I have one major gripe about hoses with WFP, or a minor one depending on your point of view.
I tend to use my trolley system as a mini van system from the back of the car (well, mostly) and to do so meant getting 50m of standard garden hose (not the cheap variety) a hose reel (manual as it holds more hose that auto reel ones) and the various step up/down connectors to fit the larger hose to my Pole Hose.
All pretty straight forward stuff, and I try to use the most robust of connectors I can find.
Now the connection that I push the one end of the Pole Hose into the larger hose is either made of aluminium or brass, very solid and strong looking.
It is also a one way valve.
I have been using WFP since April 2004 and I have had to replace this bloody joint several times
![Angry >:(](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)
It is of course not being used for the purpose that it was originally designed for. A great bit of kit for plugging various tools for the garden
![Smiley :)](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
But no good for dragging and banging around on the floor 30ft away from your hand
![Sad :(](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/sad.gif)
This has nothing to do with any WFP manufacturer, it's all to do with the way I've connected up the 2 hoses. The part costs less than a fiver, but it is driving me mental
![Shocked :o](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif)
Does anyone else have this problem?
I have to be quite gentle with it all the time, and try not to drag the hose by the smaller Pole Hose else I will pull the 'quick fit' connector out
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And if you put it under too much strain it will go 'tits' up' that much quicker
![Cry :'(](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/cry.gif)
And the blasted thing did so yesterday when I was half way through a job
![Angry >:(](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/angry.gif)
And of course I did not have the spare one I keep promising myself I will get just in case that happens
![Cry :'(](http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/Smileys/classic/cry.gif)
I have seen that some of the other systems have a different set up with their connectors, but they don't look very compatible with my system.
How do you others connect up the 2 different size hoses?
Ian