[deerness windows]

i have recently changed all my hose fittings from hozelock to ez snap ( no more leaks )  but. after only a couple of weeks, connecting and disconnecting the pole hose to reel hose is getting harder to do ( really really tight fit )  .
just thought i would ask on here if the rectus fittings are any better before i splash the cash
cheers
graeme

[LWC]

Rectus is ez snap...well as far as i know

[deerness windows]

got the ez snap from gardiners and the fittings aint got any writing on them, he has a pro range of fittings, bit more expensive, but they have rectus stamped on the body.
the ez snap were great for a week or 2, but now very hard to shove the male fitting (pole hose) into the female fitting
 
bloody annoying

ta for the reply though marra

[simon w]

I think Ez- Snap is just Gardiners name for Rectus 

[deerness windows]

cheers lads looks like i will be goin back to leaky hozelock crap then 

[LWC]

It SHOULD say rectus on them, unless gardiners have a cheap batch and they are rubbish!

Rectus are really good.

[deerness windows]

they are deffo rubbish ,  i will try the real propper rectus from somewhere else and see how they go afor goin back to hozelock ones
cheers

[LWC]

I had one of them unbranded ones for about a week and it broke. Rectus last for months.

[dmlservices]

got the ez snap from gardiners and the fittings aint got any writing on them, he has a pro range of fittings, bit more expensive, but they have rectus stamped on the body.
the ez snap were great for a week or 2, but now very hard to shove the male fitting (pole hose) into the female fitting
 
bloody annoying

ta for the reply though marra

hi
i have the same problem, have always used ez fittings from gardiners, had rectus printed on them last ages, just ordered some more , but these do not have rectus 21 printed on them , i think they are a copy, will be looking else where for my fittings from now on 

daz

[deerness windows]

just been out and checked and no rectus stamp on fittings, only been fitted for about 3 weeks and just about useless now.
shame cos i was over the moon with them at first

you live and learn i suppose 

[Dave Willis]

Phone Gardiners and complain. Their service is normally tops.

[deerness windows]

just been on gardiners site and there is 2 types of fittings, ez snap and pro range, they look the same but the pro range looks like they have the rectus stamp on them, i shoulda bought the pro range methinks,
i guess you get what you pay for

[richard jagger]

Check the end of the male part they aften have damage in the very tip due to been knocked on the ground I file them and round there very edge of the head of it helps the male fitting fit better. Thats on easy fit the metel is to soft. I find the rectus 19 a good fitting large but stronger.

[deerness windows]

cheers
i will get the file out in the morn and see if i can get some use out of them

[dmlservices]

just been on gardiners site and there is 2 types of fittings, ez snap and pro range, they look the same but the pro range looks like they have the rectus stamp on them, i shoulda bought the pro range methinks,
i guess you get what you pay for
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when ever i have ordered ez snap fittings, they have always been rectus 21, the pro range was the larger one with blue plastic collar, seem to have changed descriptions,
very misleading, as i ordered ez fittings , thinking they would be rectus 21 , and they are'nt .

daz

[SPE]

just been out and checked and no rectus stamp on fittings, only been fitted for about 3 weeks and just about useless now.
shame cos i was over the moon with them at first

you live and learn i suppose 

they are deffo rubbish ,  i will try the real propper rectus from somewhere else and see how they go afor goin back to hozelock ones
cheers

had exactly same experience and went back to hoselock type but I now use gardena ones from b&q' much better than hoselock and last ages and dont leak

[cleewindows]

must have tried to ring gardiners 30 times in the last 2 weeks and never answered once just annoying answer machine grrrrrrr
 

Phone Gardiners and complain. Their service is normally tops.

[deerness windows]

HI spe
can you get the gardena fittings with on off tap Simmilar to the hozelock ones

[SPE]

HI spe
can you get the gardena fittings with on off tap Simmilar to the hozelock ones

yes you can, thats what I use on minibore hose, you just need a small length of 1/2" hose adapted to the end with a barbed reducer and a couple of jubilee clips.

[Fieldsy]

Same here, used the EZ-SNAP, and were useless after about 3-4 weeks, they wouldn't click together etc..., now use hozelock autostops and not had one leak............when it wears out, pop to homebase, halfords or b&q and buy some more. Have fitted a  tennis ball just before the connection, stops it rubbing on the ground