Puzzled by nozzle.
June 12, 2013 12:13 PM Subscribe
My garden hose + nozzle were just fine last year. But this spring when I turned on the water for the first time, the nozzle fell off.
Picture of the offending parts. I've tried sticking it back on but it always falls off again when the water is turned on. Not sure how it even held on to the hose before - it seems to just kinda stick there and with a bit of water pressure it falls off. I can screw off the "pistol" part of the nozzle but that doesn't change the part that holds on to the hose. Any ideas on how this is supposed to work, and how I can repair it? Watering without a nozzle is no fun.
Picture of the offending parts. I've tried sticking it back on but it always falls off again when the water is turned on. Not sure how it even held on to the hose before - it seems to just kinda stick there and with a bit of water pressure it falls off. I can screw off the "pistol" part of the nozzle but that doesn't change the part that holds on to the hose. Any ideas on how this is supposed to work, and how I can repair it? Watering without a nozzle is no fun.
Best answer: The hose broke. The part still in the nozzle is the screw-end on the hose, and you can see that it was crimped over the end of the old hose.
You can get a replacement hose end that will fit inside the hose and have another part that clamps over the outside to hold the hose on. Or you can replace the hose, unscrew the broken bit of the old hose from the nozzle, and put that nozzle on the new hose.
posted by straw at 12:20 PM on June 12, 2013
You can get a replacement hose end that will fit inside the hose and have another part that clamps over the outside to hold the hose on. Or you can replace the hose, unscrew the broken bit of the old hose from the nozzle, and put that nozzle on the new hose.
posted by straw at 12:20 PM on June 12, 2013
My guess is it's a cheap hose and a combination of sun/the elements over the past year have caused the rubber and adhesive to degrade enough where it's just fallen apart.
The solution is to get a new hose.
On the bright side, without the metal bit there it's probably going to be more comfortable to jam your thumb over the end. You can get a decent spray that way. (If you have children, make them do it. The thumb-hose trick was one of my favorites as a kid.)
posted by phunniemee at 12:20 PM on June 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
The solution is to get a new hose.
On the bright side, without the metal bit there it's probably going to be more comfortable to jam your thumb over the end. You can get a decent spray that way. (If you have children, make them do it. The thumb-hose trick was one of my favorites as a kid.)
posted by phunniemee at 12:20 PM on June 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Are you sticking it in all the way? Try softening the end in boiling water and see if you can get a better fit.
Let it cool and try again.
posted by popcassady at 1:16 PM on June 12, 2013
Let it cool and try again.
posted by popcassady at 1:16 PM on June 12, 2013
Cut one inch off the hose then screw it on, should be fine.
posted by BenPens at 1:52 PM on June 12, 2013
posted by BenPens at 1:52 PM on June 12, 2013
Yeah, you need to cut off the end (with a boxcutter or similar tool), which has become stressed/deformed, and attach a new male screw kit. There is really no way to get an OEM hose end back on and stay on once water pressure hits.
The main thing the kits don't really tell you is that it's a good idea to soak the end you're working on in hot water so that it becomes pliable during the install, as popcassady notes.
I have four properties and about fourteen hose lengths at any given time, and I replace a couple of these every year. Nothing to it.
posted by dhartung at 2:44 PM on June 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
The main thing the kits don't really tell you is that it's a good idea to soak the end you're working on in hot water so that it becomes pliable during the install, as popcassady notes.
I have four properties and about fourteen hose lengths at any given time, and I replace a couple of these every year. Nothing to it.
posted by dhartung at 2:44 PM on June 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Apply superglue the end of the hose inside and outside and slip it together again, after the inital set flood some under the ferrule so it is sealed all round wait a bit for it to set or spray it with household ammonia for a fast set, if and when this fails get the nuts bolts repair kit
posted by hortense at 4:27 PM on June 12, 2013
posted by hortense at 4:27 PM on June 12, 2013
Response by poster: I got a cheapo hose repair kit from the hardware store with cramps that go over the hose and a few hammer bangings later things are working again. At least for the time being - but that's fine since we're likely to move soon. Thank you!
(I also managed to spray myself in the face, full force, when testing the new setup. Some people shouldn't be trusted with hoses...)
posted by The Toad at 6:07 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
(I also managed to spray myself in the face, full force, when testing the new setup. Some people shouldn't be trusted with hoses...)
posted by The Toad at 6:07 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
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posted by Confess, Fletch at 12:20 PM on June 12, 2013 [2 favorites]