Good 1st alternative to take to troubleshoot. Hey if it buys you the rest of the summer watering season - that’s great! My hosse is new and I’ll be trying this!
@@braindeadman1829 because it's easier to repair it that way than to close the hole. Note that you can't do this every time for example when the tube needs to be rewinded on a spool (idk the name of the thing, I hope you get what I mean)