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Posted by Charles Schuler on April 12, 2007, 7:15 pm
>I did a drip system recently for my front yard.
> They main point where I tapped water was a spare Garden Hose Spigot,
> outdoors.
> I connected to this by using a brass adapter FEMALE HOSE x MPT (3/4
> in).
> This is followed by a Threaded Elbow PVC (3/4) and goes to the
> Sprinkler Valve. Whole thing works great, but I have a small dripping
> leak at the point where Spigot and Adapter meet. I was careful enough
> to put 5 rounds of Teflon on the male Spigot's threads, but still see
> the dripping leak.The washer also was carefully inserted into the
> adapter
> Is there any solution to stop the small leak?
Yes, one can always stop those small leaks. I am not sure about this
particular situation, but the end of the spigot could be rough or burred.
File it smooth and try a new washer.
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