Rjlonergan
New Member
One of the supply line hoses to my bathroom sink, as well as two of the hoses to my washing machine, are dripping on and off, but not from the threaded portion. They drip from the other part, where the length of hose itself attaches to the fitting (see photos). All three of the hoses were purchased brand new. They are all Brasscraft brand. I'm very familiar with the "hand tight plus 1/4 turn" rule of thumb. When I attached them using that method, one of them didn't drip at all, and two did a little bit, so I barely tightened them further (in maybe 1/8 turn increments, a couple of times max) until they appeared to stop.
The washing machine hoses definitely stopped dripping, but today (about a year since hooking them up), they appear to have started dripping again after I cleaned the dust behind the machine. I may have barely grazed a hose with my leg or something, but definitely didn't loosen up the threads. And then, a couple hours after that, and after a few wipes with a paper towel, one of them seems to have stopped dripping again (for now?)
The bathroom sink was just hooked up about a week ago, and that hose will literally drip a drop or two within an hour, but then seemingly stop altogether (for days), and then drip a drop or two, and so on. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to it. Further tightening doesn't seem to do anything, and removing and reinstalling the hoses without tightening as much doesn't seem to help either. I'm at a loss.
What do you recommend I do in this situation? Aside from maybe trying a different brand or material/design of hose, I'm sort of done with this. I'm very tempted to just shut the water off to remove the pressure, dry the area, and use some kind of sealant there. Are there any product recommendations for doing something like that? A bead of silicone? Polyurethane? I know it is the 'ghetto rig' solution, but I need the drips to stop and I've tried nearly everything. If sealing that area somehow will stop the drips, I'm all for it. Thank you for any information.
Thank you for any information.
The washing machine hoses definitely stopped dripping, but today (about a year since hooking them up), they appear to have started dripping again after I cleaned the dust behind the machine. I may have barely grazed a hose with my leg or something, but definitely didn't loosen up the threads. And then, a couple hours after that, and after a few wipes with a paper towel, one of them seems to have stopped dripping again (for now?)
The bathroom sink was just hooked up about a week ago, and that hose will literally drip a drop or two within an hour, but then seemingly stop altogether (for days), and then drip a drop or two, and so on. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to it. Further tightening doesn't seem to do anything, and removing and reinstalling the hoses without tightening as much doesn't seem to help either. I'm at a loss.
What do you recommend I do in this situation? Aside from maybe trying a different brand or material/design of hose, I'm sort of done with this. I'm very tempted to just shut the water off to remove the pressure, dry the area, and use some kind of sealant there. Are there any product recommendations for doing something like that? A bead of silicone? Polyurethane? I know it is the 'ghetto rig' solution, but I need the drips to stop and I've tried nearly everything. If sealing that area somehow will stop the drips, I'm all for it. Thank you for any information.
Thank you for any information.