Adapter is leaking

lisapriceband wrote:
Need to know how to replace female adapter that water hose connects, to main water line! Adapter is leaking.

Have you replaced the washer inside the fitting??

lisapriceband wrote:
Need to know how to replace female adapter that water hose connects, to main water line! Adapter is leaking.

To replace it you need to buy a complete new fitting, remove the old one and install the new one. You will need to access the area on the inside wall to remove the pex water line. You will also need caulk for installing the new one.
If the leak is getting by the threads, you u can try doubling up the hose washers. That has solved leaky fitting issue in the past for me (assuming your fitting is t damaged/cracked).

Maybe the end is fine, but just not tightened enough, or the washer is broken or worn out? I found it nearly impossible to get my hose attached to the RV port because it was nearly flush with the wall of the RV, I have big hands, and there's no good way to grip the plastic part that you have to turn Here's my solution:



I bought a brass adapter with a 45° bend in it, attached it tightly to the RV end with a new rubber washer and left it there. Now I have plenty of room to attach my hose without banging my knuckles against the wall of the trailer, and I tightened the RV end enough that it has not leaked in years. The access door for my water system closes just fine with the adapter in place. The "ears" on the end that attaches to the hose make it very easy to grip and tighten.

Stefonius wrote:
Maybe the end is fine, but just not tightened enough, or the washer is broken or worn out? I found it nearly impossible to get my hose attached to the RV port because it was nearly flush with the wall of the RV, I have big hands, and there's no good way to grip the plastic part that you have to turn Here's my solution:



I bought a brass adapter with a 45° bend in it, attached it tightly to the RV end with a new rubber washer and left it there. Now I have plenty of room to attach my hose without banging my knuckles against the wall of the trailer, and I tightened the RV end enough that it has not leaked in years. The access door for my water system closes just fine with the adapter in place. The "ears" on the end that attaches to the hose make it very easy to grip and tighten.

Or use a 90 degree elbow and take all of the stress off the hose hanging on the side. JMO

Stefonius wrote:
I bought a brass adapter with a 45° bend in it, attached it tightly to the RV end with a new rubber washer and left it there. Now I have plenty of room to attach my hose without banging my knuckles against the wall of the trailer, and I tightened the RV end enough that it has not leaked in years. The access door for my water system closes just fine with the adapter in place. The "ears" on the end that attaches to the hose make it very easy to grip and tighten.

+1. And I went with a 90° also. I never have to think about the washer in the coach connection. And those brass connectors last forever, with an occasional washer.

BTPO1 wrote:

Stefonius wrote:
Maybe the end is fine, but just not tightened enough, or the washer is broken or worn out? I found it nearly impossible to get my hose attached to the RV port because it was nearly flush with the wall of the RV, I have big hands, and there's no good way to grip the plastic part that you have to turn Here's my solution:



I bought a brass adapter with a 45° bend in it, attached it tightly to the RV end with a new rubber washer and left it there. Now I have plenty of room to attach my hose without banging my knuckles against the wall of the trailer, and I tightened the RV end enough that it has not leaked in years. The access door for my water system closes just fine with the adapter in place. The "ears" on the end that attaches to the hose make it very easy to grip and tighten.

Or use a 90 degree elbow and take all of the stress off the hose hanging on the side. JMO

I went with the 45 because it offers less resistance to flow than a 90.

A regular 90° elbow is equivalent to 0.92 to 3.6 feet of straight pipe (depending on joint type geometry).
A regular 45° elbow is equivalent to 0.45 to 0.71 feet of straight pipe (again, depending on joint geometry).

It probably makes no real-world difference, or maybe I'm just a huge math dork and it satisfied my OCD to use the 45 instead. :)

lisapriceband wrote:
Need to know how to replace female adapter that water hose connects, to main water line! Adapter is leaking.

Being right on the wall on mine its a bit hard to tighten enough by hand, I usually have to just tweak it a bit with some water pump pliers, does not take much to stop it from leaking.

I would also recommend use only rubber washers. You have to look for them, but they are well worth the difference. Tractor Supply has them, but they are a little more expensive than the cheap plastic types, but they last and work much better. I full time and I must have tried them all.

Instead of a fixed adapter, we installed a flexible one on the inlet. It is about 6" long with a spring coil around the hose. Since we put that on, we have had no problem with leaks. But we also use the rubber washers instead of those plastic ones.
Also since our trailer has the docking station, we attached a short piece of hose (about 3 ft.) to the flexible adapter. We just drop the end out the hole in the bottom of the station and hook up our water line outside. We did the same thing with the TV cable. It is much easier to get a grip on the connections outside of the trailer instead of working inside the docking station.

I use quick connects on all my water hoses for many years. Quick and easy. One time investment and occasional washer replacement.

For the coach I use 90° connector from RVH2O:
http://www.rvh2o.com/catpage/standard.html

They also have stainless steel male quick connects:
http://www.rvh2o.com/catpage/stainlessnipple.html

Their female connectors are top quality:
http://www.rvh2o.com/catpage/kwikdisconnector.html