I am trying to connect the water supply to my evaporative cooler via a garden hose, then a 1/4" copper line to the cooler. If I run copper all the way it plugs up in my hard water after a year or so. But connection between the hose and copper has me stumped.
I wrapped the copper line with duct tape until it would just fit inside the garden hose. Then I used two hose clamps to hold it. A few hours later evidently the water pressure in the hose, though only on slightly, had pushed out the tape-wrapped tubing. I next tried winding some wire around the tubing and hose and wrapping it with waterproof tape. I don't expect it to work.
I need a way to go from 1/4" copper tubing to male garden hose. I asked about it in Lowes this mrning when I bought the hose. They didn't know of anything.
So this seems like this project will be a failure unless I can come up with something. That water pressure is relentless. I will either need to use waterproof cement or come up with a series of connectors. I thought about silicon caulk squeezed in at the hose end around the copper (retaining the wrapped duct tape and hose clamps) but I don't think it will work either.
Any suggestions please?
TIA