Plumbing question

[jyabs7]

Bought this current house last year, and it had plumbing in the basement for a sink (a drain and two water lines). We never used it but now i'm moving a tank down there and want to hook it up. Long story short i now know the size on the valves is 1/2". What i don't know, is what i am doing wrong or what hose i need. I bought a handful of them and they all leak at the nut on the hose...not the valve, or the connection. What am i doing wrong?

 

[twentyleagues]

If its leaking there you probably have the wrong flare or no flare. Those hoses need a flare to seal against. You may need an adapter. Id need to see the pipe side to be sure though.

 

[Oughtsix]

If water is coming from the place you have circled my first guess would be that you need a rubber washer.

Is that the line that used to go to the decommissioned sink faucet?

 

[pops]

rubber washer and latex tape the threads is my guess. and do not over tighten. it will smash the washer and it will fail.

 

[pops]

If the male side is rusty on the rim, you need to clean it up or if pitted to bad replace it.

 

[jyabs7]

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[pops]

should be able to clean that up a bit and make it work. basically its no dif than water hose hookup. Hand tighten it up, then throw 1/4 to half turn with a wrench. and use the latex tape. again with a washer.

 

[jyabs7]

hm i'll give it another shot. I would understand if the connection was leaking, but i couldn't for the life of me understand why the hoses themselves leak. The new hoses have a rubber washer in them, is that good enough? should i pull one out of my spare hose and put it in the valve?

 

[pops]

should be, if its leaking from the hose clamp that attaches the hose to the fitting, that is a defect of the manufacture. new hose should never leak there.