Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 21Apr 10, 2010 10:59 am You are getting stuffed around for sure. I just went down to said hardware down the road from us and they have loads of new stock of the NTS. It is a stocked item according to them. They sell a few as well Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 22Apr 10, 2010 11:06 am Hi Fu, I'd like to get a couple of 25m retractable hose reels (one for the back and one for the front). Just wondering if you have any feedback on which brands to go for in terms of good quality. I've seen the Delrico ones advertised a lot in gardening mags... any idea how they go? Thanks heaps Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 23Apr 10, 2010 11:14 am feli, I never use hose reels, they s*&t me! Can't ever beat rolling the hose in quite big loops and stashing them or just running the garden hose along the garden edge somewhere so it never kinks. No kidding, I'm thinking about doing videos and stuff for ya's but I'd implode to be able the time for it I think hose reels are pointless and impractical but no doubt that is not an opinion shared by you guys That's ok, there's many people who do find the reels of use. I have always used those cheap, $4 plastic hose hangers that have been around for 30 years. I mount them high on the wall and then you can loop the hose in large long loops and it won't get tangled. Using the hose I have recommended, it won't kink either That will calm the nerves when you just want to use the hose and not solve a rubics cube instead Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 24Apr 10, 2010 11:17 am stonecutter1309 Ok - I have to mention this - according to the Bunnings website - you should be easily able to purchase the Nylex Eclipse (formerly NTS) garden hose in 20 and 30m lengths. However - I've now visited 3 Bunnings (Bella Vista, Minchinbury and Blacktown) and while it's listed as an available product on the computer - they haven't had any in stock for months. And don't you love Bunning's customer service? If it's a line they carry but they're out of stock, they won't order it in for you. They only order "special order" items, which are things that they don't hold any stock of. Confused? We went through this with light fittings last year. Very frustrating. I learned the hard way not to buy cheap hoses. The $6 bargains I bought before we moved into our first home turned out to be not such a great deal, since you spent double the time actually needed to water thanks to constantly walking back and forwards unkinking the things. Those same hoses are still sold - nowadays they cost about $15. Avoid them like the plague. I finally made a big financial sacrifice in about 1987 and spent $30 on a good hose (hey, that was a big chunk of the fortnightly budget back then ), which I'm still using. It's still in perfect condition and never kinks. Well worth the big investment. Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 25Apr 10, 2010 11:22 am OK, I just spent ages on the phone to said difficult and frustrating to deal with hardware joint and interrogated one of those apron wearing $%#@ts. If you want anything from them, you have to do it yourself! Unbelievable! I got so frustrated! Fortunately I was eventually handballed to someone I knew and they were very helpful So to get one of these hoses that are supposed to be sitting on every shelf in the big green shed , you need this information. the two hoses are: a 15m, Barcode number 9310070124362 or a 30m, (fineline number) 3110349 ($65) worth every cent for the sake of your long term sanity Then you go to the "Special Orders desk" which is those blue desks they have there. You can order a maxiflo nozzle too using the part number I quoted earlier. Give them that info so you don't get stuffed around by "It's too hard" or "sorry we don't have those" and force them to order them if you have too Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 26Apr 10, 2010 11:24 am Oh and they can get those specially ordered! They can order them, nothing what so ever other than their tiny boxed in minds that stop them. So frustrating!!!!!! Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 27Apr 10, 2010 2:02 pm Thanks Fu! Hubby eventually found one at an independent hardware store - you're right Fu - the hose is an absolute ripper! I had to connect it to a cheap hose (I needed to cover 50m length from the tap) - the cheap one kept kinking but the Nylex was great all the time. I'm off to pick up the maxi flow nozzle this arvo from a big irrigation place - just need to remember to get a converter to 12mm. I used a regular nozzle like this one: and it took me 2.5 hours to water in 370m2 of turf. I'm hoping the maxi flow makes it a lot quicker! (though I'm seriously thinking about a sprinkler just for the 12 day watering in period - bad I know!) After 4 years - we're in!
Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 28Apr 10, 2010 5:21 pm OK - I'm back with my Gardena Maxi Flo nozzle - oh boy - absolutely amazing how much water comes out and so soft! To get it to fit a regular 12mm hose you need to buy 2 parts - one to turn the 18mm bore into 12mm and then another so you can click it into your tap (you might already have one of those) Well worth the $40 or so. After 4 years - we're in! Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 29Apr 10, 2010 5:26 pm stonecutter1309 Ok - I have to mention this - according to the Bunnings website - you should be easily able to purchase the Nylex Eclipse (formerly NTS) garden hose in 20 and 30m lengths. However - I've now visited 3 Bunnings (Bella Vista, Minchinbury and Blacktown) and while it's listed as an available product on the computer - they haven't had any in stock for months. I've also tried Dural Irrigation (they only sell Gardena hoses). I called the Nylex info line and Nylex has undergone liquidation. The hose part of the company was purchased by Cyclone. According to the Cyclone website - they still list the hose. I'm about to start calling around other hardware chains to see if they stock Nylex hoses. (According to the Cyclone website - they are exclusively sold at Bunnings - so makes sense that if they also control Nylex - they don't sell that one at Bunnings - competition!) The nozzle Fu recommends (Gardena Maxi Flow) is in stock at Dural Irrigation. UPDATE: Blacktown Building Supplies (3 Penny Place, Arndell Park) have them in stock. I tried Mitre 10, Home Hardware - wasn't a product that they carry. My local ( 35kms awway) Bunnings had loads of silver 15m lengths but only 1 30 m length of it. So I bought that. wasn't impressed that the 30 m length was more than 2 x 15 m lengths but by the time I bought some quality connectors it would have worked out the same price. Cost me $69 for the hose. That's country prices for you. Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 30Apr 10, 2010 6:01 pm kexkez - $65 in the city - $4 isn't as bad as I thought it could be! In comparison - I saw the Cyclone kink free hose ($73/30m) and one by Toro (they make lots of irrigation stuff) $120/30m. After 4 years - we're in!
Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 31Apr 10, 2010 7:23 pm stonecutter1309 kexkez - $65 in the city - $4 isn't as bad as I thought it could be! In comparison - I saw the Cyclone kink free hose ($73/30m) and one by Toro (they make lots of irrigation stuff) $120/30m. It kinks and you can't just reef it and have it straighten. I've used it. Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 32Apr 10, 2010 7:57 pm Fu Manchu feli, I never use hose reels, they s*&t me! Thanks anyway! I can just never be fagged looping the damm hose up every day, but at the same time I hate the way it looks left out. Thought the retractable hose reel might be the solution But I don't want to buy one if they're crap because at $165 each, they're an expensive mistake... Cheers Fu Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 33Apr 11, 2010 6:17 pm Stonecutter, that Holman one is the one I usually use for little jobs like the car:) I think it's a great trigger nozzle. Greg Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 34Apr 11, 2010 9:51 pm stonecutter1309 OK - I'm back with my Gardena Maxi Flo nozzle - oh boy - absolutely amazing how much water comes out and so soft! To get it to fit a regular 12mm hose you need to buy 2 parts - one to turn the 18mm bore into 12mm and then another so you can click it into your tap (you might already have one of those) Well worth the $40 or so. You should pick the nozzle up for around $25 Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 35Apr 11, 2010 9:58 pm stonecutter1309 OK - I'm back with my Gardena Maxi Flo nozzle - oh boy - absolutely amazing how much water comes out and so soft! Righto now you need to put into practice some of the pointers from the link I posted. Try your best to keep the water moving. This shouldn't be kept in any one spot. The soft flow is vital for it to be efficient with regard to being used on a hose. Use it with it pointing at the plants and ground and watch the way the water is absorbed and also the way the water moves over the leaves. Then try pointing it upward a little so the water then falls even softer, put your hand under it and feel the difference. Like soft rain Watch the way it moves over leaves and soaks into the soil and where. It will be a little different to when you point the water at the plant. It becomes more effective. Again, keep it moving and the water won't have much run off on the soil Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 36Apr 12, 2010 9:05 am Hey Fu - I've been following the tips I wave the nozzle over a spot 2-3 times, then move on until the whole lawn is done. Then go back and do it all again I am *** a little and using a sprinkler simply because the lawn is so big and I can't spend 2.5 hrs per session (= 5 hrs per day) watering it. I'll set the sprinkler on one section while cooking, then when I move it & it's working another area, I hand water the edges and corners (where the sprinkler doesn't have such good range) from a different tap. It's not as good as hand watering the whole thing - but on days where I need to go to work, I have to compromise as I really only have 1 hr to spare in the morning. Tonight I think I'll be watering in the dark by the time I get home from work! After 4 years - we're in! Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 37Apr 12, 2010 7:58 pm And these are all good valid reasons that contribute to make hand watering inefficient. Might be a good idea to get a tap timer and the plastic lids from a fruit container will hold exactly the equivalent of 10mm of rain. That will give you a guide as to how much water each area needs. Set the timer to the amount of time it takes for the sprinkler to fill the lid from the fruit container. In this weather you could look at doing some areas one day and others the next time Soil should stay moist enough over there in the East. Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 38Apr 13, 2010 8:15 am Nice idea with the fruit lid - will implement it this afternoon After 4 years - we're in! Re: Fu's recommendations on hose selection 39May 11, 2010 3:27 pm Hi everyone! Went to the big green shed on the weekend and visited the special orders desk to order the king of nozzles. Received a call today and the lady has told me it'll be $34.95 for the Maxi-Flo +$15 shippping (apparenty will have to come from eastern states). So that's a total of about $50 Anyone know where I can pick one up from a local garden store, or is $50 well worth the price? Cheers. Hey all Currently renovating our laundry, bought a new washing machine but have found that the drainage hose is alot shorter than the old machine (which I used to get the… 0 17519 Hi Kaiser85, We are building with Firstyle Homes. Our build has just started, slab pour is on Saturday (hopefully!). Their standard range is pretty good. We did our… 1 6475 Hi there, we have classic cream gutters, fascia’s, roller door and undercover carport. We are are going to paint the roof a terracotta orange colour. After some… 0 4501 |