[Peter Fogwill]

Fieldsy, was the micro-bore like that in the picture before you started using it?  The reason I ask is it could be your pump that is faulty, putting out the water with too much pressure.  I have came across that in the past.

Peter

[Moderator David@stives]

How is the microbore connected to your reel ?

Do you have it inside a piece of 13mm hose ?

[Fieldsy]

Hi Pete,

No this has happened after about the second day of using it. Surflo pump is only running on 2 on varistream. The only way I am going to definately know is when I receive the hose from Gardiners.

[Fieldsy]

The microbore is connected to the reel via a 6mm mail tail (with jubilee clip) which in turn is screwed into a brass elbow which is screwed in turn onto the reel (hope that makes sense).

There is no 13mm hose attached.............................only at the end of the reel where I have a hoselock autostop connected to connect to the pole hose.

[Moderator David@stives]

Fieldsy

That is the correct way, I know it can go wrong if it is stuffed inside a piece of 13 mm, water gets in the exposed end and does the damage.

[Paul Coleman]

I've had this bubbling problem before though I had a few months usage first.
The stuff that bubbled wasn't so durable.  It had a very thin inner core and sometimes pinholed.
I bought some other microbore later and I'm still using it without issues well over a year later.  The core in this microbore is much thicker so presumably this may have something to do with it.
On both types of microbore I have/had the microbore jubilee clipped into a short piece of half inch hose and did wonder if that was the cause of the problem.  Hoiwever the current one is fine.

[dmlservices]

my 100mtr microbore from gardiners is connected in the same way, microbore connected to 13mm pipe via a reducer , then on to brass elbow on reel,
now problems after 2 1/2 years , turned it around last week , as good as new,
tip,
after prolonged use turn it round , as on mine to first 30mtrs or so , took the most wear, by turning round you increase it's life
daz

[Fieldsy]

Thanks all for the replies fellas. Glad to know I have it connected correctly  . So it all points to bad hose???. If it happens with Gardiners hose I think I'll have to look at the system, but from what you have all said it seems to be connected correctly.

The varistream is on flow rate of 2 and cut off is set on E as on the default setting of C is kept coming on then cutting out and so on....

I'll keep you updated as to what happens with gardiners microbore.

Fieldsy