Garden hose does not fit outside faucet, is there a thread adapter I need?

Written by Aaron in Tuesday, December 22, 2009 under Garden & Landscape
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Q: Hello, I am trying to use the outdoor faucet of my town home. It seems that the thread on the faucet is not ght (garden hose thread). I measured the pitch of the faucet to be 1.25, is there an adapter I can get?
I am assuming this wouldn't be sold at a garden store because

A: Ace Hardware has brass adapters for any type of fitting. I find that their staff knows what they are talking about and they will help you get the right part.

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FlowersYes:

There are all sorts in the garden department.

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douglas:

they probably did that on purpose to keep neighbors from stealing water you can gp to a R V store and get the adapter that you need there are several sizes to choose from i took a piece of model ign Cly and put it over some of the threads on the faucet t so i could show them the thread at the home store hope this helps


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