How to Repair Hose Plugs
The garden hose plug is any end of the hose that attaches to a water source or a supplemental gardening tool, such as a water sprayer. The hose plug twists onto a water faucet or an external device, such as a sprinkler, in a clockwork direction thanks to the circular grooves on the plugs. Inside the hose plug are couplings that help pressurize the water through the hose. Without hose plugs, a garden hose could not function properly or attach to any water port or device. A few do-it-yourself tips can be performed if a hose plug is broken. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Utility knife
- Small flashlight
- Tape measure
- Couplings
- Hose clamp
- Hose fitting
Instructions
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Unscrew the hose if it is connected to your outside water faucet. Straighten out the hose and place it on a flat surface.
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Use your utility knife to cut off the hose end that has the broken plug. This allows you can work on the hose plug without dragging an entire hose with you. Bring the hose end to a work station of some kind so you can investigate the problems.
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Look inside the garden hose piece you cut off with your flashlight. See whether the coupling inside the hose is fully intact. If it can fall out, then the coupling is broken.
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Take out the coupling. If the coupling is cracked or broken, you will have to buy a new coupling. If the coupling seems workable, then you can use this coupling again in the hose.
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Force the coupling back into the inside of the hose plug with a hose clamp. The coupling is either the same coupling you had before or a new one. The hose clamp pressurizes the coupling into the inside of the hose plug.
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Lay the piece you cut off from the hose back in its original position. Apply hose fitting solution onto the cut line you created with your utility knife. Follow the directions of the hose-fitting solution concerning the amount of time it will take to seal the hose back together.
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Re-screw the hose back to its water source or to an external device. Turn on the water and see whether the water is flowing correctly. If not, you may need to repeat the steps again, or there is another non-plug-related issue with your garden hose.
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References
- Photo Credit water or garden hose image by Katrina Miller from Fotolia.com
