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 succumb 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.

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On 5/7/08 14:30, in article , "Astral
Voyager" wrote:

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 succumb 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!


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"Astral Voyager" writes:
| Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in garden hoses?

PVC insulating tape.

| Why do holes always appear near the middle of the hose rather than near an
| end where you could maybe cut a section off???

The law of the learned Professor Sodd.


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Nick Maclaren.

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On 5/7/08 14:30, in article , "Astral
Voyager" wrote:

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 succumb 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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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
"Astral Voyager" writes:
Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in
garden hoses?

PVC insulating tape.
snippy

Actually, I tried just that yesterday. Puncture repair patch, then several
layers of insulating tape. This morning, turned on the water.........still
leaked, albeit only a drip.
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On 5/7/08 16:46, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
"Astral Voyager" writes:
Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in
garden hoses?

PVC insulating tape.
snippy

Actually, I tried just that yesterday. Puncture repair patch, then several
layers of insulating tape. This morning, turned on the water.........still
leaked, albeit only a drip.

Make sure it's dripping onto something that wants watering, even if it has
to go over a pot to do it!
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I've just had another idea of my own.

When I was working on aircraft we used a product know as Heat-Shrink which
was used on cable looms. A plastic tube that shrinks when heated. If I can
find a bit of that of sufficient diameter in my 'bits box' I could try
shrinking that over the hole - with maybe a dab of glue or sealant to help
secure the seal.

If it works I may market it as a 'Hose Repair Kit' and become a millionaire
(by this time next year).

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"Astral Voyager" wrote:

When I was working on aircraft we used a product know as Heat-Shrink which
was used on cable looms.


You might get some cheap at a fire sale.

Heat shrink tubing usually shrinks to half its original diameter, so you
need to get something that will fit over the end coupling and still shrink
tightly over the hole.


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Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

On 2008-07-05 14:30:47 +0100, "Astral Voyager" 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 splashing 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/s...-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.

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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 succumb 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.

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from day 1 I bought underground hose which had a much tougher
makeup............still using it 20 years on............have not seen it
around for many years now though.

Gary Woods wrote:

"Astral Voyager" wrote:

When I was working on aircraft we used a product know as Heat-Shrink which
was used on cable looms.


You might get some cheap at a fire sale.

Heat shrink tubing usually shrinks to half its original diameter, so you
need to get something that will fit over the end coupling and still shrink
tightly over the hole.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

In fact, 40 years ago I used heat shrink tubing to fix the rod rings
onto a fibre glass beach casting fishing rod I made. The rings seem as
secure today as they did 40 years ago. I am surprised that there seems
to be little use or knowledge of this product nowadays. But it works
and works well. I'm sure there would be no problems using it to fix a
leaking hose.
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"Stan The Man" wrote:

That sounds like a cheap no-name hose from the Far East...

No. It was a decently priced hose. Solid build with a double reinforcing
layer. I bought it after giving up on those flat reel hoses which didn't
last long at all and ended up more suited as garden sprinklers. Either
something has pierced this one or there was a weak spot.

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I've just had another idea of my own.

When I was working on aircraft we used a product know as Heat-Shrink which
was used on cable looms. A plastic tube that shrinks when heated. If I can
find a bit of that of sufficient diameter in my 'bits box' I could try
shrinking that over the hole - with maybe a dab of glue or sealant to help
secure the seal.

If it works I may market it as a 'Hose Repair Kit' and become a millionaire
(by this time next year).

I've got loads of it. I can send you a bit if you can't find any.

Otherwise, Maplin stock it in a large number of sizes.

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Heat shrink tubing usually shrinks to half its original diameter, so you
need to get something that will fit over the end coupling and still shrink
tightly over the hole.

Take the end coupling off...

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from (Peter James) contains these words:

In fact, 40 years ago I used heat shrink tubing to fix the rod rings
onto a fibre glass beach casting fishing rod I made. The rings seem as
secure today as they did 40 years ago. I am surprised that there seems
to be little use or knowledge of this product nowadays. But it works
and works well. I'm sure there would be no problems using it to fix a
leaking hose.

It's widely used in the electronics industry. I use it when repairing hi-fi.

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