I’ve been replacing garden hose ends for over 40 years now and for the most part the hardware stores and Big Box stores solutions for this repair have not changed a whole lot. Either a brass claw crimp or plastic compression type. This Anodized Aircraft Aluminum hose end repair out performs ALL of them by light years. I used it to repair the male end of my Flexzilla 5/8” Green garden hose. Read and take notice of the pictures and the directions on the back so you understand the process. Tips: When threading the Compression Nut onto either the male or female end fitting on the garden hose, ENSURE the nut is square to the fitting. Hand push it up to the fitting and observe the two before you start threading together. Are the square? They are fine threads, made of aluminum, no second chance here. Hand thread those first couple threads very slowly to ensure you are not cross threading. If good to go, continue HAND threading/tightening until wrenches are required as the directions show. Tighten the two until snug, don’t over tighten…yes aluminum again. The third step says to “Snap into Bend restrictor”. I found that holding onto the hose restrictor and strongly striking the hose restrictor onto a soft wooden block to seat the restrictor onto the fitting worked. Flexzilla garden hoses have a very thin side wall thickness which is a big part on their no twist/tangle feature. Using a standard rubber garden hose for the repair, test the fitting first that the compression nut will go over the reusable fitting hose “bulge” to allow threading.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]