Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread to 1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST) needs a straight NPSH hose-to-gasket-sealed NH hose adapter. Sealing method, the real-world trap, and the exact adapter to buy.

Updated 05 September 2026.

Connect 1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread to 1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST)

How to join 1-1/2-11.5NPSH and 1-1/2-9NH, and what stops it leaking.

Needs adapter
End A
1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread (1-1/2-11.5NPSH)
Seals on gasket in the coupling
via adapter
End B
1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST) (1-1/2-9NH)
Seals on rubber gasket in the female swivel
Adapter neededstraight NPSH hose-to-gasket-sealed NH hose adapter

Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread to 1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST) needs a straight NPSH hose-to-gasket-sealed NH hose adapter.

The adapter to buy

1-1/2-11.5NPSH and 1-1/2-9NH are both straight gasket-sealed hose threads at the same nominal size but to different standards (11.5 versus 9 threads per inch, 47.7 mm versus 50.55 mm major diameter), so their couplings do not interchange. A crossover adapter joins the two hose standards.

A shared nominal size hides a different pitch and diameter. Match the coupling to its own standard or use the crossover adapter; do not force one swivel onto the other.

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Questions and answers

Connect 1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread to 1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST)?

Not a direct fit. Joining 1-1/2" NPSH straight hose thread to 1-1/2" NH fire hose thread (NST) needs a straight NPSH hose-to-gasket-sealed NH hose adapter.