Garden hose connector to male tread?

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boland

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#311266 31-Dec-2023 15:56

I've got a garden timer from Bunnings which has a female tread connector, and I have a twin tap connector, this one. I want to connect the garden timer to one of the two taps, but I have no idea how.
I can't unscrew the garden hose connector from the twin tap; I also have a 4 way one which allows me to.

As it was a gift I don't want to buy a different tap connector if possible :)

I believe I need an adapter with a female garden hose connector on one end, and a male thread on the other end. However, I can't find such an adapter at Mitre10 nor at Bunnings.

One option I found is to use this double ended hose connector and then this hose connector to male tread, but it seems overkill to use two adapters.

Any ideas?

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#3176533 31-Dec-2023 16:14

What you are looking for does exist, but they aren't very common.

https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005004577914658.html

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#3176542 31-Dec-2023 16:42

Pretty sure if you unscrew that double ended connector you will find that one half has a male thread that will screw into the timer and a quick connect fitting for the adaptor on your tap.

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#3176546 31-Dec-2023 17:06

k1w1k1d:

Pretty sure if you unscrew that double ended connector you will find that one half has a male thread that will screw into the timer and a quick connect fitting for the adaptor on your tap.

Pretty sure you're right. It's even in the description...

"Used to connect two soaker hoses together or by unscrewing apart you have a hose connector with either a male or female threaded end to screw into."

boland

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#3176550 31-Dec-2023 17:28

Ahh thanks! Sorry didn't read the description...

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#3176557 31-Dec-2023 18:53

That red and black one is crap. There is a better brand with the same thing available at mitre10. I got one to pull apart to put on my metal protected garden hose and the black and red one would not hold on properly.

Because mitre10s website is useless I cant seem to see it, but it was in stock at the glenfield one in one of the other 6 or so brands of hose ends that they sell.

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#3176672 1-Jan-2024 11:42

@richms thanks, good to know.

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#3176674 1-Jan-2024 12:01

I did this for a irrigation connection

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#3176682 1-Jan-2024 12:45

So, I'm not the only one that thinks Mitre10's website is useless. I have contacted them a couple of times about their site.

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#3176788 1-Jan-2024 17:15

richms found something at Mitre10 Glenfield but that doesn't mean you'll find it at any other Mitre10. The Glenfield store might have chosen to stock something additional to the standard range. Even some Bunnings that aren't a franchise operation have stock that is local to them and doesn't show on website.

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#3176808 1-Jan-2024 19:21

Is that the one with Bluetooth?

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#3177320 3-Jan-2024 11:29

Bung:

richms found something at Mitre10 Glenfield but that doesn't mean you'll find it at any other Mitre10. The Glenfield store might have chosen to stock something additional to the standard range. Even some Bunnings that aren't a franchise operation have stock that is local to them and doesn't show on website.

Hence why the site is useless. If I have chosen a store and it cant tell me everything that is stocked at the store, how many there are, let me order them for click and collect etc then its just a halfassed effort.

At least Bunnings have the powerpass app that will show me the prices of things instore if I scan them, or am at home and choose a store. Mitre10 have nothing to see the actual range in a chosen store.

Also the brand of the better one is Wetta

Not on mitre10 site at all, but available here - https://www.wettairrigation.co.nz/product-group/1876-double-hose-connector/product?productId=621

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