[paul ette]

what hose reel and hose is the one to get, ?? for hot water, mine (claber reel dont work)

[dazmond]

redashe koreel his vis 100 reel

thermobore plus hose 8mm

both from gardiners.cost you about £300-£320.

rectus 26 connectors and/or gardiners QR hoselock.screw in brass hoselock for hot outlet/cold inlet on heater 3/4in

car radiator hose from hot outlet to reel 13mm from any car spares shop

[paul ette]

Do you have to use hot water hose for the inside of pole aswell

[Richard ham]

Yes

[DaveG]

Why doesn't the claber reel work? Ive got 2 and use hot all the time,  no problem. ..

[paul ette]

Plastic bit inside reel gets hot and male brass connector just comes off and now it's buckled, only used it a couple of times, don't know how you've got away with using yours

[paul ette]

Is it really worth spending the money on new reel, hose fittments etc? Bet it makes everything heavy don't it?

[dazmond]

paul i use red aqua-daptor pole hose or gardiners orange PU hose.both are suitable for hot water.

i only use hot water in winter.dont see the point in spring/summer.

i have a claber reel and 100m of gardiners standard microbore for cold water in spring/summer.

[dazmond]

Is it really worth spending the money on new reel, hose fittments etc? Bet it makes everything heavy don't it?

i dont take my reel out of the van.stays in the van all the time.hose is a bit heavier but manageable with hot water pumping through it.

[DaveG]

Plastic bit inside reel gets hot and male brass connector just comes off and now it's buckled, only used it a couple of times, don't know how you've got away with using yours

Strange, I just use Gardiners hose connectors (for inside reel) that came with it and a brass swivel connected to a Hoselock connector on the outside.

Never came off, must be lucky