Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: poleman on July 26, 2010, 11:26:53 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjOGOo11GZU
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wish i had of thought of that ???
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didnt jo uk45 design that ????
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jesus there goin for $150 on that site whats that in english pounds bit pricey but if it works then save on resin etc
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This was posted a couple of weeks ago but it was being shown by a english man,
is that a clx pole
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i bought my trigger for about £30 works so much better than that!
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think they are still doing them for £45. was £60 but dropped the price a bit
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personally i dont like the idea of having the extra weight at the top of the pole, and with the thumb screw and the big loop in the hose at the top, is only going to get snagged on things.
if they could of incorperated the idea into a gooseneck,that simply screws into the pole threaded end so its not just bodged on to the end of your pole, i think that would of been a better product.
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i would have thought any warranty with your pole would be void cutting the end off!
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i would have thought any warranty with your pole would be void cutting the end off!
Who gives a warranty with there poles I only know of brodex, I don't really see the need for it its just as easy to kink the pole hose anyway but I would prefer that to the auto brush.
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couple of guys on another forum i go on have
bought them and think are brilliant.
think about getting a couple myself,being
a backpack user :)
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I have a tap on my pole which weights nowt in comparison with that thing.
It will catch on things and be a right pain. Plus where the hose enters the thingy it WILL LEAK as you are pulling on it.
Most importantley.....it adds to the weight ???
Bob
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It needs to be thought out a little more before I part with money for one? Cutting poles, it won't work if over tightened so a bit of tape will rectify it ::) and like someone already mentioned, I can see it getting caught on bush's and whatever else we have to deal with overhead with that size loop.
I'll give this one a miss and stick to my tried and tested tap at my hip for the price of £10.
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actually if you send the o/d of your pole they can have it so it fits without the tape etc. I agree with ewan an excellent bit of kit well thought out. I may buy one in the future but using the auto brush for now
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i do like the idea, but i think the design could be alot better, ???
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Over complicated if you ask me. When it fails you will also have one useless pole too. Far simpler to have a push fit tap on the hip. Buy a couple and change in four seconds if one breaks.
Snag the hose on a plant pot and squirt the customer in the face.
Dreadful, dreadful design.
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Over complicated if you ask me. When it fails you will also have one useless pole too. Far simpler to have a push fit tap on the hip. Buy a couple and change in four seconds if one breaks.
Snag the hose on a plant pot and squirt the customer in the face.
Dreadful, dreadful design.
well they must be doing something right as they seem to be selling them.
i do know that they have tested the product for 18 months with
some window cleaning company(dont know who they are) and they
stood up really well
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the guy that designed it tested it himself and he used a few others as well to test it and is confident that it will not break. How can the guys say that it will break and fail and leak possibly know if they haven't tried it, and it has loads of advantages over a trigger or hip tap
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You just know that clamp is going to slip around the tape when you try and clean gutters etc with the brush on it's side. When you fit a different brush head too, the chances of it lining up will be very slim. Catch the u bend on a gutter bracket and no water.
What happens when you want to use a gooseneck?
Everything breaks or wears out in the end, so when it does you will be left with a useless pole ' till you order another aquadapter.
For that reason - I'm Out!
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I've tried one out. It has good points and bad points just like everything else in life.
One concern, wish they'd use larger diameter tubing so it will fit most makes of water fed pole. or better still make an extension which fits into the bottom of the aquadapter so it can it can be converted onto larger diameter poles with less hassle or even incorporate a screw thread adapter so it can simply screw straight onto any pole fitted with a plastic angle gooseneck.
Not a bad bit of kit but plenty of room for improvement.
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ive got a pole tap at the moment and that suits me fine but the loop gets twisted and caught on things sometimes which can be a pain!i tryed a hip tap NEVER AGAIN!!i ended up with a very wet leg and trench foot after one day!!
i pinch the hose on my short pole to stop the flow.never tried a trigger.
im sure this could be a good idea if you could just attach it to your pole without hacksawing a bit off.it would probably sell more and if it was a bit cheaper(say £30-£40?). ;) ;D ;D
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dazmond buy a auto brush honest its the best money spent no wet legs, no loops
and if this adapter proves worthwhile it should do the same
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Unfortunately i can't see any advantages whatsoever over a tap ???
It's far more expensive, far more complicated, heavier, involves hacking your pole apart, prone to snagging and can't be transferred from one pole to another in an instant. Over engineered rubbish.
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i think it looks good! im sure that there is room for improvment but without trying it out i guess i cant comment too much - i would buy one at the right price.
any bit of kit/gadgets that could maybe save you time n water will always save you some money.
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Over complicated if you ask me. When it fails you will also have one useless pole too. Far simpler to have a push fit tap on the hip. Buy a couple and change in four seconds if one breaks.
Snag the hose on a plant pot and squirt the customer in the face.
Dreadful, dreadful design.
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What are all the advantages over a simple flow controller/tap which weighs next to nowt.
Bob
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I agree stu-mac. The aqua-dapter looks professionally made and quality, the price is reasonable for equipment used for a commercial purpose.
Ewan, you seem a sensible guy to me and very well informed, so , whats your take on 'retro fitting' these adapters onto poles? Do you think we should send them away for fitment or attempt a bit of DIY and fit them ourselves?
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When the pole starts to wear out every time you give a tug to turn your water on or off you'll end up closing the pole a little. I think I'll stick to a ball valve on the end of the hose. Good to see people exhausting different ideas of working though.
Simon.
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I agree stu-mac. The aqua-dapter looks professionally made and quality, the price is reasonable for equipment used for a commercial purpose.
Ewan, you seem a sensible guy to me and very well informed, so , whats your take on 'retro fitting' these adapters onto poles? Do you think we should send them away for fitment or attempt a bit of DIY and fit them ourselves?
If you can’t read fitting instructions, you could attempt DIY
You'd recomend someone who can't read to go ahead and try fit them selves, ok.
The fitting instructions tell you to do it yourself, (hint=DIY), would you be able to recomend anywhere to send it off to so it can be 'proffesionally fitted'? You see this leaves us in a bit of a predicament, if it comes off who do we go to for recourse? Ourselves as retro fit DIY'ers? And of course there's the time element you tell us about, it costs money. How much do you reckon it costs to fit it? And do you reckon it would be more difficult than say shoving a carbon fibre fishing blank into an angle adapter or would you say along the same lines?
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The internals of the aqua adapter could easily be pre-fitted into new poles for a lot less money, if so I would be interested.
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The extra weight at the top end of the pole plus longer closed length of pole versus my tap on my belt (no wet legs for me - why would I?) makes me think I'll give it a miss.
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personally i dont like the idea of having the extra weight at the top of the pole, and with the thumb screw and the big loop in the hose at the top, is only going to get snagged on things.
if they could of incorperated the idea into a gooseneck,that simply screws into the pole threaded end so its not just bodged on to the end of your pole, i think that would of been a better product.
yes more weight not worth the money , i added 2 more jets to one of my brushes and i could feel the diffrance
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Unfortunately i can't see any advantages whatsoever over a tap ???
It's far more expensive, far more complicated, heavier, involves hacking your pole apart, prone to snagging and can't be transferred from one pole to another in an instant. Over engineered rubbish.
+1
- the rubbish bit.