The hose arrived a bit earlier than promised, which was good and my pre and post purchase questions were answered promptly. The poor weather meant I didn't get round to using it for a while but it sat easily in my car wash bucket.
It works well on mains pressure and the connection is very good. Too early to tell how well it will stand up to greater use, but I am hopeful. It is certainly much easier to use than my old hose reel.
The reason for only 4 stars is that the bore of the internal pip...