In alt.home.lawn.garden on Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:41:28 GMT "Srgnt
Billko" posted:


"meirman" wrote in message
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The threaded thing on the end of my garden hose leakes, and I wanted
to cut it off and buy something to clamp on to the end that wouldn't
leak.

They seem only to sell devices for 5/8 and 3/4 inch hose, and I'm sure
mine is smaller than that.

Do they not make my size anymore?

Any place I can get these connectors?

Meirman


I've got 1/2" connectors but I've had them for so long I can't remember
where I got them but I usually pick stuff like that up in drug stores at

I don't have to know where. It's enough that you say they are
available.

Thanks to everyone who said they were.

seasons end because they sell them at clearance prices. Of course Walmart &
KMart always have those things in season - and then there is always chain
hardware stores. I have also gotten some that are tapered so that
one-size-fits-all.

I bought a couple at Frank's, a multi-state nursery and crafts chain
that is going out of business, and since I got the smaller size of
two, I was surprised it was still too big. But I have bigger hoses
too and will probably use them eventually.

I LEARNED THAT ONE CAN GET RID OF A LOT OF LEAKS, by tightening the
connections with a pair of pliers. A water-pump pliers works very
well, and I got rid of 5 of the 6 leaks in the three hoses connected
in series.


Meirman

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