Stainless Steel Hose Repair
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2019
- Garden hoses are necessary if you water your plant, wash your car, or just play in the spray, or a million other reasons to have a hose handy. They range in price from inexpensive to expensive. A some have lifetime warranties. But when the stainless steel hoses hit the market, lots of people bought them. I have two and love them. Except one sprun a leak. That's when I learned that there are no repair kits for them. So I repaired it myself for a couple of dollars. Now I'm sharing my success. I hope you find this video helpful.
Thank you Leroy!
Thank you for taking the time to post your solution. I appreciate it! Now to fix my hose.
Great repair job, thanks for sharing!
Thank you Leroy. Good idea. Put more videos fixing stuff
Thanks a MILLION for sharing your repair for metal hoses video! I went to the local hardware store and got the connector piece. I already had glue and wire. It works as good as new again! Thank you SOOOO MUCH Leroy! :-)
Well done sir! Thanks.
I have the 100ft stainless hose, matter of fact my wife bought me two. There are positives and negatives. Positive light packs away in a 5 gallon bucket. Negatives, harder to repair, takes longer to fill up a pail of water, maybe the new improved one with bigger opening is better. Mine started leaking about 6ft from the nozzle then seen this video and got my 3/8" barb. I cut the hose put the barb into place with 2 small clamps then put that black tape that you see on TV, that sticks in water or dry, and it stuck to me quite a bit. Then put it together then saw the male end of the hose was leaking. So I cut about 8 ft off the hose and I saved the green rubble sleeve that is on each end of the hose. I went to Menards and got a brass Hose barb 3/8" ID x 1/2" MIP, then I got a 3/4" MH x 1/2"FIP. What this is, is a conversion from the 3/8" to a garden hose male connector 3/4". Then I slid the green rubber sleeve on the hose with 2 small hose clamps. Then off to the side I put the Brass hose barb together with the LFA-668, using plumbers tape. Now you stick the 3/8" barb into the hose and secure with 2 small hose clamps. Then I slid the metal hose up to the fitting and wired it tight then slid the rubber sleeve over as much as I could, it doesn't hurt to cut the sleeve a little to give it more room at the fitting. Then took the special tape and taped over the clamps and onto the rubber sleeve, then another piece from the rubber sleeve onto the metal hose. It worked, now we will see how long it will work and if there will be another leak some place else. Thanks for the video, made me think and try something that might work.
Did your repair hold up over time?
Is it still working 2 years later?
Really enjoy the soundtrack!
Thanks! I have enjoyed these otherwise durable hoses but have the same leaking issue. Off to the hardware store store to buy a hose barb. I have the rest of the materials to conduct the repair. I appreciate your contribution!
Thank you for sharing. I will see if I can fix mine now ;)
Brilliant ! ! !
Great repair...thanks...and don't apologize for using GOOP...it is awesome glue!
We have had ours one season. Its now leaking, somewhere a few feet from the inlet. It sat in a bucket all winter. I think the manufacturer spent all the money on the metal outside and cheaped out on the hose, no way that it should be leaking after just sitting there dry.
Thanks. I repaired a bad end pretty easily, but sprung a leak in the middle of one this morning. We love these hoses. Of all the "gimicky" hoses on the market (coiled, expandable, etc.), these are the only ones we really like. Fixing them is more of a challenge than rubber ones so I'm glad somebody tackled this before I had to. THANKS! Nice job. The aluminum tape is a nice touch compared to electrical tape and others. Oops. Just read the comments. So this doesn't work all that well? I'll try your latest solution. I did replace a male end and it worked just fine.
Thanks for the video. I am planning to repair mine it with a connector with has a 3/8" barb fitting on one end and has a 3/4" male threaded on the other end for the sprayer. I am going to secure the 3/8" end with a metal clamp. Will let know if it works. It should but one never knows. I cut down the metal part of the hose with a Dremel which is very easy and fast.
Great video Leroy! Thanks!!! Have you tried to replace an end??
How's the repair working?
I have three and LOVE them. Yes, they can be damaged like any other hose, but they are so light and pretty tough. I've had two of them for over a year, and if one is careful, I think they'll outlast any other hose. I don't pull it from the nozzle end, and if it is caught on something, I untangle it prior to pulling it further. These are GREAT hoses.
Thanks for asking. No, the first repair didn't last long, nor did the second, third, or fourth time. I had pretty much decided that the fifth time would be my last time, but it seems to be working well. After multiple brass fittings failed I decided to use one of those simple plastic 'hose mender' things which I slightly modified so it would grasp the metal to keep it from pulling apart. Then I made up a batch of JB Weld and covered the entire joint and let it cure for a day or so. No problems since then for the joint. I used the same process to replace the female end of the hose after it failed. It has a slight leak but not worth repairing. I suppose I should take that video down from UA-cam. Thanks again. Good luck with yours.
I will try THIS repair, thanks for the comment
Tks for the tip mine just blew out just like yours were do I get that Cooper fitting
Nobody seems to address the REAL common problem with these hoses--huge leaks from under the rubber sleeve that connects to the nozzle. :(
YES! I love these hoses, but now on 2 of mine, the connectors have pulled out of the crimp connection to the hose. Someone needs to make/sell crimp kits to repair them.
A reply above from "Vernon and Bery Voss" seems to have addressed this issue. I don't understand everything that was said, but I have this same problem and am going to try to understand it better and attempt the fix.
What size brass joiner did you use?
How did you determine the location where it leaked so ypu could cut the stainless in the right spot?
Probably where the water was leaking out?
I don't understand why it needs the metal in the first place. Just makes it harder to find the leak
Here is an idea. Place the hose in the recycle bin. Nothing but junk!
Can u replace the end ?
Yes you can, but I eventually connected another hose to the middle and then replaced the ends on both. It seems to have fixed it.
You replaced the middle and two ends? That's the complete hose, lol.
How to repair the end
I've since given up on the metal hoses and tossed them. They were a well-timed item for frustrated hose owners but the "Lifetime" warranty was meaningless. We only have one left that works and it does not work well. Leaks a lot. I'll probably remove the video one of these days.