[dai]

It's the grey spindle connector that's duff the hoselock connectors will be fine. You only need an air lock in the system to over pressurise the lot and blow the connector off. Once it's blown the spindle connector will usually be knackered the shoulder gets rounded.

Thanks for that mate, what you say makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that Hozelock use a different thread for this connector to the one that screws onto a tap.
And that the grey connectors are harder to get hold of than rocking horse poo.
In order to guarantee working next week, I had better buy a new reel.
I've a good mind to buy an identical one, and take the old one back after a couple of months, while the new one is still under warranty.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Strange stuff Dai

[Dave Willis]

I have been known to 'borrow' the odd connector. Buy a new reel then take it back again 
Trouble is if you can't solve the over pressurising thing it only takes five minutes to blow the new one off. I even used to blow the reels apart with an air lock. Pump just kept going untill the spool would separate 
God knows why they change the thread just for that piece. Would be good if you could get some kind of adapter to take a brass tap fitment.

[traps7]

Any chance of a picture? I can't get my head round any of this. 

[Dave Willis]

http://www.hozelock.com/uploads/pdf/spares%20manuals/2010%20WATERING%20SPARES.pdf

Part number 2 in all the diagrams is the inlet connector for the reel. It looks just the same as a tap connector and is in fact identical except the numpties put a different thread on it where it attaches to the reel and normally make it grey.

[Jeff Brimble]

I use Algarde silicon 6 mm o/d, but there again I have done for years.
I will take all the hose off the reel tomorrow and check it. the last time I had problems there was a kink in the 6 inch length of standard hose before it connects to the microbore.
Has anyone found a way of eliminating that short length of standard hose? I can't think of any other way I can connect microbore to a hozelock spindle.

No, I couldnt find an adapter either.

[Poles R Us]

i have changed most of my hozelocks to the old type hose clips the one you screw up and the presure in my system is even better now ,

[dai]

Yippee I found some brass ones on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000TAWAYK/ref=pd_luc_mri?ie=UTF8&m=AZHVKTJPC5GAJ

They should last a bit longer.

[Jeff Brimble]

If your in a hurry, I think the builders yard in ruthin sells them or wynnstay farmers in St asaph

[dai]

If your in a hurry, I think the builders yard in ruthin sells them or wynnstay farmers in St asaph

In 5/8" size Jeff?

[Jeff Brimble]

Good question, they sell ck range, could have a look for you at 8.30am, ring me ?

[dai]

Thanks Jeff.

[Jeff Brimble]

They only have 2 amazon ones maybe order it as a back up.

[dai]

They only have 2 amazon ones maybe order it as a back up.

There were only four and I bought two of them.

[dai]

Well is'nt just sods law, I went to the tool stall on a local market and asked the guy if he happened to have a 5/8" tap connector, he had something better than that, he had one with two adapters 3/4 and 5/8". I bought a couple for a quid each.
This little orange adapter allowed me fit a 3/4" Hozelock pro stainless steel connector. I have just spent £20 on adapters, and found exactly the right thing for a pound

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Has it cured the problem then Dai?

[dai]

The only sad thing about this is that these were originally homebase kits, so it's safe to assume that if they are for sale on the market stalls, they have been disscontinued by Homebase.
A very happy conclusion for me though.

[dai]

Has it cured the problem then Dai?

Yes it has mate, you were right. I turned the pressure right up and it never looked like popping off. That stainless one should last me out.

[paul saunders]

But, the O ring will wear out, that won't happen if you fit a swivel from gardiners. 

[dai]

But, the O ring will wear out, that won't happen if you fit a swivel from gardiners. 

O rings are less than £2.00 for 50 on Ebay, but I will bear that in mind.
I would still need an adapter though because that elbow isn't 5/8"