We had a canine visitor which 'felt' that my hose was not quite porous enough and decided to 'help.' Someone neglected to tell her the difference between a regular hose and a soaker hose.
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| The Break |
Above we have the break, as hoses can be somewhat pricey, and I happen to have a lot of repair pieces, fixing the hoses is my first option. The piece below is to mend the hose. I opted for this choice over putting a male/female mender piece on. If for some reason this fix does not last (pulls apart) then I will go with the other option.
Cut the hose before and after the break and then you have 2 pieces (or two really short hoses if I chose the male/female mender option).
Next, insert the piece into both portions of the hose. This is not an easy task. Twist, push, pound, seek out strong teenage son to push, twist and finally get the hose as close to the center 'ring' as possible.
Next up...tighten down the brackets which will hold (hopefully) all together:
Test the repair:
Works well...but ah...we have another hose which needs attention:
So begins the spring time repairs, upgrades, changes that are common with this time of year. Getting everything ready for garden/yard time.
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