Moved house - trying to plumb in washing machine. Bought new cold hose from Homebase. when hose connected to both machine and mains, water leaks from joints when tightened by hand. Tried a wrench to make joints tighter but still not water tight. I have tried to put rubber washers in but makes the problem worse. Any ideas?
leaking hose joints
- Thread starter fatbob109
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If that doesn't work then try some PVC? tape (very thin white plasticy tape) round the threads you're connecting the hoses to.......available from all good plumbing outlets and B&Q 
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The tape mentioned above is called PTFE. Should be available from the plumbers. A better one, considering its for water, would be Loctite 55. It is similar to PTFE but comes wound in a tube, and is like a waxy thread. Its designed to work with water
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