Questions tagged [hose]
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Outside Faucet ON with Split Hose Attachment CLOSED
I accidentally opened my outside hose all the way with the hose splitter valves both closed. Did pressure build up in the line and cause leaks in my pipes? It was about 2 minutes.
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What repair methods will work for a fabric-coverered hose?
I have a fabric-encased hose that works really well except I must have dragged it over a nail head or something like that and now it leaks, a lot. The leaking area doesn't have an obvious hole or rip ...
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Dishwasher fill hose area gunky?
Just looking for possible explanations on why the fill hose area on my GE dishwasher looks gunky? It is a soft kind of soapy like residue, why I don't quite understand given the fact that I believe ...
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Can I route washer hoses in a conduit behind the wall?
I'm installing a washer in a nook under a staircase landing, and I'd like to conceal the washer hoses but keep both the supply shutoffs and the standpipe accessible and visible (the standpipe is not ...
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Hose reel intake pipe with no terminal
This hose reel has a clean cut pipe with no terminal (such as male threading) as its intake. The out terminal is threaded for a hose. When connecting the intake to a source, which is a threaded hose ...
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Outside Hose Pressure 3/4” to 1/2” Spigot
Will get far better water pressure if I install a 3/4” inch spigot on my 3/4” inch supply line that comes straight from the meter that is linked to my irrigation line.
It’s city water. The pressure is ...
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Gardena retractable reel garden hose
When mounting the reel, for the Gardena hose reel, can you adjust the hose length from the reel to the spigot?
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Removing sealed flexi hose
I have used teflon tape and loxeal 58-11 to connect braided flexi hose to cistern. Later I noticed the flexi hose has kink because it was twisted as it was short. I am feeling doubt that hose might ...
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Kenmore washing machine 600 series. Smell coming from water standing in drum
We got a used Kenmore washing machine when our old one suddenly quit working. Ever since, we have had a smell coming from the inside of washer. I have used bleach baking soda, washing machine cleaners ...
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Hose interface between two standards for power washing
It's bad enough that every tool (lawn mower, drill, leaf blower, etc...) uses its own Lithium-ion batteries, but now I'm finding that this interfacing problem also exists between two hose standards.
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Is this hose bib fixable from the outside?
I have a hose bib that is leaking from the spout. I removed the handle in an effort to replace the washer on the stem, but the inside did not look like I was expecting. I have two questions:
Is this ...
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Risk of not capping old hose spigot
I have this old spigot sticking up out of the ground. There is a newer working one that’s on the side of the house. I’d like to remove this one. I believe the pipe runs away from the slab that you can ...
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Which position is open with these laundry shutoff valves?
In which direction does on turn the water ON versus OFF for the shown washing hose levers? E.G., is UP on or off? Is DOWN on or off?
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Can you identify what is this blue hose under the sink?
Please see this image under the sink. The owner cannot identify what this hose is and it appears to not be connected to anything. Does anyone know what it is, possibly to an old garbage disposal ...
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What kind of hose bib is this (with small holes in periphery)?
In the back of my property there is a hose bib (bibb?) of a peculiar shape. It has small holes around the edge and some kind of plastic piece in the middle. I tried attaching a regular hose to it but ...
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