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 think ours were bought by my wife 20 year ago, when we bought our first house. She was very keen in gardening then. Now she is not into gardening, but more into outdoor activities walking, yoga and running.
Now I am doing gardening a lot. I dug out this Hozelock reel hose from the corner of the garden covered with dirt and dust. I washed and cleaned, and connected up. It still worked, but with little leaks at the connections. Had to replace the rubber washers, and it works perfectly.
Using it with power washer and also lawn sprinkler.
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I don't have it on a wall.Use it for 'heavy duty' watering (filling the pond etc.) and with the pressure washer.
I also have this:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hozelock-Ltd-24250000-Pico-Reel/dp/B00HNWZ7IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1549113980&sr=1-1&keywords=hozelock+pico+reel
Just the right size for watering hanging baskets and more 'lightweight' watering!
Easier to carry around.
I have taps at the front and back of the house so can get to most parts of the garden.
I think ours were bought by my wife 20 year ago, when we bought our first house. She was very keen in gardening then. Now she is not into gardening, but more into outdoor activities walking, yoga and running.
Now I am doing gardening a lot. I dug out this Hozelock reel hose from the corner of the garden covered with dirt and dust. I washed and cleaned, and connected up. It still worked, but with little leaks at the connections. Had to replace the rubber washers, and it works perfectly.
Using it with power washer and also lawn sprinkler.