Python adapter

[Phillip]

I have a bar sink right next to my aquarium. It’s smaller than most faucets. I just learned the size is called Tom Thumb. I want to find a female Tom Thumb to hose adapter. All I can find is a male Tom Thumb to hose. Anybody ever find something like this? I had a universal adapter that had a rubber hose that got tightened on the the faucet. It was a pain and the rubber ripped already. I’d like to find a threaded fitting to use. 

[Patrick_G]

Same issue for me

[Phillip]

Just now, Patrick_G said:

Same issue for me

It’s driving me nuts! I’m trying to avoid buying a faucet, but I think that’s my next step. 

[Phillip]

10 minutes ago, Patrick_G said:

Same issue for me

I just sent an email to python to see if they have any suggestions 🤣. I’ll let you know if they respond. 

[Brian]

I just googled it and all kinds of adapters came up.   You should be able to make something work..  

if not take the python adapter to a plumbing store.   Not box hardware.   But plumbing shop.  
they should be able to help.  
good Luck 

[Phillip]

2 minutes ago, Brian said:

I just googled it and all kinds of adapters came up.   You should be able to make something work..  

if not take the python adapter to a plumbing store.   Not box hardware.   But plumbing shop.  
they should be able to help.  
good Luck 

I’ve spent hours on google. Hours!  Haven’t found the right one yet. I’ve brought the python to Home Depot and 2 different hardware stores. 

[lefty o]

the rubber adapter ones are garbage. no doubt about it. without actually seeing the threads on the faucet in person, its really hard to know what is needed. they do have a pile of them.

[Phillip]

32 minutes ago, lefty o said:

the rubber adapter ones are garbage. no doubt about it. without actually seeing the threads on the faucet in person, its really hard to know what is needed. they do have a pile of them.

The size is 16.5, also known as Tom Thumb. I know they make one! It’s just hell trying to find one lol

[StephenP2003]

2 hours ago, Phillip said:

I have a bar sink right next to my aquarium. It’s smaller than most faucets. I just learned the size is called Tom Thumb. I want to find a female Tom Thumb to hose adapter. All I can find is a male Tom Thumb to hose. Anybody ever find something like this? I had a universal adapter that had a rubber hose that got tightened on the the faucet. It was a pain and the rubber ripped already. I’d like to find a threaded fitting to use. 

Well, I bought this one a while back. It's threaded on the inside and outside on the tom thumb side, so it can be male or female: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Diverter-Threaded-Connector-Bathroom/dp/B07XF1BCJH  $11 is steep for an adapter, but hey, where else you gonna find it?

[Ken]

Take your aerator with you and go into your local mom and pop hardware store. Look around for the guy with white hair and tell him you want to hook a garden hose hose to your bathroom faucet. Hand him the aerator and in few minutes you'll be good to go.

[Phillip]

1 hour ago, StephenP2003 said:

Well, I bought this one a while back. It's threaded on the inside and outside on the tom thumb side, so it can be male or female: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Diverter-Threaded-Connector-Bathroom/dp/B07XF1BCJH  $11 is steep for an adapter, but hey, where else you gonna find it?

Thanks! At this point I don’t care what it cost 🤣

[Phillip]

14 minutes ago, Ken said:

Take your aerator with you and go into your local mom and pop hardware store. Look around for the guy with white hair and tell him you want to hook a garden hose hose to your bathroom faucet. Hand him the aerator and in few minutes you'll be good to go.

That’s the first thing I did! We looked for like an hour 

[Ken]

1 minute ago, Phillip said:

That’s the first thing I did! We looked for like an hour 

You need a better white-haired hardware store guy😂. Our local shop has a has a little thing that you screw your aerator into so you can to see what the actual size and pitch are, then go from there.

[Hobbit]

When I needed to hook up our sink to a hose, I (read: my husband) bought an adapter off McMaster-Carr. https://www.mcmaster.com If you figure out exactly how to measure what you need, you can almost certainly find it there. It pays to be married to an engineering school grad! (Who now teaches computer science—soooo many benefits 😍)

[Hobbit]

Oh but a word of warning—the threads on their adapters are SUPER sharp. I sliced my finger open trying to unscrew it from my sink. Use pliers!

[Medkow74]

I bought a Cache Aerator Adapter (which I think is another name for Tom Thumb) to 55/64-inch - 27 male thread. Then bought a 55/64-inch - 27 female thread to 3/4 inch male hose thread adaptor that the python threads onto.

[MDoc]

14 hours ago, Hobbit said:

threads on their adapters are SUPER sharp.

I also learned this the hard way. Adapter was on pretty tight, so I was just gripping harder and harder and not even noticing it was slicing up my thumbs/the meat between thumb and index finger (on both hands).  Rough couple of days after that.  Definitely won't make that mistake again. 

[StephenP2003]

Yep, and the adapter I linked above is also very slicey. I keep pliers in the bathroom now. 

[Andy's Fish Den]

Another great source for obscure parts is Grainger. I get stuff for work through them all the time that I can't find elsewhere.

[Phillip]

1 hour ago, Andy's Fish Den said:

Another great source for obscure parts is Grainger. I get stuff for work through them all the time that I can't find elsewhere.

True, they have everything! 

[Daniel]

And if you really want to go deep down the rabbit hole, McMaster Carr is the Grand Canyon of rabbit holes:

https://www.mcmaster.com/

[Phillip]

Boo-yah!! Wasn’t that bad 🤣. I went to the hardware store and found it this morning. We must’ve overlooked it last time I went 🤷🏻‍♂️  I went to Home Depot and the guy working there said they don’t make anything like that. You’re gonna have to get a new faucet.