Spec me a hosepipe?

[danlightbulb]

Need a hosepipe kit and can't believe how expensive these things are now?

Plus there are lay flat hoses, spiral concertina hoses, braided ones, ones with stripes, kink-free ones (ooh er), expanding ones, knitted ones.

I could do with 25m to reach from the back garden tap to either the bottom of the garden or round to the front with ease. And a trigger nozzle and some fittings to connect it to my pressure washer. Something to wind it up on after would be handy for storage.

I'd have thought £20-£25 for that would have been more than reasonable.

 

[robj20]

Hose

Fitt 30m Heavy Braided NTS Wintech Hose - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Irrigation hose utilizing NTS (No Torsion System) technology prevents common problems such as kinks and twists. Increases stability while avoiding expansion, torsion, knots and folds under pressure. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

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Or

Gardena Comfort Flex 30m Hose - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Dimensionally stable and flexible hose made from high-quality mesh to prevent knotting or twisting. Ideal for watering plants or for cleaning work. Power Grip feature ensures stable connection and optimum hold between hose and hose connector or water stop, and frost...

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And fittings something like this.

Deal of the day: Gardena 18291-20 System Basic Set - Black/Orange/Grey https://amzn.eu/d/bWvoMlr

 

[danlightbulb]

£35 and £45 respectively @robj20 ? For a hosepipe? Its a rip off.

 

[robj20]

£35 and £45 respectively @robj20 ? For a hosepipe? Its a rip off.

It's really not.
Depends if you want something that will last a couple of years Vs for life.

Just but anything for £25 of thats all you want.

 

[Haze]

Get a braided one

 

[Kenai]

£20-£25 for a 25m hose, connectors, trigger nozzle and a storage reel... hmmmm, I think you might need to reset your expectations.

Hozelock 2-in-1 Reel with Hose 12mm x 25m - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Floor-standing or wall-mounted. Metal/plastic construction with soft-grip handle and manual layering system. ½" fittings and accessories included. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

I don't think you'll get much cheaper than that all in without spending time scouring the internet for individual bits and pieces from different brands/suppliers

 

[Blackjack Davy]

You can buy a cheapo hose for a couple of quid and it'll kink, twist, split in no time at all or buy a proper one

 

[danlightbulb]

£20-£25 for a 25m hose, connectors, trigger nozzle and a storage reel... hmmmm, I think you might need to reset your expectations.

Hozelock 2-in-1 Reel with Hose 12mm x 25m - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Floor-standing or wall-mounted. Metal/plastic construction with soft-grip handle and manual layering system. ½" fittings and accessories included. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

I don't think you'll get much cheaper than that all in without spending time scouring the internet for individual bits and pieces from different brands/suppliers

How do you know whether that is a good quality hose though and won't kink?

 

[Kenai]

How do you know whether that is a good quality hose though and won't kink?

You don't know and my experience of the cheaper hozelock stuff is that it probably will kink but you're looking for bargain basement stuff so you'll need to compromise somewhere.

 

[Semple]

Need to replace the seals on my connectors actually. When the water is on the storage reel has a slowish leak.

 

[Buffman]

£20-£25 for a 25m hose, connectors, trigger nozzle and a storage reel... hmmmm, I think you might need to reset your expectations.

Hozelock 2-in-1 Reel with Hose 12mm x 25m - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Floor-standing or wall-mounted. Metal/plastic construction with soft-grip handle and manual layering system. ½" fittings and accessories included. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

I don't think you'll get much cheaper than that all in without spending time scouring the internet for individual bits and pieces from different brands/suppliers

I've got two of these, had one about 8 years and got the other more recently (sat for about a year outside unused)

I don't think they're extreme quality or anything but seem pretty good and do the job, got both connected going 50m up the lawn currently watering some new seed

 

[Deleted User 298457]

£20-£25 for a 25m hose, connectors, trigger nozzle and a storage reel... hmmmm, I think you might need to reset your expectations.

Hozelock 2-in-1 Reel with Hose 12mm x 25m - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Floor-standing or wall-mounted. Metal/plastic construction with soft-grip handle and manual layering system. ½" fittings and accessories included. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

I don't think you'll get much cheaper than that all in without spending time scouring the internet for individual bits and pieces from different brands/suppliers

I have this and it kinks like mad

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Also the nozzle sucks and the plastic hozelock stuff is garbage

 

[Kenai]

I have this and it kinks like mad

Also the nozzle sucks and the plastic hozelock stuff is garbage

Like I said, he's got a bargain basement budget if he wants all that kit for £25, so he has to compromise somewhere, even at £40/£50 you'll struggle to get everything he wants at any real quality.

 

[Mujja]

I have this and it kinks like mad

This was on my list to buy this weekend.

 

[200sols]

I have this and it kinks like mad

Hozelock is junk these days sadly.

 

[danlightbulb]

Ok I'll spend a bit more then I suppose because I definitely want a hose that doesn't kink or go nasty.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Ok I'll spend a bit more then I suppose because I definitely want a hose that doesn't kink or go nasty.

Ya definitely man. I was looking to replace mine so it just doesn't make sense to buy twice. I ended up with a spear and Jackson gun which is mostly metal. Seems much better so fire.

Genuinely the hozelock guns are trash. Mine sprung a pin hole leak through the handle lol.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Ya definitely man. I was looking to replace mine so it just doesn't make sense to buy twice. I ended up with a spear and Jackson gun which is mostly metal. Seems much better so fire.

Genuinely the hozelock guns are trash. Mine sprung a pin hole leak through the handle lol.

I find a valuable trick with hose guns is to leave them switched on in the winter. Turn the hose off at the tap. This means the gun isn't full of water and there is room for expansion in the cold weather.

 

[Buffman]

I have this and it kinks like mad

I have this.... And.... It doesn't? User error?

I guess the stunning contrast is the internet for you. Maybe I just dont know what a good hose feels like...... No homo :X