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My last faucet started to leak, so I just bought a new Moen one. I just about got it installed, but when I tried to hook up the water lines, I have two female connectors that don't seem to like each other.

The faucet I was replacing (also a Moen), had a metal pipe with a male connector. However, the new one has a supply line hose with a female connector at the end. The water line is a pex plastic tube with a female connector at the end.

Do I need some sort of adapter?

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  • Are there shutoff valves under the sink? Typically the incoming water lines would connect to a shutoff valve, then the fixture supply lines would connect to the other side of the valve.
    – Tester101
    May 31, 2012 at 16:17
  • That's the problem, I don't have shutoff valves there, there are just rubber tubes (called "pex" according to my plumber uncle) coming out the wall that run all the way down to a manifold in the basement.
    – Mike Mooney
    May 31, 2012 at 16:53
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    Then instead of using a straight adapter, I'd install a shutoff valve instead. Something like this .
    – Tester101
    May 31, 2012 at 17:05

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Faucets are usually 3/8, so you would need a 3/8 brass nipple

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If not, they sell many different size brass nipples.

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