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Hi Bunnings Community
I’ve been arguing with this fixed, threaded hose to tap fitting and seriously need to cool off! The only problem is, I can't work out how to replace this fitting to actually get water. 
I purchased this hose from Temu, and as usual I don't do things by half so bought the 100 foot. Mind you, you never actually know what dimensions you are really getting with Temu. Buying a hose online was out of character for me, because I have rules about hoses and extension cords. Never buy cheap ones! And this one wasn’t and was actually great.
BUT, this hose was connected to my back tap, and I would like to transfer it to my front yard, but here is where I ran into trouble. I couldn’t unscrew it from the brass tap.
I literally tried everything. And they didn't appear to be any corrosion, neither was it cross threaded. I tried locking pliers, multi grips, tapping it, WD-40, silicon spray, penetrating oil, and even the heat gun. To no avail. I have added a washing machine to a garden tap and converted my back hot and cold shower to a hose connection so had heaps of straggler spares, but I am stumped.
In the end I used my newly acquired, Ozito PXC Multi tool (I have retired my Bosch corded one now) and as you can see from the photos, cut the housing of the connector. It is supposed to be stainless steel, but I'm pretty sure it is aluminium. And as you can see it did suffer some collateral damage whilst trying to remove it from the brass tap. I'm not sure whether maybe the two different materials don't like each other? Does anyone know?
But now I cannot work out how I am going to attach it to a tap and what adapter or converter I need. Or do I need to actually cut that whole fitting off and attach something I can get from Bunnings? There is absolutely no technical information on Temu for it.
So the components of the fitting are threaded housing, the other threaded bit which was covered by the housing which I'm not sure what you call that. It is also thread but I am not sure why as it doesn’t seem to serve a purpose. There is a ridge on the housing to stop it threaded into there. Then the black sheath, which has the only purpose of covering most of that fitting.
- Diameter of housing is 25mm (although maybe cut off a couple since I multi-tooled it. Note, it did screw on fine to my outside, brass tap, and work well.
- Diameter of other threaded bit is 22mm outside, inside 19mm
I would love some help, please. Thanks very much. Victoria
Hi @victoriacalhoun,
I can understand how frustrating that must’ve been! It certainly sounds like you’ve given it everything you’ve got, and your persistence is impressive. Unfortunately, I think you may have run into one of the more annoying issues with non-standard fittings.
It looks like the original connector was crimped and permanently attached at the factory. The locking nut you had to cut off is typically threaded onto the hose before the crimped fitting goes on, which means it can’t simply be replaced or re-threaded. Sadly, that means the hose can no longer be connected in its current form.
The only option I can think of — and I’ll be honest, it’s a long shot — is to cut off the entire crimped fitting at the end and inspect the internal hose. If you find a standard-sized rubber or plastic hose inside the metal sheath, you might be able to peel that sheath back and attach a standard hose connector. This would only work if the internal hose diameter matches standard fittings (usually around 12–13mm internally). It's not guaranteed, but it could be worth a try if you're keen to salvage the hose.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
