The Proper Way To Repair A Garden Hose Connector

Here is a much better method of affixing a replacement connector on a garden hose without the use of those dreadful gear hose clamps.

[@jameslucarelli2320]

Left the hose out in the mid day sun. It worked fine

[@skmccuen]

For those who don't have a torch hot water works just fine. Just hold the cut end of the hose, about two or three inches of it, in a pot of water brought to near the boiling point for a minute or so and it will be supple enough to easily accept the fitting. No need for a lubricant.

[@videopipeline6419]

Gapless ear clamps work better. Heat gun (or even a hair dryer) works better than a torch. Boiling water is OK if you plug the end of the hose, because heating up the inside makes it a little more difficult to insert the fitting. A key point not mentioned in this video is to use barb fittings with a groove for the clamp. Not all barb fittings have a groove like the fittings he used, which is designed to work best with the clamp (as long as it's lined up with the groove).

[@JamieWu21]

Very helpful. Thanks!!!

[@do_duc8799]

Worked for me. Thanks!

[@shannonbullock2202]

Place end of hose in hot water for 30 seconds instead of using a Torch...average person doesn't have one just laying around lol. Water is much safer and easier anyway

[@JoniRitaOfficial]

Excellent !

[@MalluStyleMultiMedia]

What if the nozzle is good and I want to reuse it ? Hose always breaks down but nozzle pretty good but it’s stuck

[@migyverman]

I used a stepless Oetiker one ear clamp on mine. No torch or silicone therefore no stretch nor slipping.

[@venuswarrior8456]

No link where to buy.

[@underthebus5801]

I don’t have a torch so I soaked the hose end in boiling water for a couple of minutes. The softened hose diameter was still too small and it couldn’t accommodate the connector even when I applied liquid dish washing soap on the connector. Suggestions? Thanks.

[@QuaabQueb]

Need a smaller connector. They come in various sizes. You probably need half inch. These ones I show here are 5/8" I believe. You can force a 3/4" hose on it but not a 1/2".

[@MSPA2006]

Thanks. It’s the same hose and connector after cutting off a bent piece of hose that started leaking. I was thinking of cutting a small piece of the hose end to make the opening slightly larger, slip the connector in with help from silicone, then attach a hose clamp. 🤞

[@Now_you_know_thetruth]

In those last shots where you installed the nozzle on, you definitely pinched that hose. You can see the green pinched inside the clamp. That will leak in time.

[@jackiej5319]

Proper/BEST way??? I see nothing wrong with the hose repair that has 2 halves that you securely screw together. Also, you can put the end of cut off hose in hot water for a minute and it's just as soft with no worry about burning it up. Just another opinion.

[@privatear2001]

I think that's a brass connector you're using. At least, I hope it is. The last five or six years, home improvement stores have been selling cheap hoses with aluminum fittings. At the end of the summer, they have welded themselves to any other dissimilar metal they've been unfortunate enough to be paired with (steel or brass). I've dealt with tons of them. I just took a hose today, took it up to the shop, used a MAP gas torch to heat the dang aluminum end enough to unscrew it off the steel it was "welded" to. WOW! What garbage. If you see an aluminum connector on a hose and not a brass one, cut it off and replace it even with a plastic end or your expensive 4 output brass well-head end will be bonded to it at the end of the summer. Cheap-a$$ hoses with cheap-a$$ aluminum connectors!!! Keeps people going back for more, I'm sure. They can be fixed but I wonder how many home-owners just throw those hoses in the dump? Good video, btw. I like this two sided clamp idea very much. Silicone grease was a good tip too. Just wondering, though... don't they make a crimper for it? Seems I can't find any to crimp garden hose connections. I'd love to have a crimper for these things so I can cut off every aluminum one I see, send them on a rocket into the sun and yell "Sayonara, baby!" :) And repair my hoses with what they should have been fitted with in the first place. :)

[@migyverman]

You can also use a PEX 3/4" copper ring(no ears), but you need the crimping compound pliers to crimp the ring on there. Recently acquired one. Worked very well.

[@dougprentice1363]

Dissimilar metals bond. I wish fittings were all brass. I went to home Depot, Lowe's and ace. They are all brass color coated aluminum.

[@pz5341]

It needs to be explained what is meant by 1/2", 5/8" and 3/4" hoses. Those numbers I believe refer to the inside diameter (commonly referred to as I. D.) of the hose. And that is what the BARBED end of the hose slides ONTO. Now, the thread of the fitting (the end opposite of the barb) themselves is ANOTHER number and most commonly I believe it is a 3/4" GHT thread. The GHT stand for GARDEN HOSE THREAD. That thread is typically what is on both ends of most garden residential hoses - female and male. So when you are buying fittings be sure to get the barb size that fits your hose's ID.

[@shanerhoden]

❤

[@suggesttwo]

Heat gun, hairdryer?

[@EliseAngelofHealing]

Would this work for a rubber garden hose? I have a Craftsman 50 foot garden hose, and the connector side for the sprayer came completely off. I am trying to find ways to repair it without purchasing a new hose

[@QuaabQueb]

@@EliseAngelofHealing Yes. I love that hose. I have the same one. It remains pliable in cold weather.

[@EliseAngelofHealing]

@@QuaabQueb I really like the hose as well, but really heavy. I take it in during the colder months.

[@Kelson01]

you sound like a mix between techrax and everythingapplepro

[@OraC6666]

Yes, all the stuff I have lying abound the house.

[@nelsonfeliciano9717]

Good job

[@larryniv]

What is the crimping tool called?

[@likeafamily4life]

The tool is called an "end cutter". This isn't the tool's main intended use but it works well enough, just don't squeeze too tight or you'll cut the pinch clamp!

[@larryniv]

@@likeafamily4life Thanks for the reply.

[@husher5142]

@@likeafamily4life yeah those are cutters lol, use pliers

[@user-ym5io2ul1o]

KNIPEX 8-3/4 in. Ear Clamp Pliers with Front and Side Crimp Jaws

[@fatdirtylesbian]

It isn’t a DIY video unless there’s a torch involved 🤪🤪

[@lilbear19601]

Red Green might agree to a degree but I’d bet that he would slap Duct Tape around the job.

[@Alex-Zone]

The tool he uses to make the crimp is called a pair of nippers.

[@jackiej5319]

I was waiting for the nippers to just completely CUT OFF the band. Aren't they supposed to CUT?

[@Alex-Zone]

@@jackiej5319 LOL depends how sharp they are / hardness of metal you're nipping!

[@nedstarkspinoffshow]

I've called them "the things that look like catfish skinners" my whole life, thanks for dropping this knowledge.

[@kareno8634]

"Aluminum", How do you know? Careful using tools of other metals; i Failed to think of that. Can't tell material parts are made of Unless they say.

[@fcharlesd8468]

Better ways Use a pan of hot water- no torch Substitute a hose ferrule - no clamp Most likely brass, not aluminum

[@DonnyDuck88]

Don't want to buy a torch, and whatever that crimping tool is, And it seems to have the same sharp edges as the clamps, which I hate.

[@QuaabQueb]

Can use a hair dryer or just leave it out in the sun on a hot day. The edges are well rounded. You can also get the single ear clamps which I actually prefer. Gives a cleaner finish.

[@Saahib_K]

Good but sharp edges of the clamp will always rub against the hand n wrist..

[@migyverman]

Yup, replaced mine with a 3/4" PEX copper ring after I bought the crimping tool for $10 at a local flea market.

[@robira1313]

The most important part you neglect to talk about. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT TOOL USED TO CINCH IT DOWN?

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

Rob; That tool is a smaller sized hoof nipper. It must be used with care or else you will cut that cinch ring instead of just squeezing it.

[@seanmathews1826]

A pair of linesman pliers would probably work better.

[@user-ym5io2ul1o]

KNIPEX 8-3/4 in. Ear Clamp Pliers with Front and Side Crimp Jaws

[@carlb1409]

A bucket of water is just as good and doesn't have fire 3 inches from your fingers.

[@Srksrk27]

Can’t find my torch

[@user-ym5io2ul1o]

try a blow dryer

[@skmccuen]

use hot water - it works just as well

[@LoneWolf_RO]

Nose look like garden hose