Leaking washing machine hose

[paulhv]

Hi

We had our kitchen done last year and fitted new hot and cold connecting hoses to the back of our washing machine

whilst the hot hose has been fine the cold hose, no matter how hard we tighten it after a while starts to drip from where it connects onto the main feed and not the washing machine end

we have replaced the hose twice and though it initially resolve the problem after 4-6 weeks it starts again

we do have an outside boiler which is on a direct feed, and have no loft tank

if anyone has any ideas on how i can stop it driping i'd be very grateful

 

[Steve69the69Gas]

Exactly where is it leaking at the mains feed end?

Piccy?

 

[paulhv]

the cold hose connects onto the back of the washing machine - no leak here, and then connects onto the main copper pipe feed

the leak is coming from this end

 

[Steve69the69Gas]

Yes I (we) know, but where from e.g. compression fitting/soldered/pushfit etc?

 

[paulhv]

the hose has a plastic fitting with a rubber washer inside, the fitting screws onto a connector which is itself screwed onto the 15mm copper pipe feed

the leak is coming from where the plastic pipe screws onto the connector

 

[Rico99]

Paul,

Take the hose off and check there is no damage around the edge of the connecter which mught be in turn damagae the rubber washer.

Also over-tightening the nut can incease your problem by distorting the rubber washer.

Usuall hand tight plus a nip up is enough. If it still drips nip up a bit more.

You could also (but mabe frowned upon by some) apply some ptfe tape to the threads of the connector.

Rico

 

[swbjackson]

The seal is achieved with a rubber washer between two flat surfaces so PTFE tape will only make it more difficult to tighten the nut and make a leak more likely.

Mike

 

[Bambergaspipe]

You could also (but mabe frowned upon by some) apply some ptfe tape to the threads of the connector.

Not at all, Sir PTFE is surely the answer or jet blue. P.T.F.E. ( plumbers tape fixes everything).