🚰 Did your garden hoses survive?

The start of the outdoor season is a good time to make sure your outdoor tools are serving you well.

Why it matters: Weather extremes can damage hose bibs and garden hoses.

  • Making tasks like watering the yard or washing the car more frustrating.

šŸ’” Before you’re in the middle of a task, lay your hoses out completely and turn on the water.

  • Check for leaks at the hose bib, the nozzle or anywhere along the hose.

šŸ‘‰ Leak under hose bib hande?

  • This is usually a worn out washer and can be fixed with the right size washer and graphite packing string. (Plenty of YouTube videos will show you how to do it.)

šŸ‘‰ Leak at hose bib fitting?

  • You either have damaged threads on the spigot, on the hose or simply a worn out washer.
  • Wash the threaded portions with warm soapy water and a brush and wrap the spigot threads with plumbers tape.
  • Replace the rubber washers in your hoses.

šŸ‘‰ Leak in the middle of a hose and you want to save it?

  • After finding a small hole, mark it with a sharpie, let the hose dry and wrap with electrical tape.
  • A large hole or tear can be fixed with a hose mender kit like this one.

šŸ‘‰ Leak between hose and spray nozzle?

  • Replace the rubber washer in the nozzle.
  • Examine the threads on the hose — if damaged you can use the hose mender kit to repair it.

āœ… For your Smart Homeowner list

Best,

Travis

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