What Is The Inside Diameter Of A Garden Hose

What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

What's the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

I need to buy a skin fitting, and I'm not on the boat. (The hose is used to drain excess water collecting in the canvas cover when it rains. All rather DIY.)

I have a choice: 10-13mm or 19-25mm.

pvb

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Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

Now you are winding us up, aren't you?

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

i/d of garden hose is nominally half inch which is 12.7 mm

paun

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Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

You are in wrong forum. try: www.cardenforum.com

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

It's tucked away out of sight under the canvas in winter.

Shhh...

(Maybe it's time for a new canvas cover?)

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

Even I can get off my arse and measure a bit of garden hose.

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and I'm not on the boat

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A subtle thing, I know...

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

You have either asked the wrong question or are very lazy.
If I wanted to find out the ID of a garden hose I'd look in the garden or B&Q.
If you mean you've got a little bit of hose on the boat and want to match the skin fitting to it, then just treat yourself and buy a new fitting with hose to match.

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

I happen to be very fond of the color of the hose currently on my boat. It matches my socks.

ccscott49

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Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

If it is normal, I say NORMAL garden hose, then it's 1/2" (12.7mm)

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

Well, like hoses, socks gets holes in them. You could go in for a colour-way change. Perhaps get one of those women who wear scarves twirled around their necks to come and assess your earth colours. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

I thought that those women who had scarves around their necks were actually men...

Thanks for the info guys! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

I've just measured the internal diameter of our garden hose and it's nothing like 12.7mm, more like 1.5mm. It's one of those roll up flat thingies on a cassette and I can only measure it when it's not full of water. Hope that helps.

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This lady at Colour Works is one such. (colour reader - not man, AFAIK) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I don't know if she does skin fittings.

VicS

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Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

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1.5mm

[/ QUOTE ] Thats pretty small hose about 1/16" in old money.

Mine is nominally 1/2" as i can just slide the shank of a 1/2" drill into it. That's ordinary reinforced hose that fits all the usual hose fittings.

Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

measure the OD of the connection that goes in to it

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1.5mm

[/ QUOTE ]Well it sort of depends because when it's flat it has a bigger diameter one way than the other. It's round when it's full of water but I can't measure it then. I suspect a round fitting would be best because that's what shape the hose is when it has water in.

VicS

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Re: What\'s the interior diameter of a garden hose..?

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when it's flat it has a bigger diameter one way than the other

[/ QUOTE ] What you should hae done was measured the bigger diameter and then multiplied it by 2 and divided by pi (3.142). Something like that anyway.