Questions tagged [hose]
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Cut way into the spigot threads while cutting off a hose fitting, any hope of fixing it without replacing the whole thing?
First time cutting an absurdly stuck pipe fitting and I managed to do an impressively bad job. I cut into the spigot in two places, including on the surface that should seal to the pipe (picture in ...
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Warm water outdoor Dog wash
Can you run the hot water from the washing machine faucet through a regular garden hose ? And then use a y connector to control the temperature through the flow control valves ?
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Flooded home property advice
Long story short our 1/3 acre property floods and I need to run 3 different pumps full time to pump water to the street. When we get a few inches of rain in an hour.
Need flood remediation help in ...
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Washing Machine Hose Setup
I just had a quick question. We just got a new washer. I installed it myself but the drain hose that it comes with is a bit too short to reach the drain pipe we normally used. It is a drain hose ...
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Is this hosewinder broken?
I can't seem to plug a hose into this part of this hosewinder/hosereel I bought used..
Is it because it's broken? Neither male or female will fit in there.
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Outside Faucet ON with Split Hose Attachment CLOSED
I accidentally opened my outside hose all the way with the hose splitter valves both closed. Did pressure build up in the line and cause leaks in my pipes? It was about 2 minutes.
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What repair methods will work for a fabric-coverered hose?
I have a fabric-encased hose that works really well except I must have dragged it over a nail head or something like that and now it leaks, a lot. The leaking area doesn't have an obvious hole or rip ...
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Dishwasher fill hose area gunky?
Just looking for possible explanations on why the fill hose area on my GE dishwasher looks gunky? It is a soft kind of soapy like residue, why I don't quite understand given the fact that I believe ...
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Can I route washer hoses in a conduit behind the wall?
I'm installing a washer in a nook under a staircase landing, and I'd like to conceal the washer hoses but keep both the supply shutoffs and the standpipe accessible and visible (the standpipe is not ...
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Hose reel intake pipe with no terminal
This hose reel has a clean cut pipe with no terminal (such as male threading) as its intake. The out terminal is threaded for a hose. When connecting the intake to a source, which is a threaded hose ...
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Outside Hose Pressure 3/4” to 1/2” Spigot
Will get far better water pressure if I install a 3/4” inch spigot on my 3/4” inch supply line that comes straight from the meter that is linked to my irrigation line.
It’s city water. The pressure is ...
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Gardena retractable reel garden hose
When mounting the reel, for the Gardena hose reel, can you adjust the hose length from the reel to the spigot?
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Removing sealed flexi hose
I have used teflon tape and loxeal 58-11 to connect braided flexi hose to cistern. Later I noticed the flexi hose has kink because it was twisted as it was short. I am feeling doubt that hose might ...
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Kenmore washing machine 600 series. Smell coming from water standing in drum
We got a used Kenmore washing machine when our old one suddenly quit working. Ever since, we have had a smell coming from the inside of washer. I have used bleach baking soda, washing machine cleaners ...
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Hose interface between two standards for power washing
It's bad enough that every tool (lawn mower, drill, leaf blower, etc...) uses its own Lithium-ion batteries, but now I'm finding that this interfacing problem also exists between two hose standards.
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Is this hose bib fixable from the outside?
I have a hose bib that is leaking from the spout. I removed the handle in an effort to replace the washer on the stem, but the inside did not look like I was expecting. I have two questions:
Is this ...
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Risk of not capping old hose spigot
I have this old spigot sticking up out of the ground. There is a newer working one that’s on the side of the house. I’d like to remove this one. I believe the pipe runs away from the slab that you can ...
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Which position is open with these laundry shutoff valves?
In which direction does on turn the water ON versus OFF for the shown washing hose levers? E.G., is UP on or off? Is DOWN on or off?
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Can you identify what is this blue hose under the sink?
Please see this image under the sink. The owner cannot identify what this hose is and it appears to not be connected to anything. Does anyone know what it is, possibly to an old garbage disposal ...
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What kind of hose bib is this (with small holes in periphery)?
In the back of my property there is a hose bib (bibb?) of a peculiar shape. It has small holes around the edge and some kind of plastic piece in the middle. I tried attaching a regular hose to it but ...
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Is this kind of clamp on a braided PVC hose reusable or does it get replaced with a new one when it is removed?
I don't have much experience with PVC hose clamps and have never seen the kind in the photos here. I've only seen the kind with the turn-screw that tightens or loosens the clamp. This one looks like ...
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Leaking hose on new water softener. Using old hoses
So we had to replace our water softener. After the installation we are getting some small leaking from the old hose. At first we thought it wasn't tightened all the way so we took them off and ...
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Any trick to disconnecting old / reconnecting new reinforced vinyl tubing from the push-lock connectors, or does it have to be cut off?
I am trying to disconnect the reinforced vinyl tubing from the push-lock connectors on my masonry saw, in order to determine the ID. OD is 15mm. I am unable to twist it off by hand after loosening ...
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Is it ok to use fiberglass insulation to insulated a garden hose for winter?
I'm off grid using a garden hose for running water. Would it be okay for me to wrap fiberglass insulation around the garden hose to hopefully prevent it from freezing this winter? I plan on putting ...
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What replacement part is needed to reattach the kitchen sink spray nozzle to its hose?
The head of my sink's spray nozzle came off and I'm not sure what I need to fix it.
The end of the hose has just a removable hexagonal cap but really no way to attach to the nozzle as the hose doesn'...
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Can't attach hose to water heater
Trying to flush my electric water heater.
The flush pipe is very inconveniently located, so it's impossible to attach a hose due to the black plastic thing.
What do I do? Is there some sort of a ...
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How can I repair a handheld shower head hose that burst?
I'm looking to fix a handheld shower head tube that burst. There is no easy access to replace the entire hose. Luckily the burst happened at the head. I'm hoping that there's a way to cut the hose and ...
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Pex pipe to garden. What are advantages of 3/4 in vs 1/2
I have read many posts similar to this, but have not drawn a conclusion.
My hose bibs are 1/2.
I am running pex out to the garden. Probably 150-200 foot run, connecting 2-3 garden hose bibs.
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Garden hose water valve threads don't fit
The garden hose water valve on the exterior of the house has started dripping, so I attempted to replace it. I went to the hardware store and they had plenty that were 1/2" NPT and 3/4" NPT (...
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Adapter to connect 3/8 quick release to standard garden hose
I have a MJJC gun for car washing. It has a nilfisk connector also it has optional 3/8 quick connector (as in the photos) . It supposed to be connected to a pressure machine. But I'm curious if it's ...
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How do I turn on this water valve?
I just got a new washer and dryer and this valve got turned during installation. I cannot turn the red one to be on, it is stuck. I would be welcome to any tips on fixing this.
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Easiest way to connect hose on hot water
I have an inflatable hot tub but also a heat pump water heater which is extremely efficient to heat water. As such, I’d like to fill the hot tub with pre-heated water instead of relying on its highly ...
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I can't connect my washing machine properly. Please help
I got an old washing machine From my grandparents but I can't seem to fit the hose into the tap. There are in my opinion 2 problems, there are 2 male connections instead of a female and a male and I ...
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Help finding garden hose to kitchen faucet adapter [closed]
I am having a hard time figuring out which adapter to get to hook my garden hose up to my pull down kitchen faucet. I included some photos, I would appreciate any help.
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Looking for the correct part to extend a portable dishwasher drain hose
I have a Danby Portable dishwasher ddw1899wp. Turns out I can't build it in permanently, so I want to extend the drain hoses so I don't have to wheel it around the corner of the counter and back every ...
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Exterior hose bib ID and parts
I cannot seem to find a replacement valve stem that fits my 2 exterior hose bibs. The stem at the washer is very bad and I can't remove the handle for replacement.
These are about 44 years old and the ...
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Possible faucet leaking only when the valve is turned off
I have a problem about my washing machine faucet that is strange for me. When I use my washing machine, there is no problem.
A few days ago, I was not at home for 3-4 days and I iust turned off the ...
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How can I extend a refrigerator water line?
I had to purchase a new refrigerator, but of course the water inlet connection for the ice maker is on the opposite side and the 1/4" stainless steel braided compression line does not reach. The ...
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Is there an specific correct way to split PEX connections?
I currently have a hose bibb on one corner of my house, and want to install one on each corner.
We have 3/4" pex under the house, and I am wondering if there is a correct way that the connection ...
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Can I replace the end connection of a never-kink hose with interior ribs?
We have a 'never-kink' garden hose, one end of which had an unfortunate interaction with a mower. The inside walls of the hose has fairly prominent plastic(?) ribs. (Presumably, the anti-kink device....
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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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