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When your old garden hose springs a leak, you can fix it or buy a new one. If you buy a new hose, you can spend between $10.00 for a cheap hose to upwards of $100.00 for a large diameter rubber hose. Take it from a handyman, It is cheaper to fix the damaged hose with a repair kit. The repair kit will correspond to the size of your hose, but some universal repair kits can fix hoses from 5/8" to ¾". The kits also work for any hose material.
You will need to cut out the damaged area with a nice square cut. Use a sharp utility knife for this and the hose will cut cleanly and easily. The cut ends of the hose will push onto a coupling that has barbs on each end. You might put some liquid soap on each end of the coupling to act as a lubricant and allow the hose to easily push onto the fitting.
Once you have the hose pushed onto the fitting, there are clamps that will secure the hose to each side of the coupling. Sandwich the hose in between the two halves of the clamp and tighten the screws down. Do this for each side of the coupling and you are ready to start washing the car.
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