what is the best way to repair a graden hose?

Question

the dog chewed the hose and now has some leaks in it i was trying to avoid buying a new hose so is there anything i can do to fix this

Answer 1

The right way to fix a damaged garden hose is to cut out the damaged section and rejoin the good ends using a special coupler called a "hose mender"

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If the damaged area is large or there are several leaks spread out over the length of the hose you will be better off buying a new hose.

Answer 2

There are several rubber based coatings that are very tenacious in their bond, However unless you can get teh material from a roofer or a deck coater for free, your cost for the material is going to cost more than a new hose. You would only need a pint or so, but it is generally sold in gallon units at $25.00 - $30.00 per.If you were able to find a pint or so of coating dry the hose and apply the coating over the area that is damaged in 1/8" thick application.
An option would be to buy a set of hose repair fittings and cut out the section that was chewed by fido, and install the new fittings.
Fiinally you could go to a hardware/bike shop and buy a patch kit for rubber rafts or tires, and cut and patch holes. Again hoses are cheap.

Answer 3

Cheapest: tape up the holes.

Better: cut out hole areas and buy screw-on adapters to each side of the cut hose ends.

Answer 4

Go to the hardware store, Get some plastic fittings that are barbed on both sides and clamp them.

Answer 5

super glue, Gorilla glue, any glue that cannot be washed off with water. Or buy a can of liquid rubber and "paint" it on with a brush.

Answer 6

buy a new one they are cheap