Connecting to Hozelock

[wezza13]

Hi all, I have this connection put together (see photo) and have been using it this way for years. When I extend or rewind the hose, I have to disconnect the hozelock connector or it gets all ruffled up and makes hundreds of kinks. 
 

Which connector do I need, to allow it to wind and unwind without having to disconnect the hozelock connector. I’m sure I’ve seen one that will allow it to rotate without kinking?

It’s 8mm microbore Gardiner hose btw and doing this to allow me to pull the pole straight out and work from the van, without having to disconnect every time I wind and unwind.

TIA 

Wez

 

[Nudel]

You need one of these

https://windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/products/brass-90-hozelock-male-to-34-threaded-swivel-connector?_pos=5&_sid=ee25242e1&_ss=r

?

 

[wezza13]

You need one of these

https://windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/products/brass-90-hozelock-male-to-34-threaded-swivel-connector?_pos=5&_sid=ee25242e1&_ss=r

?

Thank you, just ordered one, won’t arrive until Monday though.

You'd think they’d sell them in garden centres or B and Q, etc but can’t find any that stock them, so that I can get sorted over the weekend.

Thanks for the help ??

 

[Pjj]

Thank you, just ordered one, won’t arrive until Monday though.

You'd think they’d sell them in garden centres or B and Q, etc but can’t find any that stock them, so that I can get sorted over the weekend.

Thanks for the help ??

They sell them in garden centres down hear , you might be lucky if not Monday isn’t far away ??

 

[Nudel]

You're welcome. I guess it's a specialist item, as I have never seen it i any ships around here. Most consumer hose reels connect the hoselock directly to the reel and rely on the connector rotating. But it doesn't hold up with our heavy use.

 

[Stevieboy]

You need one of these

https://windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/products/brass-90-hozelock-male-to-34-threaded-swivel-connector?_pos=5&_sid=ee25242e1&_ss=r

?

That will connect use Hozelock connector pictured in your hand to your hose reel but you will still need to join your micbore to it inside your reel. This it won’t do. 

 

[wezza13]

That will connect use Hozelock connector pictured in your hand to your hose reel but you will still need to join your micbore to it inside your reel. This it won’t do. 

I did think this.

How would one usually connect the microbore?

I was thinking that I’d have it protrude about 1 cm out of that reel, with a hozelock connector on, and connect it that way?

 

[Stevieboy]

 

[wezza13]

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Uh-oh lol.

Thanks for posting that. What connector is that for the microbore to Hozelock please? I’d better get one ordered ASAP!

 

[Stevieboy]

 

[dazmond]

when you can afford it get a decent electric reel.....its much easier.......and you wont have these sorts of problems either...?

 

[wezza13]

when you can afford it get a decent electric reel.....its much easier.......and you wont have these sorts of problems either...?

I was considering getting one anyway but they seem a lot of money for what they are? 
 

Do they connect to your leisure battery or the main van battery? 

 

[Iron Giant]

Hozelock do the pico reel which is microbore hose, but what I don't get is why the fittings are impossible to find, unless your a windy and use wfp supplier, you would have thought that if garden centres sell the complete reel they would sell the fittings just like they do for 1/2" hose 

 

[Stevieboy]

when you can afford it get a decent electric reel.....its much easier.......and you wont have these sorts of problems either...?

?????? Surely you still have to connect the Microbore to the 1/2 hose on your fancy electric reel mate??

showoff ??

 

[dazmond]

I was considering getting one anyway but they seem a lot of money for what they are? 
 

Do they connect to your leisure battery or the main van battery? 

they connect to your  leisure batteries(i have 2 x 105ah BATTERIES)takes 5 mins to connect up..i use a PF reelmaster...it was around £600.....you ll never go back to manual reeling ever again and you ll wish you d got one years ago when you finally get one!?

 

[Nudel]

I'm terribly sorry @wezza13, I didn't notice you had your reel hose threaded through directly like that.

For the inside of the reel you might also be able to use a connector like this. Your local hardware store or plumber ought to have something that fits.

 

[wezza13]

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Thanks, just ordered one of these.

It'll keep me going (I hope!) until I decide to purchase an electric reel. For the moment, having the static tank alone will be a godsend for my poor back.

I'm terribly sorry @wezza13, I didn't notice you had your reel hose threaded through directly like that.

For the inside of the reel you might also be able to use a connector like this. Your local hardware store or plumber ought to have something that fits.

Just ordered one of those Claber connectors for the inside of the reel, should be the solution ?

 

[wezza13]

After messing about with a couple of connectors and spending almost £30 on them, it's just not happening. I've decided to order a new hose reel instead.

Claber adaptor is a nightmare trying to attach 6mm microbore hose to it. Finally managed to get it on using plenty of boiling water to make the hose supple. But had to leave the screw bit off, as had to secure it with a jubilee clip (otherwise it pops off when pump is turned on).

Then, to top it off, the brass swivel connector that I ordered from the link above (windowcleaningwarehouse link), despite saying it's a Hozelock connector, doesn't actually fit on any of my three Hozelock reels! Annoyed as wasted money and should've just bought a new hose reel in the first place. 

Any tips, for any of these problems, are very much welcome.

Cheers,

Wez

 

[Nudel]

After messing about with a couple of connectors and spending almost £30 on them, it's just not happening. I've decided to order a new hose reel instead.

Claber adaptor is a nightmare trying to attach 6mm microbore hose to it. Finally managed to get it on using plenty of boiling water to make the hose supple. But had to leave the screw bit off, as had to secure it with a jubilee clip (otherwise it pops off when pump is turned on).

Then, to top it off, the brass swivel connector that I ordered from the link above (windowcleaningwarehouse link), despite saying it's a Hozelock connector, doesn't actually fit on any of my three Hozelock reels! Annoyed as wasted money and should've just bought a new hose reel in the first place. 

Any tips, for any of these problems, are very much welcome.

Cheers,

Wez

Wait, so the thread on the hozelock reels isn't standard 1/2"? How silly.. Sorry they didn't fit, but it didn't occur to me the thread it could be anything else. Your local plumber probably has a thread adaptor that fits.

Regarding reels I must say I've had this claber reel for three years, and it have served me well, but is beaten up now (mostly because it fell out of the van regularly before I took the time to bolt it down). Thus I have two slimline electric wheels going through customs today. ? Looking forward to those.

 

[wezza13]

Wait, so the thread on the hozelock reels isn't standard 1/2"? How silly.. Sorry they didn't fit, but it didn't occur to me the thread it could be anything else. Your local plumber probably has a thread adaptor that fits.

Regarding reels I must say I've had this claber reel for three years, and it have served me well, but is beaten up now (mostly because it fell out of the van regularly before I took the time to bolt it down). Thus I have two slimline electric wheels going through customs today. ? Looking forward to those.

Indeed, it must be a specific measurement for Hozelock reels only - very strange! I've now ordered a reel from Pure Freedom, which should do the job...hopefully! 

Good luck with the customs, hope you don't have to pay any duty charges.