Hi, wonder if you can help. I am connecting a douche shower hose pipe (1/2") to a cold water pipe in the bathroom. They both have male ends and I have a copper female-female connector to join them together. The problem is water is leaking from the joint (both ends). I have tried ptfe tape in the threads of the male connectors but it still leaked. So I tried using Boss supergreen from B&Q on the male threads but no luck - still leaking from the joints. Can anyone advise please?

Alex, April 2009

Hi, as suggested, I went to a couple of local plumber suppliers and asked for a f-f connector with restricted ends - no luck. Do u know where I can get such a connector? - does it have a special name?

Alex, April 2009

Thankyou Mr K for the advice I will give it a try

Alex, April 2009

You need female ends with depth restricted so you can use fibre or rubber washer to seal water tight and no ptfe and no joint compound need to use.

Mr K, April 2009