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Title: Gardiner hose joiner
Post by: lee_dewing on July 01, 2013, 09:29:08 pm

About 40 foot in my hose reel sprung a leek got through the day.

Just tried to repair; cut out dodgy bit of hose and used hose joiner but as suspected water sprayed out of edges where hose joiner is.

What should i be doing using glue or o rings?

thanks.
Lee.

Title: Re: gardiner hose joiner
Post by: SPE on July 01, 2013, 09:57:51 pm

maybe a silly question but have you used the right size hose joiner?
should be a tight fit, so much so that you may need to warm up the ends of the hose in hot water to get them on.
I get "rubber weld" or sometimes known as "self amalgamating" tape from a plumbing supplies shop, great for fixing little niggly leaks like this.
Simon

Title: Re: gardiner hose joiner
Post by: dave0123 on July 01, 2013, 09:58:17 pm

PTFE the barb's then push hose on either jublee clip it on or o ring yeah

Title: Re: gardiner hose joiner
Post by: SPE on July 01, 2013, 10:00:25 pm

One other thing Lee, if the hose has started to wear at on end take it all off the reel and switch ends , your first 20-30 meters will be like new again as its the most used  ;)

Title: Re: gardiner hose joiner
Post by: Mike #1 on July 02, 2013, 05:55:35 am

both good points by poshgraive thats what i used to do but i never ever used the hose joiners , Just used self-amalgamating tape and repaired on the go .

Once you get one leak others will start to appear over the weeks . Mike

Title: Re: gardiner hose joiner
Post by: lee_dewing on July 02, 2013, 08:47:45 am

Thanks simon,
Thanks everyone.
Cut hose now so will have join back.

But will get that tape.