1/2 inch sweat to 3/4 thread male?
 

I just put in a outdoor shower, for ease of winterization I used two frost free sillcocks for the water to the outside. Then I was going to simply use washing machine SS hoses to connect to the outside copper plumbing I ran .


So, I went to hook up the hose and I can't get a tight connection on the 1/2 in sweat to 3/4 male thread? Why would the hose not connect to it?

I finally just doubled up the washers, thru some teflon on it to at least use it tonight, but would like to fix it. Should I use a water heater hoses or basically why doesnt washing machine hose thread on a 3/4 male? Did i just use the wrong fitting, is there different threads on copper fittings?

thanks!

Because the garden hose fittings and pipe fittings are not the same thread. You need a couple of these:

http://www.usahardware.com/inet/shop...osch/50577.htm

they are available in both 1/2 and 3/4 pipe threads

awesome! Thank you. Didn't really think it be an issue.

do you know if these are common pieces at the big box stores?

Thanks again!

Very common.

can't believe I haven't seen or heard of it with the amount of time I spend looking at plumbing stuff (for a DIY) started out plumbing projects making 6 trips per project, now I just buy $400+ worth of plumbing supplies for a $50 project, that way its 2 trips!

Thanks for the help