KarenM Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I need to repair/replace the end (female adaptor?)of the hose that connects to my water hose. It's very slightly damaged, but doesn't screw on correctly (it pops off of the hose about every 10 min) and leaks badly right behind the end (where the screw on end is connected to the rest of the RO hose). If I don't hit a certain pressure no water comes out of the blue hose, or it drips slowly. But at that same pressure the RO hose pops off of the water hose and leaks out about 10 times more water than I'm collecting. Can the hose end be successfully replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Field Supply Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I need to repair/replace the end (female adaptor?)of the hose that connects to my water hose. It's very slightly damaged, but doesn't screw on correctly (it pops off of the hose about every 10 min) and leaks badly right behind the end (where the screw on end is connected to the rest of the RO hose). If I don't hit a certain pressure no water comes out of the blue hose, or it drips slowly. But at that same pressure the RO hose pops off of the water hose and leaks out about 10 times more water than I'm collecting.Can the hose end be successfully replaced? If you are talking about a fitting that takes you from garden hose threads to a quick connect for 1/4" tubing, those are called "hose bib adapters" and would take you all of about 30 seconds to replace - very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 That looks like it! My current one is plastic but I'm assuming a metal one would be OK. How does it attach to the RO hose (glue, etc?), and can I get these at Home Depot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Field Supply Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 That looks like it! My current one is plastic but I'm assuming a metal one would be OK. How does it attach to the RO hose (glue, etc?), and can I get these at Home Depot? The 1/4" plastic tubing for your RO system simply slips into the quick connect fitting - stick it in and you're done. You'll not find these at a hardware store. We've pm'ed you a source. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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