On 14/03/2012 16:40, Christina Websell wrote:
"Jim wrote in message
. 4.11...
Does anyone have any easy way of preventing Hozelock fittings from coming
loose under pressure? OK, it's possible that I am not using genuine
Hozelock fittings or hoses, but they are supposed to be compatible. The
fittings often come loose after a while when under pressure. That is to
say, the hose gets forced free of the connector. (I'm not talking about
the
male and female parts of a connector coming apart.) Not sure if it's the
fault of the connectors or the hose, but if anyone has a method of keeping
them on (short of buying new hose and fittings), perhaps you could
advise...

I've had similar problems, both with the genuine parts and the compatibles.
I've found that (probably due to carelessness on my part while pushing the
hose into the fitting) some of the plastic teeth have been bent back. You
can realign these with the end of a small screwdriver if you do it very
gently and then they will be OK if you don't put the tap on full pressure
after that.
HTH
Tina




Brass kit from Screwfix £10. No brainer really