My newest search is for quick connectors or ideas that will stop leaks _at_ the quick connector. Another thread mentioned using Teflon plumbing tape to stop connector to faucet fusing so that is an easy experiment for me. I've kept a variety of quick connectors on hand for several years and have always had better luck with the brass ones, bought at Walmart or Rural King. I also bought 100 ft rubber hoses at Rural King for livestock 15 years ago and am still using them for garden and pet watering. They are rubber and heavy but they don't kink, don't break and don't freeze. Please, any ideas on good seals on the quick connectors?