leaking water butt tap solution

[veganised]

hi all , can anyone please recommend something i a can use to stop a water butt tape leak please? also while i am here i also have a problem with fitting that goes onto the tap which is on the end of my hose, that leaks as well any help greatly appreciated thankyou

 

[jj4091]

water butt replacement tap & a new rubber washer for your fitting https://www.amazon.co.uk/slp/rubber-washer/dd7en36fy9ey7eg

 

[veganised]

thankyou i seem to often be buying butt taps , if i accidentally move the part of the tap that goes into the butt it starts leaking so was trying to find a alternative to the problem, not sure if washer would work on fitting on hose because my ones seem to leak out of the middle of connector and i dont think the connector comes apart. but thankyou maybe i should resign myself to constantly replacing. annoying though.

 

[footprints]

Worth a couple of pictures to see the type of connector.

Is your tap screwed into a thread on the butt or through a hole with a backnut?

 

[veganised]

will get back to you thanks for reply

 

[veganised]

tap is through a hole with a plastic nut it may have come lose, will have to get someone to check as i am only 5ft tall. the connectors on image insert can move up and down. dont know why i always have problems with my 2 water butts. wondered weather i could use tape or a sealant? keep replacing them but within weeks have same probs

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The O rings on those connectors perish. You can buy replacement O rings made for the job on ebay.

There should be a soft rubber seal between the flange of the tap and the hole it fits into in the butt - Outside the butt, rather than inside. You can tighten the plastic nut by first emptying the butt, laying it on the ground, then reaching inside with a pair of adjustable water pump pliers - you may need someone to hold the tap still, whilst you tighten the nut inside.

 

[footprints]

As above but ditch the cheapie connectors and buy genuine hozelock ones, expensive but worth it! https://www.toolstation.com/hozelock-starter-set/p37070

If you have the butt taps that these fit to, swap the O ring for a genuine hozelock one, I had the same problem and that cured it for me.

 

[veganised]

great idea to get quality connectors will save me money and stress no more cheapys for me thankyou

 

[Stivino]

In Asda they are selling hose connectors for 19P as they are now out of season.
I bought a set just to get a spare rubber for my hose gun.
https://groceries.asda.com/product/...-male-to-male-hose-connector-set/910001220059

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

In Asda they are selling hose connectors for 19P as they are now out of season.
I bought a set just to get a spare rubber for my hose gun.
https://groceries.asda.com/product/...-male-to-male-hose-connector-set/910001220059

100x O rings here for £3.95 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-HOZE...=290841047402c8a02bdcb4234afea9eadccba778e717

 

[Stivino]

100x O rings here for £3.95 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-HOZELOCK-GARDENA-GARDEN-HOSE-CONNECTORS-O-RING-SEAL-SPARES-KIT-HOSELOCK/290841047402?hash=item43b77a316a&_trkparms=ispr=1&enc=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&checksum=290841047402c8a02bdcb4234afea9eadccba778e717

What would I do with the other 99?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

What would I do with the other 99?

Don't you have any friends with garden hoses?

 

[Stivino]

Don't you have any friends with garden hoses?

Thanks for the inspiration, I'm off to the allotments to make some more friends

 

[Stivino]

100x O rings here for £3.95 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-HOZELOCK-GARDENA-GARDEN-HOSE-CONNECTORS-O-RING-SEAL-SPARES-KIT-HOSELOCK/290841047402?hash=item43b77a316a&_trkparms=ispr=1&enc=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&checksum=290841047402c8a02bdcb4234afea9eadccba778e717

If you do it my way, you'll get 20 straight through connectors, 20 "Y" piece connectors and 100 rubber rings for £3.80