Boring thread- hosepipe advice pleeaaase

[Alakazam7]

I never imagined this would be such a difficult thing to achieve but am now on my third hosepipe related purchase and still carting round a watering can.
Bought a (cheap) coil expanding hose, discovered it didn't fit my taps, ok, took it back and exchanged it for another (still cheap) hose with a range of tap attachments. Still didn't fit and I cant return it cos it was only packaged in plastic! So ordered a hozelock multi tap attachment. That fits on the tap but as soon as I attach the hose to it the whole thing bursts off and I've now cleaned my kitchen windows and walls 3 times, which I suppose is the only plus point.
I'm at a loss now but really want to get this sorted as it shouldn't be so hard to water a garden or fill a paddling pool!

Thinking I could scrap the hose I've got and buy a hozelock hose tomorrow but not sure if this will work and solve the problem. What else could I try?
Please someone who is expert in the ways of the hose help me out of my watery struggle!

Are you trying to put the hose directly onto the tap without an adapter?
If so get a Hozelock adapter that fits the raw hose end to the tap.

Ah, now read post correctly. The answer is go for one make, Hozelock!

Would it be possible for you to have an outside tap?

Thanks- I think the advice would be to throw cheap hose away and get a hozelock hose to match the adaptor. Can't have an outside tap unfortunately. Might have sorted this tomorrow then. I'll update!

Not boring at all .I don't think you're alone in finding good connectors .

When I was trying to connect to a kitchen tap it was a struggle of epic proportions .

I recently bought one of these from Wilko £4 for a friend with the kitchen tap dilemma .I've not heard back from her so can't say if it works ,but it looks pretty good .

Definitely don't buy hoselock. Just bought a new one and it is bloody useless, then I looked and loads of people complaining that, 'a,though previous hozelock lasted for years the new one leak and fall off.

We binned it after a week and now have a Gardena hose which is brilliant. Does not leak, drip or burst of the tap.