On 2008-07-05 14:30:47 +0100, "Astral Voyager" said:

Has anyone found an effective way of fixing pin-prick holes in garden hoses?

That sounds like a cheap no-name hose from the Far East since it's very
unusual to find pin-prick holes in a decent layered and braided hose.
Anyways, before splashing out on a better quality hose, you could try:

a) cutting out the holed section and connecting the two pieces together
with a hose repair connector, eg:

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/s...-connector.asp

b)

waving a blowtorch at the holes until some rubber melts - or you ruin
the hose in which case revert to a.

No hose should ever be a complete write-off though. If you have a hose
reel which doesn't quite reach to the end of the garden, use a long
length of old hose to replace the typically short feeder hose between
the reel and the tap. Likewise, drip irrigation systems can be extended
far into the garden by running them off a piece of old hose via a 2-way
or 4-way connector. And if you use soaker hose or sprinkler hose,
you're always going to need a length of old hose to run it across the
patio, drive, etc.