McGyver solution for kinks in garden hoses

The good quality hoses will be less prone to kinks - but not immune. I've always avoided the hose reels - because they tend to force the hose into / onto position, in a smaller coil than I prefer. A nice generous < wide round > hose hanger, with the hose hanging in long coils is my preference. - think chest / chin high and coils almost touching the ground - - a 50 ft. 5/8 only takes ~ 5 coils. I lock open the nozzle to empty the hose as I hang it -

- an empty hose will tend to un-twist as you hang it .. < fewer kinks later ? >

This advice applies to a homeowner's 50 ft 5/8 or 2 x 50 ft 5/8 .. farm / commercial hoses may well be a different kettle-of-water ... John T.

W Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:18:08 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@ccanoemail.com napisal:

I thought immediately of an old orange juice frozen concentrate cardboard tubes, but I don't drink the stuff and the weather (rain) would kill it.

But at least it would slip over the large ends of the hose, and still be able to be taped over the area that constantly kinks, to stiffen it up.

For kinks in the BEGINNING of hoses, they have those expensive six-inch-long coil springs (which cost more than some hoses).

If I could find a cheap coil spring, I could tape it to the point in the

What kind of common "tube" would be stiff enough but not carboard, as it would have to handle the rain, to just stiffen the hose just enough?

Some slightly larger several inch long piece of hose could be split to wrap around the kink and then wrapped with stretchy tape to hold it together and in place on the hose.

Or, the kink could be wrapped with #12 copper wire with one or more turns every 1/4" or so.

Or, the kinks could just be wrapped with gorilla tape or duct tape.

W Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:52:13 -0700, Bob F napisal:

I had not thought about lengthwise splitting an old larger hose. I think that will work - with maybe electrical tape holding it in place.

That too is a good idea as the copper will be soft enough to take the shape of the hose and it might even "dig in" enough to stay put without the tape.

Does that work to reduce the kinks in the hose? They always seem to happen in the same place for some odd reason.

Then happens where the hose gets kinked. Once it has a kink, the hose material is stretched out of shape so it bends there easier. putting something around it that does not stretch reduces it's ease of stretching to the flat position that allows it to bend.

Another approach found online- "If you have a kinked hose, you can leave it under full sunlight for hours under water pressure, heat and pressure will expand the hose, helping it smooth the kink until it's gone. Always put the hose away after use to avoid any unnecessary damage and avoid re-kinking. "

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Our solution to hose kinks was to move to a condo. No more hose, no more worries about any gardening issues.

The thought of moving is just wearying.

What would we do with the contents of my husband's workshop? That's his principal hobby. He's out there right now grinding something he welded a few days ago. Should he predecease me (as seems likely), I'll let his friends have anything from it that they can move.

Once I can't do the work anymore, I'll hire someone.

It's a US site; apparently no foreigners are allowed. I get the error with Tor routed through Italy.

Search for split flex tubing or spiral wrap in the market of your choice.

Seems to me, even if the condo is right next to where you used to live, you're going to need a much longer hose.

There was an assisted-living my mother looked at that had a workshop, better than mine. I couldn't get the idea out of my head that if she moved there, *I* could use the shop. After all, my mother let me use everything in her kitchen.

(Have you noticed that "mother" is no longer in use in many places? Now it's always mom.)

That seems like a big mistake. If he hadn't welded them together, he woudln't have to grind them apart.

Seems right. Maybe one of them can unweld that thing.

Summer 2023 I had to pay someone to mow my lawn, but this year I could do it myself, until this last time. Now I'm debating if I can do it or not.

Hired a maid for one day and she hid everything. Had to buy more salt when I know I have some.

You lost me. We sold the previous home and moved to a condo where the entire outside property is landscaped and managed by contractors hired by the condo association. Regardless of the distance between our previous home and our current home, why do I need a garden hose of any length? The longest hoses I need are the hot and cold water supply hoses for my in-unit washing machine.

I think you have to appreciate my sense of humor. I assume you need a garden hose but have no place in your condo to connect it, so of course you have to run one from your old house. I'm sure the new owners won't mind. Or at least will let you do it.

This is really stupid you know. Humor, it is not. Get over yourself.