No Tools Garden Hose Connect

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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.

Solution

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: