[no_sleep]

Thinking about getting one but my outdoor tap has an old threaded connector. Does the Qinux HydroXeltor just screw on like a normal nozzle or do I need some adapter? Not trying to mess with plumbing for a hose gun.

[Elena Voss]

Mine screwed straight onto the old tap thread, no adapter.

[Gary Scott]

Standard threads are a mess, half the taps out there are 3/4 inch BSP and the other half are some weird old size. Mine needed an adapter because the thread was too coarse. Check your tap before ordering anything.

[Sara Williams]

Screwing it on was the easy part for me, the fiddly bit was actually the quick-connect piece clicking in properly at first. Took me a couple tries before it felt right, but no plumbing involved at all. Are you dealing with a really old tap or a fairly recent one?

[no_sleep]

Old tap here, probably older than me. That’s why I wasn’t sure if it would just screw on, and I still haven’t tried forcing anything onto it.

[Sara Williams]

If it’s that old I’d just take the nozzle with you to the hardware shop before buying anything else, they can match the thread in two minutes. Mine’s old too but the quick-connect still clicked on fine once I got the angle right. Forcing it on an old tap is how you end up with a stripped thread and a real plumbing job.

[Zoe Matthews]

Worth checking if your tap has a removable aerator or a little collar piece, since that changes what you’re actually threading onto. Mine had a plastic insert I didn’t notice at first and it threw off the fit until I took it off.

[Mike Turner]

Screwing it on isn’t the problem, it’s keeping it on. Mine popped off twice mid-spray on a tap that looked fine, so I’d check the connection under pressure before you trust it. Adapters are the least of it.

[Pete Tilbrook]

Mine went straight onto my outdoor tap with no adapter, though I did have to swap the little connector ring that came in the box first. I’m not big on fiddling with fittings, so that was a pleasant surprise. Still, I’d bring the tap end along if you’re buying in person, saves a return trip.

[Alex Miller]

Mine needed an adapter, the box one didn’t match my tap.

[LauTop]

If your tap is genuinely old, the box connector probably won’t match and no nozzle is going to fix that on its own. Mine screwed on fine at my last place, but the tap there was newer. At my current house I had to get an adapter before anything fit, so it really depends on what’s on the end of your tap.

[Tom Briggs]

Mine screwed straight onto a standard tap, no adapter needed.

[Carla M.]

Mine threaded on without any fuss at all, but I think the trick is that the connector piece on these things is a bit forgiving if the threads aren’t completely chewed up. Our tap is probably close to twenty years old and has a slightly rounded look to the threads from years of hoses getting yanked off, and it still grabbed fine. What surprised me is that I didn’t need to crank it down hard at all, just snugged it up by hand and it held through a whole afternoon of washing the car and hosing down the patio. The only thing I’d mention is that it’s a lot lighter than the old metal gun I had, so the first time I squeezed it I kind of expected it to feel flimsy, but it’s been fine for a few months now. If the threads are really worn down to nothing though, I could see it being a different story.

[Pixel Pete]

Mine went on my tap without any adapter and it’s been handy for rinsing the patio chairs. The connector felt a little loose at first but it’s held up fine over a few weekends.

[Devon Lee]

Sounds like the threads on your old tap are the real question here, not the nozzle. Mine fit a newer outdoor tap fine, but my neighbor’s older spigot has chunkier threads and it didn’t seat the same way. Might be worth just eyeballing how yours threads before ordering.

[Mar__kus]

The threads are the part I would check before buying. A lot of garden taps, especially older outdoor ones, are not the same thread as a standard hose connector, and that is where these things fall down. Not the nozzle itself. If your tap is that old threaded type, the connector on the gun is probably not going to match it out of the box. You can sometimes get a small adapter for a few quid that sorts it, but that is a plumbing bit, not part of the nozzle. So the honest answer is it depends on your tap, not the product. If the tap is a normal modern one you are probably fine. What kind of connector is on the tap now, is it a screw thread or one of those push fit ones?

[no_sleep]

It’s a screw thread, the old round kind with a worn brass fitting on the end. I haven’t changed it in the years I’ve lived here so I genuinely don’t know if it lines up with anything standard. The gun hasn’t arrived yet so I can’t just try it and see, which is why I asked before ordering. If it turns out I need one of those little adapters then fine, but I wanted to know that going in rather than finding out with the box already open.

[Mar__kus]

Worn brass is the giveaway, that’s likely an old 3/4 inch fitting. Grab an adapter before the gun shows up.

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