Repairing a garden hose

 Thwart the Garden Hose Death Wish

 Garden hoses are a pretty cheap item but if you must buy two or three a year, the cost mounts up.  It’s not that they aren’t well-made – some are as tough as a truck tires, but they are self-destructive.  They dash in front of lawn mowers, sunbathe in the driveway, taunt the neighbor’s dog and exhibit any number of other risky behaviors that lead to rips, punctures and broken or flattened faucet or sprayer connections. 

Fortunately it is also cheap and easy to repair a hose as good as new; shorter perhaps, but just as good.

You will need a Phillips head screwdriver, a very sharp utility knife, and hose couplers like those pictured below. 

There are several different kinds of couplers and ends, and a few sizes.  Cut a ring out of the damaged part of the hose and take it with you to the hardware store to make sure you get the right fit.  The hose ends are either male (sprayer end of the hose) or female (faucet end) and can be used to replace a dented end or to reunite two pieces of a hose that has been cut or punctured.  The two-hose coupler will permanently mend the hose into a single piece.  Get some more simple plumbing tips from our San Diego plumbers.

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