[daveappleby]

have got a female coupling on end of 6mm microbore and then the male on the end of the hose to the pole, nothing odd with that!

thing is, on connecting the couplings and running the system up to pressure, the couplings leak! i have got back to the supplier who sent me out another female but same thing happened!!

anyone else had this? anyone know of any solutions??

ta

[LWC]

is it the connection that leaks or the end the that goes in the hose? i.e. does it leak on the female connection when its not connected and up to pressure?

[Pole2pole]

Check for debris in the connections and check that the leak isn't coming from or near to where the jubilee clip or equivalent is. Give an extra tweak to them if you're not sure.

[alanwilson]

the back shoulder of the male fitting isn't right by the sounds of it.  I'd change the male fitting and try it again with both female connectors.

[NWH]

Sounds like you`ve got a dodgy one,the new ones out at the moment have a fault with them.What happens is you use them for a few weeks and then the bearings fail inside the female connector,suppliers are looking into it and getting the problem resolved.I love these connectors but always have to keep spare ones in the van with spare o rings also.

[frames to panes]

Funny you should mention that, i bought a brand new female and it's not quite the same as the original - i have to press mega hard to get the snap fit to click into place, even with new male ends too.

[Alex Gardiner]

We have had no problems with these connectors (genuine German fittings not cheap Chinese copies) at all and have had no problems needing looking into.

The fact that you have had exactly the same problem with the replacements, makes me think that what might be leaking is where the hose joins on to the barb. Sometimes these can leak in such a way that it appears the leak is coming from the joint instead.

Have a really close look at exactly where the water is leaking out, I think that it is only leaking when connected which means that it probably is the connection between the pole hose and the male barb. If not done up exactly right the jubilee or O clip can allow a fine jet of water to squirt onto the joint.

If having examined this it really is the joint, then please send them back and we can check them out and arrange replacements.

[NWH]

Mark and Tony know about this problem and have said they`ve had complaints regarding the same fault,the bearings retract and don`t re surface.The water then just flows out the end of the minibore and the only way to stop it is to turn it off on the varistream.

[Alex Gardiner]

That is because they do not always source the connectors through us, but try and get them cheap elsewhere 

[windowwashers]

have got a female coupling on end of 6mm microbore and then the male on the end of the hose to the pole, nothing odd with that!

thing is, on connecting the couplings and running the system up to pressure, the couplings leak! i have got back to the supplier who sent me out another female but same thing happened!!

anyone else had this? anyone know of any solutions??

ta

I had the same sort of problem last week only I have a male on hose with tap and female on pole hose I found ptfe sorted my problem after getting wet for weeks, then only to find there was a tiny little hole in the pole hose. cut that bit off and attached again problem sorted

[daveappleby]

gary j - yeah

[frames to panes]

They can get a bit gritty - little squirt around the bearings with wd 40 usually does the trick for me. The only leaks i have had are from the clips. Nip them too tight and they can force the hose togo out of shape. Alex has a new kind now with a metal sleeve that seems to help.

[daveappleby]

i have looked at the connections and it is not coming from the barb end. the connection between the barb and the micro bore seams fine, no leaks.

on pressuring the micro bore (no pole hose connected) - no leak.

on pressuring the micro bore and then pushing the male EZ connector into the female, numerous fine jets of water omit at high pressure. not a huge problem as the water still flows, just annoying when stood over the connector and then finding out you have a wet leg and looks like i am incontinent!!

[Alex Gardiner]

I'll give you a call tomorrow. I would like to send you a replacement pair of fittings and clips  and have the old ones back for testing as this is a first for our connectors.

I will send them out tomorrow and if you could then send the old ones back still connected to a short (3-4 inches) length of the hose they are connected on at the moment.

[daveappleby]

ok no worries. you very kindly sent me a second female but as i have said, same (actually a little worse!) result.

i will double, double check in the morning as i have a full day planned so will check.

i was wondering if there should be a o ring on the male connector? it appears to have a grove for one but the pics on your site does not show one??

[Alex Gardiner]

No, there is no o ring on the male connector, this is shaped to fit onto the inner collar of the female mechanism.

[daveappleby]

no-why??

[Londoner]

It sounds to me like the male connector has got damaged or dirty by dragging on the ground. Very easy to do.

[[GQC] Tim]

It sounds to me like the male connector has got damaged or dirty by dragging on the ground. Very easy to do.

Could be, you can get some protecta balls from Gardiners while your at it.

[daveappleby]

have checked both couplings for damage and none apparent. gonna double double check again!!!