Anyone have a clever fix for a perma-kinked hose?

[JoZ]

I’ll start with a public service announcement. Rubber hoses are the best! They rarely get kinks, but the best part is that when they do, you can unkink it with no lasting effect on the hose. The extra money spent initially has been more than outweighed by the longevity and ease-of-use.

But we have hoses all over the place, and I haven’t replaced them all yet. I’m trying to squeeze out at least another winter season from these old troopers! They have bends in them from old kinks that never go away. Sometimes I end up squeezing the worst ones with my hands while I am filling the water troughs, which is a colossal waste of time and pretty cold and miserable too!

I was wondering if anyone had a good idea for straightening out the kinks? It would have to apply pressure to squeeze the hose back into shape. Just straightening it wouldn’t be enough. For the same purpose, I was wondering if anyone routinely cut and spliced hoses? To me that seems like a leak waiting to happen. But if the splicers really work, that would be another approach I could try.

Thanks! Can’t wait till I can throw the old ones out and rejoice in a totally rubber-hosed farm!

[Huntin_Pony]

How about a hose clamp? You might want to put a piece of rubber (like from an inner tube) between the hose and the clamp since the clamp is metal.

I am thinking of the “worm gear” type that is available at hardware and automotive stores.

[alto]

But if the splicers really work, that would be another approach I could try.

they work as well as they are done

(I never understood why everyone didn’t just splice … until I realized that some people just cannot seem to manage the task with any degree of success :lol: )

[Chachie]

We don’t have running water at our barn, which is exactly 475’ across the street from the house and that is the nearest source of running water. I’m not sure who’s brilliant idea it was to build an 8 stall barn for horses and not have running water installed. But they did so we run 500’ of hose every few days across the street from the house to the water tote. Let me tell you that splicing our hoses is the only thing that we can do.
We have 3 100’ hoses and several smaller ones, which we have set up to intentionally run in the street where the cars have to go over it. This way we just duct tape any holes on these sections and when its done and can’t be repaired, it gets trashed.
The other sections that dont go in the street get spliced and we have several that are and they hold up just fine. Hoses are expensive when you have to replace them every month so we have a pile of hoses that were damaged but have the good parts cut out so when we need a longer length to splice we have it. We make sure our splicers do not go where there is traffic, like the street or driveway so they dont get crushed.
We are hoping that our landlord will spring for a hydrant this year. We have a natural spring behind the barn that we want to tap into so it shouldn’t be too expensive. We really dont want to but I can’t take another polar vortex without running water!

[x]

Yes, I routinely cut and splice hoses when I have a problem such as a leak. Works fine.

[moving_to_dc]

I also splice frequently and replace or add male/female ends.

IME, the splicers and ends that are metal hold up better than those that are plastic.

I never throw away broken hoses, I keep them around and am always finding uses and needs for little short section here and there. It’s lots cheaper to keep a no-longer-can-be-repaired hose around to cut up than it is to buy a hose to purposely cut up!