What are these for? Hose washers?

[uhohitsstevo]

My foam gun came with 2 of these washers inside the connector. What are they for and do I need them?47795

[Rsurfer]

[QUOTE=uhohitsstevo;1378992]My foam gun came with 2 of these washers inside the connector. What are they for and do I need them?47795[/QUOTE


Is that the hand sprayer you are holding upside down? If so, yes you need a washer to connect to your water hose.

[uhohitsstevo]

[QUOTE=uhohitsstevo;1378992]My foam gun came with 2 of these washers inside the connector. What are they for and do I need them?47795[/QUOTE


Is that the hand sprayer you are holding upside down? If so, yes you need a washer to connect to your water hose.

Yes it's the sprayer and I used it without and it worked fine?

[asap2stacks]

There for keeping water from coming out the seems

[uhohitsstevo]

There for keeping water from coming out the seems

I use Teflon tape anyway on the tip and with no washer it was fine so I will just put them aside

[Setec Astronomy]

Wait, you use Teflon tape on the male end of your garden hose?

[uhohitsstevo]

no on the end that goes into that. i use it on my hose, the part that screws into this

[uhohitsstevo]

so yes the male end

[uhohitsstevo]

I'm assuming these are for if the hose does not screw all the way into the nozzle, almost to fill the extra spot that is not able to get screwed in because the male end is not long enough (if that was the case)

[larry33]

What about using Teflon tape?

[Rsurfer]

I'm assuming these are for if the hose does not screw all the way into the nozzle, almost to fill the extra spot that is not able to get screwed in because the male end is not long enough (if that was the case)

The male end on a standard water hose will always be long enough and that's why you need that washer to prevent leaks. Look at any nozzle and it comes with a washer and not a roll of Teflon tape.

[Rsurfer]

What about using Teflon tape?

What for when he has washers.

[uhohitsstevo]

The male end on a standard water hose will always be long enough and that's why you need that washer to prevent leaks. Look at any nozzle and it comes with a washer and not a roll of Teflon tape.

Well I'll get put them in then not that it will make a difference.

[Setec Astronomy]

Well I'll get put them in then not that it will make a difference.

The idea of using washers is so that you can remove/change the nozzle, or put another attachment on without removing old tape, reapplying it, etc. Not that a garden hose connection was ever intended to use "pipe" tape, which is for pipe threads (which a garden hose is not).