I have a garden hose that was badly leaking, right in the middle of the hose. I cut the hose and installed one of those cheap plastic yellow splicers. That was pretty much a waste of two dollars, because those plastic clamps with two screws just dont tighten well enough. But it only leaked a little compared to the huge leak it originally had. A week later the hose sprung another leak about 2 feet from the splice. I figured it was time for a new hose, but I'd cut away that 2 foot section and just move the splice until I got another hose. That is when I noticed that the whole hose had bulges in it, especially near that splice. I had a turned off nozzle on it and the faucet turned on, so the hose was really bulged. When I turned on the nozzle, there was a surge of water, then it only dribbled out. I thought there was a kink, but there was none. All I can figure is that somehow the inside of the hose must have colapsed inward, thus shutting down the flow. I never saw this happen before. Using a different hose proved that it was that bad hose, not the spigot or well pump. Somehow I find it hard to understand how a hose can colapse inward, against the pressure, but somehow it did.
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15 years ago