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Title: Hose reel tap
Post by: H S and Son on March 10, 2012, 08:38:13 am: Anyone got any idea where I can find a push-fit hosereel tap? All the push-fit ones seem to be for pole hose and not hose-reel (thus only accepting a smaller bore of hose)

TIA

Matt
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Post by: bobplum on March 10, 2012, 08:46:37 am: what size hose reel
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Post by: H S and Son on March 10, 2012, 09:19:50 am: 6mm internal
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Post by: H S and Son on March 10, 2012, 07:56:20 pm: Anyone?
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 10, 2012, 08:08:17 pm: pure freedom hose comes with a tap
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 10, 2012, 08:09:49 pm: hose reel fitting kit ???
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Post by: H S and Son on March 10, 2012, 08:39:02 pm: Thanks Gav. Cant find anything on their site, might have to settle for non push-fit.
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Post by: gto on March 10, 2012, 08:41:29 pm: Why do you need a push fit tap.
Cantyou buy a standard tap with hose tails off ebay and swap bits to what you need
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 10, 2012, 08:48:59 pm: sorry didnt read correctly
i was thinking you meant
the tap valve which if you click
on pf site under hose reels
theres a tap bout 15ish quid
but not push fit
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Post by: H S and Son on March 10, 2012, 10:53:16 pm: Quote from: gto on March 10, 2012, 08:41:29 pm
Why do you need a push fit tap.
Cantyou buy a standard tap with hose tails off ebay and swap bits to what you need

Just want it as simple as possible, no jubilee clips. I was hoping for a pole-hose type plastic tap but with a larger bore.
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Post by: dd on March 11, 2012, 02:38:19 pm: IMO a pushfit on the end of your hose is more likely to leak. I found using Gardiners push fit pole valves a pain because they always seem to have a small leak so stopped using them now and just use a tap on end of hose which is O-ring clamped on.
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Post by: H S and Son on March 11, 2012, 03:15:39 pm: Ive been playing with a microbore push fit tap. Quite frankly it balls. ;0) Naymind, I'll revert back to my original plan. Thanks anyway fellas.
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Post by: richard jagger on March 11, 2012, 06:39:11 pm: Matt try Aquafactors I saw one 8 mm there. It was pricey though.
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Post by: H S and Son on March 11, 2012, 10:16:51 pm: Cheers, I'll pop in there. There's those engineer suppliers in Goat Lane too. They're useful for allsorts.