Pure freedom hose is now the same as window cleaning warehouse hose. Cheaper quality and thinner.
I was disappointed.
Now I use Doug at Daqua and it’s the best quality I’ve found. I use hot water though so Mayb that changes things, but it’s top quality.
http://www.daqua.co.uk/hoses.htm
Interestingly, Doug is the only supplier I've seen who puts a maximum hot water temperature the hose will handle, ie. 50 degrees.
Our water comes out of the boiler at 57 degrees. The last lot of microbore came from Gardiners. I find that the hose stretches when hot, which is a pain when winding it back in, as the hose left on the reel gets hot. I have to completely re-coil the hose on the reel a couple of times a day, which is becoming a bit of a pain. I appreciate the hose is old, but I had it in storage for a couple of years before I fitted it to my hose reel. It's fine when I just use cold water.
I believe the hose Doug sells is from the same supplier Gardiner's used to use.