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Leak Where Garden Hose Connects To Faucet

  
  
  

garden hose leakIt is pretty common to see a leak when you turn on the water to your garden hose. Maybe it is the faucet, maybe it is the hose. Here are a few steps to stop it.

Of course, the first think to do is to tighten the hose connection. I know this sounds like a no-brainer, but you would be surprised. The next thing I would look at is the rubber washer at the hose connection. Unscrew the hose and look into the threaded connection. You should see a rubber washer. If you don't see one then you have found your problem. It may also be the case that the washer is torn or twisted. Just replace the washer and be done with it.

If you still have a leak, inspect the the hose for damage, particularly where the hose connects to the threaded connector. If there is damage here, you can buy a repair kit, or buy a new hose if yours is a cheap vinyl one.

Finally, make sure that it is not the faucet that is leaking. If it is, You may get by with tightening the nut that sits right below the handle. The worst case is that you have to replace the hose faucet.

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Good point! im always getting leakage at times
Posted @ Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:25 PM by John Edwins
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