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OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 6:30 am Post subject: Repair Hozelock spray?

Each year I manage to lose at least one of these spray heads - usually due to 'someone' leaving them out and a frost coming along and splitting it.
Of course this year we've done it again. A handful of frosts all winter and someone leaves the sprayhead attached overnight after hosing down the dog.

So, is there a way of sealing a split (more a barely visible crack a couple of inchs long) in the plastic body? Can it be glued, melted together or is there some other magic?

Dee J

Joined: 22 May 2005
Posts: 342
Location: West Devon

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 7:13 am Post subject:
Plumbers solvent weld (for plastic waste pipes) might be worth a try...although you may need to back it up with a binding around the barrel if your water pressure is high. Dee

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45521
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 10:55 am Post subject:
runny superglue ,dry it indoors and slightly open the crack to apply the glue by capillary action,press back hard ,job done milliput is also an option solvent weld only really works on pvc and unless it is in two bits getting it into the crack will be rather tricky

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 11:06 am Post subject:
Do you know what? I refuse to buy hoselock. None of the stuff lasts.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 2:45 pm Post subject:
If it insists on leaving itself outside there must be an industrial version you could get away with mistreating.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42207
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 2:53 pm Post subject:
We use CK fittings on the hoses at work. Linky

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 14 3:24 pm Post subject:
If it is solid type of plastic then heat a screwdriver and gently run it over the split to seal let it rest and try it-slowly increase the pressure, in case! If it is in flexible pipe then cut it out and use a hose joiner-damn the cost!

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 14 7:32 am Post subject:
Thanks for the tips. I'll try them out. I really should buy the metal stuff, knowing how disobedient plastic is. Next time I wil go for the CK stuff.

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