Hozelock cr&p

Pricy :-(

But it does look good quality though......

S.

I have a kit of brass ones from from Aldi - think it was this one (£4.99 ISTR):

Managed to lose the tap screw-on piece, so I reverted to the plastic one. It leaked. I went on ebay and ordered a brass one. That didn't have enough thread to screw onto the tap without leaking. But I extracted the washer from the ebay one and put it inside the plastic one - it's now leakproof when the plastic tap-piece is inserted into the brass hose-end, even if the hose nozzle is closed tight.

TL;DR 'it works for me'. Although I have to say the water pressure around here isn't great so it isn't the hardest test ever.

Theo

So much so that they didn't sell well at the local store here, and were remaindered out for 1? apiece. I think I found all that were in the "out with it" bin!

Thomas Prufer

The problem probably lies with the the hosepipe wall being too thin. You can wrap a few layers of PVC electrical tape round the pipe to help.

You can get interchangeable brass fittings.

Which are far superior to Hozelock stuff.

A couple of turns with insulation tape cured mine.

Mike

I've given that a go now. Fingers crossed.

Unless he has very high local water pressure or an undersized piece of hosepipe I can't see the problem. I have used Hozelock and other still cheaper clones on my hoses without any bother at all.

User error is the most likely explanation if it isn't gripping properly.

I fitted some Claber irrigation for tree watering, as part of the kits I bought, they came with some of their quick-click connectors, they mate with normal hozelok stuff but are a *much* more positive fit, and no dribbles.

Thank you for your long-distance diagnosis. That's quite impressive despite you not being able to see the problem.

All new parts. All Hozelock. All assembled correctly. No difference from previous installations over the years other than the current crop of Hozelock parts seem to be less well made.

I tried the brass equivalents from Toolsatan years ago without good results. ISTR leaks & O ring failures & swellings such that real hozelock fittings wouldn't then connect properly.... back to genuines from then on...

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