Leak in my bathroom...

[Epfriis]

I'll explain:
I have a huge deck outside of my master bathroom in my upstairs bedroom. It was always so sad and plain until I decided to put a ton of beautiful plants and trees out there. Problem is watering... I tapped off my toilet supply line in the master bath by adding a brass T to which I reconnected the toilet and installed a new brass knife valve. When it's time to water, I connect my garden hose to the knife valve and get busy. But no matter what I do, I can't get the connection to stop leaking. I have to put a large bowl underneath the fitting when I water, and it fills up pretty quick. At first i thought it'd be nice to have quick connect fitting on there but forget about it. And even attaching the hose the old fashioned way by the female end nice and tight STILL LEAKS!
There has got to be a better way! Please help... I don't want to have to settle with having it leak anymore!

Thanks,
E

 

[SlowDrip]

Hrm, it is possible that the threads on the valve are damaged.

 

[phishfood]

What exactly is a knife valve? I am not familiar with the term.

 

[SlowDrip]

What exactly is a knife valve? I am not familiar with the term.

I had to look this up. Apparently it is a gate valve.

 

[Chris]

Do you have a nipple coming out of the gate valve with a hose thread adapter? I am just trying to figue out exactly where it is leaking from? Have you checked the rubber washer in your hose, it should have one. Is it leaking from the top of the gate valve (Common on the bigger valves (4"-12") but does happen on the smaller)?

 

[phishfood]

^What he said.