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Hozelock 4 tap connector leaking:(

courtneyboggis2010courtneyboggis2010 Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hello,
Our Hozelock 4 tap connector has been leaking for a while now and is costing us a lot in water from the leaking!

Its leaking in the red circled areas in the picture below. We have tried putting new hose connectors on and even tried PTFE Thread Seal Tape but it still leaks:( We need the tap on all the time so the watering system works.


This is a brand new hose connector and it's already leaking from under the yellow casing after less than a month. 



These pieces are leaking from the gray piece which I believe is actually attached to the 4 way tap connector.




Can anyone suggest a fix or an alternative system to the Hozelock system if it's gonna be an expensive fix? We seem to keep paying out for this system!!

Many thanks,
Court

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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Plastic hose connectors are notorious for leaking. Plumbers tape usually does the trick but clearly not here. It could be the hosepipe rather than the connector, it looks quite stiff and is putting some strain on the connections, you can see that it’s straining at an angle in a couple of your pics. Try using a more flexible rubberised hose between the connections, perhaps with a bit more slack and see if that, along with the tape, works.

    i use Gardena connectors which are slightly rubberised and so there is a bit of flex, I find them easy to tighten and waterproof. Hozelock timers are usually very good though, so I wouldn’t jettison your system just yet!
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Is there a hozelock connector that doesn't leak???
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  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364
    I am thoroughly fed up with Hozelock products.  The plastic fittings do not seem to be able to deal with the high water pressure in the fittings and leak. 



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  • Andy19Andy19 Posts: 671
    I had that problem also so at gardening Scotland two weeks ago I bought two brass fittings problem sorted cost £7 each. 
  • courtneyboggis2010courtneyboggis2010 Posts: 2
    Andy19 said:
    I had that problem also so at gardening Scotland two weeks ago I bought two brass fittings problem sorted cost £7 each. 
    Did these brass fittings work with the Hozelock fixtures? If so which brand were they? 

    Nollie said:
    Plastic hose connectors are notorious for leaking. Plumbers tape usually does the trick but clearly not here. It could be the hosepipe rather than the connector, it looks quite stiff and is putting some strain on the connections, you can see that it’s straining at an angle in a couple of your pics. Try using a more flexible rubberised hose between the connections, perhaps with a bit more slack and see if that, along with the tape, works.

    i use Gardena connectors which are slightly rubberised and so there is a bit of flex, I find them easy to tighten and waterproof. Hozelock timers are usually very good though, so I wouldn’t jettison your system just yet!
    Thanks, I could try lengthing the hose. On further inspection the leak is being caused by the hose connector being pushed out slightly so the conncection is weaker from the tap line to 4 tap connector. Feel like a screw on connection would be better here as that hose is never undone. Would this strain definitely be causing the connections from the 4 tap connector to leak? 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I have a brass two way connector on the tap and it's good, but the Hozelock 'bit' that the hose connects to is a bit poor, and it's brand new. My brass fitting was inexpensive and off eBay or similar.
     I'd also say that the heavier, and more unwieldy, a hose is, definitely makes a difference, as does the water pressure. 
    I have a piece for joining two bits of hose ,that I got out of Asda and it doesn't leak at all. It was dirt cheap too   :)
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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I've recently bought some brass connectors too.  They are certainly a great improvement on the plastic ones, but the problem comes when you link to a hosereel or similar which has a plastic connector.  The leaky point has simply moved further down the hose!
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    edited June 2018
    We are gradually replacing all our plastic connectors wiith brass, having got thoroughly fed up with wasting money on hozelock stuff over the years.  We got our first metal ones from Access Garden products at Hampton Court Flower show three years ago, and they do mail order too.
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