X hose

[bikeit]

Anyone use a x hose? what do you think of it?

 

[JBR]

I'd never heard of X-hoses, so I googled them.

It seems that the good quality ones cost upward of £75(!) and cheap Chinese imports (£15) have a habit of exploding!

 

[Alastairreid]

Not very encouraging reviews.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B00B71AY70

 

[Big Tone]

Maybe a Betamax verses VHS thing; popular over better...?

Hozelock is 'the name of choice'. I keep seeing stuff in Lidl/Aldi which looks great, but what do I do and where/when do I find an adapter doobrie for their stuff? (And is it compatible with anything other than their, not easily sourced, stuff?

I can get Hozlock from: -

B&Q
Wilkinsons
The Range
Endless, (albeit expensive), garden centres
Mars...

 

[maltaron]

One thing concerns me! If the water entering the pipe expands it, and it contracts when you turn off the tap, where does the water in the pipe go?

 

[cajar]

dribbles out the end, The pressure expands it not the water.

 

[Big Tone]

I always finish by turning the tap off at the source and opening the hose end to drain it. Stops the hose splitting if it freezes

 

[Big Tone]

I always finish by turning the tap off at the source and opening the hose end to drain it. Stops the hose splitting if it freezes

(Did I just teach my grandma how to suck eggs? )