Apparently one of my 1/4" hose is leaking somewhere near the connecting sections, there are quick connects attaching the section.. Haven't tore the 5" protector off to find out but if I have to slice the hose what would I need to reattach it?
You need to find a hose and fittings place, you know, a place that repairs and sells anything from hydraulic hoses to pressure hoses like what you use. Take your hose in there, they will cut the end off and press a new end on to it. There is no way to repair it yourself. The good news is it shouldnt cost very much for them to do it and they will probly do it while you wait.
As richard b put it try a hydraulic place that repairs hoses. Try to find out exactly where it is leaking. They should be able to cut and crimp a new one on for you. Should not cost much. How old are the hoses?? Might look into replacing down the line if they are getting old to avoid the black death syndrome. I admit it did happen to me once, and that was all it took. spotman
I agree 100% with this, I had a buddy of mine working for another company ask why they keep having to pair the same hose. Of course once it blows and starts leaking there is a good chance that it will do the same thing in another place.
just pony up the cash for a new hose. better fix it now or put up with tons of disappointed customers in the future. either through break downs, leaking onto their $4000 hardwood floors. their leather couch etc... Frank is absolutely right. you dont need to buy 500 feet fyi
I found this 1/4" Raptor Blast hose on Ebay, trying to figure out if it's any good. Half my hoses are still good.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350415339749&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT Happy Turkey Day..
Johnny916, I have a local hose place here and I can buy hose (Good Year Neptune) from them for about $1 per foot, If you dont have the cash on hand to buy a new section, you can have them cut off the bad end and put a new end on it for less than $15 and it should only take them a matter of minutes to do that. I use GoodYear Neptunes and have not had any problems with them, Just be carefull if you have a live hose real it might shorten the life of the hose.
I think it's over kill to replace a hose just because it springs a leak one time. Almost every hose I've ever had leak did it within an inch or two of the coupling. I take mine in to a place that repairs with some kind of special hydraulic machine that presses on a new fitting which is virtually impossible to do by hand. It normally cost me 10 bucks for a repair vs. over a hundred to replace the hose.
I'm with replacing, I have had the black death occur to me. I usually replace the 50' length that is in the customers house every 6 mos or so with new and keep the older hose outside. I just hate the thought of cleaning a nice white sofa and blowing black crap all over it, not worth the risk of using old hose.
