Garden Hose Repair Tape
When a garden hose rips or suffers a puncture, many gardeners toss out the damaged hose and buy a new one. However, garden hose repair tape can help fix a leaky hose, saving money and preventing unnecessary waste. Does this Spark an idea?
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Considerations
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Repair tape alone may not fix a large hole in a hose. Hose repair tape offers a quick fix for a leaky garden hose. Tape is inexpensive, flexible, effective and easy to apply. However, tape can eventually spring leaks over large holes. Lowe's Home Improvement Store recommends that gardeners with a large tear in a hose section cut out the damaged section and repair it with a new a section and hose clamps or fittings instead of just tape.
Types
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Regular electrical tape fixes small holes temporarily, but specialty hose tape works best. Home improvement stores and online stores sell specialty tape designed for hose and pipe leaks. Thread tape can prevent leaks from the threading where the hose attaches to the water source. Lowe's Home Improvement Store also recommends using electrical tape to quickly fix a small leak when specialty hose tape is not handy.
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Application
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Turn off the water before attempting to repair the hose. To repair a hose leak with tape, turn off the water, dry off the hose, and wrap the tape around the hose in an overlapping spiral that completely covers the hole. To use thread tape, unscrew the hose from the water spigot, wrap the threading in thread tape, and screw the hose back on. The thread tape creates a tighter seal so water does not leak out.
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