Recommend garden hose connector

[Wailer]

My previous plastic garden hose connector broke.

I went down to home depot and all they had were similar plastic connectors for 3/4" and 5/8" garden hoses. It's the kind where you shove one piece as far down as it can go and then you clamp it using a plastic collar and then tighten the screws. Sorry for not knowing what things are actually called.

This one won't stay on when I there is pressure in the hose. I can get it to stay on if I run the hose through the spray nozzle, but as soon as I stop the water and let the pressure build, it comes busting off at the connector.

Am I not shoving it down far enough or are these things junk? Should I just look for a brass connector and a metal clamp?

Any advice appreciated.

[cbelt3]

The trick to getting the plastic gizmos to work is to dip the cutoff hose end in a cup of boiling hot water. Let it warm up, then force the fitting into the hose all the way. Then screw the other part tightly on. Should hold.

The other reason it didn't hold is you got one for the wrong sized hose, but that's unlikely because you know the difference.

If that doesn't hold you, go with the metal parts. You can put a lot of torque on those suckers.

[Michael]

You can get a brass one that should work fine for about $5-6.
http://www.amazon.com/Nelson-Brass-Repai...B000UK0YQK

But, I stopped doing that years ago. Instead I waited for a 50 foot Craftsman hose to go on sale for 1/2 price ($10) and bought a couple of them. They're guaranteed forever. Run over the end and bend it--take it back. Develop a leak--take it back. If the "Neverkink" starts to kink--take it back. Whatever--take it back.

I'll never buy another hose (as long as Sears exists, anyway).

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_...yword=hose&x=0&y=0

[Wailer]

cbelt3, I'll try the boiling water trick tomorrow. It does seem like it should be able to go further.

How often do the Craftsman hoses go on sale? Can't beat $10 for a 50-footer!

[mrbigstuff]

It does pay (in the long run) to buy a quality hose.

To answer the question, I have not had much success with that solution, either. I believe it is a consequence of not having good choices in the store; everything we buy now is based primarily on price and not on quality. When I do find an item of quality, it is tempting to hoard (like my grandfather).

[OWC Jamie]

Wailer wrote:
cbelt3, I'll try the boiling water trick tomorrow. It does seem like it should be able to go further.

How often do the Craftsman hoses go on sale? Can't beat $10 for a 50-footer!

It (the nipple part) does have to go all the way in. It should almost seem like it would hold pressure without the clamp. A little soap, or maybe vaseline to act as a lubricant sometimes helps.

[SteveO]

I repaired mine with the brass connector this spring and so far, so good. Five bucks at Westlake's.