I have the silver coloured Hozelock, a 50m one to take water up to the greenhouse. It is out in all weathers and lays under the beech hedge. It used to be called Hozelock pro, but I think it is now called the Ultramax hose. I have had it five years, out in everything , and no bother.
I use hose lock 75m hosepipe that was on a original hose lock side fixing manual real. After 2 years the hose real broke in the centre core, possibly due to the weight of the hose when realed up. So now I have a metal hose real that I got from scewfix that works a lot better than the hose lock plastic real. The hose is the yellow reinforced type that does kink but has no leaks and does its job of conveying water to every area of the garden But, I do have 2 - 12 litre galvanised watering cans that I use quite frequently for isolated watering
We got a 50metre roll of yellow Ultimate (Hozelock) about three years ago. It has a 30 year guarantee. It was at a discounted price, other half likes a bargain. We have it stored on a reel, I always empty it in cold weather though it stays outside by the tap and house. So far it has kinked a couple of times, but not badly. I do try to unwind it with some care and not let it kink. Also re winding is a bit of a faff, I think maybe a bigger storage reel would help, but a little care guiding it and feeding it helps not to kink it.
It might be a large reel or a good hose storage "hook" would be better. Getting older so hoses feel heavier
Seeing this thread has reminded me that my hose is still unwound down the garden. Out of sight, out of mind. I'll have to try to coil it up again once the sun gets round the back of the house.
I have a 30m long yellow coloured Hozelock hose in a reel from 20 year ago, and it still works perfect.
I had to change some of the connectors due to rubber washers perished and water leaked.
That is good to know Theleman. I wonder if ours will last. Our original was deep blue (Hozelock ) and you could see the diamond cross stringy reinforcement. We had that maybe twenty odd year before it gave up. Wonder if the 30 year guarantee will be honoured on the yellow...
We have given up and decided fittings are kind of consumables with hoses. Buy some correctly sized O ring washers, the little male ends often perish quite quickly on the spray guns and anything that locks in. Keeps them going until the plastic parts fail.
I buy the cheap female ones on sale end of season from supermarkets, at 25p to 50p that price is easier to swallow that a £2 upwards one failing. On those it is usually the little lock on teeth down the hole that wear out.
@KT53 You make it sounds like an antarctic expedition
I have two Claber hoses that stay out in all weathers and are lasting well. I always take the sprayers off in winter as they are cheaper plastic ones and split in the frost.
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The cheap ones are awful. and kink every time you take it out.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
But, I do have 2 - 12 litre galvanised watering cans that I use quite frequently for isolated watering
https://www.hozelock.com/our-products/watering/hose-reels/wall-mounted-fast-reel-with-40m-hose/
It was at a discounted price, other half likes a bargain.
We have it stored on a reel, I always empty it in cold weather though it stays outside by the tap and house.
So far it has kinked a couple of times, but not badly. I do try to unwind it with some care and not let it kink.
Also re winding is a bit of a faff, I think maybe a bigger storage reel would help, but a little care guiding it and feeding it helps not to kink it.
It might be a large reel or a good hose storage "hook" would be better.
Getting older so hoses feel heavier
I had to change some of the connectors due to rubber washers perished and water leaked.
I wonder if ours will last. Our original was deep blue (Hozelock ) and you could see the diamond cross stringy reinforcement. We had that maybe twenty odd year before it gave up.
Wonder if the 30 year guarantee will be honoured on the yellow...
We have given up and decided fittings are kind of consumables with hoses.
Buy some correctly sized O ring washers, the little male ends often perish quite quickly on the spray guns and anything that locks in.
Keeps them going until the plastic parts fail.
I buy the cheap female ones on sale end of season from supermarkets, at 25p to 50p that price is easier to swallow that a £2 upwards one failing. On those it is usually the little lock on teeth down the hole that wear out.
@KT53 You make it sounds like an antarctic expedition