fixing a hosepipe

Poppycat

I bought a hozelock easy wind

http://www.hozelock.com/watering/hose-reels/easy-rewind/compact-reel-2-n1-2415.html

Last March. I use it once or twice a week at most mainly to clean car. When I unwind it I often find over last few months that a kink develops and have to go back and follow the pipe to where the kink is.

Well yesterday one such week place as now got a small hole.

Its about half way so I dont want to cut it off, is there a easy way to repair it without cutting the pipe and loosing 50% ?

EDIT needs to be small like tape as the easy wind thing has a pipe guide on it and you just windup up the reel with a handle



I have had a hozelock garden hose for many years the last one was still going after 12+ years abet a bit faded, so I wonder if these are not as good as before as I think 15 months isn't long time

katiel

You could cut out the hole and then re-join the two pieces with a hosepipe connector, which you should find in most garden centres etc. I suppose it might get stuck in your rewinder though? And yes, I think the quality of the hosepipe sold nowadays is rubbish.

Poppycat

Thanks but then I couldn't use the easy wind as it has a pipe thing into help wind/unwind

I was looking at perhaps tape. Mind you you woudl expect a Hozelock to last longer than this.

katiel wrote: »

You could cut out the hole and then re-join the two pieces with a hosepipe connector, which you should find in most garden centres etc. I suppose it might get stuck in your rewinder though? And yes, I think the quality of the hosepipe sold nowadays is rubbish.

alanobrien

Easiest way it to plug the hole with a matchstick and bond it in place. It will expand when wet and seal the leak. I have done this many times and use silicone sealer as the bonding agent but i suspect a blob of superglue would do as well.

Poppycat

I got some silicon sealant the other day funny enough for another job. I never find super glue any good.

Lotus-eater

Wow, great idea by alan, can't wait to try it now.
I would have expected Hozelock to have lasted longer as well. I use the special joint you can buy as the best, then a small piece of copper pipe, a slot cut at each end and then rounded slightly, this can be wetted or a bit of vaseline and then the pipe forced on from each side, as long as you don't have too much pressure it will hold, you can put a clamp on either end if you have them, but then you won't get it on your reel.
Last comes duct tape (must be a good one) although this won't last for long. I expect a bike puncture repair kit may work.