Draper 7m X 25mm Solid Wall Suction Hose

Advantages: Good bit of kit, simple, and effective.
Disadvantages: Not a one.

...This review is on the hose mender by Rehau. You may think you don't need one of these, you may well be right of course. I thought so too, and having messed about in my garage for hours, using bits of copper pipe & Jubilee clips, I finally decided to get the proper kit. The Hose Mender itself is nothing special, it is simply a means of attaching one end of a hose pipe to another, in a short length. It does this very well, and although I have forgotten the price, it can't have been much more than a couple of Pounds. It was easy to do the job. and I have no regrets either, it is just a plastic fitting, nothing more, nothing less, and it is there to do a job, and it does that job very well indeed. You will see cheap and usually very nasty versions of these fittings around, but at this price you may as well go for the Rehau. You... Read review

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...You may not have heard of these before, and probably never used one, you may even think it is a gimmick. This is not the case, they are really rather good. Many years ago, I needed to extend my old garden hose, I did this by using an old curly "Suzi" airline from an artic, (I had been using this as a supply for my spraygun) this seemed to do the job a treat, and basically it looks like someone has pinched my idea, although I may not have been the first to think of it. Pro's No kinks like normal hosepipes. Standard fittings accept appliances made by Hozelock as well as other firms. You can plug into a lawn sprinkler, or a MiracleGro feeder, wateriing lance etc. Made by Hozelock (with a Z - take note Ciao) so quality made. Available everywhere at a reasonable price, check out the usual DIY superstores. You could extend it... Read review

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Advantages: Compact flat hose, can use when on reel.
Disadvantages: No good when there is a hose pipe ban.

...I have tried a few hose pipes over the years. The standard round hose pipe on a reel with wheels. It kinks and twists and it takes two people to wind it back onto the reel and then finding somewhere to store it because their quite bulky. The springy one was great to start with, then it just stopped springing back. So i was left with a long over stretched hose with no place to store. Then one day i was flicking through the thousands of tv channals we have these days (only about 10 useful) and i saw the Magna Flat Hose. Price was £22.95 from QVC What caught my eye was some huge truck ontop of the hose and the water was still coming out impressive or what. (am i easily impressed or what) So 3 days after ordering my Magna Hose it arrives in a cardboard box. Quickly opening the box and getting out my 75 foot hose i was... Read review

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