[Blue Frog Systems]

Going to B&Q tonight to get better hose.

What are the best connectors to join the hose to and from the pump ?

[Window Washers]

Going to B&Q tonight to get better hose.

What are the best connectors to join the hose to and from the pump ?

are you having outside ports ?

[Fieldsy]

Sorry for jumping on your thread, but I'd also be interested to know this................and no outside ports. Thanks

[Window Washers]

I used clear reinforced hose to go from tank to pump and pump to outside ports, I fitted the system and designed it 

[clean]

Going to B&Q tonight to get better hose.

What are the best connectors to join the hose to and from the pump ?

NOOOOOOOO DON`T DO IT !
please don`t waste your hard earned on crap hose ,get your self either 6mm microbore or 8mm minibore from a wfp supplier and you`ll also get some decent connectors  
PK

[clean]

I used clear reinforced hose to go from tank to pump and pump to outside ports, I fitted the system and designed it 

Same here 
PK

[Fieldsy]

What connection/tap do you have from the tank to fit the microbore, and similarly what connectors to fit the microbore to the inlet and outlet of the pump.

Thanks

[clean]

What connection/tap do you have from the tank to fit the microbore, and similarly what connectors to fit the microbore to the inlet and outlet of the pump.

Thanks

No the microbore is the main hose on the reel,i use nylon plastic reducers from main 1/2" to 6mm 
PK

[Fieldsy]

ok, yh, thats what I would have, microbore on the reel, but just trying to find out the best pipe and connectors from tank to pump and from pump to reel. Sorry if I'm reading your reply wrong     Just want to get  it right 

[clean]

ok, yh, thats what I would have, microbore on the reel, but just trying to find out the best pipe and connectors from tank to pump and from pump to reel. Sorry if I'm reading your reply wrong     Just want to get  it right 

I use 1/2" clear reinforced hose from tank to pump and to reel,and the black and orange (hozelock type) connectors with flow tap on them 
PK

[Fieldsy]

Excellent!!, Thanks very much PK , just what I wanted to know, appreciated

[mark dew]

I avoid using connectors when i can. They always leak a little.
As the connection between water tank and pump will be a permanent connection, i think you are better off securing with a jubilee clip.
From the pump outlet to the hosereel, have it jubilee clipped where it joins the pump. And the other end where the hose plugs into hosereel, use a hozelock connection.
Plug that end into your reel and you are away.
If you have a brass swivel joint on your hosereel, then instead of hozelock, use a jubilee clip on there as well. Unless you disconnect much, avoid push fit connections when you can.

[Window Washers]

I avoid using connectors when i can. They always leak a little.
As the connection between water tank and pump will be a permanent connection, i think you are better off securing with a jubilee clip.
From the pump outlet to the hosereel, have it jubilee clipped where it joins the pump. And the other end where the hose plugs into hosereel, use a hozelock connection.
Plug that end into your reel and you are away.
If you have a brass swivel joint on your hosereel, then instead of hozelock, use a jubilee clip on there as well. Unless you disconnect much, avoid push fit connections when you can.

I have just learnt something from that post lol, why when something simple is the answer you cant see it.

Mark you have just saved me about £20 a year per van thanks 

[Fieldsy]

Thanks Mark, so what connector/tap do you use from tank to pump??. I was looking at the 1" to hozelock, but if you suggest a jubilee clip connection, what do you use, other than the hoselock type, and does it have a tap??,

so basically

tank to pump (jubilee)
into pump (jubilee)
out of pump (jubilee)
pump to reel (hoselock)


I thought the swivel joint was a hoselock connection??, so are you saying, just jubilee clip this??

thanks again,
sorry for all the q's
Fieldsy

[Window Washers]

Thanks Mark, so what connector/tap do you use from tank to pump??. I was looking at the 1" to hozelock, but if you suggest a jubilee clip connection, what do you use, other than the hoselock type, and does it have a tap??,

so basically

tank to pump (jubilee)
into pump (jubilee)
out of pump (jubilee)
pump to reel (hoselock)


I thought the swivel joint was a hoselock connection??, so are you saying, just jubilee clip this??

thanks again,
sorry for all the q's
Fieldsy

swivel joint will be on your hose reel (if you have one)
anything inside the van jubilee clip it as hoselocks leak and let in air and you dont want air locks trust me.

I have for an age had hose locks on my hose reels at both ends never thought of clipping on side, which I will be testing next week 

[Fieldsy]

Thanks,

so will this reel already have a swivel joint, so that I could clip straight on to it (second one down on page).
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Standard_Hose_Reels.html

 I assumed the hozelock swivel joint (on the same page) was needed to be added ...................obviously I'm barking up the wrong tree ?? :

[ftp]

I have only one hoselock connector on my whole system and that's on the tank outlet. I jubilee clipped everything. Hoselocks only work well under pressure and aren't really designed to spin.
Buy a brass elbow from Gardiners for the hosereel (that's if you have a metal hosereel).

[Fieldsy]

thanks ftp, this is where I'm getting confused. People are saying jubilee clip to the swivel on the reel, but the only brass swivel I can see on Gardiners is a hoselock???

[ftp]

You are right I had forgotten that was a hoselock fitting. I have a metal female on mine and I normally keep the reel pressurised all day anyway. I don't have any leaks or air locks.

[mark dew]

thanks ftp, this is where I'm getting confused. People are saying jubilee clip to the swivel on the reel, but the only brass swivel I can see on Gardiners is a hoselock???

Doesn't matter if they are hozelock. 1 inch hose or whatever it is, will fit snugly over the male end of a hozelock. A jubilee to hold it tight.

edited
It is 1/2 inch hose that fits over the hozelock connection. Not 1 inch.