Re: Repairing garden hoses...

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> On 5/7/08 14:30, in article 7IKbk.140503$8H5.24777@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Astral
> Voyager" <nobody.home@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in
> > garden hoses?
> > 
> > I have tried bike puncture repair kits and self-vulcanising tape.
> > Both work
> > for a short while but eventually suc***b to the water pressure.
> > 
> > Why do holes always appear near the middle of the hose rather than
near an
> > end where you could maybe cut a section off???
> > 
> > Mel.

> Perhaps you could cut off a section and using two connectors, insert
> another.  Probably/possibly more expensive than buying a new hose,
though!

Nah - hose connectors ate ten a penny.

My hose suffers from pinprick syndrome, and I cut the hose where the
hole is, insert a short length of copper water pipe, wind something
durable round the joints (something which won't UV degrade, or rot), and
compress the ends of the hose onto the pipe with jubilee clips.

Proper hose clips are better, because they are more or less circular on
the inside, whereas jubilee clips have a bit of a lump, and this often
allows water to force its way out at that point.

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