Solid Brass Garden Hose Repair Connector with Clamps Hose End Repair Kit,Fit for Male and Female Hose Fittings (5/8"-3 Set)

I bought the 3-pack 5/8" set. I found the quality to be very good. After reading the lower ratings, here are some tips: 1) You will have trouble with hoses ribbed on the inside for kink prevention. This is not the fault of the connector, this style of connector is meant for a hose that's smooth inside. 2) You'll get a cleaner hose cut using a PEX cutter. Inexpensive and handy to cut much more than PEX pipe. 3) It will be much harder to push on the connector if the hose is stiff (i.e. on a colder day, which is when I did the repair). Use a hair dryer to heat up the end of the hose and connector until the hose is flexible prior to pushing on the connector. In my case, I have a rubber hose with a rubber jacket. I could push it on by hand when warm even with the connector being slightly oversized for the hose, as it should be. 4) As with the connector, the clamp will benefit from heating the hose first, and then gently tightening the clamp after making sure the connector is pushed all the way on to the hose (to the connector collar) and positioning the clamp about 1/8" from the end of the hose. This took me under 10 minutes for both ends, looks good, no leaks, and at about $4.20 per hose for both ends it was more than worth it.

Just received my fittings but they seem well made. Only time will tell if they are. I expect it to last for a long time.

Works best with somewhat newer hose. Old hose often has hardened and will be diffecult to press into the hose. Try softening it a bit with very hot water.

This is not my favorite style hose repair solution (that would be the cinch version that doesn’t stick out on one side like this with a screw) but it is made of actual brass unlike that type and does work. If the other design was more readily available and wasn’t made out of inferior material I would buy them in a heartbeat but alas that is not an option so since longevity is paramount I settled for these. Thought I only needed 2 but ended up using 5 out of 6 so the 6 piece set was a perfect choice where only the last one had a slight flaw in manufacturing that caused the inside to be rough to the touch. You do need to tighten these to within an inch of their life to get a good seal that doesn’t leak but they go in easy to the right size in my case standard garden hose and only take a minute to complete the job. Overall I am happy enough with my purchase and will probably buy again to have some extras on hand for when the last couple original ends break on my hoses.

had to use 2 hose clamps to stop the leak, wish the barb on the fitting was a little longer

These connectors are solid brass and the best choice for repairing or fabricating water hoses. Always avoid the cheaper aluminum style as they will corrode and quickly become frozen to brass hose bibs.

Worked perfectly for the application I was using them for

Unfortunately these type of bands are no longer used as heavily in automobiles as heat cycles cause them to get loose. On a water hose they cool from water and expand from summer heat. The hose is likely deteriorating to. The bands and fittings need some spikes to grab the hose. Unfortunately these are temporary fixes for maybe a summer and then they start to slide off or blow off with water pressure.