hi all

firstly, apologies for such a noobish question on the matter.

i've trouble fixing my regular tap/faucet to my new washing machine inlet.
i've screwed all 4 screws of the inlet to the tap and tighten it to the rubber washer but it still leaks a lot...
i then bought a tap with screws at the outlet and yet face the same problem...

please help!!! as i wanna do it DIY, if possible

thanks in advance

a noob..

where gambar??

Change it to one touch coupling joint. Just as same as those garden hose coupling joint.

wah one this hard to find leh...

i see most places selling the screw type one...

actually the screw type one there is a trick

loosen the bottom part

attached the screw to the tap/tighten it
the tighten the bottom part which will clock the "gasket/rubber/plastic seal" to the tap head....

make sure its flush/90"/flat else sengat a bit only will leak one

Yeah that screw type tap. Just get the tap with a screw type mouth. Than attach the male coupling. Don't forget the rubber seal inside. The washing nachine original hose should have the female coupling already.

My washing machine is using this way. I always need to plug/ unplug the coupling to use for other hose.

the one touch coupling is this one?


where one end is rubber and the other is a screw?...so the rubber end i must fit to the tap? and the other end to the washing machine inlet bro??

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Added on March 27, 2012, 10:49 ami actaully just bought this...


and tried to fit the machine inlet with 4screws at the tip of the tap..but cant...still bocor..

will coupling work for this tap??

This post has been edited by The_Relic: Mar 27 2012, 10:49 AM

The first 1 is mainly for air. If you use it for water, you need bigger hose and got to change the hose too. Which is not cheap. But it can stand high pressure and won't leak easlly.

Use as what you brought the 2nd picture show. But take out the attach mouth side. Get 1 of this -> http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.j...2602620.1260360 Screw into the tap. Makesure the rubber seal is inside.

Your washing machine should be in this kind of hose. -> http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/jjig...-JTEH-002-.html Unplug the male side which have 4 screw. Plug in the coupling female to the male coupling at the tap side.

This is what I do:

1. use this tap as you already change to this.

2. Take out the screw connector head become like this

3. Your washing machine hose

4. Take out this stupid thing

5. become like this both ends the same

6. Connect by screwing one end to the tap (2) and the other end to your washing machine
Result, no leak.

thanks stevie, but the screw connector head doesnt fit in straight to the washing mac inlet...
i need to follow ozak's recommendation then.

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Added on March 27, 2012, 1:39 pmthanks bro for the clarity..one more question though
from this coupling, the female is connected to the male of the tap..thats okay.
but how to connect this coupling to the machine hose? as the end of this coupling is a "nipple"? and not another male/female screw?

This post has been edited by The_Relic: Mar 27 2012, 01:39 PM

Two options.

One go and find a tap that can screw on to the hose.

The other according to ozak. Go buy this adaptor

Screw it to the tap, as ozak said make sure the rubber ring is inside for water tight.

Then dont throw the stupid thing. Take the 4 screws out and push this "stupid thing" into the adaptor.

This post has been edited by stevie8: Mar 27 2012, 02:08 PM

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Ok, Here is the solution with picture you will understand as what ozak said and exactly what I do.


Now you can see. You take out the metal ring with 4 screws attached to it thing. throw that away, that is the stupid thing dont know who invented it cause so much of leaking problem to users.

Without the metal ring and the 4 screws on it this become the female of the tap adaptor. Push the female (hose) to the male adaptor. That's all.

This post has been edited by stevie8: Mar 27 2012, 02:25 PM

thanks bro..understand but on the part "Take the 4 screws out and push this "stupid thing" into the adaptor".. how do i do this? since the inlet is plastic..how do i fit it into the plastic?
unless its a hose, i can still force the end of the adapter into the hose...

Have you got a garden hose where you use this adaptor to connect to hose for spray?

Nevermind, Look at this pic there are 3 male and 2 female. You need just the male, the one at the middle where one end is with thread for screwing on to tap head/outlet.

This pic show the thread: screw it to the tap.

Now the female. As said the male and female are not to be screwed on. It has to be push in together and it click water tight. Pic below show the female and the arrow to push in.

And this female is same as this one your original washing machine hose tap end minus the 4 screw and a ring. see pic below the one one the left is the female same as pic above. Your original one is the one on the right, after taking out the metal ring and 4 screw it become like the left one.


You just need to push them in, no need a lot of force. like this on the right one in below pic.


This post has been edited by stevie8: Mar 27 2012, 02:59 PM


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Stevie8 already post the picture how to unplug the 4screw male coupling out. Your hose should already have the female coupling already. Press the outer ring down while another hand pull the 4screw male coupling out.

If your hose is different from what we told you, than post the hose picture here.

Right, post the hose picture. If your hose pic is same as what is shown here then you must try it out inorder to understand. Just go and buy the male end as shown in the pic.

OK here is the pic of all posible washing machine hose connections, but all the same.


The pic shows 4 types of connectors. the no 3 is the one connect to the machine.

When the machine came the hose come with no 2 adaptor connected to no 1. As you can see you got leaking problem with no 2. What you need to do it throw away the no 2. then go and buy the tap with thread (which you have bought). then go and buy the male adaptor screw it on to this new tap. Then everything become easy. Just push no 1 into the male adaptor.
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Then you see this pic below. The picture show you this is the kind of tap you should use. It also tell you to buy the male adaptor and connect it to the tap. The picture also tells you which one not to use( the head/adaptor) and use only the left one (or no. 1 as in pic above).
So you go home and take out the not to use head either pull down or unscrew it depending which type of hose connection you have


This post has been edited by stevie8: Mar 27 2012, 04:20 PM

stevie and ozak...u guys are brilliant...!! thanks for the advice and detailed pics and explanations... 10 thumbs up for u both!!

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Added on March 27, 2012, 6:03 pmill check out my tap and get the male coupling...

This post has been edited by The_Relic: Mar 27 2012, 06:03 PM

i was playing with the stupid things the whole afteroon.

Manage to get it done. But really want to give a LIKE x100 for this super helpful ppl and idea!!!

thank you!

WoW! Great job, Ozak and Stevie8. Nice and easy illustration. Thumbs up!

Are you comfortable change the entire tap? Change it with the output with tread for washing machine. You ask the kitchen / toilet accessory seller you looking for tap fitting to washing machine, I think size is 3/4"

holy shit..

this is the most best guide thread ever..

keywords for google spider

leak water washing machine pipe fix how to

hey guys, i tried ur suggestion and eventually bought a male coupling tat doesnt fit my tap !!...but then i've managed to do an alternative! with minor minor droplets of leakage though

i just used my tap (below) with this thread..and i just fixed to the female inlet for the machine.. it locks perfectly...

Are you saying after taking out the stupid thing (the 4 screws thing) and you connect the hose to the tap? If this is the case do you know why it leaks? Because the tap male does not have a rubber ring. See pic

ahh..okok..guess i'll just take the rubber ring from my male coupling and fit it on the tap!??!!

This one is the 3/4" hose tap with thread. Some hardware shop know it as {luk fun nga} 3/4" thread in Cantonese. My plumber teach me.

Yes, luk fun is 3/4. one inch is divided into eight (pak fun).There is a seh fun nga (half inch tap with thread) which fits flexible hose commonly used in toilet.

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Added on March 28, 2012, 11:31 amNot sure if it fits. You can try putting it along the lower neck if not middle. Good luck.

This post has been edited by stevie8: Mar 28 2012, 11:31 AM