I bought a cheap (ish) hosepipe to replace a decent hoselock one that I had damaged.
I has the same sort of criss cross stranding in it - but when it is under pressure it really swells up. This means it jams in the reel and I stand no chance of reeling it away without de-pressurising it.
My question is - what is so different (to avoid me making the same mistake in the future) in this hose compared to others that don't swell? How can I tell by looking in the shop?
Have you tried completely unreeling it and then reeling it up pressurised? All hoses will swell to a greater or lesser degree and if you reel it up unpressurised, you're asking for a split reel or hose jamming problem when you turn the tap on.
As to "How can I tell by looking in the shop?", the short answer is probably "by looking at the price tag". ;-)
Tim
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