Customer Reviews for Orbit 5/8 in. to 3/4 in. Heavy-Duty Zinc Male Hose-thread Repair Mender Hose and Sprinkler Repair

The hose mender I recently purchased exceeded my expectations. Its sturdy construction and easy-to-use design made repairing my hose a breeze. I was impressed by how effectively it sealed the leak, restoring full functionality to my garden hose. Overall, I highly recommend this hose mender for its durability and performance. It's definitely a must-have for any gardener or homeowner looking to extend the life of their hoses.

I needed a longer lead in hose for my hose reel and I had an old hose laying around with some kinks in it. Went to the store and bought these fittings in male and female. Cut the hose to length and had a massive leak where the lead in hose entered the hose reel. The sharp edge on this male repair fitting sliced right through the brand new washer I'd put in the intube of my hose reel. Now I'm searching for solid brass fittings as this was the "best" on the shelf at Home Depot.

All parts are cast aluminum NOT brass. The bolts striped the clamp’s threads while trying to squeeze the hose during assembly. The shiny gold hose end is a good clue that this cheap China item from Orbit is not brass and will fail. And it did

My old hose came with a husky nozzle that I was not able to remove so I wad to cut it off. This orbit allowed me to reattached a new nozzle to the old hose. Works well.

Fine except for one glaring defect - the screws are too short and you cannot screw both clamps together. Eventually I will see if I have a longer one, likely metric

Very easy to install

Corrodes in short order and galls to the mating threads.

I bought a half dozen of these and they eventually corrode like there is no tomorrow (they are made out of the wrong metal!) (See the photo I uploaded for the before and after comparisons!) The females are worse than the males because the females are two parts (they have to spin). The corrosion causes the females to always leak & then break at the neck well before the males. But both corrode like there is no tomorrow because it's simply the wrong metal. Sure, metal is better than plastic in a harsh sunlit outside environment - but it's still made out of the wrong metal. Why they can't make these out of brass is beyond my comprehension. Nobody cares about weight nor about the color - what we care about is that it works for more than just a year or two. On the plus side the heavy well rounded squeeze block is really nice and the metal screws grip well in the metal base. The lack of sharp edges is a huge plus over the hose clamp designs. I really like the clamps - and screws - which are fine made out of whatever metal they're made out of. But those good parts of the design are all for naught when the threaded part corrodes in just a year or two! Especially the female ends which always break at the point where it spins. And, trust me, it ALWAYS fails well before the supposed 7 year warranty lifetime. Save your receipts. I didn't. I should have. These all failed well before the warranty period. It's just a bad design. They can't help but fail. They should be brass. (See the photo I uploaded for the before and after comparisons!) Orbit 5/8" 3/4" Male Hose Mender 4687856687 SKU 1001069561 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-5-8-in-3-4-in-Zinc-Male-Hose-Mender-56687/205585045 Orbit 5/8" 3/4" Female Hose Mender 4687856688 SKU 1001069562 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Orbit-5-8-in-3-4-in-Zinc-Female-Hose-Mender-56688/205585047

I'm thinking the positive reviews are not from people who tried to use this product with a 3/4" hose. First of all, the screws were overtightened at the factory. This gave me a sinking feeling from the beginning. Second, the screws aren't long enough to reach the female threads– so if you're able to get purchase on one of them, the other side is no longer parallel. I tried to use one of my own self-tapping screws, but it still looks terrible. Before I wrote this review, I went back outside and verified the product says it will work with a 3/4" hose. Nope. The whole reason I got this kit is because it looks better than a hose clamp and appears to be less likely to slice a finger. But a hose clamp it will be and this thing is going in the trash.

The only useable part is the brass part. The clamp screws are too short and the thread for the screw is too weak. I have to drill thru and the clamp, insert 2 screws and nuts to make it works. Though it's easy but more work!

I was afraid this was going to be really flimsy, but it had worked out great. All I needed was a screwdriver to put in on my hose & it is holding great. Would highly recommend.

Easy to use and no leaks.

I previously rated this fitting as "1". I have now found the reason it leaks around the hose. I have a 3/4" vinyl hose that has an INTERNAL RAISED SEAM that prevents a leakproof seal. See photo below, which I hope is helpful to other consumers. BEWARE: DO NOT USE THIS FITTING WITH A VINYL HOSE THAT HAS A RAISED INTERNAL SEAM. I cannot give a new rating since it doesn't work with my hose.

Inside diameter only 1/2” so not ideal for 3/4” hose. Better products available at similar price if you need to maintain the flow capacity of your 3/4” hose.

Good heavy duty male hose end coupler.

Did not work with my 3/4 inch hose. The clamp is too small and only a few threads on the screws went into the bottom piece resulting in stripped threads. Now leaks.

It's working now but had a problem with the threads holding the clamp together. They were nearly stripped at the factory and backing them out to do the install further messed them up. After some filing on the screws was able to get it together. I have 5/8 hose on this one and when screwed together as far as they go -- it doesn't completely clamp tight as shown in the picture. There's a gap between the two halves.

Solid hose end fitting with no plastic . Easy to install , dosent slip after it's been on for a while . Great for fixing an old hose . Hint if you can't get the screws to start try using a sea clamp to squeeze the casts together.

Love it! easy to use.

Good quality construction. Easy to install; cut off the existing hose end, push the new male coupling, then attach the clamp and tighten down the screws.

Worked perfectly with no leaks

very hi quality easy to install maybe the best out there worked very for me used it the hook hose to A camper

Much sturdier than plastic type.

This repair mender is heavy duty and doesn't leak