Leaking Quick Disconnects

[Spud Destruction]

My Full time Job is Carpet cleaning. We use these fittings all the time. They start leaking water when the O ring begins to dry out. A little bit of 3 in 1 oil refreshes the ring and revives it That might work for you, it can't hurt to try. Also don't put WD40 on the O ring, because WD40 is designed to expel water from areas so that will alos cause the ring to dry out... Thats our experience with our Carpet Cleaning Machines....

[MrCrowley]

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try and report back.

[MrCrowley]

I only had oil left over from my air compressor, would something like that work?

[Spud Destruction]

That i'm not sure of.. 3 in 1 has something different in it. But i don't think it could hurt... We always have 3 in 1 for all the other parts on our truck we have to keep oiled up.

[Crna Legija]

You need petroleum based oil to make rubber swell up and go soft.

[MrCrowley]

The air compressor oil didn't help, just made a mess

I'll try some petroleum based oil next time.