Great, Best Tips for Garden Hose Connectors - Repairs, Options, Tricks

[@mark.ballou]

Excellent info. The hot water trick is key!

[@MrHardware1]

And only heat the last inch of hose,

[@larryseibold4287]

@@MrHardware1 absolutely, or the hose will be like a noodle when you try tp push it on. can also use dish soap on the barb or Vaseline or silicone, in addition to the hot water inch. I wanted to point out one additional point on the many end and adapter materials. a ton of them are now made of aluminum, but hose bibs are brass as are many tools. aluminum on brass is a big NO in terms of galvanic corrosion, which comes in to play if the hose is left in place for ore than a month, which most are. I have found that the easiest solution is to use a short plastic valve or pair of quick couplers at the hose bib to break the galvanic issue.

[@MrHardware1]

@@larryseibold4287 that’s why I am like using plastic for the male fitting, the brass females are easily available and most all valves are brass so no galvanic action on that end. I also use metal on the female cause I’m out in the yard and I jerked the hose and matter-of-fact just yesterday I snapped a plastic female and I replaced it with the brass one.

[@leekeekanoo]

Only video I found that shows the correct placement of the special stepped washer. You have to pay attention but you can see the larger step goes in first. Thank you !

[@ericwallace1831]

Thank you! The hot water IS key; prior to it I was struggling - then on easy!

[@beeman10power]

Until I saw your video, I was about to return the 5/8 fitting to exchange for the 1/2 inch fitting! Your hot water tip worked miracles after a day or so of trying to install fitting on my hose! GRATITUDE!😁👍👍

[@GregoryGannon]

This is the best video on garden hose. Thanks!

[@dennisrphymurphy7929]

Excellent presentation. Thanks a bunch. I have an artesian well on my property, and I have a lot of underground water hoses to supply to reach almost everything I grow, ...bushes, gardens, driveway spraying, etc. I live in NB, Canada. ... We lose power a lot, so all my neighbors know that I have a running tap for fresh water . I bury my hoses just below the sod, threaded through PVC pipe. Leaking is a bitch. Thanks for sharing. I'm in a middle of a project right now, and your video was very timely.

[@MrHardware1]

I live on an island and pump water out of the St Clair river, and I have that water running all over my property and what I have used is a food grade sprinkler hose. The very inexpensive black coiled hose that comes in 100 and 300 foot lengths allows me to use a three-quarter inch pipe which supplies a huge volume of water at a very low cost. But you have to look hard to find a food grade rated black sprinkler pipe, but it is still not very very expensive.

[@tufornumberone]

This is incredibly informative. I have no idea how to fix my hose that my grass cutter guy just ran over but now I know. Thank you.

[@marshaflores522]

EXCELLENT explanations and demonstrations!! Thank you!!!🙂👍

[@Thebowzer221]

Living in Florida, I Enjoy your video's. Too many big box stores, not enough of smaller stores with people that know their products. Keep them coming....

[@ztgglis]

Great advice!

[@dantizzle00]

O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G video. I watched a couple house videos to get the info I needed, then decided you watch this on a whim--"let's see if there's and extra little tips or info in this vid." Totally worth it; excellent reviews, recommendations, and feedback. So glad you posted this!

[@presramh]

Very well explained!

[@gwenmartinsen3979]

Thank you so much! Easy to understand directions, showing different options, I've never done this, am a little nervous, but this video makes me sure I can do it. Thanks again.

[@OKBAOK]

Best info on water hose issues👍 thanks

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

You have been sent from heaven. Thank you for the great tips. Saved me from buying a new 40 dollar hose to replace the 40 dollar hose I already have that's sadly only 2 months old and has a leaky end smh...

[@lisag.7965]

Thanks for this fabulous video. Not only did you mention the 5/8" standard size - but also talked about other products available (like the elbow) so I won't scrape my hands/fingers on the brick behind the hose bib. Hose repaired for about $5 in parts and took about 2 minutes to do the actual repair once the parts came from Amazon. You are awesome, Blair!

[@MrHardware1]

I can sell you parts also, just send an email and I'll ship from my store. Blair

[@johnkoon5181]

Great job explaining!!!

[@jimchristensen965]

Great seeing all of the pros and cons of the different hose fittings. Your reasoning to use the plastic repair clamp was right on. Good to hear it from you!

[@MrHardware1]

Thanks, the plastic ones still last years for me. I try not to drop them on the driveway. The face is the seal.

[@Ce2009ce]

I love what u do on suggesting what to use n how to use what one needs to repair something as a DIY❤️

[@portaadonai]

I was about to foolishly judge this man by his appearance, but wow what a wealth of information, and not the useless intelligent kind- but the priceless experience kind

[@joslac5018]

Awesome video!

[@jeffe5367]

Man I wish this fella had a shop in Tampa. Outstanding videos. Very helpful.

[@paradoxdea]

way to go Blair! You have a very nice and organized hardware store.

[@kennethm.380]

Wow I needed a connector solution and you prevented me from getting hosed over ;-)

[@michellepallo7106]

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[@kathyseacrist3813]

Thank you for all the information

[@tanyagiacchina492]

Excellent info video. Thank you very much for taking your time to do this.

[@wnevermind2292]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@Theoneandonly38dd]

Man oh man! What an informative video!! Wish I'd watched this before I bought the hose repair kit. Would have used the plastic one instead. I dislike the hose clamps!

[@pmarquisYT]

Why didn't you suggest me this 3 days ago KZbin? Anyways, great video, lots of useful tips.

[@thebec8853]

You make me smile. Thanks for the great info! :)

[@IStink3]

Thanks for the hot hose tips.

[@Danny7shop]

This guy knows what he's talking about!!!

[@kimoconk3952]

This guy makes me want to have a garden, well I'd need a house first I guess lol

[@FeralPirate]

Out in NM here, thanks for the advice! Now I know which ones to buy to fix this pos hose.

[@GuyNoirxyz]

Very informative--thanks.

[@rrinquen]

A problem with the metal quick connects is that they are made for water flowing in the "garden hose" direction. The flow of water actually pulls the two parts tighter. If water flows the other way (as to a washer), I have found that they leak. In this use, the popular plastic quick connect works better.

[@LarryDoolittle]

Great job well presented. Thank you.

[@mannyradzky493]

Fabulous vid. Thanks

[@kennapop3]

Liked and shared you certainly know your hardware.

[@MrHardware1]

Thank you, we love the positive responses.

[@manuelpm86]

Thank you for the warming the hose tip.

[@MrHardware1]

I use that trick often, on other materials sometimes.

[@ChavezDIY]

Tons of great information. I owned those brass quick connect fittings and they still seize and leak over time. I stopped using them.

[@WJCTechyman]

I would suggest Gardena fittings as they last 10+ years. The fit and finish cannot be beat as I had greater lifetimes from these fittings and garden tools than I ever had from others.

[@randyfasig8450]

Good video. not alot of filler, just good info!

[@MrHardware1]

short and sweet, we are all too busy for fillers. Blair

[@eyeonart6865]

Very helpful

[@lebaneseeagle5196]

your awesome thanks for your help

[@dschoenfeld9277]

Thank you! I was thinking about replacing the entire hose. Duh! Just finished and it too all of 5 minutes.

[@binhminh417]

Exactly what I need! Thank you very much.

[@spudnikc6832]

this was just what i needed to hear. thanks.

[@lewtyler]

FYU: HEX FITTING inside of garden hose SPLITTERS is 12 mm.

[@geralddc]

Thanks for the cup of hot water trick!

[@72marie]

It is so hard to find a good quality rubber hose like i grew up with. I like learning about all the connectors.

[@louiegarcia7527]

thanks for the great tips. if i were in michigan i'd surely support your store.unfortunatly,i'm in texas,

[@stellaallen9419]

FANTASTIC POST!

[@blairgilbert7606]

Thanks so much, Blair

[@nldwilliams]

Thank you for this very informative video! I'm off to go fix my hose. :)

[@MrHardware1]

Don't forget the hot water if the hose fits too tight!

[@markandrew7191]

nice job...pleasant and informative.

[@MrHardware1]

We're trying, my wife says I'm very trying....

[@aprillesoonspalmer7987]

Great video, thank you!

[@blairgilbert7606]

Aprille Mraur Thank you Blair

[@MsCmeehan]

Excellent!

[@bkitteh6295]

What a great video! Thanks for the info. Do you have any tips for repairing an expandable garden hose that's leaking all over the place? It wasn't cheap, so I'd really like to fix if if I can. Thanks again for the great video. A new fan in Seattle. 👋🏼🙋🏽‍♀️✌🏽

[@MrHardware1]

No, we have tried and can get it not to leak using a 3/8” barb adapter but it takes too many fittings to get from 3/8 pipe to a hose thread. It is very heavy. All the ones we sell are lifetime guarantee so why bother? Try taking it back to where you purchased it, they may give you a new one.

[@tientrinh943]

What store is this? Its hard to get that 45 angel and also a 1/2 mender at home depot

[@bobcatt2294]

At 5:36 you have failed to inform about inferior quick connects which are brass plated over aluminum.

[@MrHardware1]

I did not know... should have guessed by the weight. Thanks

[@jjooeegg1]

Good video

[@paulbradshaw4511]

Good video overall. There was a lot of good information, well explained. The metal quick disconnect fittings have an inner O ring, which wears down after a season or so, causing big leaks. The O ring then needs to be removed & replaced if you know how and can buy the correct O ring. Otherwise you need to replace the entire metal quick disconnect fitting.

[@Blakehx]

Thanks for the good info! Have you used any extendible hoses either the expanding or the coiled style?

[@MrHardware1]

I prefer the flexible expanding hoses, the coiled get tangles for me.

[@Gaincrowd]

Great job! Thanks

[@MrHardware1]

Glad to help, MrH

[@ThePlankerd]

found this video on my recommendation feed, dont really know why,, but great stuff.

[@blairgilbert7606]

Thanks for watching. Blair

[@rrinquen]

I am unable to find a female connector that does not leak when the water direction is from the hose (with a female fitting) to the male fitting and the receiving end is blocked (as the water feed to a washing machine when the tub is full). Some leak majorly, others just weep, but unless the water source is turned off, the result is a watery mess.

[@Hundert1]

Are silicone washers any better than regular rubber washers?

[@MrHardware1]

Yes, rubber tends to deteriorate more than silicone

[@Hundert1]

@@MrHardware1 👌 Thank you. They also cost a little more, in some stores like Amazon.

[@nathanarmstrong6630]

This is informative; however, I have a 5/8" garden hose with anti kink technology ( like a long straw within the rubber. I purcahsed the 5/8" metal mending piece like yours in the video; however, regardless of what I do including following your tips in the video, I can't fit the piece on the hose properly. I've tried several times and each time the hoses begins to swell and then burst. Can you tell me why? My guess is the fitting didn't go into the anti kink straw within the rubber and when tightened, swelled up.

[@MrHardware1]

What brand hose? Send reply to [e-mail] subject youtube

[@davidlancaster4476]

MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO CHECKOUT HOZELOCK CONNECTIONS AND HOSE. PUT COLLAR ON THE HOSE, PUT HOSE ON THE GUN CONNECTION AND SCREW THE COLLAR UP - NO NEED FOR ANY TOOLS, OH MADE IN THE UK.

[@jlindell6532]

good man . know your stuff

[@joannasarcamedes8191]

thanks for all the info......i fix hoses..just for the challenge....to learn....but the husband says just get a new hose.....i say thats boring....so thanks

[@Blakehx]

What’s better brass or zinc fittings... are both considered drinking water safe?

[@MrHardware1]

Brass for sure, it does not oxidize and corrode like zink.

[@carrieowen5895]

I got the last option that u squeeze on with your channel lock...leaked like a sieve...7 bucks down the drain.

[@TheJamesrday]

Repairing a 'steel cased hose' is a problem. Do you have a suggestion? Doesn't appear to be any kits out there. A 'mid-hose' repair can be made with a 3/8" air-compressor hose splicer, but no end repair. Getting from a 3/8" hose to a 5/8" garden hose end seems to be a problem. Steel cased hoses, however, are GREAT. I've had three for two-years now and only one break which was MY fault for pulling by the hose end. Good, helpful video though!! Thanks!

[@MrHardware1]

We sell 3/8 brass barb x 1/2" mip adapters, then a 1/2" fip to male or female garden hose adapter, some teflon tape, a hose clamp and bingo, repaired. Call the store 586-776-9532 if you cannot find the parts locally. You may need an auto parts store or good hardware for the barb adapter and most home improvement stores have the pipe to hose adapters.

[@DarkLinkAD]

Can you reccomend a hose, that will last under constant working pressure year around?

[@MrHardware1]

www.flexzilla.com/water/swivelgrip/ A 75' is about $75 and 100' is just under $100.

[@y2j514]

Just tried the clincher style male end 3 times - leaks, leaks, leaks. I don't want to use a worm gear but I don't really see another choice at this point. Is there a trick to the clinchers?

[@MrHardware1]

You will need to get one that fits very tight to your hose. So tight you'll need to use hot water on the last 3/4" of the hose to force it over the barb. Next you'll need a thick wall hose so when the clinchers are bent down there is plenty of meat for them to grab. The 2-pc clamps in metal and plastic don't have sharp edges and usually work well.

[@y2j514]

Mr. Hardware thanks for the reply! I tried 5/8 it was snug but not super tight. I ordered 3/4 after. That was super tight, you can even see the hose is stretched around the barbed end of the 3/4. I guess I'll have to go with the cheap plastic ones. Thanks again.

[@johnwhan7288]

I've had the plastic ones break on me more than once. Otherwise informative. THX

[@ChueyMr11]

Is there a product that reenforces? a hose that kinks? Not at the hose bib, but 20ft into a 50 ft hose.

[@MrHardware1]

Not that I'm aware of. We sell a Never kink garden hose guaranteed never to kink. About $40 for 50 ft.

[@vanessaweemsss5740]

What can you do when the hose kinks? I know the sun can make things better, but if the hose is old, it tends to stay like that.

[@MrHardware1]

All I do is wind it up evenly so it stores without kinks, or save your money and get a better, newer hose. Keep the economy rolling! LOL

[@anthonymarino4260]

true experience talks

[@MrHardware1]

Thanks

[@atiqulny]

Mr. Hose Doctor

[@melodynoel6792]

Very usefull

[@MrHardware1]

Thanks, it is easier if you do tons of them a month. Blair and Tim

[@ChasiubaoYumYum]

Please do one video how to connect a quick release with a foam cannon gun and also water hose run into the pressure washer with a quick release please?

[@MrHardware1]

It is easy to put a quick release on a power washer. Simply purchase a set (kit) that is a male and a female and install on the power washer first. Done

[@liquidationhaircarecom443]

nice guy

[@mikedunn7795]

Have you ever tried silicone rubber washers? They are the cat's meow. They NEVER harden,and only modest pressure is enough to tighten them leak free.

[@MrHardware1]

No, and thanks. I'll have to see if I can stock them. Good tip, I like silicone seals.

[@tonet4sure]

Hi Mr. Hardware How to repair a bionic steel hose at the couplin?

[@MrHardware1]

You will need a hose fitting with a barb that matches the tubine inside

[@tonet4sure]

Thank you

[@Ezeke_]

Hey i have a question im trying to connect my water tank to my water pump but i cant find a piece that connects my water spigglet to a to to my clear tubing

[@Ezeke_]

Something like that kzbin.info/www/bejne/amnbiYx6rs5oZ9E

[@MrHardware1]

The video I watched showed a tank w/a 3/4 pipe thread. Then a 3/4 pipe to male hose adapter. Then a female hose quick connect. The hose could have been a standard garden hose w/out the quick connects. In my opinion there were too many fittings unless this setup was connected and disconnected several times an hour. The fitting I think you are needing is the pipe to hose adapter. They come in 2 pipe sizes, 1/2 and 3/4, male or female that adapt to hose thread (usually standard) in male or female. We stock all 8 types depending on what is needed. As for the hose, purchase 1/2 or 5/8 I.D. and you can get repair couplings in male or female and make any configuration of hose you need. Usually I set my tank (supply source) to be male because most things I'm feeding are female so a standard garden hose fits fine.

[@Ezeke_]

Mr. Hardware Thank you sir do you sell these items?

[@MrHardware1]

Everything Take a pic w/a tape measure next to the fittings you want to connect to and we'll ship if needed.

[@Ezeke_]

Mr. Hardware do have a website or a number

[@JacobGnarly]

So many options. My local Home Depot maybe has 1/15 of this stuff

[@MrHardware1]

If they can't provide the stuff, call us and we'll send you anything at our best price. I cry when I'm out of town and doing a project and have to settle for what little product other retailers stock!

[@michaelovers688]

As a rule of thumb don't kink your hose it will break in that area

[@michaelovers688]

And the kink will effect your stream

[@shaygimmedamic718]

You’re adorable.

[@Herbie11]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@067546507]

great job but you need a new cameraman

[@MrHardware1]

Tim says Ouch! We are both just trying to have fun and teach at the same time. hope you got the jest of the lesson. Blair

[@whatnowok]

Or use a lighter

[@iamasmurf1122]

Hey man have you learnt other stuff in life than hoses or is this it ?

[@ryanteter]

DA BEARS

[@lixdy8828]

NOSE LONG LIKE GARDEN HOSE

[@vishwamistry]

I don't understand male to female connections and shit.

[@MrHardware1]

A male fitting has threads on the outside so it will screw into a fitting. such as a hose nozzle. The hose nozzle has threads on the inside so the hose can screw into it, and it is called a female.

[@chriswebster24]

It may help to think of both ends as being male, and the female end as the butthole...Keep in mind, old-fashioned words like “male” and “female” refer to the sex of the hose only, of course, as you couldn’t possibly know its gender, or genders, at any moment without asking it. Be careful to never misgender your water hose. It could become triggered and spray fluids in your face, like the penis of an angry female college professor. Good luck 🍀👍🏿