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Review on 3 Sets Garden Hose Repair Connector Fitting - Aluminum Mender Female & Male End With Zinc Clamp, Fit 5/8" & 3/4" Hose by Glenn Cartwright

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Does not fit 5/8 " hoses

I purchased these to mend some 5/8" hoses based on the product description which says that these work for both 5/8" or 3/4" hoses. I tried them on several different 5/8" hoses (each a different brand) that I have which needed to be repaired and the 3/4" metal inserts I received with this product did *not* fit in any of the 5/8" hoses that I have.I had previously purchased some 5/8" hose repair parts that use a metal ring clamp but some of them were leaking regardless of how much I tightened the metal ring clamps. I kept the 5/8" insert I had purchased before but discarded the metal ring clamps that came with them which were letting the hose leak and instead used the screw on fitting I received with this product to secure the fitting. That worked and my hoses stopped leaking. The metal clamps included with this product work better than the metal ring clamps sold with many of the other hose mending kits.This seems to be a good product and I think it would work great on a 3/4" hose that needs to be mended. If you have a 5/8" hose that needs to be mended then look for something else, or purchase this plus an additional 5/8" repair part which includes a 5/8" metal hose insert not a 3/4" metal hose insert.If this company sold a 5/8" hose repair kit that would be the ideal solution as the outside clamp part works great. However, inserting a 3/4" insert into a 5/8" hose does not work, at least with any of the brands of 5/8" hoses that I have purchased.

Pros
  • great
Cons
  • The aluminum mender may dent or scratch easily