Hosepipe connectors for van setup

[johnny bravo]

does anyone use push fit fittings on there hosepipe connections from tank to pump to reel etc.

which pushfits do i need to cut the waterflow when disconnecting pushfits from each other if i needed to disconnect pump from hose without too much water waste or mess on floor.

looking on ebay , ill need something like the reel and pole hose fittings , which will stop the waterflow when disconected.

at the moment i have fitted a hosepipe as fittings to reel to get started.

any feedback will be great

 

[jimmyboots]

johnny, not sure what you are looking for. On your van mount you usually leave the reel connected to the system. If want to disconnect the reel, if you have done your outlet like I have done, then just turn off the water at the outlet and remove the reel. If you use garden type hose then use the normal hozelock fittings. If you use smaller hose ,use the Gardiner fittings with barbed end. Some of these have shut off valve built in.

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/QR-Metal-Hose-Couplings.html

 

[johnny bravo]

hi jimmy, i mean just around pump fitting, si i can disconnect pump from its pushfit fittings, with the least water dripping out of connections from setup, to save it from freezing frost getting to it. meaning water supply vai both ends of other fittings wont leak and close the fittings when disconnecting from hosepipe push fittings preventing water leaking ill take a few pics tomorrow, hopefully get a better plan for connections.

 

[Smurf]

I'm sure you can get push fits the size you want with a tap shut off but I've never found the need myself.

 

[johnny bravo]

its incase i need to bring my pump in from van in severe winter freezing, just set van up, i dont want pump freezing inside itself, maybe id be best insulating it somehow,

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

My pump has fittings which take normal hose pipe to which this hose then fits to hozelock fittings fixed to the outside of the pump box so I have no need to enter the pump box to disconnect it. These are what are fitted to my pump- you can get them as an elbow too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shurflo-1-2-034-Straight-Swivel-Barb-Water-Pump-Outlet-Adaptor-/351166371719?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

 

[lewis p]

I got some cheap b&q thought they would be **** but been as good as gold for over a year now

 

[johnny bravo]

winp, it depends which shurflo you have regarding barb fittings, female and male , both have different connections going into pump.

im after pushfits which will not allow water to escape if disconnected.

jimmy linked gardeners fittings. ill get settled down first,

my dispatch seems bigger getting in and out of drive, may have to downsize , ill see after new year

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

winp, it depends which shurflo you have regarding barb fittings, female and male , both have different connections going into pump.im after pushfits which will not allow water to escape if disconnected.

jimmy linked gardeners fittings. ill get settled down first,

my dispatch seems bigger getting in and out of drive, may have to downsize , ill see after new year

I've just recently got a Dispatch, although it seems big to begin with you soon get used to it & it just becomes normal.

 

[johnny bravo]

ill give it till after new year, maybe its because ive still got my ford estate, ill do my first clean on monday via taking the van out, im looking out for a secondhand roofrack now, see if i can get a full setup.

 

[Smurf]

What van have you got as I have a set of thule roof bars you can have that came off my old berlingo when it got scrapped.

 

[Smurf]

Sorry I've just re-read you posts and see that the roof bars will not fit a dispatch van

 

[johnny bravo]

cheers smurf, no rush