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Title: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: johnny bravo on July 08, 2016, 04:25:59 pm: got ready to go out again after dinner today, my hose looked like a lawn waterer. gushing out of a hole in the hose, :o i looked.,
what next ???, carried on as only a few left to do.
anyone joined 8mm hose , any link to get a joiner, see how i get on before i may need a new hose.
chers
ill look around sites. :'( :'(
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: johnny bravo on July 08, 2016, 04:29:14 pm: i would have repaired it while out in the field, but nowt to cut hose with,
i have now in case it happens again, scissors
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: Spruce on July 08, 2016, 04:36:32 pm: Quote from: johnny bravo on July 08, 2016, 04:29:14 pm
i would have repaired it while out in the field, but nowt to cut hose with,
i have now in case it happens again, scissors

We carry a Stanley knife.
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: paulben on July 08, 2016, 05:57:09 pm: Why in a field

Always carry spare connectors male and female to make a temp repair + scissors .
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: Shrek on July 08, 2016, 06:37:32 pm: Gardiners hose cutter is fantastic, brilliant little tool to have in the van
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: johnny bravo on July 09, 2016, 11:37:14 am: in the field, its a saying. as in the line of duty, and so on. ;D, a day on the glass,
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: Perfect Windows on July 09, 2016, 01:05:05 pm: Quote from: johnny bravo on July 08, 2016, 04:25:59 pm
... any link to get a joiner...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=8mm+minibore+hose+joiner&l=1
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: Perfect Windows on July 09, 2016, 01:12:49 pm: And while you're at it, get something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apollo-Piece-Household-including-Reached/dp/B00NY5A0SA/ref=lp_1939081031_1_18?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1468065995&sr=1-18 - not great quality but it'll get you by.

Add in a spare of every connector, etc on your van, a few repair bits (connector above, tape, etc).

In that way if you have something go wrong while you're out working you'll be able to repair it, you won't have to stop cleaning and go home and you'll earn enough to pay back the cost of the tools and the spares. In six years I've had to come home once to repair something.

Vin
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 10, 2016, 12:12:24 am: Carry super glue and gaffer/insulation tape for an "in the field" repair. Use the glue to seal the hole; hold it together for a minute or two and wrap with tape. Will deffo last the day out, maybe the week!
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: johnny bravo on July 10, 2016, 11:09:07 am: ill get the plastic one, cheers
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: Perfect Windows on July 10, 2016, 11:57:34 am: Quote from: Granville Gold on July 10, 2016, 12:12:24 am
Carry super glue and gaffer/insulation tape for an "in the field" repair. Use the glue to seal the hole; hold it together for a minute or two and wrap with tape. Will deffo last the day out, maybe the week!

People have previously mentioned self-annealing tape - anyone who has, can you do a long-term hose repair with it?

Vin
Title: Re: 8mm minibore hose joiner
Post by: rosskesava on July 10, 2016, 11:44:25 pm: I have a roll of self amalgamating tape. It welds itself to itself. It stretches like electrical tape so you can get it tight around stuff.

Apart from repairs in a field, although I've never used it in a field, it's great to put around connectors to stop drips, etc, and for makeshift repairs to hose.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/self-amalgamating-rubber-tape-black-19mm-x-10m/87717