Christopher Colby
New Member
I've gotten a bunch of good advice off this forum over the past few years, but just ran into a perplexing question that I can't find referenced online.
Was installing a new Moen bathroom faucet, and grabbed two braided faucet supply lines at Lowes - 3/8 compression to 1/2" FIP. The 1/2" FIP connection would not thread on to the faucet. Tried every trick I knew to make sure the threads were lining up, but could not get them to grab. Both sides of the connection we're definitely the same size, but something just wasn't matching up. I grabbed the old supplies off the previous faucet, and they threaded right on. I've attached a photo with the two supply lines side-by-side.
Am I missing something obvious, or are there different types of 1/2" FIP supplies?
For the record, I'm not a professional plumber, but in my work I get into a lot of light plumbing tasks. Chances are I'll run into this again, and I'd like to know what's going on here. Thanks.
Was installing a new Moen bathroom faucet, and grabbed two braided faucet supply lines at Lowes - 3/8 compression to 1/2" FIP. The 1/2" FIP connection would not thread on to the faucet. Tried every trick I knew to make sure the threads were lining up, but could not get them to grab. Both sides of the connection we're definitely the same size, but something just wasn't matching up. I grabbed the old supplies off the previous faucet, and they threaded right on. I've attached a photo with the two supply lines side-by-side.
Am I missing something obvious, or are there different types of 1/2" FIP supplies?
For the record, I'm not a professional plumber, but in my work I get into a lot of light plumbing tasks. Chances are I'll run into this again, and I'd like to know what's going on here. Thanks.