Repairing a garden hose - worth it?

Posted by Bob F on October 15, 2009, 12:27 am

MiamiCuse wrote:

> I have an old old garden hose that is all rubber. It does not kink,
> it's pretty heavy. The fittings on the ends are leaking and broken
> so they need to be replaced.
> The hose is not the typical 5/8" size. It is 1/2". I cannot use the
> standard economy 5/8" hose menders. Instead I need to get a metal
> 1/2" barb to 1/2" MIP connector which cost like $5 a piece. Then I
> need another adapter to go from that to hose coupling - one male one
> female, and that's another $5 a piece, and of course two hose clamps.
> Altogether I would have spent $24.00 on fittings to repair the hose,
> when I can get a new one for $12.99 at the big box store and of
> course those are lighter but kinks easy.
> What would you do?

Spend a few $ on 1/2" hose ends, or replace it. The 1/2" ends are easily
available.

Posted by mm on October 15, 2009, 10:36 am

wrote:

>Spend a few $ on 1/2" hose ends, or replace it. The 1/2" ends are easily
>available.

Don't forget that if this hose eventually bites the dust, you'll
already have fittings for your next hose, or other hoses.

I otoh, keep gettting hoses out of the trash. I have four or 5 total
now. I don't test them because I don't want to get them wet if I'm
going to store them, but they look okay. This year, one of the two
hoses I've been using for years has 3 leaks, sprayers. I left both
hoses out all winter but had thoroughly drained them. (I have them on
a hose real and I just cranked and went around and around and around
in one direction, long after water stopped coming out the end.)
Didn't bend them when it was cold. I think that one leaks and the
other doesn't means the leaking one was just old. It might have been
the hose the seller of the house left for me 26 years ago.

Posted by ransley on October 15, 2009, 7:01 am

> I have an old old garden hose that is all rubber. =A0It does not kink, it=

> pretty heavy. =A0The fittings on the ends are leaking and broken so they =

need

> to be replaced.
> The hose is not the typical 5/8" size. =A0It is 1/2". =A0I cannot use the
> standard economy 5/8" hose menders. =A0Instead I need to get a metal 1/2"=

barb

> to 1/2" MIP connector which cost like $5 a piece. =A0Then I need another
> adapter to go from that to hose coupling - one male one female, and that'=

> another $5 a piece, and of course two hose clamps. =A0Altogether I would =

have

> spent $24.00 on fittings to repair the hose, when I can get a new one for
> $12.99 at the big box store and of course those are lighter but kinks eas=

> What would you do?
> MC

Hose fittings wont cost you 5$, but you convinced yourself its to much
work.

Posted by dadiOH on October 15, 2009, 7:30 am

MiamiCuse wrote:

I'd go to the store and buy end pieces for 1/2" hose for a dollar or two,
nothing else needed. I like the clamp on plastic ones better than the "bend
the flanges" type.

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Posted by jamesgangnc on October 15, 2009, 11:39 am