Questions tagged [hose]
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How can I find the appropriate MOEN pull-down faucet hose adapters in order to install a water filter under the sink? [closed]
I'm attempting to install an under-the-sink water filter that uses 3/8" tubing (PEX, possibly?). I was able to use a 3/8" to 1/2" adapter to fit with my old faucet hoses, but my new one ...
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Hose Y-connector to join hot and cold?
I want to combine water from a hot and cold spigot to a single hose. What is the fitting called that does this?
The fittings I have seen only split a single water source into two different branches, ...
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Where should I connect my clothes washer's discharge line to my plumbing?
I have just purchased my first property (in Australia) recently and have had few problems with the new washing machine that I ordered. The discharge hose from the washing machine wasn't installed ...
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How to fix shower hose covering
In my shower, the hose covering has snapped off somehow.
Here's what it looks like:
Here's a closer look:
I don't think the covering is metallic, but it's a chromed plastic-like material (not sure ...
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Does code require exterior hose bibs to have a dedicated shut-off valve in areas where freeze is possible?
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In 2018 we had the water main to a small apartment building replaced. Additionally, two exterior hose-bibs were installed.
The plumbers installed the hose bibs ...
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How to connect dishwasher drain hose to drain hose extension
We just got a new dishwasher, and I cannot figure out how to connect the drain hose from the dishwasher to the drain hose extension coming out of our floor.
How can I connect the two hoses shown in ...
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How can I install a full vent for my clothes dryer?
I purchased an older home and the dryer vent connection is just a hole in the floor with a torn flexible hose. I would like to repair this, to code, as cheaply as I can. The hole in the ceramic tile ...
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Washer drain hoses don't fit our washer
We have a GE Harmony washing machine. Recently the drain hose sprung a leak at the base. No issues with the connection to the machine, its strictly the hose. We bought both generic hose attachments ...
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Shut Off Water in Bathroom Sink
My bathroom sink started leaking water, so I wanted to replace the hoses connected to it (red arrows in picture). Before removing the hoses, I wanted to turn off the water, but both regulators (...
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Shrinking-type garden hose suddenly stopped flowing
I thought I was pretty good around the house (after all just finished a remodel of my whole bathroom!)...
I recently bought one of those shrinking/expanding type of 100' garden hose. It worked fine ...
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Mounting a Gardena retractable garden hose(115ft) to inside garage
What would be the proper way (or should I even attempt) to mount this inside my garage walls? most of the information I could find was related to mounting the unit on the outside of the house. The ...
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Troubleshooting broken washing machine
I'm trying to fix a broken washing machine and any advice, hints, tips would be greatly appreciated. It is a Proline PFL 106F.
It switches on, but won't start when you select any of the cycles. It ...
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Is there a hose bibb vacuum breaker that drips rather than sprays?
I understand the purpose of a vacuum breaker, and the need for it to "vent" the water in the hose when pressure is removed. The ones that I can find all do so by spraying the water out in ...
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Install hose hanger with Regular drill and bits
Disclaimer: I am very newbie when it comes to DIY stuff, so be patient :)
So I have installed this hose hanger into my exterior brick wall using 12V cordless drill. Looks sturdy, but I do have some ...
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Hose timer is it bad for spigot and pipes?
We just had new landscaping put in and need to use a drip hose for the next few weeks. We have a timer to go for :30 mins at 7:30am and then again at 7:30 pm. My question is “won’t the water pressure ...
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What's the best way to use our bathwater to water our garden?
Every year nowadays, we have a heatwave that dries up our garden.
Every morning, I have a shower that uses a whole load of clean water, and still leaves it reasonably clean; clean enough to water the ...
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How to reduce leaking at plastic click-on 2-way coupling?
How can I reduce the leaking seen here?
It is leaking at the standard single o-ring hose connector 2-way plastic click-on connector such as this that came with the kit.
The water pressure is already ...
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Leaking washing machine inlet valve hose
After stripping the machine (AEG), found that the rubber hose at the inlet valve that connects to detergent housing is leaking. Seems that the spring can’t cope with the pressure and the hose is ...
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Leak in kitchen sink hose
I have a leak in my kitchen sink hose. I first tried to detach the hose myself but it was very difficult. A plumber came out said that possibly due to a new countertop and how tight our space is under ...
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Dehumidifier is draining through a hose and through a second opening into the bucket
We bought a GE 35 pint Dehumidifier in June 2022, and attached a clear hose 3 days ago. The hose connection is dry and tight and water does flow through the tube but it also drains into the bucket ...
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Problems attaching cold hose for washing machine
Currently I only have the hot water hose going into our washing machine because the cold hose doesn't seem to want to screw on to the tap. Attached are photos showing the cold hose that doesn't attach,...
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Do pressure washers have a maximum water inlet flow (GPM) and PSI?
I understand that most pressure washers need at least 20 PSI of water flow at the inlet and at least the same GPM that the pressure washer will output, e.g., pressure washer rated at 4GPM should have ...
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Anyone knows what type of conduit/duct/hose this is?
I have been looking everywhere for this hose. I don't know what it's called because it's very uncommon in our country.
Tried searching for semi-rigid duct but it's not exactly what I'm looking for.
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Why can't a non toxic shower hose be used as a length of pipe in say a bathroom?
I've come across a shower hose that's been used to connect a water supply to a tap.
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Why are hose bib vacuum breakers non-removable?
Every hose bib vacuum breaker that I can find comes with either a set-screw designed to snap off after it's tightened, or some other mechanism that prevents removing the breaker. Why is that necessary?...
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Fix leaking Zero G hose
My hose is leaking at the spigot no matter what I try.
I have:
ordered new rubber washers and tried those (both the black ones with the little tabs and the orange one, and both).
Wrapped the spigot ...
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Any problems with this plumbing plan?
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Have an outdoor garden hose which is not in the way/cumbersome and can reach the end of my property; 100 feet from the house.
On one side of the house there is a flower bed and having a hose ...
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Water hose connector
The connector in the wall is broken. What is this called and how difficult is it to install myself? Please see attached image for reference.
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Is there a way to connect a water tap to this Y hose splitter?
I have this Y splitter so I can connect two hoses
Is there a way to connect (quick connect if possible) a spigot to they Y ?
I would like to add it where the pressure meter was connected
the valve you ...
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Why wouldn't a shower hose/shower head come with a rubber washer? [closed]
I have a shower sprayer in my shower. There's the bracket that's attached to the shower arm and a hose attached to the bracket, with the sprayer on the other end of the hose. I had put plumbers tape ...
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What kind of adapter do I need to hook up garden hose inside?
What piece do I need to make this functional for the garden hose outside (standard shrinking type garden hose that goes into every outside outlet).
This seems too shallow and it won’t hold the hose.
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Okay to use cold water drain valve on tankless gas water heater as a spigot?
I need to use a pressure washer outside my house, but there's no spigot nearby. I do have my tankless gas water heater nearby though, which has drain valves (both hot and cold). When I opened up the ...
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How do I drain this waterbed?
I'm trying to help my relative drain a waterbed. It's old (maybe 20 years) and they don't know the brand, nor do they have or remember any attachments or adapters that may have come with it.
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How can I clean my dishwasher drain hose?
My house is 7 years old. I live alone and decided it was easier to just wash what dishes I use rather than waiting for enough to run the dishwasher.
Now there is a bad smell coming from around the ...
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How to handle 2 hoses going into 1 standpipe
I have a tiny sink in the basement with a hot/cold faucet and a standpipe, for our clothes washer. Got a new washer, and I'm having problems figuring how to attach everything up:
The attachment I ...
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How to stop gurgling/gushing sound from a drain hose?
I'm in the process of building an NFT hydroponics system that includes drain hoses connecting the growing channels vertically. They are the black corrugated hoses in the picture below and the noise ...
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How to winterize pipe to outdoor hose bib if the valve is lower than the outdoor bib
I've recently bought a house and am not able to contact the previous owner. I'm trying to winterize the house for the upcoming winter in New Jersey. I have an outdoor hose bib but the only valve I can ...
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What size adapter do I need to fit a Danco hose on my older Glacier Bay kitchen faucet?
The pull-out (well, technically a pull-down) hose was leaking on our kitchen sink. It is a Glacier Bay–branded model but Home Depot did not show any hoses for it on their site so I bought a generic &...
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Outdoor Water Spigot Will Not Turn
I'm having an annoying issue with an outside water spigot. I was watering the yard the other day and kinked the hose so I could put on an attachment. Finished watering and when I went to turn off ...
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Garden Hose Fit Issue [duplicate]
Just moved into a new home and cant find the right garden hose + adapter combination to connect to my water spigot. I seem to have a very similar issue as to the question posed in:
Can't find a ...
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Hose splitter leading to low pressure
I recently added a garden hose splitter to my bib in my garage and outside, to be able to use 2 hoses at the same time from the same bib. I would sometimes need to run both my garage bib and outside ...
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Question on security of hose bib
I have only turned on the water for this bib once, but am afraid to use it regularly in the event that it has a leak on the inside. Additionally, the bib is unsecured to the wall. I have seen this ...
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How do you recommend connecting polyethylene tubing to soaker hose?
To build a drip irrigation system for raised beds, I connected a polyethylene tube (carrying water to the plant beds) to soaker hose (used on the beds themselves). The PE tubing is 0.6 inches inside ...
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How can I connect a filter to my kitchen faucet?
I have a sink fixture in an apartment that I would like to connect to a filter. unscrewing the front of the fixture yields a hose terminating in a 3/8" diameter fitting. But it only has a TPI of ...
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How can I shut off these water valves that won’t turn?
How can I shut off these water valves that won’t turn? They connect to my washer, which I am trying to fix. I have sprayed the valves with WD-40 and partially unscrewed the screws, but that has not ...
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Repair or replace sillcock
I have a frost proof sillcock that is only a few years old. It is leaking - and the issue is that I can't find a way to take it apart and check for a bad washer where the leak is coming from. The leak ...
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Does a plumbing hose going from a dishwasher to a garbage disposal require a loop?
In Jay613's helpful answer to this question, Jay writes:
Don't forget the dishwasher drain hose needs to make a loop up high between the sink and the wall before coming back down to join the new ...
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Using 1.25" SCH 40 PVC pipe to protect hose for irrigation
I'm setting up a simple irrigation system on my farm to deliver water to my fruit trees. What I want to do is to run a hose (a simple garden hose) through 1.25" schedule 40 PVC pipe to protect ...
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Washing machine drain hose too long?
So, I just bought a new washer and dryer and the drain hose for the washer ended up being a little too short so I bought a hose extension and a clamp to extend the hose. The way I have it running now ...
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How can I connect a garden hose to a kitchen sink?
We were gifted a baby pool so that our baby can play outside on our patio. However, we don't have an outdoor spigot that we can use to connect a hose to. The patio is right off the kitchen and near ...
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