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Many brands of hose have figured this out with a better handle on the female end of the hose. But these are not always the brands I want. The solution? One name is the Hose Nut, or the Hose Wrench. A picture makes it clear: | Many brands of hose have figured this out with a better handle on the female end of the hose. But these are not always the brands I want. The solution? One name is the Hose Nut, or the Hose Wrench. A picture makes it clear: | ||
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| + | * Some hoses end with cross sections of hexagons, others octogons, and finally some circles. | ||
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Revision as of 05:59, 26 January 2018
Introduction
I have tried a lot of different ways of connecting garden hoses together. This includes a bunch of different snap fittings. They seem attractive but have some downsides:
- Tend to leak.
- Tend to break.
- Need to use same type of connection on all hoses
- Not cheap.
- Restrict the flow
So I have gone back to the simple screw together connections. There are two major issues with them:
- Take longer to connect.
- Too often you cannot get a good grip and need tools.
The Fix
Many brands of hose have figured this out with a better handle on the female end of the hose. But these are not always the brands I want. The solution? One name is the Hose Nut, or the Hose Wrench. A picture makes it clear:
This is a 3D printed part that often needs to be customized to the hose because:
- Some hoses end with cross sections of hexagons, others octogons, and finally some circles.
- The different ends are different sizes.
