Garden hose connectors, how hard can it be???

katie279 · 19 May 2024 at 16:57

Ok, looking for green fingered experts to help me as I'm probably using the wrong search terms.

I've got lots of these things around the garden with the male quick connectors and I need a way to couple them.

So for example, I've got two vegepods with hoses sticking out with male connector ends. I can click the hose onto one and the sprinklers turn on, then click to the second and the same.

But I want to have both on in one go.

So the ideal would be to have a one to three connector that had a male end to connect to the hose, then three female ends to connect the two beds and a spare and I could do everything I'm one go...

But I cannot find anything?!?

I thought at least there'd be simple things like female to female tee couplers, but I can't find them anywhere.

So how the heck do I join hose bits together!!

aVdub · 19 May 2024 at 18:01

Can you provide images of the connectors, which tbh will probably speak a thousand words.

Sin_Chase · 19 May 2024 at 18:04

Search for:
HOZELOCK - Multi-Tap Connector 4-Way Watering

Aqualin New 4-Way Water Splitter Y Connector

Change your hose end adaptor from male to female or just use some more lengths of hose to go from the splitter to each hose you want to supply.

Minstadave · 19 May 2024 at 18:04

Most are one female to lots of male (saucy!):

Hozelock 4 Way Tap Connector | Wickes.co.uk

Hozelock 4 Way Tap Connector

www.wickes.co.uk

katie279 · 19 May 2024 at 18:54

Sin_Chase said:
Search for:
HOZELOCK - Multi-Tap Connector 4-Way Watering

Aqualin New 4-Way Water Splitter Y Connector

Change your hose end adaptor from male to female or just use some more lengths of hose to go from the splitter to each hose you want to supply.

Yes, I actually have that Hozelock one already - but it's all male!!? Is there not such a thing as a female to female coupler, rather than having to cut up 4-5 lengths of hose and then get two hose couplers for each?!

katie279 · 19 May 2024 at 18:55

Minstadave said:
Most are one female to lots of male (saucy!):

Hozelock 4 Way Tap Connector | Wickes.co.uk

Hozelock 4 Way Tap Connector

www.wickes.co.uk

I know, I just couldn't find anywhere on the internet some female to female coupling?? ....oh I won't go there...!! :cry:

FNG · 19 May 2024 at 19:05

Hozelock Double-End Male Hose Connector - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Double-ended male connector for joining 2 hose pipes equipped with hose end connectors. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Armageus · 19 May 2024 at 19:15

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Click-Lock-Watering-hosepipe-Connector/dp/B0B1VFHGTN/

Looks to be what you want, but at that price you'd be better off just buying a load of hose to female quick disconnects and 5m of hose

Sin_Chase · 19 May 2024 at 19:22

katie279 said:
Yes, I actually have that Hozelock one already - but it's all male!!? Is there not such a thing as a female to female coupler, rather than having to cut up 4-5 lengths of hose and then get two hose couplers for each?!

Just change your hose ends to female then.

Minstadave · 19 May 2024 at 20:00

Sin_Chase said:
Just change your hose ends to female then.

This would seem the best way. Male ends on a hose is weird, I don't think I've ever seen that, how are they attached?

katie279 · 19 May 2024 at 20:20

Well that's the challenge - my Vegepod hoses have come with two male connectors...! The ends are fitted to it, so it's not that easy. Likewise the Hozelock multiconnector listed above only has male connectors!

I guess I'll need to just make a pile of short female to female connectors manually then!

Haze · 20 May 2024 at 05:13

Blackjack Davy · 20 May 2024 at 18:52

Minstadave said:
This would seem the best way. Male ends on a hose is weird, I don't think I've ever seen that, how are they attached?

They just screw tight on the hose like the female ones? Generally the order of connectors is Male > Female i.e. the tap (or multiconnector) has a male connector that connects to a female connector on the hose which has a male connector on the other end which connects to... a female connector on the hose gun/sprinkler. If you want to connect two hoses and only have a female-female on each end you use a male-male connector to bridge the two.

Bar · 21 May 2024 at 07:32

katie279 said:
Well that's the challenge - my Vegepod hoses have come with two male connectors...! The ends are fitted to it, so it's not that easy. Likewise the Hozelock multiconnector listed above only has male connectors!

I guess I'll need to just make a pile of short female to female connectors manually then!

As someone already said - why not just replace the male connectors with female connectors unless thats not possible.

danlightbulb · 21 May 2024 at 11:45

Blackjack Davy said:
They just screw tight on the hose like the female ones? Generally the order of connectors is Male > Female i.e. the tap (or multiconnector) has a male connector that connects to a female connector on the hose which has a male connector on the other end which connects to... a female connector on the hose gun/sprinkler. If you want to connect two hoses and only have a female-female on each end you use a male-male connector to bridge the two.

That's not right? All accessories I've seen are male ended.

Hose is normally two female ends.

sigma · 21 May 2024 at 12:09

All these talk of male and female ends

right up @{SAS}TB's street!

Have a look on eBay, there seem to be quite aa few different connectors on there, unsure about the quality, mind.

Could you make your own manifold/4 way connector cutting up a single hose and using these:

10pcs Garden Hose Tee Water Splitter Connector Garden Irrigation Watering Barbed | eBay

Compatible with bead hoses, drip hoses, and garden hoses and other hoses in sizes 16mm,20mm and 25mm. 10 xtee hose connectors. Material: plastic. Due to the difference of computer monitor, the color may be slightly different from the picture above.

www.ebay.co.uk

13mm ID 16mm OD Tee Elbow Hose Fitting Garden Irrigation Pipe Connector Valves | eBay

OD 16mm (13mm ID) Tee Elbow Hose Fitting Garden Irrigation Pipe Connector Valves Tap Off. Micro Irrigation Pipe 4mm Black PVC Flexible Tube Hozelock. The full range of pipe and pipe fittings for garden irrigation.

www.ebay.co.uk

Actually!! Does this seller have what you're looking for? They seem to have everything:

Garden Hose ALL Connectors Fittings Universal Standard Hozelock Compatible Black | eBay

Universal & Hozelock compatible.

www.ebay.co.uk

Image/item no.37?

katie279 · 21 May 2024 at 19:33

sigma said:
All these talk of male and female ends right up @{SAS}TB's street!

Have a look on eBay, there seem to be quite aa few different connectors on there, unsure about the quality, mind.

Could you make your own manifold/4 way connector cutting up a single hose and using these:

10pcs Garden Hose Tee Water Splitter Connector Garden Irrigation Watering Barbed | eBay

Compatible with bead hoses, drip hoses, and garden hoses and other hoses in sizes 16mm,20mm and 25mm. 10 xtee hose connectors. Material: plastic. Due to the difference of computer monitor, the color may be slightly different from the picture above.

www.ebay.co.uk

13mm ID 16mm OD Tee Elbow Hose Fitting Garden Irrigation Pipe Connector Valves | eBay

OD 16mm (13mm ID) Tee Elbow Hose Fitting Garden Irrigation Pipe Connector Valves Tap Off. Micro Irrigation Pipe 4mm Black PVC Flexible Tube Hozelock. The full range of pipe and pipe fittings for garden irrigation.

www.ebay.co.uk

Actually!! Does this seller have what you're looking for? They seem to have everything:

Garden Hose ALL Connectors Fittings Universal Standard Hozelock Compatible Black | eBay

Universal & Hozelock compatible.

www.ebay.co.uk

Image/item no.37?

Oooh! You've got me excited whilst I'm frying my chilli beef!! I'm gonna look at this tonight!!!

katie279 · 21 May 2024 at 20:27

Is 37 not two males again??

If you look at the mister hose on this:

Large Raised Garden Bed with Canopy

You can easily grow herbs, lettuce and chinese vegetables, carrots, zuccini, beetroot and even tomatoes. Try any vegetable. Set up is simple, just slide and click the panels together and bolt to the base containers to create a single, large solid garden. The Vegecover is easily assembled and...

vegepod.co.uk

You'll see it has a male end. I have two of these vegepods right next to each other, so the ideal solution is a t piece with two female connectors and one male end and connect it up to the three hoses.

But it appears I need to get two pieces of hose, four female connectors, then connect to a three way male piece, then connect that to my hose...
just seems mad to me!

darael · 22 May 2024 at 00:29

sigma said:
Actually!! Does this seller have what you're looking for? They seem to have everything:

Garden Hose ALL Connectors Fittings Universal Standard Hozelock Compatible Black | eBay

Universal & Hozelock compatible.

www.ebay.co.uk

@katie279
If I'm looking at the above image right, can't you remove one of the female connectors from the 3-way male connector to achieve what you want?

sigma · 22 May 2024 at 09:05

katie279 said:
Is 37 not two males again??

If you look at the mister hose on this:

Large Raised Garden Bed with Canopy

You can easily grow herbs, lettuce and chinese vegetables, carrots, zuccini, beetroot and even tomatoes. Try any vegetable. Set up is simple, just slide and click the panels together and bolt to the base containers to create a single, large solid garden. The Vegecover is easily assembled and...

vegepod.co.uk

You'll see it has a male end. I have two of these vegepods right next to each other, so the ideal solution is a t piece with two female connectors and one male end and connect it up to the three hoses.

But it appears I need to get two pieces of hose, four female connectors, then connect to a three way male piece, then connect that to my hose...
just seems mad to me!

£330! For that price I'd be calling them and asking them what the deal is regarding watering...