[LWC]

Yep, all new.  In the past i've got away with male fittings with no chrome left on them and burred to bits. I had trouble with brand new fittings on the backpack and pole I bought - I sent you the female and it suddenly unjammed itself in the post 
It's not Gardiners fault of course (you don't make them) but they seem to come with a gritty feel these days.
Anyway, I'll give the 26 a go next week.

Good - it is a mistake that some make, but obviously not in this case.

I notice that you haven't bought any of these fittings this year - when was the last time you fitted a new Female coupling (I presume you have a stock of them)?

I love you Alex ... however your EZ snap fittings are very poor. They just dont last at all. Theyre also on ebay to as "rectus type" steer well clear!

I always get rectus 21 now from Parker on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151653257291?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[CleanClear]

In the past i've got away with male fittings with no chrome left on them and burred to bits.

This usually happens when you drag an unconnected rectus across the floor  , them getting burred to bits. I leave mine connected and carry the conection, always have done. I never change Rectus fittings. Mine are years old. Infact i find i change taps more often because the little black handle gradually wears away after scuffing along the pavements.

[Alex Gardiner]

Yep, all new.  In the past i've got away with male fittings with no chrome left on them and burred to bits. I had trouble with brand new fittings on the backpack and pole I bought - I sent you the female and it suddenly unjammed itself in the post 
It's not Gardiners fault of course (you don't make them) but they seem to come with a gritty feel these days.
Anyway, I'll give the 26 a go next week.

Good - it is a mistake that some make, but obviously not in this case.

I notice that you haven't bought any of these fittings this year - when was the last time you fitted a new Female coupling (I presume you have a stock of them)?

I love you Alex ... however your EZ snap fittings are very poor. They just dont last at all. Theyre also on ebay to as "rectus type" steer well clear!

I always get rectus 21 now from Parker on Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151653257291?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Hi LWC

It's strange that you have had this experience as most of our clients really like the quality of the EZ-snap fittings.

 We have these made specifically for us now (have done for several years) as we had previously found that the Rectus brand were not lasting as they should with the type of use that us window cleaners give them - we were getting too many complaints about them which prompted us to change. Specifically it was the spring O clip at the end of the genuine Rectus brand that was/is prone to being worn/caught in use by many of our clients.

We had a few design changes (getting rid of the O clip) made and these fittings have proved very popular. I personally find that they last me about 30% longer than the Rectus brand I used to use.

These are definitely not the same as the 'Rectus types' sold on eBay. Most of those come out of China (which ours do not) and are very poor, often with non stainless steel bearings etc which rust up almost straight away.

[wpclean]

We always keep the pole hose connected to the hose reel, and that makes them last longer as there is less wear.

[Dave Willis]

Generally I never disconnect mine. Lately I've taken to spraying gutters with G101 mix from a backpack. Possibly tfr ruins the insides? The problem normally starts when swapping back to my other pole for pure. The end stop becomes stiff and eventually refuses to pop back up when disconnecting later in the day to untwist my pole hose.

[Rich Wilts]

http://www.tom-parker.co.uk/

We get them from here.

[CleanClear]

Generally I never disconnect mine. Lately I've taken to spraying gutters with G101 mix from a backpack. Possibly tfr ruins the insides? The problem normally starts when swapping back to my other pole for pure. The end stop becomes stiff and eventually refuses to pop back up when disconnecting later in the day to untwist my pole hose.

How then are you getting burred edges on the male connectors Dave ?

[Dave Willis]

In the past I said. Been using them since I was a boy. None of my present male connectors show any wear at all yet the female fails frequently.

[wpclean]

In the past I said. Been using them since I was a boy. None of my present male connectors show any wear at all yet the female fails frequently.

ooh err missus 

[NWH]

I need to order some tomorrow and I'm going to go down the 26 route also,if you do buy the 21 fittings make sure they actually say Rectus 21 and made in Germany on them. I have bought them from all the top suppliers and in some cases they have sold fakes or dodgy Chinese imports which last no time at all ,even if both are changed at the same time with protecta balls fitted on both ends of the pole they still fail.

[petski2]

I have to agree with this post.
Iv used the ez snap for years but the last 2 lots i have bought are only lasting a few weeks.