Garden Hose Repair
 

Anyone know the best way to fix this?

It would seem that I could cut the hole out and re-attach the two
pieces of hose together - but if there is a more high-tech way to fix
a small hole, i'd like to hear about it.

Aris

On 5 Nov 2004 03:46:19 -0800, (aris) wrote:

It would seem that I could cut the hole out and re-attach the two
pieces of hose together - but if there is a more high-tech way to fix
a small hole, i'd like to hear about it.

By the time you've bought the fittings to join the hose together you
will most likely have gone some way to buying a new hose.

Did the hose perish? Buy a new one anyway.

Is the hole within a couple of metres of the end? Shorten the hose by
that much.

If you punctured the hose with a sharp implement that would be
different.

Andrew

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In message , aris
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Anyone know the best way to fix this?

It would seem that I could cut the hole out and re-attach the two
pieces of hose together - but if there is a more high-tech way to fix
a small hole, i'd like to hear about it.

Hose pipe joint ?

Nah - far too obvious

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geoff

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Anyone know the best way to fix this?

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Aris

1. use a plastic hose connector
2. use a small bit of 1/2" copper pipe and some steel garden wire -
but the wire must go round twice, not once. Twist ends tight and fold.

NT


If using method 2. you could try two jub. clips. Much more satisfactory than
twisted wire.

Pete

aris wrote:
Anyone know the best way to fix this?

It would seem that I could cut the hole out and re-attach the two
pieces of hose together - but if there is a more high-tech way to fix
a small hole, i'd like to hear about it.

Clean surface of hose.
Drill/punch small hole at puncture site.
Squeeze silicone sealant through puncture site, you want a blob inside.
Now, squeeze hose so that the blob is distributed around the inside of the
pipe.
Add more sealant to the outside of the pipe, a scrap of polythene over the
sealant, and garden wire over the lot.
Fill with water (not under pressure, and with slow flow) and you're done.
12 hours, and it should be set.
Alternatively, if a small leak isn't a problem, just do the second two,
but slightly tighter.

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Clean surface of hose.
Drill/punch small hole at puncture site.
Squeeze silicone sealant through puncture site, you want a blob inside.
Now, squeeze hose so that the blob is distributed around the inside of the
pipe.
Add more sealant to the outside of the pipe, a scrap of polythene over the
sealant, and garden wire over the lot.
Fill with water (not under pressure, and with slow flow) and you're done.
12 hours, and it should be set.
Alternatively, if a small leak isn't a problem, just do the second two,
but slightly tighter.



Don't quite see how you would drill/punch a small hole at puncture site.
I cannot see this being a reliable system for all hose materials at all
normal pressures.
The o.p. did not give the hose details so other replies, including mine have
tended to suggest employing tried and tested measures covering all
materials and pressures.

Pete

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"N. Thornton" wrote in message
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(aris) wrote in message
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Anyone know the best way to fix this?

1. use a plastic hose connector
2. use a small bit of 1/2" copper pipe and some steel garden wire -
but the wire must go round twice, not once. Twist ends tight and fold.

If using method 2. you could try two jub. clips. Much more satisfactory than
twisted wire.

The plus with twisted wire is not having to go into town to buy clips,
time saved. Used to do that trick years ago, and it was fine, despite
the lesser contact area.

NT

N. Thornton wrote:
"Peter Stockdale" wrote in message ...
"N. Thornton" wrote in message
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(aris) wrote in message
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Anyone know the best way to fix this?

1. use a plastic hose connector
2. use a small bit of 1/2" copper pipe and some steel garden wire -
but the wire must go round twice, not once. Twist ends tight and fold.

If using method 2. you could try two jub. clips. Much more satisfactory than
twisted wire.

The plus with twisted wire is not having to go into town to buy clips,
time saved. Used to do that trick years ago, and it was fine, despite
the lesser contact area.

Some of us have a box on a shelf in the garage saying 'jubilee clips
etc.' which actually has jubilee clips in it! I stocked mine
originally with a selection pack from ScrewFix and with ones recovered
from cars, old washing machines, etc. it seems to stay at a pretty
steady stoc level.

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Chris Green