Water Damage From Garden Hose

5/1/2022 (Permalink)

A regular garden hose can spill 24 gallons of water per minute!

Summer is right around the corner, and for most people, it means spending more time outside. Whether that time is spent watering your garden, hooking up a slip n slide, or filling up an inflatable pool, they all require a garden hose. A 25-foot, 1/2-inch hose with water at 40 psi has a flow rate of 24 GALLONS per minute. That is a lot of water in a not too long period of time, especially when you think of how much can come out in an hour. That is why it is EXTREMELY important to make sure that when watering your garden or plants that you not forget about your hose and accidentally leave it running. Walking away from your hose while it is on can cause water to saturate the ground around your home causing mold and potentially even damaging your foundation!

A leaking garden hose can cause extensive water damage to your home due to the long period of time that the water might be entering your home. Here are some tips for things to look for when you come across a leaky hose or faucet, and how you can stop the water from damaging your home. 

First and foremost, determine where the leak on your hose is actually coming from. Finding the source of the leak should be relatively easy, but depending on the location of said leak will determine the severity of the problem and how much effort it will take to fix it. If your hose is leaking from the connection to the faucet, your problem likely lies with either the spigot itself or the hose fitting. If water is coming up from around the handle, most likely your packing washer is worn out, or the packing nut may need to be tightened. However, if water only leaks when your hose is secured to the spigot, then you need to check to see if water is leaking around the actual connection, or from below the fitting, in which case you may need a new hose. 

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