On May 25, 9:51*pm, The Medway Handyman
wrote:
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?


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


You'd think so, wouldn't you? Guess what...

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Halmyre