Mute Dog BrewingCan these hoses be (easily) repaired? I'm guessing not, but would love to be wrong. If they can't be repaired can I at least recycle it?
AI6YR Ben@ai6yr yeah, I've repaired the cloth sheathed versions of these, I assume it's a flimsy rubber tube inside the metal. I fixed the cloth ones by just shortening the hose and then hose clamping the cloth and hose all back together on the nipple, but IDK how you'd do that with metal without it being a huge PITA.
Did you recycle yours?
@Mutedog SO, the problem here was the metal casing rusted and broke AND the inner tube had a hole in it. I attempted a fix by cutting both and then reattaching the rubber tube and metal sheathe to the hose attachment (with a hose clamp). The problem was, the metal amount of pressure the hose clamp can apply OVER the metal sheath made it leaky. I then attempted the hose clamp directly over the rubber, which kinda worked, but then I had to use another hose clamp over the metal sheathing right next to the other hose clamp beneath... which all worked for a month, and then the rubber sheathing broke again, in a never ending battle. Unforutunately, because the metal and the rubber being connected, can't throw that in a recycling can. And any metal reycling you have to remove the rubber. I suppose, you could more easily recycle the metal by chopping off the other end and removing all the rubber liner... but it's not easy (being a giant Chinese "finger trap").
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I fix hoses all the time. Some have a rib inside you have to cut away. I use the proper size brass barrel connectors but never use the hose clamps that come with them. They are trash. I use good stainless steel hose clamps with a hex drive on them. Works fine for me.
I fix hoses all the time. Some have a rib inside you have to cut away. I use the proper size brass barrel connectors but never use the hose clamps that come with them. They are trash. I use good stainless steel hose clamps with a hex drive on them. Works fine for me.
RakzI have no information on repairing them, but definitely they can be recycled.
It can be a very nice decoration for parties, bicycles and costumes for sci-fi videos.
I guess they could also be used for gardening. (maybe make more holes), dig it in and send water through.