[PurefectWindowCleaning]

Elbow arrived today, tried it with brass female but it leaked like mad, so tried a bog standard hoselock fitting and its perfect. NO MORE LEAKS OOOOOOOSH!! 

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

^^ That cloth is now surplus to requirements^^

 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

Get rid of the swivel elbow
And buy a Gardiners 3/4 thread male

[Alex Gardiner]

Get rid of the swivel elbow
And buy a Gardiners 3/4 thread male

This would also work but as you operate the reel you are then spinning the fittings on the O ring all of the time. This will lead in time to the O ring wearing and this would lead to leaks, whilst the O rings are only 45p to replace most would rather avoid this happening.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

and also get the female with
1/2" barb fantastic 

[R.C Property]

i got one of those and find it great! and gardiners are the cheapest to get it from too!

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

i got one of those and find it great! and gardiners are the cheapest to get it from too!

Yeah im well happy with it. Was so nice today reeling in and not tearing my hair out cos its dripping 

[R.C Property]

i got one of those and find it great! and gardiners are the cheapest to get it from too!

Yeah im well happy with it. Was so nice today reeling in and not tearing my hair out cos its dripping 

had mine on for a 3 months now, needs the odd tightening up now again, works fine with hot water through it too!

[Fin Clearview]

I have the same set up winner winner 

[jarvy]

I have the same set up winner winner 

+1
Sick to death of the bloody hose reel dripping,elbow is a sanity saver!

[Total shine cleaning services]

James are you using that with hot..?

graham

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

James are you using that with hot..?

graham

Na mate, only cold. Why? Would there be an issue if I used hot?

[SPE]

so tried a bog standard hoselock fitting and its perfect. NO MORE LEAKS OOOOOOOSH!! 

what did I tell ya !

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

so tried a bog standard hoselock fitting and its perfect. NO MORE LEAKS OOOOOOOSH!! 

what did I tell ya !

cHEERS eARS

[Steve Sed]

Might try a hozelock. My brass one leaks until pressure is built and I have to work around it. Life would be easier if it didn't leak, but durability would be an issue I'd think.

[traps7]

I use a hozelock pro male, a brass female and a little vaseline. No leaks.

The brass female has ball bearings in it to run smoother so won't wear as quick.

[SPE]

Might try a hozelock. My brass one leaks until pressure is built and I have to work around it. Life would be easier if it didn't leak, but durability would be an issue I'd think.

Is durability an issue because your reel is not van mounted ?
I use a £1 B&Q female hoselock onto a brass swivel and a metal reel bolted to floor, always pressured up and ready to use and no leaks whatsoever.
Suppose durability would only be an issue if you were constantly connecting and disconnecting.

[Steve Sed]

Might try a hozelock. My brass one leaks until pressure is built and I have to work around it. Life would be easier if it didn't leak, but durability would be an issue I'd think.

Is durability an issue because your reel is not van mounted ?
I use a £1 B&Q female hoselock onto a brass swivel and a metal reel bolted to floor, always pressured up and ready to use and no leaks whatsoever.
Suppose durability would only be an issue if you were constantly connecting and disconnecting.

I have a trolley as a van mount, so need to remove trolley to charge as I don't have a drive to tun a wire out. Your point is right though.

[MWC]

Get rid of the swivel elbow
And buy a Gardiners 3/4 thread male

whilst the O rings are only 45p to replace most would rather avoid this happening.

45p to replace? You can buy 50 for £2 or less on fleabay

[Total shine cleaning services]

going hot usually shows all the weaknesses in the plumbing, just asking if any one uses the brass elbow joints with hot and do they work with hot..? if so will order one.

Graham