I use about 100' of garden hose at back and front of house. Problem is over the year the hose forms kinks because of the reels I use. I've tried leaving full pressure water in them but those days it gets very hot, I've had cheap hoses burst and I want to avoid that with the exspensive 6 ply hoses
Anyone got any suggestions to prevent kinking on sections of the hose that already problem areas? I've thought of buying springs but can't find any that fit 5/8". Maybe cutting metal cold hangers and bending the metal around the problem areas?
I'm curious to read the answers. I don't have much success with this kind of thing.
Perhaps you need different reels, or different winding technique.
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Anyone got any suggestions to prevent kinking on sections of the hose that already problem areas? I've thought of buying springs but can't find any that fit 5/8". Maybe cutting metal cold hangers and bending the metal around the problem areas?
I use cheap cranking type reels. Got one looping type too. Never had a permanent hose kink. So here's the option I use. Don't stow a kink. When winding and you see a kink approaching, quit winding and go get rid of the kink by whipping it out, or pulling the hose straight and turning it.
Hmmm... I think I'd just cut out the damaged areas, and put in repair splices. I like the solid brass ones that use separate clamps.
As someone else mentioned, laying out the hose in a figure-8 pattern works great. Been doing it for eons. Almost all of my hose failures are attributable to the gardener and his clowns.
For the record, I've been buying those black Craftsman lifetime rubber hoses for the last 25 years... maybe even longer, can't remember. They cost more, but as they always seem to exchange them, no receipt, no questions, no matter what... makes them far cheaper in the long run. I've only bought 2 so far, one for the front and another for the back. Both get a lot of use, and have been exchanged under warranty 3 times IIRC. They also come with quality solid brass machined couplings... not those wimpy sheet brass trinkets as so many others now have. I do worry about Sears going out of business though... it seems they have everything but customers in the store these days.
I try to avoid leaving hoses pressurized... even momentarily. It's tough on them. But the gardner and other family members regularly do so with seemingly little wear/tear.
That is my solution also. I have 2 that I have had for several years now and neither one has a permanent kink in it yet. I have pulled a few kinks in them, but when I release the kink they straighten right back out.
100' is beyond my ability to haul around....when I did use long hose for lawn watering, I left it full but with supply shut off until I reeled it up with the nozzle shut off, then just let out most of the water after it was rolled up.
There are lots of products to reinforce sections of hose that kink. One called fix-a-kink comes to mind. If you are cheap like me use about 8" of old hose. Use a safety razor to split the hose open. Place it around the kinky section. Duct tape firmly.
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