I make sprinkler repairs occasionally, and I use my heat gun to softer the tubing so it easily slips over the coupler. Very easy.

A big THANK YOU for this - I was able to repair my own pocket hose. Wouldn't have been able to do it without this video. Less than 5 bucks in parts!

Thank you. Like you, I love these hoses as they are easy to store and use. However, they are somewhat fragile. I discarded one last year thinking it could not be repaired. Wish I had thought to look on the internet for repair. My second hose sprang a leak a few days. It caught on a sharp edge on my patio. I looked at several videos this morning but yours was the best. I will go to Lowe's later and try it out. Thank you again.

Ive just fixed my hose using your method and yippee what a success . It was abit fiddly getting the rubber hose on the coupler but got there in the end and didn't swear once!!! Thank you so much for your tip.

@tiramisu3639

2 жыл бұрын

The repair passed the 'swear' test...that says a lot!

Of all the videos for repairs to exp. hoses this was the most easy to follow, least complicated and not requiring multi equipment that you do not have. Mind you I have not tried it yet so i will post the results! Good crack Mr Morrison

Thank you for making the video. The advice on the coupling was very useful for repairing another garden hose also.

Thank you for your excellent advice. Great tip about the soapy water to get that annoying coupler fitted. I also love this hose enough to repair it!

THANK YOU for sharing your video. I was about to throw Pocket Hose away and buy a new one. Thanks to your video, I was able to fix it step by step.

Well, I can honestly say that your repair video is better than mine. Gave you a thumbs up.

I'll give this a try, so thanks. I wouldn't ordinarily bother to say thanks in a KZread comment box, but I appreciate the time taken to make this clip. I guess some people have had their lives quite literally destroyed by having to sit and watch something that they're getting for free for seven minutes, and I'm sure their shares have crashed during the five minutes in which they were unable to monitor the market, but I'm just not that important. I'm just trying to water my lawn.

@dra762nato9

7 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Burton lol can you BELIEVE some of these "people". Same people we see at the grocery store that stop on the middle of the aisle to play on their phone. Sleep well knowing you're a good person. Regards

Excellent repair. I agree that this is a great hose when it does what it is suppose to do. I just don't understand why the manufacturer can't come up with a type of rubber or silicone that doesn't get holes in it. Come on guys. Geez, there has to be someone out there that can perfect this! What a gold mine it would be.

Thank you! I had a black hose spring a leak yesterday. Headed to HD. By the way, it looks like you have a very nice yard. 😊

Great fix. Thank you. Packaging states that the limit for the hose is 80 PSI. I've learned that the hose will probably not spring a leak if you don't turn off the nozzle you're using while the water is still on at the faucet. The hose just can't take the pressure. I haven't had a leak since I've been doing this.

@morrison1998

10 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I get why that works but it seems impractical not to be able to stop watering, especially like washing a car. FYI. I trashed the last 2 hoses I had as I couldn't keep up with the leaks but I bought the "3x" stronger one at Bed Bath and beyond. As soon as I turned the water on, it was gushing out the side of the hose. Unbelievable! Took it back and reluctantly got another one and so far this one has been working leak free for a couple months now. I only decided to get this because BB&B has incrediable return policy/service and I know they will refund the money or exchange all year long. Plus they are very close to me.

Thanks so much for posting this video. My hose sprung a leak, I had no idea how they're made or what was inside the fabric so I was ready to throw it away. Very helpful.

@morrison1998

6 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out. I since tossed this hose as I got more and more leaks and bought the new stronger one. It’s been good all summer so far. It definitely feels stronger.

As noted below, it IS a crappy product, but if you treat it with care, not dragging a heavy hose behind, it’s very useful. Nice job on the repair.

Thank you for the video. This was exactly what I wanted to see. I hope it works because I really like the hose and it is not even 3 months old.

I purchased the new 3x's pocket hose used it a few times with 1/2 water pressure and it popped a hole, but it doesn't leak from the faucet connection like there first one did....The concept is great ..unfortunately the hose doesn't hold up...I will try repairing it ....ha ha

Muchas gracias!!! Saludos desde ARGENTINA.

BTW I'm real careful with my stuff and don't abuse it... BUT one day I put hot water through it and that was it... Big hole and it got my whole kitchen soaked... you live and you learn :)

Thank you very much. saved me some bucks.

well done. thank you, very helpful!!!

Dude awesome!! I just fixed mine!! and works great thanks a lot

thanks. i figured this was possible so now i'll try to fix mine.

Thank you! Excellent instructions!

Thank you for sharing!! One World!!

Thanks for the video, I'll give it a try. I bought the new 3 X stronger" Pocket Hose and it's sprung a leak too. Pieces of crap, all that was - was clever marketing. I won't ever buy another one. However, I spent too much money to just throw them away so I will repair them for the summer and then they hit the trashcan if they leak again.

@morrison1998

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. I was tempted to buy one of those new ones but waiting to hear how good they were first. This fix I show is probably just a delay for the trash can too. Leaks keep popping up for no reason.

@tomx63

10 жыл бұрын

yeah. 3x stronger. 2x more expensive. exact same problem as the original pocket hose.

@FamilyReunionPhotography

10 жыл бұрын

tomx63, I agree. I bought the newer one but has a bust just like the one in the video. However... I just had an awesome customer service experience after watching this video and deciding to give the fix a try. While in Home Depot, I couldn't find the right isle so I asked a store employee and she was leading me to isle 29. As I was in route to this isle three Home Depot employees approached me asking me what I was looking for. I told them and elaborated as to what exactly I was trying to accomplish and they started steering me toward the new Pocket Hoses claiming that the new one was so much better. I adamantly stated that I would never buy another Pocket Hose. Next thing you know, one of the men told another employee to go get me one and just give it to me. My eyes just about bugged out of my head. Turns out he was the store manager and I had no idea who I was talking to. So, look at my brand-new advanced pocket hose. We shall see if this one works any better than the other two. Funny thing is, this same store manager said they hadn't had a single one of the new ones returned. Probably (like me) I'm too embarrassed to admit I fell for it again. LOL!

@morrison1998

10 жыл бұрын

So how is this hose you got from HD? Is it worth the extra money? I just bought another one (3x stronger) at BB&Beyond since they will refund or exchange all year long but I would still rather have a hose that I know wont burst so easily.Delanae Lindstrom

@FamilyReunionPhotography

10 жыл бұрын

So far it's still intact, but I baby it out of lack of trust. BB&Beyond is a good choice. :)

The pocket hose lasted all summer-- it's great for watering plants on the deck because it's so light. Of course it's not built to be left lying out on the ground. It's so light there's no problem carrying it in one hand back to the hose hanger. It has one leak where I stepped on it. I love this hose. I will try the shoe goo repair method first.

Thank you. Job well done.

Thanks for the video!

This was exactly what I was looking for. Ts

Thank You!

Thank you for the video. There must be a way to fix the hose where the hose meets the black plastic part at the end, too. As mine is already leaking at that point, I have nothing to lose by cutting the hose there, and see what needs to be done.

I fixed mine (25ft) 5 times and now it had a leak in the middle so I threw it away but I kept the plastic ends and made a new hose out of some plastic tubing I had. I did keep the inner tubing for my slingshot as it has the same type of tubing.

Thank you!

Just saw this on another video and they use vaseline around the couplet and it slides on much easier. Any kind of lubricant should help...even olive oil..etc.

I don't have any roses. I now have another leak in the other hose I got. They are just little pinhole leaks. I think there is a defect in the rubber hose where there are bubbles in the manufacturing process in the rubber that eventually break and become holes. I've done nothing to cause the holes, they just suddenly appear. Oh well. I still like them and will continue to fix them for another year or so, but thats it.

Bought one last year. It sprung a leak within a couple weeks. Returned it for another. That one sprang a leak just last week. Was at store looking at the new ones. They now say '3 Times Stronger Than Original Pocket Hose'...... Which of course really would mean that the original (the ones I've had) are 3 times WEAKER than the one sold now -- for the same price. They way I see it then is that all original purchasers were Beta-testers. Glad I found this video for a repair; my leak is right near the original end fitting, although there may be enough hose length there to get the barbed-fitting on.

@ITISolutions

9 жыл бұрын

Kenni Kuhlmann-Clark I think "Three Times Stronger" means you'll get 3 weeks out of it before it develops a leak :)

There were no 12mm couplers in my little town, just the 16-17mm size. To get the rubber hose over that fat coupler, I heated the end with my heat-gun and pulled it with needle-nose pliers. As you work it, it takes on a flare shape and eventually goes over the coupler. Push hard- a little dish soap as lube was needed too. When it's on, trim off around a 1/2" of the ends that were cooked by the heat-gun with an Xacto knife and push more. PS- Don't bother to do this if you don't like fixing stuff -- it takes a half hour+ and costs like $4 bucks- if you see that as a waste.

I tried for an hour and still couldn't get the hose over the 1/2 " coupler even with soap, oil, and even cutting the sides a little.

vc é muito bom qui vc esplicava essa mangueiro furada e vc voi fazer o reparo essa voi bom pra mi pq eu tenho essa mangueira de silicone esta furado e u vou compra essa peça com praçadeira valeu cara parabéms

Thanks

I was trying to figure out where I've used these tubes before, and thats it. My old slingshots (wrist-rockets). These are in the trash next year if they dont hold up by then.

The first leak you repaired was leaking. If you want to repair the leak, dont put the covering in the hose clamp. Put it on the outside of the hose clamp and use zip ties to secure it. Putting the covering inside the hose clamp minimizes the clamping surface of your hose repair, thus you will get a leak

The best thing to do with these is to pull all the hose out from the sleeve and reuse the hose for launching water balloons.

I'm glad they don't make condoms!

@Theegoaat

5 жыл бұрын

serdvd6 seriously these hoses are trash!

Dip the end you're attaching to the coupler in rubbing alcohol before you try to force it on. It should slide right on. It works for my wrist-rocket slingshot anyway.

Helpful video. Do you think the fuse tape will work on this? Mine was used 10 times until I got the leak you have

@AndreBellCopywriter

5 жыл бұрын

Mine was used three times and then ruptured within two minutes of turning on the water and walking to a container plant with the sprinkler nozzle off instead of spraying yet. Not sure if sun exposure weakened the hose or the pressure was too high in the line or the way I was storing it caused the problem. IDK. Glad to see the hose is repairable. Sat as an extra hose unused for too long to return. Now I see there may be no need to toss the hose since it may be repairable.

Nice instructional video, thank you. Can you tell me, if you remember, where you bought the shorter black 1/2 in coupler? I found the longer gray colored one at Lowes, but I would prefer the shorter size that you had in the video.

@peggyting2000

4 жыл бұрын

I think he mention on the sprinkler department, it is use for the irrigation drip line

SHOE GOO is a MUCH simpler fix. ($5.00 at Meijer or any shoe repair ship). i covered the hole in the tube with a thick coating. Let it set for a short while. Then GOOed the seam in the green fabric back together with a thick bead. Let everything set for about 4 days. The SHOE GOO is clear. The leak is fixed.

@aaafarmclub4090

3 жыл бұрын

If you like Shoe Goo, then check out E6000. I think its even better.

I tried fixing two of my pocket hoses this way. First one blew right off the end of the coupler; second one exploded - sounded like a gunshot and scared me half to death. I'm going to look for some other suggestions as to how to repair it.

@Gorguruga

8 жыл бұрын

I'm about to try repairing mine with a rubber patch, the same way I repaired a leaky washing machine.. Wish me luck!

@josephhgoins

7 жыл бұрын

did the rubber patch work?

How did he slide the connector into the pipe ?

Why not skip the hose clamps and use an adhesive to bond the surgical hose and fitting?

They most likely will not hold up. You might as well take out the inner tube and use it for your slingshot. That's what I'm gonna do. The tubes are actually surgical tubing.

thank you,my hose just got a leak...

Why Pocket Hoses Fail Description: 2 Plastic connectors on each end of the hose. One expandable tubing is clipped onto those connectors. One non-expandable but larger tube of tough fiber weaved outer jacket. water pressure causes the inner tubing to expand like a balloon. the outer cover prevents the inner tubing from over expanding and popping. The inner tube expands by water pressure. Then contracts when the pressure drops. The greatest pressure happens right near the connectors. Each time this happens, that inner tubing begins to form cracks. When enough cracks near to each other forms, water pressure forces it way through that weakened area, ending up as a leak, most frequently right near the connectors. The clip that holds the rubber tubing keeps it from expanding. Meanwhile, the non-clip hose expands. The difference between them generates the biggest cracks. Then at that area, it splits open. The more you use the hose, the sooner it splits open near the connectors. once you understand the problem with these types of hoses, you must decide whether or not they are worth your while. If you do a ton of use, then vinyl is the way to go. If occasional, then pockethose like products are the better choice.

Have you tried to return it to store, these hoses have a lifetime warranty. When i buy another one i am going to save the receipt and UPC code.

What would happen if you just stuck a portion of a plastic drinking straw spanning from one end of the snipped surgical tubing to the other side, taping one end of surgical tubing each end of the straw? One might then use some sort of fabric mending tape over the outside of the hose. If you wanted to be hyper-conscientious, you could even sew the fabric ends together and then tape over them. Seems like that might be cheaper and lie flatter.

@morrison1998

6 жыл бұрын

That would never work with the pressure. This fix is about $1-$2 in parts if you don't already have stuff lying around. The new ones seem to be better now. Just buy from bed bath and beyond and they'll replace it for a long time after purchase.

These hoses are great- for 1 season. I know someone who works in a recycling plant; he tells me these discarded hoses come down "the line" all the time.

@PDXNTV

2 жыл бұрын

Mine lasted four summers before it snagged on a nail. I'll buy another in a second if this repair doesn't work for some reason.

Wouldn't it be easier to use a 3/8th's coupling in place of the 1/2 inch?

@ChuckD59

7 жыл бұрын

Might be but you'd take a hit in flowrate too.

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installed coupler and it worked then one end shot off the coupler now that end has 6ft of empty sleeve how do i get the hose back out of the sleeve

@morrison1998

6 жыл бұрын

never had that happen. possibly hooking the opposite end of the hose to faucet and try to adjust pressure by. squeezing the broken end. maybe it can be worked thru like when a draw string gets pulled thru a hoody cause it got pulled too far. if you know what I mean(?). If you give up, you can try just cutting the sleeve shorter to get to it but now you won't really have the correct hose-to-sleeve length. it may not work right. if you get it out, try again and get the rubber tube as far over the barbs as possible (w/o using grease or oil) and clamp tightly. I actually tossed the one in my video 2 years ago, bought another at bed bath and beyond, that lasted til this spring and broke at the nozzle. but I brought that hose back in a plastic bag to BBB and they gave me a$20 credit when I bought their new black "stronger" one which was $30. they have great return policy.!!! this black one is noticeably. stronger, but my best advice is buy it from them.

@Marcoosianism

6 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem of the hose retracted deep within the sleeve. Did you have any success pulling the hose back through the sleeve??

Critters bite into these hoses to get water when it is dry outside. They seem to prefer this even when I leave them water!

@ChuckD59

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly why I'm watching this, Marie. I've got the new, improved model (black casing with brass ends) and have mostly been impressed. But I also, on a whim, picked up this stupid basket thing from CVS that hangs off the faucet to hold the hose when not in use. That turned out to be the perfect home for 3 mice when the hose wasn't used for a couple weeks. And that turned out to be a popped hose which I hope to repair.

We need to know how long the rest of the hose lasted before you got another leak.

I did that twice, the damn hose kept popping off the coupler. Crappy hoses. better to throw it away and buy a decent rubber hose.

wow, there must be over 10 coupler connected to your hose by now. The only way for that hose to last is not to use it. Bought 3 of these and none of them lasted for a week. In fact the last one I bought from amazon only last for 5 minutes. They should pull this product out of the market.

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Will that repair last for one or two hours? My wife bought one of these pieces of garbage, it's going in the trash and back to your 20 year old rubber hose, which probably has another 20 years left in it. Fool me once.

Just throw that piece of trash away sir!😂

Great concept but wrong size to use on pocket hose. Way to long of video too.

Quickly skipped over the difficulty of expanding the inner tube over the fitting. I have been trying for days without success.

You'll end up spending more money on couplers than you did on the hose!

You fix one hole then another hole and another hole.. Don't waste your $$$ for this thing!

I'll bet the leak was caused by a thorn from a rose bush.

Man bought 4 of these stupid things one for the front one for the back, I'm on. 3 failing the one with the brass fittings. So dang annoying and waste of money!!

Ok this nice to know but why, just go to Walmart and get one for $9.99 save your time and use the hose the right way.

Just buy a normal hose I had my hose over 10 years no holes, if you have to fix a hose it is crap!

These things suck!

throw that s*** away and get a Craftsman lifetime guarantee hose

Waste of time

Edit and cut the silly small talk.

@garynorthtruro

9 жыл бұрын

sazure2 Editing is always better. You can stop the video and even go back as many times as needed.

My god man just say what you have to say show how to do it and get on with, Geeze 7 min of my life for 1:30 info. Geeze

Obviously, anyone watching gets the idea of the coupler, so the only thing people want to know is how you got the thin hose over the fat coupler ... just show that and don't waste everyone's time. Sorry, but your rambling on and on is totally annoying and irritating. Does You-Tube pay by the hour on videos or something?

@justgivemethetruth

9 жыл бұрын

justgivemethetruth Gee-zus, the only useful part and you leave it out ... you are truly useless!

@morrison1998

9 жыл бұрын

justgivemethetruth Yes they do. I also get $1200 for each stupid comment I get too. Thanks

@erikmenendez337

9 жыл бұрын

Do you really need instructions on how to put the hose over the coupler?? Wtf is the matter with you..

@justgivemethetruth

9 жыл бұрын

sazure2 That's cause children generally do not have much of value to say. Running your life as an adult by kiddie rules is not for me.

@justgivemethetruth

9 жыл бұрын

sazure2 The video is useless. Have you fixed one of these things with this method? Until you have either shut up or ask those of us who have why this video is BS ... or maybe the producer of this video would be kind and honest enough to come back to and tell us how his repair and hose is making out?

Thank you. MAGA 2020!

@WestCoastDP

2 жыл бұрын

How did that work out for you?

@BillMorganChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@WestCoastDP I threw it out and bought a heavy duty hose.