[Spotfree]

Rectus 26 all day long Shrek

Very good connectors, but very big bulky and heavy.

[CleanClear]

I've never had much problems with the Rectus 21 but i picked mine up rather than drag them. They connect and disconnect perfectly. I now use the slick connect, its brilliant for wear and you can just drag it anywhere doesn't seem to snag but disconnecting it is a bugger.

I've seen these via FB and Ebay and these look by far the best thing i've seen combining the easy connecting rectus and giving the slick connect wearability. (i havn't tried one though).

[advanced]

Slick connects have been faultless and will never go back to metal fittings
Bit of lube every couple of weeks keeps them  working great

[Shrek]

Just a little update, I binned the rectus fittings and bought a brass reducing pipe connector from eBay and joined the pole hose to hose reel permanently.



Joined with a couple of o clips , which looks like this - so I can just wind it all on the hose reel.



I had the problem of the pole hose getting quite twisty so had to fit an equal straight push in fitting



Cost around £4.50 and should last quite a while, a lot cheaper and more robust than the rectus fittings and doesn’t disconnect at all  👍