Brilliant me left our garden hose (emptied of water) behind our garage on a small concrete patio area. After the blizzard in the northeast this past winter a neighbor was helping me clear the snow (with his snowblower), and he started to clear the patio. He ended up going right over the hose (fortunately didn't break his $1,500 snow blower) and punctured it in 2-3 spots.

It was a relatively pricey ($60) hose (Neverkink 3/4 in. x 100 ft. Commercial Series 4000 Water Hose-9884 100 at The Home Depot) and I was hoping there was some way to repair it. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

Yes, there are repair kits. I don't have a link to one but the topic has come up before and there are pictures and links in previous threads, so a forum or google search should show you what I'm talking about.

 

Cut out the damaged section and add a coupling.

 

This is my thought as well. I did this with my compressor hose when it got damaged. Set me back less then $5 to repair instead of replacing it.

 

.... and if I remember correctly the water hose couplers are even cheaper than air hose couplers

 

And IMO...get a brass (not plastic) compression style. The clamp on ones may work...but I've never liked them.

 

I agree!! but the good ones are getting harder to find

 

You're right Mark.....HD only carries some cheap aluminum(?) brass washed (?) hose fittings. As soon as I picked them up I could tell by the weight they were cheap.

Bought mine at True Value.....twice as much, but solid brass.

 

Would you (or anyone) mind posting a link so I know what I'm looking for when I go to HD, Lowes or True Value (not sure if there is one near me though).

Thanks again!

 

This one looks interesting and cheap:
Water Hose Repair Kit and Accessories by VALUE BRAND - Garden Hose Connectors by Zoro Tools Industrial Supplies

 

Or go the Lowes site and type garden hose repair in the search window.

 

Any home enter or hardware store will carry hose repair couplings. You can also find them in Wallyworld, Target and Sears. IMO the ones sold in home centers are fine. I have a 150' hose run to my garden. It's three 50' sections connected by whatever coupler Home Depot sells. Its at least 10 years old.

 

I use 1/2" steel EMT and hose clamps but I'm ultra cheap.

 

I've used steel or copper before too although the hose clamps can catch on stuff from time to time. I prefer the brass couplers but they can be hard to find. The cheap plastic couplers are easy to find and only cost a $1 or so, I've had some last a long time and others that would break in a year or two.

You will need to know the inside diameter of your hose. It can be a bear to force a coupler together that is one size too big

 

Personally I prefer hose end or splice fittings that don't require this sort of hose clamp. A clamp that is always getting hooked on something when you drag the hose around. Most hose repairs that aren't jury rigged should be a strong as the hose, so I really don't know why one commentor had problems with the repair ends blowing out. I'm rural so I leave my water hose out all year long in case of fire. Call 911 first, and to what I can to mitigate the situation until the FD gets here. A new hose every few years isn't going to break me, but just may save me money. Fortunately I have never had to put the plan to a test.