Gardena ones may well be better, I have not bought any, but may try some when I come across them.
Thing is even our metal ones that are on the main tap leak now. Ours still have an inner plastic hose grip. Maybe the better brands have metal too? They are similar push fit ones, they have lasted a bit better than the yellow ones.
I have said before somewhere, I consider most of these parts consumables. They have rubber O rings or washers that need replacing, but the clicky bit goes eventually.
I buy the cheaper ones from supermarkets, especially end of season they often sell them for 50p end of season, just before they clear the aisle for Halloween .
Sorry told a lie, found two in the drawer from last year, reduced from 70p to 35p. (Morrisons dupermarket others dupermarkets are available).
Achtung, I bought those Gardena connectors the other day. I have a new Gardena soaker hose but there was a stretch of garden that did not need watering so I inserted a length of regular hose and joined it at each end to the soaker hose with those connectors. I only tested it for 20 minutes but it worked perfectly.
If you have an ALDI anywhere near you keep your eyes open in their special purchases for the brass hose fittings. They are surprisingly cheap and I have found them much better than any plastic fittings. I have an allotment and their two way tap fitting - it screws onto the tap and provides two push on connectors isolated by little taps - is much appreciated because it lets two gardeners have access to water at the same time, avoiding queuing for water.
I've tried Hozelock, Gardena and brass fittings and all have leaked to a greater or lesser extent. Brass seemed to be very good initially but then the drip started. I wonder if it's more down to the thickness of the hose wall, with thinner being more likely to leak.
Got the gardena ones and they don't leak!! There seems to be a spring mechanism In fairness to hozelock, they might have had one originally that has seized, but I don't remember. Anyway, no leaks and a little double male connector that joins the two hoses together.😊
Excellent, good news! I do think the hoses and fittings go brittle over time, which doesn’t help. I was trying to find the flexible rubbery Gardena one online, but they seem to have disappeared ☹️ I inherited a 25m one on a hose reel and its better than the newer one I bought for another area. Neither leak but the rubbery one takes more abuse!
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I agree Nollie. Rather like Micro USB phone charger cables. They make a very firm connection when new but eventually start dropping out. Built in obsolescence?
Probably, Achtung. It does help to prolong the life of plastic fittings if you turn off the tap, empty the hose of water with a final squirt, wind it properly and store it in the shade - leaving it lying around in the sun is not a good idea, I have found!
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But why don't they just tell you they wear out and how you can tell, then you might buy another one from them! My tools are in a painter's bucket and the hose gets wound up sometimes. I know being neat and tidy makes life easier, but I get distracted. I like to think my charm is that I'm like a butterfly - flitting from job to unfinished job but maybe I'm just bone idle.
But why don't they just tell you they wear out and how you can tell, then you might buy another one from them! My tools are in a painter's bucket and the hose gets wound up sometimes. I know being neat and tidy makes life easier, but I get distracted. I like to think my charm is that I'm like a butterfly - flitting from job to unfinished job but maybe I'm just bone idle.
Hey B3 we don't need to be told that things wear out, they just do, like you and me, everything wears out. Be the Butterfly and don't give yourself a heart attack overthinking it all. I so pleased you've got your hosepipe problem sorted.
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Thing is even our metal ones that are on the main tap leak now. Ours still have an inner plastic hose grip. Maybe the better brands have metal too?
They are similar push fit ones, they have lasted a bit better than the yellow ones.
I have said before somewhere, I consider most of these parts consumables. They have rubber O rings or washers that need replacing, but the clicky bit goes eventually.
I buy the cheaper ones from supermarkets, especially end of season they often sell them for 50p end of season, just before they clear the aisle for Halloween
Sorry told a lie, found two in the drawer from last year, reduced from 70p to 35p.
(Morrisons dupermarket others dupermarkets are available).
Edited because I cannot spell.
I have an allotment and their two way tap fitting - it screws onto the tap and provides two push on connectors isolated by little taps - is much appreciated because it lets two gardeners have access to water at the same time, avoiding queuing for water.
In fairness to hozelock, they might have had one originally that has seized, but I don't remember. Anyway, no leaks and a little double male connector that joins the two hoses together.😊
My tools are in a painter's bucket and the hose gets wound up sometimes. I know being neat and tidy makes life easier, but I get distracted. I like to think my charm is that I'm like a butterfly - flitting from job to unfinished job but maybe I'm just bone idle.