How to Replace Male & Female Hose Connections

This hose has been fixed with a hose-end repair kit.

Regular use can damage the ends of a garden hose. You can fix both the male and the female end of the hose to be good as new with a hose repair kit. You can find the male and female repair kits at all major home improvement stores. The process required to repair a hose end is fairly straight forward.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• New male hose end
• New female hose end
• Sharp utility knife
• Screwdriver
• Water supply
• Hose-end sprayer

1. Cut the existing hose ends off of the hose with a sharp utility knife. The cut ends must be straight and clean with no ragged rubber edges.

2. Slide one hose clamp over each cut end of the hose.

3. Push the new male hose end into one end of the hose (it does not matter which end) and push the new female hose end into the other end.

4. Slide the hose clamps to within 3/8 inch from the edge of the rubber hose end. Tighten the hose clamps with a screwdriver so they are snug.

5. Attach the hose to a water supply and a hose-end sprayer and test the new hose ends for leaks. If the new hose ends leak, tighten the hose clamps until they no longer leak.

References

• Backyard Landscaping: How to Repair a Garden Hose
• Say Educate: You Can Repair Your Garden Hose
• Video Jug: How to Fix a Garden Hose