[Tim82]

 Hi, does anyone know if you can get a female microbore connector - one that would allow you to connect a length of microbore straight to a male hose connector on a tap for instance? I've photoshopped a picture of what i mean. Any ideas? - Thanks

[Tim82]

I know it looks wrong! but anyway!

[Alex Gardiner]

You cannot get this fitting in one piece but we could get hold of it for you in two pieces, i.e., a female hozelock connector with a female screw thread (brass, exactly as shown on the left of your picture) on one end that would then screw onto a male screw thread to microbore barb (in nylon).

[Tim82]

 Could you give me an example of this please? At the moment I connect by using something like the picture below (excuse the sloppy photo shopping it's easier than describing it!) But i need something that does the same job but smaller to fit insude a small hose reel.

[Alex Gardiner]

It would look something like this:

Excuse the awful graphics 

[Tim82]

ha ha... im not the one to speak of awful graphics! so what pieces would i need to do that then? are they plumbing pieces? I already have some spare brass male and female hose connectors. would i need another piece?

[Alex Gardiner]

If you already have the brass fitting above (female hozelock to female 3/4 thread) then all you need to add is this fitting (left hand fitting):



This is a 3/4 male screw thread to 6 mm hose barb.

www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hose_barb_to_screw_thread_adapters__tank_fittings.html

Sixth item down on this page.

[Tim82]

oh cool thanks. and would that screw right onto the brass fitting - where the hose usually pushes in?

[Alex Gardiner]

No, not if the fitting you've got is female hozelock to hose fitting.  You can get fittings that look the same as your pictures above that are female hozelock to female 3/4 screw thread fitting.  This is what you would need to fit onto the nylon hose barb fitting.  We can order these parts in if you can't source them elsewhere.

[Tim82]

ok thanks very much for your intel and help!

[darragh windows]

tim try this its what we use

normal hoselock connection on 15 mm hose
heat the end of 15mm hose in boiling water just the last inch then push your micro bore inside the 15mm and secure with jubilee or o clip we have never had any problems using  this method

[mark dew]

tim try this its what we use

normal hoselock connection on 15 mm hose
heat the end of 15mm hose in boiling water just the last inch then push your micro bore inside the 15mm and secure with jubilee or o clip we have never had any problems using  this method

i think that is similar to this?

[darragh windows]

tim try this its what we use

normal hoselock connection on 15 mm hose
heat the end of 15mm hose in boiling water just the last inch then push your micro bore inside the 15mm and secure with jubilee or o clip we have never had any problems using  this method

i think that is similar to this?

yeah thats it cheers for that mark

[Xline Systems]

we do them. 12mm hoselock connecter with barb for microbore. we thread the hoselock connector and then screw a brass hosetail into it. just like your first pic tim

[Tim82]

alex, could you give me a quote for that two piece you were talking about please?

x line, do you mean you do them in one piece like my first pic? if so could you also give me a quote and show me a pic please? thanks

Tim

[Alex Gardiner]

alex, could you give me a quote for that two piece you were talking about please?

x line, do you mean you do them in one piece like my first pic? if so could you also give me a quote and show me a pic please? thanks

Tim

Hi Tim

Please could you email me your email address to alex@agardiner.co.uk.

[Alex Gardiner]

Email sent.

[Xline Systems]

hi tim sorry for the delay on your post only just noticed.
yes we do these in one piece £4 sorry again for the delay

[Tim82]

Thanks X-line. I would need 4 of them. what would it cost me with posted addes etc(could you email to bladeruner_@hotmail.com thanks).

What would those one-piece barb/femle connector be called (just so i know what to call em in future. And do you have a photo of what one looks like? Thanks

[Xline Systems]

for some reason cannot send mail tim. sorry for the delay just got back off my jollys early hours this morning. you can contact me on 0115 9394444

cheers james