* Send for the Hose Mender! . .

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...

smudgeybabes 09.09.2008 (13.01.2009) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Hose Mender

Amazing flat hose.

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...

oldwasp 08.04.2006 (12.10.2006) · Read review
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Review of Magna Magna Hose

Gardening Is Easy With Rehau Wall Mounted Automatic Hose Reel

Advantages: Easy, convinient, flexible, good value for money, made by a top quality brand
Disadvantages: Might have to buy other fittings as these are not very strong.

...If you need help managing your hose this ready assembled wall mounted reel helps you do just that. When you buy the auto reel you also receive 20m of top quality hose and all fittings, including wall-mounting bracket and fixings. It is very reliable and I have not encountered any problems with this although you might want to use better fixings than what it is supplied with as they are not very strong. Don't get me wrong it is good that you also receive the fixings it is just that there are much better ones on the market. A trip to somewhere like B&Q will give you the fixings that you need. It is an extremely convenient product that allows you to rewind the hose by walking back to the drum. There is no hassle that you would normally have of rewinding the hose yourself. It is the perfect blend of automatic hose coiling and spring...

Mickie26 11.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Rehau Wall Mounted Automatic Hose Reel

I have a curly hose! .. Update.

Advantages: See list.
Disadvantages: See list.

...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...

smudgeybabes 06.04.2007 (27.02.2009) · Read review
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Review of Hoselock Hoselock Spiral Hose Set

Fantastic value hose reel, seems good quality.

Advantages: Good quality, at a good price.
Disadvantages: None

...Ok, so the end of November might seem a strange time to buy a garden hose reel set, but mine tends to get more use washing a muddy dog & dirty cars, especially at this time of year. The previous hose reel I had, has recently given up after a number of years of sterling service. The handle had fallen off the winder, and there were a number of punctures in the hose pipe, so it was time to find a replacement, I cannot remember what make this one was, but it was cheap, and must have lasted at least 6 years, so I cannot complain. I found the Hozelock 25m Compact Hose Reel at Focus DIY for a very competitive £25. As well as a pretty sturdy, plastic, floor standing reel, you also get 25 meters of yellow hose pipe, and all the connectors you need to get the thing plumbed in, plus, an adjustable spray nozzle. The yellow hose is very flexible...

bobbob455 19.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hozelock 25m Floor Standing Compact Hose Reel + 25m Hose + Connectors

Shiny tinsel pipe cleaners .

Advantages: Good for sparkly art
Disadvantages: sharp ends

...These tinsel pipe cleaners are not for cleaning your pipe granddad they are for an art project. These tinsel pipe cleaners from BakerRoss are bendable they are 30cm long in an Assorted colours pack of 48 costing £2.45p. at http://www.bakerross.co.uk/product-Tinsel-Pipe-Cleaner. Tinsel pipe cleaners also available from Berol .You can buy 50 pipe cleaners in an assorted colour pack for £2.39. at http://www.fun2make.co.uk/Long-Tinsel-Pipe-CleanersAN805.aspx There are red ones, blue ones, yellow one?s green ones and oatmeal coloured ones, all twinkle sparkling tinsel and glittery. These are made of coloured flock like ordinary pipe cleaners and have some glittery threads in them too. These pipe cleaners are suitable fo r6 1/2 year olds and over as they have sharp wire ends. They really need adult supervision. We used some...

mumsymary 14.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of BakerRoss Tinsel Pipe Cleaners

Hose about that then! ..

Advantages: It passes water as it should
Disadvantages: None

...This review is on the most boring of items, the humble garden hose. However, you would be hard pressed to get by without one, and even though there seem to be millions on the market, quite a lot are of the cheap & nasty type. This one though is pure quality, no frills, but good stuff. Size:- The bore is as always half inch, or twelve & a half millimetres if you are modern. The length is 15 of your earth metres, or fifty good old feet. Weight:- 2.6 kilos, or 5 & a half Pounds, This is a good sign of quality, but not too heavy to cart around. Price:- about £8 or so. Colour:- Old fashioned green, nothing wrong with that. The hose is advertised as having greater kink resistance, extra durability, and having 18 braid reinforcement, while still being light weight. I do like the way this is smooth hose, the textured type...

smudgeybabes 18.05.2007 (23.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Green Lawn Hose 15 Metre 094059

*"Hold my Hose" - Make up your own jokes. .

Advantages: Keeps hose tidy.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...Rehau Garden hose holder. OK, let's get the boring stuff out of the way first. Here is what may loosely called spec. Product Dimensions: Made to hold 100' of standard garden hose. Boxed-product Weight: 168 g Colour green. The Company. The Rehau company's stock in trade is plastic:- http://wwwrehau.co.uk Have a look for yourself. The Company have over 15,000 employees, in more than 170 locations all over the world. The company was founded in the town of Rehau, Germany, in 1948, and has since gone from strength to strength. Rehau is a well known Company, they sell a wide range of garden products. I have done one or two more reviews on these products, so if you are having trouble getting to sleep they could be just what you are looking for. Jobs. As for employment, they offer jobs at locations in the UK, as well as in...

smudgeybabes 09.07.2008 (04.09.2008) · Read review
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Review of Rehau Hose Holder

Hose me down

Advantages: long, strong and durable
Disadvantages: no attachments as standard

...Being a garden lover and extremely proud of my lovely lawn in most summer months, this year excluded it has required watering on a near daily basis to keep it looking lush and healthy. Not having an outside tap means that I have to run the hose from my kitchen at the back of my house down the garden and when I need to water the front garden, around my house. A long hose was needed and I found the solution in the Rehau Green Lawn 30 metre hose. Made in the traditional style with with no frills attached the Rehau hose is made from an incredibly durable plastic which has an 18 braid reinforced structure to made it feel solid to the touch without water running through it and this reduces kinks and subsequent reductions in water pressure. The only real issue an entry level gardener may experience with the hose when first buying is...

ASBO2000 07.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Rehau Green Lawn Hose 30 Metre 098928

Power corruption and hoses

Advantages: Very well made
Disadvantages: Prone to kinking

...going you have to have access to a ready water supply. The prospect of endless trips with a watering can quickly becomes one of the least attractive options and in this day and age there is really only one alternative ... THE GARDEN HOSE, you have just got to get one. As far as garden hoses go, there is really only one name that matters and that is the marvellous Hozelock and its accessories. When I got a hose, I went for the best one I could afford and opted for Hozelock's 30m hose and carrying cart - a real monster of a beast. I've been extremely chuffed with it and it's been of excellent value, BUT... In retrospect, the 30m hose has been a bit of a mistake. I thought I would need that amount of pipe but it's a bit over the top and I've just got about 10m of hose that has remained curled up on the carry cart ever since I got it...

dave27 18.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hoselock Hoselock Through flow hose and cart