Hi Steve, Yeah those hoses are a thing of beauty,and doubtless they will not be a joy forever, I think there has been a previous post regarding this problem and the best that seemed to be able to solve it is a mixture of adaptors and clamps, I don,t know where you are located but try Gowanlochs in Sydney, Australia. other than that refer to my post in Idle Noise ,Reuse and Recycle, Ex-Washing Machines are good for this type of thing (Dont laugh we used to make some wicked things from these in our youth) :laugh: It may not help but it may take the initial pain away,Hope you have some joy in sorting it out though .. Regards.