On 25/05/2013 20:52, Halmyre wrote:
Our venerable hose reel refuses to accept a push-on connector any
more. No problem thinks I, I've got a spare tap fitting that looks
like it'll do the job, unscrew the fitting from the hose reel
and...it's a different size to the tap fitting! What is the ****ing
point of making two otherwise identically shaped bits of plastic with
two different thread diameters?

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Halmyre

Hozelock tap connectors come with a thread adaptor - maybe that would help?

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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk