How not to mend a puncture on an expandable garden hose.

[Pat "5mph"]

I had this garden hose, by all means not a cheapo one, around £50 expandable to 50Ft, for reaching the back garden.
I only have access to water on the front of my property, so this seemed a good if not a bit pricey solution.
Anyhow, after a couple of summers said hose had a puncture.
I decided to fix the puncture using a bike puncture repair patch.
To do this, I had to cut of a bit of the protective material that the hose was encased in.
On trying the hose for leaks after the repair, it exploded.
The patch blew up like a balloon, a big bang, the hose ripped in half.
I got soaked.
That is all

 

[I like Skol]

Should've put some duct tape over the repair patch to restrain the bulge.....

 

[FrankCrank]

Our garden hose has several repairs, thanks to a squirrel that used to come round and sink its teeth into it. Neighbour up the road suffered the same fate. Maybe the squirrel thinks it's a snake and gets in there first with a few bites, who knows.

 

[HobbesOnTour]

the hose ripped in half.

You're going to need a bigger patch

 

[classic33]

Our garden hose has several repairs, thanks to a squirrel that used to come round and sink its teeth into it. Neighbour up the road suffered the same fate. Maybe the squirrel thinks it's a snake and gets in there first with a few bites, who knows.

Hope you didn't try patching him up!

 

[oldwheels]

Patch then wrap with self amalgamating rubber tape. Yacht chandlers or diving gear shops should have it if nowhere else handy.

 

[Chislenko]

Just cut out the offending piece of hose and use a jointing connector. Worked for me.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just convert it into a sprinkler system

 

[gbb]

Reminds me...years ago I was effectively a buyer in an engineering depth. One guy complained he brought these kind (or similar) hoses in DIY shops at fair expense and they rarely lasted a year or so. Tbf, his garden was effectively a mini allotment so looks weren't top of the list.
We contacted a supplier and got him 50mtrs of industrial fire hose, cheaper than the DIY shop carp and judging by our experience of the stuff, it'd easy last a decade...

 

[slowmotion]

I'm sorry to break it to you, but I have numerous friends who have sung the praises of extending hoses but later told identical stories to yours.

They are a crappy overmarketed product.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I got soaked.

You're going to need a bigger patch

And a bigger towel! 😆

 

[Beebo]

I'm sorry to break it to you, but I have numerous friends who have sung the praises of extending hoses but later told identical stories to yours.

They are a crappy overmarketed product.

Yes. They are rubbish.
I tried one a couple of years ago.
It simply didn’t last the winter as water froze inside the pipe and it burst.
They can also be prone to weakening by UV sunlight.
My normal hose is over 15 years and still works fine.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yes. They are rubbish.
I tried one a couple of years ago.
It simply didn’t last the winter as water froze inside the pipe and it burst.
They can also be prone to weakening by UV sunlight.
My normal hose is over 15 years and still works fine.

Well, mine lasted 2 winters - but not 2 summers!
I empty the water of my hoses before first frost, then store them inside.
I need at least 50ft for the hose to reach the back garden: the tap is at the front of the building.
The back garden is the communal one of a 6 in a block, so quite large.
It needs to go through the close, then down half a dozen steps.
What kind of hose should I get for next year? 👩‍🌾🏡

 

[classic33]

Well, mine lasted 2 winters - but not 2 summers!
I empty the water of my hoses before first frost, then store them inside.
I need at least 50ft for the hose to reach the back garden: the tap is at the front of the building.
The back garden is the communal one of a 6 in a block, so quite large.
It needs to go through the close, then down half a dozen steps.
What kind of hose should I get for next year? 👩‍🌾🏡

Your standard or garden hose.

If you buy hose connections, make sure they're all the same colour. They've been colour coded for years, and they will leak if you mix them.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Your standard or garden hose.

My problem is that 50ft of hose are very bulky to store.
I'll have to protect it from sunlight in summer.
Pile it up on my veranda covered by tarpaulin? Takes a lot of space.
Not sure how I'd manage to roll it out, it's bound to get punctured easy.
I'll look into the options during winter.
I also have a water but in the back garden, a bit slow to dispense water for such a big area, and it means I have to go up and down with a watering can.