Question for anyone that knows. Have a good quality 50 ft hose that’s developed a bulge/leak. Not wanting to throw away the entire thing, thinking of cutting out the bad section and making two smaller hoses (easier for the wife to drag when watering plants).

Any suggestions on replacement pieces for both male and female ends? The Home Depot parts I’ve used in the past were always subpar.

Just replace the hose. Repairing hoses is a fool's errand. Trust me, I've been that fool a couple times, but no more.

use the middle one

Click the link, pick 1/2" or 3/4".

lowes makes a splice kit type
basically a brass double ended piece (has a raised section in the middle to butt the hose against, ) and 2 clamps,

used a couple over the years

I never have been able to get a good seal on the replacement hose ends.

I personally like the ones, either brass or plastic that have the internal barb fitting but instead of a hose clamp on the outside, they have a two piece clamp with two screws that hold it in place. ymmv

I've tried them all, some actually are satisfactory for years. Others, not so much.

I have better results with the brass repair fittings than the plastic ones, despite considerable price break it is sometimes hard to tell what the best choice is.

It's hard to get a decade out of any of them any more regardless of what they cost new.

Don’t expect to deploy it like a fireman....

I like the idea of making it 2 hoses rather than trying to fix the middle. Then if it still goes bad you can save the ends.

If the hose is a 'non kink' kind fixing it will be very difficult. Often those hoses are not round inside, but rather hex shaped which gives then that ability to continue to flow when kinked. The only way I've found to repair those is to heat a brass barb with a torch and the hose itself with a heat gun and then assemble so the hose melts a bit around the barb. The clamshell style clamps work the best for this. Usually it takes a couple tries to get to to seal without leaking.

I've given up on good hoses until the kids are gone since they seem to run them over with the car or mower and wreck them. I just plan to buy new cheap hoses every year.

Shawn

we seem to buy a new hose every season. they naturally kink, leak, etc. oh well.

Sears black rubber hose and throw the junk away.
If it is just busted and you repair,be sure to buy extra splicing kits,you will need soon.
Not trying to bust your chops ,just being honest.

Also, I have noticed almost all fittings in the garden hose section that appear to be brass are just cheap anodized gold aluminum. Aluminum performs just as well in this application (garden hose accessories), except in the corrosion resistance aspect. It just pisses me off they try and fool you.

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Originally posted by signewt:
I've tried them all, some actually are satisfactory for years. Others, not so much.

I have better results with the brass repair fittings than the plastic ones, despite considerable price break it is sometimes hard to tell what the best choice is.

It's hard to get a decade out of any of them any more regardless of what they cost new.

The problem I've encountered recently at Deep Homo and Lowe's is that they're painting/anodizing pot metal to brass color and you have to be very careful with what you're buying the brass colored pot metal is worse than plastic.

Unless this is an exceptionally high quality hose, just throw it away and buy another one.

Just use it to beat someone.

I've cut up and used hose pieces for years and they are all still working just fine. Just make sure you use genuine brass and not plastic.

Rescue tape FTW.

I've used male and female ends, and splined couplings over the years. Brass seems best but with enough wear, and with a bit of dry-rot in the hose, they seem to fail.

The 50' Craftsman hose is a great value; never had to bring one back. I've cut them up for all types of purpose-length hoses for resizing.

You're a train guy? I tried truck-camping in NM but it turned out I was a few hundred yards from the Scholle Siding. A freight train pulling out in the middle of an otherwise deathly quiet desert sounds like a set of gigantic medal dominos toppling over upon themselves.