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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006   
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Hi all. After having spent some time washing the inside of my wheel arches I have decided that I have had enough of the leaking ill fitting hose connectors that are mostly yellow. Is there a meaningful alternative that is good value and doesn't involve me being half drowned when washing the car? Cheers. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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28th May 2017 4:04pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785  
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We use brass hozelock style connectors off eBay. They're excellent quality and don't leak
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28th May 2017 4:09pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Gardena. Hard to beat.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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28th May 2017 4:17pm |
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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1037 
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I'd second Gardena option.
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28th May 2017 4:43pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006
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Think I might have heard of the gardena, dunno where. Cheers. I used hozeloc as an upgrade from the brass stuff. Cheers. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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28th May 2017 5:05pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Gardena is a high quality gardening equipment brand, very popular in many West-European countries. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for and it all lasts a long time. Seems available in the UK too.
Eric http://www.gardena.com/uk/ You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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28th May 2017 5:14pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288 
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I use Gardena here in France. Its a good brand.
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28th May 2017 5:32pm |
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| Jimb1978 Member Since: 05 Sep 2012 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 808 
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http://www.screwfix.com/p/brass-hose-fitti...-pcs/13866
I was impressed by these for the price. No more leaks and seem to be lasting well. I brew beer up at my parents house. They are on a water meter so I run probably 100 metres of hose across the field on full pressure for 8 hours at a time in order to take the water from my house which is not on a meter. These have stood up well. 2002 110 td5 |
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28th May 2017 8:54pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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I like the Screwfix and similar brass ones too. I use them in the yard around the horses and the fittings have survived use and abuse including being trodden on by over a ton of horse far better than the plastic type. I do tend to keep the O rings very lightly lubricated with a silicone which makes connecting and disconnecting in the cold with wet hands much easier. Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. Last edited by Happyoldgit on 29th May 2017 9:20pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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29th May 2017 7:28pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1030 
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I bought some really cheap Hozelock copies from Amazon. All of a sudden, Hozelock don't seem so bad
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29th May 2017 8:14pm |
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| proloForêt Member Since: 16 Mar 2017 Location: Montereau Posts: 248  
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Gardena is in France but is actually the company "Husqvarna".
I use Husqvarna chainsaws all my life so happy with them and Gardena at home for garden. Never have a leak or breaking problem yet. Amazon are distributors of Gardena so I think easy to buy in UK now. |
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29th May 2017 9:11pm |
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