BigBoy hozelock connection to rectus pole issue

[Sean Dickinson]

Hi everyone,

I am hoping that someone can help me. I recently bought a BigBoy backpack after previously using Gardiner exclusively. Unfortunately the fittings are not what I expected and I cannot connect the rectus fitting on my pole to the hozelock on the backpack hose. Is there an adapter I can buy to connect the two or do I need to cut the backpack hose and fit it with a rectus? Many thanks. Sean

 

[Part Timer]

Well if you have the correct rectus then no point buying something else for a few centimetres of backpack hose

 

[ched999uk]

I would say easiest way it to cut off the hozeloc and fit an appropriate rectus. No point having an adapter as that's just more joints that can leak and more connectors that can break.

 

[Scrubsy]

Hi everyone,

I am hoping that someone can help me. I recently bought a BigBoy backpack after previously using Gardiner exclusively. Unfortunately the fittings are not what I expected and I cannot connect the rectus fitting on my pole to the hozelock on the backpack hose. Is there an adapter I can buy to connect the two or do I need to cut the backpack hose and fit it with a rectus? Many thanks. Sean

@Sean Dickinson you just need a female rectus for the backpack hose (or a male hozelock for the pole hose, whichever you prefer). You could also make a little adapter with a short length of spare pole hose if you have it, with a female rectus on one end and a male hozelock on the other. Might sound a bit OTT but is very handy making an adapter if you ever want to connect to a garden tap or anything for gutter and fascia cleaning. Hope that helps mate.

 

[Mattymarske]

If you don't need rectus you can get these hozelock to mini/microbore hosetail. Then add length of hose

 

[Mattymarske]

If you don't need rectus you can get these hozelock to mini/microbore hosetail. Then add length of hose

Like @southcoastkev says handy to hook up to custys outside tap to save your pure for final rinse sometimes.