Quick connections

[bajaespuma]

I don't know if this is in the correct forum. Do any of you expert know if there are an easily obtainable "quick-connect" plumbing connections for washing machine inlet hoses? That don't leak? Would any of those garden hose quick-connect valves do the trick for hot water as well as for cold? I'm getting very tired of having to tighten old fashioned connections with teflon tape and wrenches.

 

[kb0nes]

We have a few sets of brass garden hose thread quick disconnects at work that seem to work well. They are Westward brand and may have come from Grainger. They seem to work well as long as the O-rings aren't too abused. Hot or cold wouldn't make any difference. They seem secure, but not sure I'd leave them unattended under pressure in my home.

I'm curious about the need for Teflon tape on a garden hose thread though, the sealing should be in the washer. If you can't get them leak free by hand you might want to swap the washers. Sometime back I bought some Silicone GHT washers, they are soft and seal really well with minimal torque.

 

[turquoisedude]

I've been using these for a few years now in the Ogden Laundry.   I don't know the brand name per se, but I have been getting them from an Industrial/Farm equipment supply store in Magog;  I've seen them in the local hardware stores, too when gardening supplies are stocked.  

 

I have no complaints about them - it makes the game of "Musical Appliances" so much easier... LOL

 

[combo52]

Connecting Washer Inlet Hoses

We literately test hundreds of washers a year at our shop and screwing and unscrewing inlet hoses from the back of the machine takes about 30 seconds for two hoses, we usually leave the hoses attached to the faucets.

 

There is absolutely no need for Teflon tape on hose threads [ the threads do not seal like pipe threads do ] You may have to change the hose washers after 50-100 uses however.

 

The quick connectors would work but I would never go to the expense of them unless you constantly switched supply hoses about every other load of laundry, to me it would be easier to install more faucets and leave all the machines you use regularly hooked up and just turn off the water to the machines that are not in use.

 

[bajaespuma]

Looks like what I'm looking for.

Thank you for the tips! I'm going to try this because for the time being, I don't have the luxury of many permanent connections and some of the machines have pain-in-the-ass inlet connections that are positioned so badly that I'm surprised Consumer's Reports didn't make a note of it. Also, I always turn the faucets off when I'm not using the machines. It would be very convenient to leave the inlet hoses connected to the machines and to connect them hose to hose.