Pond hose

[Parrot lady]

Is there anyway to get this hose end over this barb?

 

[addy1]

For tough ones I have used soap and heat. Real hot water works or a carefully used heat gun.

 

[Parrot lady]

I tried that. But thanks. I screwed that barb off and wanna get a smaller barb but it'd be to small to screw in

 

[poconojoe]

I feel for you because I've been there. It's real frustrating. I tried heat too, but that doesn't help. Try lubricating. Maybe vaseline? How about sanding down the barb with rough sandpaper?
I don't use that kind of hose anymore. It doesn't last long. Constantly breaking. I use flexible PVC now.

 

[GBBUDD]

I don't use that kind of hose anymore. It doesn't last long. Constantly breaking. I use flexible PVC now.

agreed. they might call it kink free I call it will not take any wear.

 

[Parrot lady]

Thank you! But my dad fixed it, he had a smaller barb nipple that fit the hose perfect.

 

[Telkwa]

Your dad had a barbed fitting that fit the hose perfectly? Amazing, and congratulations!
Pond tubing drives me nuts. Every spring is a struggle. Yesterday as a matter of fact. I plugged in the pump, nothing at the far end of the kink-free tubing. Checked for voltage. Checked for plugs. Turned out the kink-free was broken underwater.
I have several barbed fittings that are either sanded down or built up with electrical tape. I hate doing things that way.
Might have to try that flexible PVC, because I keep burning thru the kink-free. I'm guessing kink-free is good for about 2 or 3 seasons. After that it gets brittle.
Threaded fittings on devices like UV filters are also a mystery to me. The threaded fittings on top of our OASE Biopress sure aren't pipe thread. I imagine they're some kind of metric??
One of these days I'm gonna rebuild as much as I can with PVC or ABS pipe and NPT. Picking up supplies is kinda on hold right now because of the virus.

 

[sissy]

I had that kind of hose and it does not last it breaks at the coil really fast and unwinds .I have used sump pump hose for year now and it works great and much cheaper .My hoses are from 2008 and no problems yet ,well except 1 time I accidentally cut it with a knife and knew I was going to nick it but still did it

 

[poconojoe]

What Sissy said...some people have been using sump pump hose with great results.
I was researching sump pimp hose, but decided to go with flex PVC. The walls of the flex PVC are very thick. I believe it will be the last hose I buy. I will say, it's nowhere near as flexible as sump pump hose. They do make two varieties of flex PVC. One is more flexible.

 

[mrsclem]

I have been using the sump pump hose as well. Can't beat the price at about $15 for 25'! I do not use it outside of the pond but have never had it burst or go rigid.

 

[poconojoe]

Just as a comparison, I bought 25 feet of 1-1/2" flex pvc and it cost $50. Much more expensive than sump pump hose, but I was paranoid about leaks and felt it was worth it.

 

[Wammy]

Wow I was just going to post about flexible pond tubing. It's so expensive and gets so brittle after a year or so. It never fits easily on any fitting without heating and stretching the crap out of it. Just this weekend I was in my pond moving some things around and with barely a move on a 2yr old hose, it sprung a leak. HATE IT!

I'm so glad to see you guys are having luck with cheaper sump pump tubing. I'm going to give that a try.