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How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the
connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote:
How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Well, a little coating of oil probably would not hurt. Primary concern, have both parts free of grit and sand when you screw them together. Much better, put a "quick connect" on them and you won't have to screw/unscrew. Picture he http://www.lowes.com/pd_228724-306-09QCGF_4294612474__?productId=3103555&Ns=p_product _qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_prod uct_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= I have a gob of them, attached to faucets, hose, and connections for my pond pump. No other way, IMO. |
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On 5/6/2014 10:28 AM, Norminn wrote:
On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Well, a little coating of oil probably would not hurt. Primary concern, have both parts free of grit and sand when you screw them together. Much better, put a "quick connect" on them and you won't have to screw/unscrew. Picture he http://www.lowes.com/pd_228724-306-09QCGF_4294612474__?productId=3103555&Ns=p_product _qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_prod uct_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= I have a gob of them, attached to faucets, hose, and connections for my pond pump. No other way, IMO. I was hoping someone would know. I seldom leave couplings connected, here. My first thoughts were marine grease, or Neversieze. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote:
How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. |
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On 05/06/2014 10:15 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. I wonder if the water has a lot of minerals in it? My cheap $5 hoses last at least ten years. Though it's easy enough to replace the fittings it's not really worth doing. |
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On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote:
How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Go to Lee Valley and buy their good brass quick-connects. Expensive but worth every cent. |
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On 6 May 2014 17:49:08 GMT, KenK wrote:
(Dan.Espen) wrote in : writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I was just about to post the same thing. I use a garden hose to feed my evaporative cooler. I just replaced the hose (old one springing leaks most evey day) and had a hard tome getting the old hose off the adapter to the cooler water fitting. I made an adapter with two plastic connectors and a few inches of hose ($3.50 total) to isolate the new hose from the adapter. I expect no problem removing it. Very easy to mount on hose - the metal ones require a screwdriver and cost $1 more. Just keep in mind they snap easily. Today I dropped the hose nozzle and it snapped. Second time I did that. If I see brass I'd pay extra for that. |
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Vic Smith writes:
On 6 May 2014 17:49:08 GMT, KenK wrote: (Dan.Espen) wrote in : writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I was just about to post the same thing. I use a garden hose to feed my evaporative cooler. I just replaced the hose (old one springing leaks most evey day) and had a hard tome getting the old hose off the adapter to the cooler water fitting. I made an adapter with two plastic connectors and a few inches of hose ($3.50 total) to isolate the new hose from the adapter. I expect no problem removing it. Very easy to mount on hose - the metal ones require a screwdriver and cost $1 more. Just keep in mind they snap easily. Today I dropped the hose nozzle and it snapped. Second time I did that. If I see brass I'd pay extra for that. I invariably step on those metal hose ends. Put one out of round and they're useless. -- Dan Espen |
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Dan.Espen wrote:
....snip... I invariably step on those metal hose ends. Put one out of round and they're useless. Just step on the mating end with the same force. Screwing 2 ovals together is pretty easy. ;-) |
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On 5/6/2014 1:18 PM, Dan.Espen wrote:
writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I've replaced hose fittings with new plastic, which I consider junk. My new-last-year yard has taken a lot of work in landscaping and caring for artificial pond. Our water has a huge amount of iron, and when the outdoor connection (on hose reel) leaked a lot, the connections got pretty nasty. I took off the reel-to-faucet connector, soaked the fittings in CLR, and....voila! Then, for that particular PIA, I'm going to put it on quick connects and seal them up with silicone caulk. I have 100' of hose to haul around for various projects, and I am meticulous in making sure I don't screw together any fittings with sand on or in them; those don't leak. After I get the veggie garden planted, I'll be making some concrete stepping stones shaped like grape leaves, and put a few along the concrete edging I make for flower beds. Google maps will think there is a Jack-in-the-beanstalk down here ;o) |
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On 6 May 2014 17:49:08 GMT, KenK wrote:
(Dan.Espen) wrote in : writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I was just about to post the same thing. I use a garden hose to feed my evaporative cooler. I just replaced the hose (old one springing leaks most evey day) and had a hard tome getting the old hose off the adapter to the cooler water fitting. I made an adapter with two plastic connectors and a few inches of hose ($3.50 total) to isolate the new hose from the adapter. I expect no problem removing it. Very easy to mount on hose - the metal ones require a screwdriver and cost $1 more. The ones from Lee valey don't need a screw driver but cost more than a dollar more -- |
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On Tue, 06 May 2014 12:56:26 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote: On 6 May 2014 17:49:08 GMT, KenK wrote: (Dan.Espen) wrote in : writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I was just about to post the same thing. I use a garden hose to feed my evaporative cooler. I just replaced the hose (old one springing leaks most evey day) and had a hard tome getting the old hose off the adapter to the cooler water fitting. I made an adapter with two plastic connectors and a few inches of hose ($3.50 total) to isolate the new hose from the adapter. I expect no problem removing it. Very easy to mount on hose - the metal ones require a screwdriver and cost $1 more. Just keep in mind they snap easily. Today I dropped the hose nozzle and it snapped. Second time I did that. If I see brass I'd pay extra for that. Which is why I like the "full flow" brass ones from Lee Valley. |
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On Tue, 06 May 2014 14:26:11 -0400, (Dan.Espen)
wrote: Vic Smith writes: On 6 May 2014 17:49:08 GMT, KenK wrote: (Dan.Espen) wrote in : writes: On 6 May 2014 13:22:47 GMT, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA We have well water here that is tough on metal. I usually cut the connectors off and replace them with plastic as soon as they start getting nasty. Best answer so far. I find the plastic connectors are pretty cheap, don't corrode and get hard to open, and seal well. It's really easy to just cut off the old connector and clamp on a plastic one. They also make those quick connect things, but the few I've had have been a bit difficult to operate. I was just about to post the same thing. I use a garden hose to feed my evaporative cooler. I just replaced the hose (old one springing leaks most evey day) and had a hard tome getting the old hose off the adapter to the cooler water fitting. I made an adapter with two plastic connectors and a few inches of hose ($3.50 total) to isolate the new hose from the adapter. I expect no problem removing it. Very easy to mount on hose - the metal ones require a screwdriver and cost $1 more. Just keep in mind they snap easily. Today I dropped the hose nozzle and it snapped. Second time I did that. If I see brass I'd pay extra for that. I invariably step on those metal hose ends. Put one out of round and they're useless. Which is why I put the brass quick connects on them. Don't bend. Don't crack, haven't corroded yet, easy to connect and disconnect |
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"Norminn" wrote in message m... On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Well, a little coating of oil probably would not hurt. Primary concern, have both parts free of grit and sand when you screw them together. Much better, put a "quick connect" on them and you won't have to screw/unscrew. Picture he http://www.lowes.com/pd_228724-306-09QCGF_4294612474__?productId=3103555&Ns=p_product _qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_prod uct_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= I have a gob of them, attached to faucets, hose, and connections for my pond pump. No other way, IMO. I agree. Was watching Shark Tank one night. The guy who invented those got a deal on the tank. Wasn't long and they were on the shelf @ Lowes. One of the better inventions this day and age. |
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Jim K wrote:
"Norminn" wrote in message m... On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Well, a little coating of oil probably would not hurt. Primary concern, have both parts free of grit and sand when you screw them together. Much better, put a "quick connect" on them and you won't have to screw/unscrew. Picture he http://www.lowes.com/pd_228724-306-09QCGF_4294612474__?productId=3103555&Ns=p_product _qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_prod uct_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= I have a gob of them, attached to faucets, hose, and connections for my pond pump. No other way, IMO. I agree. Was watching Shark Tank one night. The guy who invented those got a deal on the tank. Wasn't long and they were on the shelf @ Lowes. One of the better inventions this day and age. How long has that program been on? I've been using fittings compatible with those for 20 years. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote in
: On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. Couldn't help but note : Now that's a real oxymoron loctite anti-sieze almost as good as military intelligence or honest politician or junbo shrimp g Good suggestion. Thanks. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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philo* wrote in :
I wonder if the water has a lot of minerals in it? Yes. Well water. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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"Bob F" wrote in message ... How long has that program been on? I've been using fittings compatible with those for 20 years. It's on an hour on Friday nights, so I guess it's on for an hour. |
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On 5/7/2014 12:23 PM, KenK wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote in : I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. Couldn't help but note : Now that's a real oxymoron loctite anti-sieze almost as good as military intelligence or honest politician or junbo shrimp g Good suggestion. Thanks. As the son of an editor, I usually catch things like this. Good one, you are spot on. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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"Bob F" wrote in message ... Jim K wrote: "Norminn" wrote in message m... On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA Well, a little coating of oil probably would not hurt. Primary concern, have both parts free of grit and sand when you screw them together. Much better, put a "quick connect" on them and you won't have to screw/unscrew. Picture he http://www.lowes.com/pd_228724-306-09QCGF_4294612474__?productId=3103555&Ns=p_product _qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_prod uct_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo= I have a gob of them, attached to faucets, hose, and connections for my pond pump. No other way, IMO. I agree. Was watching Shark Tank one night. The guy who invented those got a deal on the tank. Wasn't long and they were on the shelf @ Lowes. One of the better inventions this day and age. How long has that program been on? I've been using fittings compatible with those for 20 years. I have been using Gardena snap fittings for decades. I don't know if it is sold in the US, as it is an European product and has been sold in Canada since the 1970s. They do wear out and have to be replaced if left outdoors for years, but I have some that are 30 years old in use. |
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"Bob F" wrote in message I agree. Was watching Shark Tank one night. The guy who invented those got a deal on the tank. Wasn't long and they were on the shelf @ Lowes. One of the better inventions this day and age. How long has that program been on? I've been using fittings compatible with those for 20 years. I have been using Gardena snap fittings for decades. I don't know if it is sold in the US, as it is an European product and has been sold in Canada since the 1970s. They do wear out and have to be replaced if left outdoors for years, but I have some that are 30 years old in use. I have the brass Nelson fittings, which pass a lot more water than the plastic ones I've seen. I did have to find a place to order replacement seals for a few of them once, but other than that they seem to last forever. They seem to be perfectly compatible with the Gilmore ones listed by Norminn. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote in
: On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. Looked at Walmart Saturday but no success. Plenty of Loctite stuff but no anti-seize. Looked in automotive, plumbing and tool departments. Another department? Another store? TIA -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On 12 May 2014 16:17:20 GMT, KenK wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote in m: On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. Looked at Walmart Saturday but no success. Plenty of Loctite stuff but no anti-seize. Looked in automotive, plumbing and tool departments. Another department? Another store? Any auto parts store. |
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On 12 May 2014 16:17:20 GMT, KenK wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote in m: On 5/6/2014 9:22 AM, KenK wrote: How can I keep garden hose connections usable? After a year or two, the connections are corroded and impossible to unscrew, even using WD-40 or other freeing chemicals. Is there something I can smear on them to keep them operating freely? TIA I'd think that anti-seize compound would work. Loctite is probably the most common brand. Looked at Walmart Saturday but no success. Plenty of Loctite stuff but no anti-seize. Looked in automotive, plumbing and tool departments. Another department? Another store? TIA Henkel Loctite brand is one of the most common brands of anti-seize available to and used by the automotive trade as well as most industrial mechanics - available from any good automotive or industrial supplier. Try Grainger. The other common brand is Permatex. |
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On 5/12/2014 12:17 PM, KenK wrote:
Looked at Walmart Saturday but no success. Plenty of Loctite stuff but no anti-seize. Looked in automotive, plumbing and tool departments. Another department? Another store? TIA I didn't find a match on Harbor Freight. But, most auto parts near me have some. Small tube, or jar with brush in the lid. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 5/12/2014 10:17 AM, KenK wrote:
Looked at Walmart Saturday but no success. Plenty of Loctite stuff but no anti-seize. Looked in automotive, plumbing and tool departments. Another department? Another store? http://smile.amazon.com/Loctite-3753.../dp/B0006Q7H2M |
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When I didn't have antiseize handy I always used a bit of moly grease, seemed to work as well.
But recently I've heard people using Teflon tape instead of antiseize and it sounds like a good idea. I never like to tighten any type of fastener dry. |
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TimR wrote in
: But recently I've heard people using Teflon tape instead of antiseize and it sounds like a good idea. Hmmm. Great, if it works! It would also seal the connection, another common fault with some screw-on connections. In my recent rehosing of my swamp cooler water supply I had to replace the garden hose supplying the water because it kept developing new major leaks. A few years ago I had problems with the threads leaking at the connection between the old hose and the adapter to the copper tubing connector to the cooler. I used teflon tape then to cure that problem. I noted when I recently changed hoses that I could remove the old hose at that teflon point with only a little trouble. I had written it off to chance but as you mentioned, perhaps it was the teflon tape. I may just do that to all the new cooler hose connections and skip the no-seize. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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