How Do I Fix A Split In My Shower Hose?

[AndiFlatland]

My shower hose has developed a small split, which is gradually opening up with continued use, and spurts water out in a narrow jet (...yes, I know that's exactly what you want in a shower - but it has to be in the right direction!). Waiting for my landlords to fix it will take forever. I've tried to find a replacement hose, but none of the ones in the shops I've visited stock one with the same gauge of screw fitting into the tap unit, and they tell me that the gauge is obsolete. So as a temporary partial solution, I've reversed the hose, so that the jet comes out at the other end, which is less prone to the extremes of movement that occur near the business end.
Can anybody recommend a reliable way of fixing this? I guess some sort of waterproof tape bound around the split would work, but is there a brand that specifically works best on this problem? Or would Sugru be better? Or anything else?

[dannyk13]

Try here

http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page29.htm

[Dizmo]

Personally (behave I have the items) I'd wrap a load of PTFE around the area (loads of it) and then just use insulation tape over the top. If you wrap the PTFE tight enough and do the same with the insulation tape you will fine that it isn't going to leak either. This will most probably work however your shower hose won't look aesthetically pleasing.

[Dizmo]

dannyk13: Just out of interest, have you tried them repair products before?

[stuey]

I'm not a plumber; however, I do know that water, especially under pressure, will always find a way to escape and it's very good at it. I would think there is no way to "repair" it. But, let's hear from the experts.

[Zacs-Master]

A new hose is about £20 from B&Q / Homebase.
http://www.diy.com/departments/sinks-taps-baths/showers/shower-hoses/DIY622321.cat

[sandyRoe]

The trouble is the hose fitting is likely to be Imperial measurement and the new ones metric.
Is it possible to buy an adopter?

[Daffy6543]

Replacement hoses are very cheap and easy to replace, I've done ours 3 times in the last 8 years with no help or experience. It is a simple case of unscrewing the shower end and screwing in a new hose (making sure all washers are in place), either with a new shower head or unscrew the old one and attach to new hose.

[vulcan42]

Do you know the manufacturer of the shower? they might be able to supply a new hose or an adaptor to suit another make of hose.

[Old_Geezer]

You don't fix them as far as I am aware. You replace them.

[alavahalf]

Have fitted dozens of them and I have never come across a metric fitting. They are all 1/2" B.S. thread. The only variation you get is in the length of the hose and the size of the collar (the fitting on the end of the shower hose).
Mira make their own size of collar, this wont fit the most common universal fittings. But the actual internal screw on the threaded part of the hose is always 1/2" ... No need to spend £20 on a hose for the landlord ... http://tinyurl.com/njwep3z