difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection

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difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: sum (FL) Is there a difference? I can take a 3/4" MIP fitting and it threads into either just fine. Yet I know MIP/FIP joint is made different from hose who is always compression because that is why there is always a rubber washer there right? So what is the difference?
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Author: packy (MA) tapered threads on MIP ??
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Re: difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: hj (AZ) A "standard" hose connection has a slightly coarser thread and is slightly larger in diameter compared to a 3/4" pipe thread. You CAN screw a 3/4" male thread into a female hose connection and it will seal to the gasket, but a male hose connection will NOT screw in to a 3/4' pipe fitting.
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Author: sum (FL) OK thanks. I will try to figure out what the connection size is. I have a Grohe mixer with a connection and I am not sure what size it is.
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Re: difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: hj (AZ) IF it is part of the faucet, it does NOT have to have any "standard" thread.
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Re: difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: sum (FL) I guess I don't know what connection it is then. I tried a hose cap on a Grohe shower mixer faucet connection and can't stop it from leaking. I think I need a new thread may be I am going about this all wrong. Edited 1 times.
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Re: difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: hj (AZ) How about a picture of what the thing is? If it is a "faucet part" it would not normally have a standard thread, in order to prevent "do it yourself" modifications.
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Re: difference between 3/4" FIP and standard female hose connection
Author: sum (FL) hj, sorry I am spinning in my head I had a few related questions so I started a new thread here to give more background to what I am doing. [www.plbg.com] and that one has pictures and better descriptions of the situation.
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