Air leaking from both ends of hose

[guidoism]

I've finally bought my own compressor and hooked everything up but I'm getting air leaking out of both ends of the hose. The problem is that the connectors are screwing 100% into the ends.

I'm ignorant. Is this normal and something that is fixed with grease or something or should I expect the connectors to screw perfectly into the hose?

 

[cjhammes]

Did you wrap threads with silicone tape?

 

[wirejock]

Threads

Sounds like the hose has flare fittings or something not tapered. National Pipe Thread (NPT) won't bottom, even without teflon tape.

 

[guidoism]

Silicone or teflon tape. Got it. Thanks guys!

 

[cjhammes]

No idea why I wrote silicone: brain f@$t. Yes, use Teflon tape.