Hide A Hose End Cap White -...
$6.99
Product details
The white cap in this listing, part HS202203, seats into the open end of a Rapid Flex hose from Hide A Hose and holds that end round, which is what lets the hose slide back through the valve rather than pinching flat against the opening. It measures 1-3/8 inches in diameter.
White is what marks it as the Rapid Flex version. Hide A Hose uses a black cap, part HS202132, on its older style hoses, and the two caps are not interchangeable despite sharing a diameter, so match the color already on your hose rather than guessing from the picture.
A split or missing cap announces itself during retraction long before anything else. The bare hose rim catches at the valve mouth, the hose wants a push to seat fully, and months of that repeated catching wear the hose end itself, turning an inexpensive cap into a hose replacement.
Push the replacement in until it sits flush with the hose wall, with no lip standing above it, then cycle the hose in and out once to confirm it travels smoothly through the valve. Check the fit by hand as well, since a cap that can be rocked in the hose end has not gone in far enough, and one that will not seat at all is usually the wrong color variant for the hose you own.
- Part: HS202203
- Color: white, the Rapid Flex version
- Size: 1-3/8 inch diameter
- Function: keeps the hose end round so it retracts without pinching
- Not for: older style hoses, which take the black HS202132 cap