How to Replace A Garden Nose Nozzle After Your Dog Chews a Hole In the Hose

How to replace a garden hose nozzle after there is damage to the hose itself, in my case, my dog chewed a hole in it.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Slotted Screw Driver
• Sharp Knife (Exacto-Knife, Box Cutter)
• 5/8" Male Coupler/Replacement Nozzle (or appropriate size for hose diameter measurement)
• Garden Hose

1. 
   Tools -hose not shown-

   Make sure that you have all of the tools you will need for this job before you start.

2. 
   Old hose nozzle on left, remaining hose to be repaired on right

   Remove the damaged portion of the hose with a sharp knife. It is not necessary to make a completely strait edge as the coupler will create a tight seal once it is in place; however, an edge that is not strait enough will cause an improper fit.

3. 
   Coupling ring place on hose

   Place coupling ring around the outside of the hose BEFORE inserting the nozzle.
   
   Note: If you are left handed place the screw of the coupling ring to the left when placing it around the hose.
   
   **If you attempt to insert the nozzle prior to placing the coupling ring on the outside of the hose, you will then have to remove the nozzle which is not designed for removal and cut your hand on the sharp threads around the nozzle head.**

4. 
   Insert as shown on left, press until flush as shown on right.

   Now insert the new nozzle head into the hose and press down until the nozzle is fully inserted and there is as little gap between the end of the hose and the base of threaded portion of the nozzle as possible; or, until flush.

5. 
   Anchor with thumb as shown on left, Tighten as shown on right

   Firmly grasp the hose in your non-dominant hand with the coupling right anchored with the thumb at the base of the threaded portion of the nozzle. Then with the slotted screw driver tighten the screw snugly on the coupling ring until the ring no longer moves and then give it a couple more twist for good measure.

6. Now turn on the water and make sure that there are no leaks. If you have some leaks give the screw on the coupling ring a few more turns and give it another try.

7. 
   Hose with sprinkler attached

   Attach sprinkler and water your lawn!

Tips & Warnings

• If you for any reason need to remove the nozzle from the hose, cut the hose across horizontally below the nozzle and then splice the hose vertically until you can easily peal the hose away from the nozzle.
• Do not insert the nozzle on the hose until you have the coupling ring in place, the threads on the nozzle are very sharp and you will risk slicing your hand open if you try to pull it out.
• Always cut away from the body! Sharp knives make deep cuts with very little pressure, and those cuts are expensive to fix.