock wobble though. Is your tap like this:

[jeff m]

Plastic quick connects.....
Try taking the weight of the hose off the fitting and see if it stops leaking.
Is that understandable?
Add a six inch hose extension above the quick connect so it is not being pulled at an angle.


You could try a little silicon grease on the O ring, but basically it is plastic.

The brass ones will last for years, although if the get a lot of use you do have to change the O ring which sits in a groove in the female part.
Similar to air hose connecters but with no shut off.

[SJobson]

Simpo Two said:

They do wobble and dribble - it's just a crap overpriced design from Hozelock.

Overpriced, certainly - but I've never had a leak and I've joined dozens of fittings in various states of decrepitude over the years. Is it definitely Hozelock and not a copy?

[mouk786]

yea its hozelock

maybe the pressure is too high in the tap - its certainly powerful

[Chrisgr31]

Simpo Two said:

mouk786 said:

i.e this bit directly into the hose http://www.philipmorris.uk.com/images/db/i43ff28ba...

That still leaves the Hozelock wobble though. Is your tap like this:

If it is like that he can unscrew the spout bit (for the sake of a better word!), which will reveal a thread. Hozelock then do a connector which screws on to the connecter.

On that tap the wide Knarled bit is actually a nut and undoes, and doing that makes live a lot easier.

Most Hozelock kits start leaking after a while, but thats because the "O" rings perish. New "O" rings can be purchased cheaply on Ebay!

[Simpo Two]

Chrisgr31 said:

If it is like that he can unscrew the spout bit (for the sake of a better word!), which will reveal a thread. Hozelock then do a connector which screws on to the connecter.

Cut out the middleman - simply push the naked hose end onto the tap and secure with a jubilee clip. Then you don't need to go and buy any extra widgets from Hozelock at all.