this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2025
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That's replaceable, you just need a crimper. Much harder will be finding the fitting to replace it. I bet they'll sell you the whole hose with a crimped fitting attached. Then you can put a normal end on the old hose and have a spare.
This is quite low on the planned obsolescence conspiracy scale.
I've fixed these with the fittings from a torch hose repair kit.
I did look a bit to see if I could find that outer part of the swivel, but I was not surprised to come up empty handed.
Of course it’s able to be repaired anyway as someone else suggested carefully cutting the crimp and reusing the barb with a hose clamp. The assholedesign is making it difficult enough that many people won’t bother. And not readily selling the replacement part made critical by unnecessary design choices, for the thing most likely to suffer accidental damage. It’s only low in the planned obsolescence conspiracy because the overall product costs less than $100 and is entirely mechanical, but that’s no excuse.