Unless you can find a place familiar with DeVillbuis(sp?) and
such I don't think you'll be able to get a legit repair. Make
certain it's a place that services pressure washers. Make sure
the place knows what they're doing and how to handle any repair
or you could get a surprise while you're using your washer. A
broken hose tends to flail around with great gusto.

HTH,
PopS

"Tim Fischer" wrote in message
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:I have a relatively cheap ($150) Karcher electric pressure
washer. Last
: time I used it, somehow the threads on teh plastic nut that
holds the
: high-pressure hose onto the machine itself got stripped out
(insert curses
: to Karcher for using a plastic nut on such a high-impact
part...)
:
: Anyway, it seems that a replacement hose is $55, which seems
like a bit too
: much to invest in a 5-year old washer of its price range.
:
: On the other hand, it's only the nut that's bad, not the hose.
It actually
: seems like a huge waste to replace the entire hose just for the
nut. If
: this were a garden hose, you'd cut it and put a new end on it.
:
: So finally my question: Is it practical to have a
high-pressure hose
: repaired? I'd need to have someone cut the hose, replace the
nut (which
: seems to be a standard size), and put a new end on it (not sure
if its
: standard, but it probably is). What type of place would do
this kind of
: work? Would places that make custom hydrolic hoses be of any
help?
:
: Just hoping to see how reasonable this is before I go calling
around and
: make a fool of myself, lol.
:
: -Tim
:
: