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Garden Hose Using Tips

The garden hose is an indispensable member of garden tools. But it is disturbing if the garden hose doesn’t work regularly. The tips aim to point the common situations out and provide solutions for readers to maintain the garden hose.


1. Water Leak

Estimated Reasons: Mistake installation, timeworn hose, etc.

① Think about whether the whole hose is timeworn or not. Apart from the influences of water quality, the gasket, and others, its service life will also be shorter when it is with water inside (heavier than before) and frequently dragged, knocking many barriers (like concrete, asphalt, and stone) or often pinned beneath feet/wheel.

② Check and confirm all the connected sections and the nuts are installed correctly, fixed, and undeformed, then open the faucet.

③ Mark the leak location of the hose, close the water, and wipe dry it.

④ Choose to replace or repair. If the latter, plug the hole with sealing tape, or cut off the broken sections and reconnect the hose with glue/tape/joint.

⑤ Recheck.


2. Unstable Water Pressure

The water cannot flow smoothly or stop suddenly once the water pressure is unstable. And high water pressure will make the garden hose burst.

① Check the water pressure regulating valve to make sure the settings are correct.

② If the data are wrong, revise the flow, head, and number of pumps to match the real water supply demand.

③ If the problem still isn't solved after that, it might be caused by impurities inside the hose or a blocked pipeline.

④ Rinse off the hose or pipeline.

⑤ Recheck.


3. Temperature

Garden hose bears the challenges in different seasons. In winter, the interior of the hose is easily frozen if don’t drain the remaining water. And in summer, people might be burned if there are no precautions.

①  Winter solution for thawing: move the frozen hose carefully into warm places and it will thaw, warm water can help to speed up the process. But please notice that hot water, a hair dryer, and a heat gun are not recommended. Too much heat might damage, or even break the hose, so be patient to wait for the hose to become normal condition.

② Summer solution for avoiding burning: Open the faucet and the water runs 60 seconds at least. Next, test the water temperature quickly with an arm.

③  Put the garden hose in a cool, ventilative place, keep it out of direct sunlight, or touch the high-temperature object for a long time. Meantime, the inner of the hose needs to be dry to avoid strange smells caused by long-term storage.

Maintaining a garden hose is a simple but necessary project, check the wear of the hose regularly, store it with caution after using, and protect it against the weather-beaten, to have a good time to work with the garden.


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