Washer for FIP Connection?

Thank you to all the plumbing professionals who offer their advice and expertise

Over 698,000 strictly plumbing related posts

Plumbing education, information, advice, help and suggestions are provided by some of the most experienced plumbers who wish to "give back" to society. Since 1996 we have been the best online (strictly) PLUMBING advice site. If you have questions about plumbing, toilets, sinks, faucets, drains, sewers, water filters, venting, water heating, showers, pumps, and other strictly PLUMBING related issues then you've come to the right place. Please refrain from asking or discussing legal questions, or pricing, or where to purchase products, or any business issues, or for contractor referrals, or any other questions or issues not specifically related to plumbing. Keep all posts positive and absolutely no advertising. Our site is completely free, without ads or pop-ups and we don't tract you. We absolutely do not sell your personal information. We are made possible by:

How to Show Images

Newest Subjects

Washer for FIP Connection?

Author: tcom6 (AZ)

Have had this happen to me at 3 different rentals just the past week. All the hoses are roughly 17 yrs old.

Changing Kitchen faucet, removed the standard 1/2 inch FIP - reattached connection to new faucet, starts leaking. Wasn't previously leaking. I believe it is just that cone shaped rubber - but haven't been able to find a washer that works.

I've also tried using pool lube (happened to have some good quality lube handy), but the lube did no good. Lowe's guy claimed vaseline might work (haven't tried) ... rather just buy a new rubber washer if possible.

Any suggestions or should I just continue buying new hoses each time this happens? The 3/8 compression end (connected to the valve) always seems to be fine - it's just the 1/2 FIP that always seems to fail.

Re: Washer for FIP Connection?
Author: hj (AZ) REAL plumbers do not reuse the hoses.
Post Reply

Re: Washer for FIP Connection?
Author: sum (FL) What kind of kitchen faucet? I don't remember seeing new kitchen faucets that do not come with new supply hoses. With pull down or pull out spouts the hoses are integrated with the spouts and I think may be proprietary?
Post Reply

Please note:

Inappropriate messages or blatant advertising will be deleted. We cannot be held responsible for bad or inadequate advice.
Plbg.com has no control over external content that may be linked to from messages posted here. Please follow external links with caution.
Plbg.com is strictly for the exchange of plumbing related advice and NOT to ask about pricing/costs, nor where to find a product (try Google), nor how to operate or promote a business, nor for ethics (law) and the like questions.
Plbg.com is also not a place to ask radiant heating (try HeatingHelp.com), electrical or even general construction type questions. We are exclusively for plumbing questions.

Search for plumbing parts on our sponsor's site:

Plbg Advisor List Common Plumbing Terms Find A Plumber Plumbing Manufacturers Directory theplumber.com

Special thanks to our sponsor:

to FAQ's - to popular subjects - to plumbing books - to Tankless 101 - to plumbing history - to helping charities - to contact us