[Carl@Cwc]

been looking at some positive posts about these plastic connectors.

who uses them pls and the good or bad points?

rectus drive me insane apart from rectus 26 but they are so heavy compared.
poles are only disconnected a couple times a day on various days , and when they dont leak i wind the pole hose onto the reel aswell ..
would i be better off with something else or are the aquadaptor fiitngs better than rectus

[Michael Peterson]

i have had the sam econnecter on for about 6 months best connecter i have ever used for 6 mil

[Lee GLS]

They are superb, much better than rectus 21

[Smudger]

Brill !


Been trialling  for a few weeks not a single disconnect and no problems on the wear side

Darran

[Positivity]

Anyone got a link so we can all take a look?

[Lee GLS]

Anyone got a link so we can all take a look?

http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/hose-fittings/quick-connect-female-connector-end-stop-1-4-hose-barb/

[barry mallett]

Do these connect your microbore to your pole hose .cos the barbs are the same size, as if you are just connecting 2 lengths of pole hose .or am I mistaken . Cheers barry .

[Positivity]

Anyone got a link so we can all take a look?

http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/hose-fittings/quick-connect-female-connector-end-stop-1-4-hose-barb/

Thanks Lee
They look good!
Hi Barry 1/4" is about 6mm so I think these are designed for 6mm internal diameter hose on your reel think it's microbore I get mixed up between the two microbore or minibore - what a bore!!!!!!!

[Smudger]

Microbore is 6mm I/d. As is most pole hose 1/4 inch is 6.35mm so you get a real good fit

Mini bore is 8mm I/d (5/16 of an inch)

You can get these connectors by searching cps connectors in google

But a/d's price is pretty good

Darran

[barry mallett]

Thanks for that negative, n Darren. Gonna order some ,they do look better than owt else about . Cheers barry

[steven ainger]

anyone tried these connectors with hot water

getting fed up with leaky Rectus connectors

[Lee GLS]

anyone tried these connectors with hot water

getting fed up with leaky Rectus connectors

They work fine with hot water.

[steven ainger]

cheers Lee,

i suppose i'll have to give them a try

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

Do they do a female with 8mm hose tail?

[Matt Gibson]

Do they do a female with 8mm hose tail?

I was wondering the same thing. Can you get these with an 8mm barb?

[mop-n-scrim]

We have just finished a 3 month trial of Instarair couplings, you lock them together & the guys have bashed them about, dragged them around, with no leaks at all.

The only negative would be there is a bit of weight to them, but they aren't carried, because of how rugged they are, they get placed on the floor & forgotten.

Ours were bought from Powerdrive Ltd, who always have a stock, its local to pop in too. They sell them already with the barbs attached.

This is a site that sells them.
http://www.accltd.com/products.asp?category=Quick+Release+Coupling&subcategory=Instantair+Couplings

[Michael Peterson]

i have started useing them with 8mil hose, they only have 6mil but what you do is cut about an inch of pole hose off and fit it over the 6 mil tail, then put your micro bore over the tail with the pole hos eon it and juballi clip it nice an tight

[evo]

i have been using the same connectors for the last 2 years with out any problems and will not use anything else.

[Matt Gibson]

i have started useing them with 8mil hose, they only have 6mil but what you do is cut about an inch of pole hose off and fit it over the 6 mil tail, then put your micro bore over the tail with the pole hos eon it and juballi clip it nice an tight

Good tip. Would make it much easier if they had an 8mm barb type though.

[Michael Peterson]

honesty mate though its not trouble at all they fit fine

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

i have started useing them with 8mil hose, they only have 6mil but what you do is cut about an inch of pole hose off and fit it over the 6 mil tail, then put your micro bore over the tail with the pole hos eon it and juballi clip it nice an tight

Great idea mate, I accidentally bought the 6mm the other day, was looking to order an 8 mil but I just tried your idea and its fitted on lovely, no leaks 

[Matt Gibson]

i have started useing them with 8mil hose, they only have 6mil but what you do is cut about an inch of pole hose off and fit it over the 6 mil tail, then put your micro bore over the tail with the pole hos eon it and juballi clip it nice an tight

Great idea mate, I accidentally bought the 6mm the other day, was looking to order an 8 mil but I just tried your idea and its fitted on lovely, no leaks 

Where were you going to order the 8mm from?

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

i have started useing them with 8mil hose, they only have 6mil but what you do is cut about an inch of pole hose off and fit it over the 6 mil tail, then put your micro bore over the tail with the pole hos eon it and juballi clip it nice an tight

Great idea mate, I accidentally bought the 6mm the other day, was looking to order an 8 mil but I just tried your idea and its fitted on lovely, no leaks 

Where were you going to order the 8mm from?

It was actually a Gardiner EZ snap I got the wrong size of, but tried Michaels idea and it worked

[Michael Peterson]

i saw i could help and did, thats what heros do :-)

[Michael Peterson]

seriously though everyone should use the plastic connectors, simply put there is no better, they out last any on the market as well"!  light easy to click together and don't ever leak or come apart (unless you stand on it)

[DaveG]

Anyone got a link so we can all take a look?

http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/hose-fittings/quick-connect-female-connector-end-stop-1-4-hose-barb/

Currently unavailable 

[robbo333]

seriously though everyone should use the plastic connectors, simply put there is no better, they out last any on the market as well"!  light easy to click together and don't ever leak or come apart (unless you stand on it)

Mine only came apart when I stood on them (no protecta ball). I got a bit fed up with this so reverted back to ez snap fittings and protecta ball. Now protecta ball gets caught on everything so I shall swap back again to the plastic fittings. I'm using an aquadapter now so hopefully less likely to tread on them.

[LBWCS]

Does anybody know where to buys these from as AD are out of stock

[Michael Peterson]

lee from gls i think knows

[steven ainger]

First day using the new connectors & im well impressed.
Easy connection & disconnection & no leaks .
Now have to see how long they last ??

[Michael Peterson]

i have never broken one yet, they last a lot longer than rectus which is surprising because the dont look like they will do they, must be some hard wearing old plastic they are using

[DaveG]

Still out of stock