Re: Repairing garden hoses...

On 2008-07-05 14:30:47 +0100, "Astral Voyager" <nobody.home@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in garden
hoses?

That sounds like a cheap no-name hose from the Far East since it's very 
unusual to find pin-prick holes in a decent layered and braided hose. 
Anyways, before spla****ng out on a better quality hose, you could try:

a) cutting out the holed section and connecting the two pieces together 
with a hose repair connector, eg:

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-1-5157-1092-hozelock-2100-hose-repair-connector.asp

b) 

waving a blowtorch at the holes until some rubber melts - or you ruin 
the hose in which case revert to a.

No hose should ever be a complete write-off though. If you have a hose 
reel which doesn't quite reach to the end of the garden, use a long 
length of old hose to replace the typically short feeder hose between 
the reel and the tap. Likewise, drip irrigation systems can be extended 
far into the garden by running them off a piece of old hose via a 2-way 
or 4-way connector. And if you use soaker hose or sprinkler hose, 
you're always going to need a length of old hose to run it across the 
patio, drive, etc.