How do garden hose threads work?

[shortylickens]

BUMP!

LOOK AT THE DATE!

Remember to check your gaskets/washers each spring and replace with aftermarket parts. The included ones are usually junk. And apply new teflon tape even if you dont think you need it. I just spent a good chunk of the afternoon installing replacement male and female ends & I dont think I absolutely had to.

Also, get yourself a small pipe wrench from the hardware store and a high quality adjustable wrench thats a little oversized for the garden hose. You will appreciate the extra torque and how it makes the job easier.

 

[Sukhoi]

You don't need Teflon tape. The threads are purely mechanical and used to compress the gasket.

 

[shortylickens]

You don't need Teflon tape. The threads are purely mechanical and used to compress the gasket.

BULLPOOP!

Whenever I dont use teflon tape I get a tiny leak from around the threads. Its not for making the screwing easier, its for adding a smooshed layer to impede water flow, get a tight seal.

 

[Sukhoi]

BULLPOOP!

Whenever I dont use teflon tape I get a tiny leak from around the threads. Its not for making the screwing easier, its for adding a smooshed layer to impede water flow, get a tight seal.

Not for straight mechanical threads. Clean yo gaskets.

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