Outside Tap Leaking Help!

MOPI

Hi I have an outside tap at my property and when the tap is switched on and hose connected there is a leakage of water from the top of the fixing circled. When the tap is on but no hose connected this leak does not occur.

Any ideas on what I could do to resolve or do I need to replace the whole tap?

thanks in advance!

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oldernonethewiser

There is nothing wrong with the tap it is the hose connector that is leaking.

Easily replaced.

MOPI

thanks for the response.

I actually just replaced all connections shown in the picture in an effort to resolve the issue but it hasn’t.

oldernonethewiser

Not uncommon. Does the top plastic bit screw onto the tap?

If so then wrapping some PTFE tape round the threads of the tap where the plastic screws on could make a difference.

QrizB

A genuine Hozelock tap connector is (or should be) supplied with a rubber washer that fits between the tap and the connector. It's the black thing that's barely visible in the pack photo at the link below:

https://www.gatesgardencentre.co.uk/product/hozelock-1%E2%80%B3-outdoor-tap-connector/

Some of the cheap copies don't include this.

Did yours come with this washer?

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81981750#Comment_81981750

If so then wrapping some PTFE tape round the threads of the tap where the plastic screws on could make a difference.

PTFE tape shouldn't be necessary - the rubber washer mentioned by QrizB is what does the sealing, and the washer should be enough on its own.

If the washer is present but not sealing then it needs to be replaced, or very occasionally it may be two washers are needed because the thread tightens before the one washer is compressed enough to seal.

Spare washers can be purchased separately, but a spare one can be extracted from a tap fitting in one of the cheap connector kits currently on sale in supermarkets and poundshops. Washing machine hose washers are usually around the same size.

FreeBear

Mine leaks from the same spot. Needs a rubber washer in there when I can be a$3d to fit one.

oldernonethewiser

Forgot about the washer!

😉

vacheron

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81981762#Comment_81981762

This! /|\

If the washer is there, make sure it isn't seriously grooved or worn. Also make sure the bottom of the thread on the tap is smooth and not contaminated or rusty. Also make sure that yellow fitting (that screws on to the tap) isn't cracked.

Novice_investor101

How odd! I had this exact same problem when I used a hose for the first time this year on my outside tap, last weekend. I had a new kitchen fitted in December & the plumber put a new outside tap in but put the old hose connector back on. The rubber washer was completely missing, so the tap spurted everywhere. Luckily I had a new connector from having bought a new hose last summer so binned the old & replaced with the new. Solved instantly!

oldernonethewiser

The good thing for the OP that the solution to the problem is inexpensive and the tap is fine.

All good moneysaving after all.