Household Repairs Rubber hose broken. Cut in two and join pieces with a metal hose-mender.

Rubber on hose cracked. Rejuvenate hose by painting it with liquid neoprene rubber or plastic rubber.

Vinyl hose broken. Cut in two and join pieces with a plastic hose-mender (different from a rubber hose-mender). Tubes of mender are slipped into opposite pieces of hose and held in place by metal rings on the outside of the hose.

Hose leaks at coupling. If a new washer doesn't help, replace entire coupling.

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May 22, 2012