Holes in garden hose?
Question:i have 2 new holes on my garden hose cause by broken glass on lawn , how do i repair temporarly the holes so i can keep watering my garden
Answers:
use a really strong, sticky tape like duck tape or something
Try insulation tape.
duct tape always works for me.
you can buy a hose splicer at the hardware store for 2 dollars. Stop throwing empty beer bottles on lawn.
Duct tape is fine if you want to have it last for several minutes but if you want a more permanent repair go to your local Lawn and Garden supply place (WalMart) and get a"Hose Repair Coupler" This is a joint placed to in the place that the hole is.
You will need to cut the hose at the place where the hole is and use the coupling there and they usually just tighten the fitting with a screw driver and it is an almost permanent repair
Just a little advise, I hope it works out for you
W.
If you have some latex glue handy (regular Elmer`s won`t work if it does`nt include latex) or a little silicone.
Make you a plug, the same size or slightly bigger out of rubber preferably but a stick or similar will work.
Make sure the hole is Completely dry (won`t work otherwise) smear the glue/caulk on the plug liberally and stuff it, no offense, into the hole. The more like the hole the plug is shaped, the better/longer it will hold. Even if you have to cut the hose a little more.
Do`nt make your plug Too long or you might cut your water off.
About a quarter inch inside the hole is plenty. A Little sticking out of the top works best. Not sharp enough to cut the tape.
Let this "cure" as needed (be patient). Then wrap your duct tape tightly around your "joint"(again, no offense intended (:> and water to your heart`s content.
Use good duct tape `tho. Not the cheap plastic kind. You can see strings coming out of the Good stuff. And it makes a cloth ripping noise when you tear it.
I was coming back from a job one summer and sprung a leak in the radiator hose. This is the exact method I used to get home.
How did I "just happen" to have some latex glue in my pick-up?
At this point in time we did`nt use iron-on tape for seams. They were All hand sewn. After sewing we smeared the latex up & down the seam (no, from the back(:> let it cure then duct taped it.
Sorry, I`m old and I ramble. Just ask my wife (:>
Good Luck with it!
RT
You can go to your local hardware store and get a splice and two hose clamps. Cut the garden hose at the leak and push the splice into the hose and clamp each side. This will make the hose last for a long time. If you have 1/2 inch copper tubing you can also cut a 2 inch piece and force this into place as well and hose clamp it, but this will not work as well as a splice from the hardware store. You may have to warm the hose to get the splice to push in easier. Just boil some water and place about one inch of the hose in the water. This will make it more flexible.
This has happened to me several times.
I turn the water on and when I see the leak, put a toothpick in the holes. Then, let the water drain out of the hose. Take a sharpie marker to mark the holes.
Use spray fantastic to clean the hose about 5 inches one each side of the leak. When that is dry, use some rubbing alcohol to clean the area. Have someone hold the hose straight, and use electrical tape to wrap about 3 times around the hole-- nice and tight.
Then use Gorilla duct tape ( or any top quality duct tape) starting to wrap 3 inches away and spiral wrap, overlapping to 3 inches past the hole.
You will find this works. I have done that many times, including on "soaker hose" which I bury underground in my veggie garden. So far the tape has held up for several seasons.
The splicing kits also work. Remember to have some boiling water to dip the hose end into for a couple minutes to make it plyable to slip the fitting into the hose. Makes everything easier.
Temporarily is the key word.
Obviously if you can wrap the hose with duct tape it will hold for a while and keep in at least most of the water.
However if you need to go to the hardware store to buy the duct tape, you would be better off getting garden hose repair couplings or garden hose menders (splicers).
If you need to use more than two of these you might want to consider if you would be better off with a new hose, from a cost standpoint.
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