Repairing a Garden Hose - one connector I WONT buy
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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Brass end connectors are great but the plastic ones are not bad either. However, I know there are several manufacturers and some plastic ones are going to be cheaper than others but the ones I find in hardware stores are usually all the same. To make it easier to insert the fitting into the hose, heat the hose with a blowdryer or use some liquid dish soap. Good luck with your repair!
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I boiled a pot of water, then let it cool abit. When I was ready to try to force the part into the hose, I dipped the hose end into the pot of hot water & it worked like a charm! Softened the hose up enough to easily fit over the new brass part, & then cooled right down. Perfect! Easy for ppl like me w/ arthritis & bad joints
Not related to hose repair, but yes, when fitting something circular, a bit of heat can do wonders. I once had to fit a metal collar onto a reclining bed mechanism. No way it fit! But, after sitting an hour in the sun on a hot patio, it had expanded enough to slip on. Just don't heat anything so much that you would change its material properties.
How much for one hose about 100ft.long
Just push it in. You don't need special prep. Use some muscle
Thank you. As a single lady sometimes you have to help yourself....i bought the connector but could'nt get it on. This video is just what I needed. Thanks
Lucia I know the feeling! I have to change all my hose ends. They dont make things the way they used too. I bought 3 farm quality hoses and they all leak. One the female and the male end leaks.
I am glad you were able to get yours fixed. I dont have the strength in my hands I used too. So hopefully I can do this.
I've used these and yes they are good and long-lasting. With my assembly I clamped the 2 halves with the hose inserted in a vise or a clamp depending what you have , and squeezed them till the 2 halves meet with no gap. The reason being this allows full compression around the hose and eliminates the stress on the small threads in the coupler, the hose material is quite stiff and not easily compressed. Using a clamp in assembly will fully remove any stress to the threads or bolts which can definitely strip and will achieve full compression around the hose. 🙂
Either work good. #1 problem with plastic however, is the elements will wear on them rather fast. After a short time in sunlight and the elements, the plastic will crack and fail at the screw locations. Those hose clamp brass ends sill last the longest. Getting the correct sized hose clamp is important so there is no extended band or you can modify the length of them and knock off the edges smooth. However, if you have a hose with a great warranty such as the Flexogen, they will replace the entire hose if they fail under normal use. We have a couple of the Flexoogen hoses and they are expensive but their warranty is first class...we havn't purchased a garden hose in decades and have used their warranty a few times. No complaints. Most of the good hoses today use heavy all brass fittings.
I fixed my hose faucet leak Thanks to YOU. Last night I tried to fix it, but it still leaked. Thanks to YOUR video I realized that I had not tightened up the coupling all the way. So I did it again the right way and there is no leak. Good job thanks to your helpful video.
Thanks for showing the video because they can be a real tough son of a gun to do at times.
Thank you I thought I was going crazy ! Cause it wouldn’t fit
Totally agree - the 'worm gear' clamp, although a terrific clamp, is NOT what you want on a garden hose that you will be handling. Only use these on things you won't be handing frequently.
Nice to the point I’m gonna give it a try especially the tip of screwing something in there to help you further tighten it the hose to the connecting piece. Thank you.
I have 3/4" 100ft hoses and don't want to downgrade them with these fittings.
The inside diameter isn't near 3/4" and restricts the water flow.
These are fine for the 5/8" hose... Boiling hot water is a must, but that's ok.
Still on a quest for a 3/4" inside diameter replacement end.
I had no problem just pushing mine on. To get it on fully, I use a 5/8" deepwell socket. I use the brass one from Lowe's. I had a spring on the female end of my hose that rusted frozen. You had to rotate the whole hose to remove it. That was a pain. I changed the end.
The barbed tips is the best. People do not like the clamp but there is heat shrink used on radiator hoses. Get similar dia and awesome fix. Beats tape. I don't lot of hose repair and the metal holds the hose better.
the ones that you are showing are aluminum colored fittings, not brass. do not mix Al with Brass, they will quickly galvanically corrode (weld). Al on AL is fine as is brass on brass, but hose bibs on the house are all brass, so either go with a good solid brass (not marketed as "metal") or plastic, or use a plastic adapter between AL and brass.
The brass male mender worked great. Also all I did it twist it on it takes some effort. You don’t need pliers because all your doing is stretching the width of the hose
I didn’t know these existed. I have three hoses that leak from the female end don’t wanna buy another one so this would be great thanks.
I've had good luck with the plastic ones, except one female that couldn't stand my 125psi water pressure here and just popped off (inside popped out of swivel/threaded part). Be sure to get the clamp centered over the bulge in the part that goes into the hose, it'll seal much easier and better. Clamp should then be even across the sides (where screws are, yours are wider at one side than the other). I also use the hot water on the hose to get 'em in. A bit of dish detergent in the hot water makes it even easier. This is especially true on older hoses that tend to be harder/hardened from sun and exposure.
Lastly, fittings come in different sizes. Don't see many 1/2" hoses any more (used to be the cheap, vinyl ones, but they worked well and long IF kept out of the sun when not in use). Typical hoses are now 5/8", some are 3/4", so be sure to buy fittings that will fit YOUR hose. Some adapters will fit two sizes, those are handy to keep a set of around if you have more than one size hose.
Lastly, I've found dollar stores, or our local "vendor type" swap meet (Kobey's here in San Diego) has the plastic ones for very cheap.
Thanks! I'm just having trouble getting the mail replacement end forced into the hose but I've laid it in the hot sun to warm up and then maybe I can find a "reamer"!
Use petroleum jelly on the coupling it makes it easier to slip. In
Don't waste your money on the plastic ones! We didn't drive over ours but it stripped out and the hose nozzles wouldn't stay on.
Ya did it again Adam! I've got 2 500 ft. Hose's put together because I have 1 water line at the back of the house! I have to get it to the front and across the front of the house to water. I just happen to have a hole in My hose and wasn't looking forward to spending the money to buy another 500 ft.. So, with this I'm gonna just cut off the hose right after the hole and put a New end on! It's been 90F° here in San Diego CA. and to reach the 100's all next week. So, I don't foresee any problem with the hose being to hard to put a New end on. Thanks so much for the tips!! Saved Me Again!!
I was about to return my female hose-end repair, but I'm glad I watched your very helpful video. It was about 50 F degrees when I began, and I thought it would never fit. I thought about heating but wasn't sure. Now I really will.
I tried the brass one but my commercial hose was too thick to allow the fitting to slide all the way to the end of the hose. So I will have to use the hose clamp variety.
i would like to point something out involving the plastic one.. You see that thick bottom lip below the thread on the plastic male mender? Well you can put the plastic clamp over that and itll better crimp the bottom and hold in the top portion better. plus it looks better because you wont see any plastic hose either and ill tell ya what it works great i keep mine at a 90 degree angle pressurised with water at all times and its lasted a very long while.
Some have a thicker end with a cog like lip at the bottom of the thread, those ones you cant do that with, this specific one you can. Now if you Crack the plastic clamp and you have 2 zipties, you are in luck. They will work fine.
I'll try that! 🤞
Great info! 👍😃👍 I like the plastic ones you used. I also tried the plastic swivel style from the hardware store. They tend to shear off when least expected.
Same here. I bought a brass female mend kit with swivel type. The swivel popped clean off when I turned on the water faucet, and soaked me.
So, tomorrow I go back & buy a non-swivel type; one less part to worry about popping off.
If you’re one of those people who leave their hose connected to the water spigot over the winter, plastic connectors won’t “weld” themselves to the spigot like metal ones could. Then again, don’t be lazy in the fall and disconnect your hose before the cold weather sets in. 😂
Ahh, a gap at the end of the connector..maybe that's the reason ours have failed. Since moving to Arizona 14 years ago, we've found the ends of our houses break down and corrode (and we're buying expensive hoses just to counterbalance the heat) I just happen to have one hose needing a connector, so I'll give it a try (and leave a gap) Thanks for the tip!
Hey man, mine leaks a small bit and I really did it right. One drop per 3 seconds. I didn’t leave a gap
Great idea really thanks ❤❤
I leave them out in the direct sunlight or put them in my car windshield and let the heat heat them up and then it's easy peasy or you can use a heat gun
I would never use anything that uses zinc that will be exposed to water. Zinc in contact with another metal and in the presence of water will corrode and fall apart in very short order. BTW that "brass" fitting he is holding in the video is probably not brass but zinc or aluminum with a brass flashing applied to make you think it is brass. Brass is rather heavy, zinc and aluminum not so much. You will have to go to the plumbing section of the stores to find real brass fittings, not the garden section.
The brass end is called, "Pro." It's from Lowe's. They claim the threaded end is brass, and the sleeve side is aluminum.
thank you so much ,i had put all my hoses in trash when i seen your video i got them out of the trash and will be repairing them with new connector Cheater than for saving me MONEY!!!!
They all suck. I use automotive hose clamps.
To the point and helpful, thank you!
Yassss!...Had both ....my hose was wider so used both..results 💯 Thx
Nice! Like the ream/dish soap tip! Thank you.
Had an interesting issue. I was repairing a hose purchased at our favorite discount store. It was a fine hose until some jerk cut off the end to steal the sprayer. In any event, I replaced the male end-post and simply could not stop it from leaking around the "meet-up" with the hose. Tried several re-connects, same issue. Tried silicone around the mount, same issue. Then I did a close inspection of the hose. The hose actually has nodular ridges inside, running its length ... probably something to do with the manufacturing process. Though they are barely noticeable, I'm sure they are the cause of the problem. Anybody ever encounter something like that?
My hose is the same but my hose mender has a female end and it leaks at the collar. For whatever reason the threads won’t make up and even using wrenches it won’t get tight enough.
@@Tallz21 I was able to solve the problem. Used a dremel to grind down the nodular ridges, then reinstalled with plumber's tape. Problem solved.
Exactly what I came to find! Thanks 🙏
BRAVO!!!!! Help finally...Thank so much
Thanks. Very clear. I may try it.
i just bought several metal ones today. It says for 5/8 and 3/4. but it is really hard to srew it on to the 3/4 hose.
I am trying to repair a hose end. My hose has an internal “ridge” which must be an anti-kink thing. When I tighten either kind of clamp the ridge apparently causes a minuscule gap on either side on both sides of the clamp. This causes an annoying leak all the time but the real fun starts when I attach any nozzle and causes resistance in the water flow. You can’t cut the ridge out. Any suggestions?!?
Great advice!
Thanks so much
Thank you so much! It’s so simple and easy to do. Thank you!
Looks like cheap aluminum that will become one with your connection to brass end (galvanic corrosion)
Exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks!
Is it possible to glue it in? Mine keeps popping off.
you saved my hose
I have one like your neighbors and I can't get the sprayers to go on all the way without spraying, any tips without replacing the whole hose? (My hose is the fabric type)
thank you
I spit on it! Goes in easy!
What type of shears did you use to cut the hose? It looked so clean and efficient, just a quick snip and boom. Would any garden shears from Home Depot do the job?
Use a razor blade with those break off sections as they get dull. Or, as in this video, pruning shears for triming plants.
I've never seen the plastic ones in Canada...
brass ones are 8-12 bucks now.alot has changed in 5 years:(
Yay! Thank you!
How about a link to those snips?
I'm a supposed to keep the washer or take it out?
Don't use dish soap! It's corrosive--especially on aluminum fittings! Use silicone lubricant.
Thank you . i am a diy person.
Thank you so much... Florida 😁
I need to know how much a hose,about 100 ft.long?
Is gilmour 5/8" male easy to put on?
That's not brass...looks to be coated aluminum.
Is that a 3/4" or 5/8" hose?
tape the clamp ,thats what i do
Not much of a review if you don't even test it under pressure.
Can anyone help me how to unlock the yard works dry seal watering wand
👍🏻 THANKS ADAM!!
this video made me bend my hose so bad it doesn’t work anymore😣
plastic clamps broke.
The plastic ones will eventually break
It's tough to slip in because you bought a 3/4" mender for a 5/8" hose!
Both ends of my garden hose are leaking.
Too less are better IMO
Too less? What does that mean?
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