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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Moderator David@stives on September 08, 2005, 11:50:12 am

Title: hose
Post by: Moderator David@stives on September 08, 2005, 11:50:12 am

what is the best hose ?

Title: Re: hose
Post by: H h20 on September 08, 2005, 11:53:26 am

Dave,if you are on about the standard size hose then its got to be tricoflex,Gaz ;)

Title: Re: hose
Post by: H h20 on September 08, 2005, 11:59:23 am

Dave,have a look at this, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50m-Tricoflex-Hose-Pipe-No-Kink-NEW_W0QQitemZ4364704583QQcategoryZ20541QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: hose
Post by: P @ F on September 08, 2005, 12:23:48 pm

Thats the hose i use , its good stuff is that , however , i use different hoes at the weekend  ! ! ! !
                                   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D      Rich  P @ F

Title: Re: hose
Post by: Moderator David@stives on September 08, 2005, 01:25:32 pm

I am looking for 150m probably a smaller bore .i have heard if tricoflex gets crushed it is no good . what do you proffesionals use.also what is the best retractable hose reel

dave

question to EASYCLEAN WINDOWS where did you get your hose reals from and are they good

Title: Re: hose
Post by: Ian_Giles on September 08, 2005, 03:13:01 pm

David,

Don't go for 150m of small bore, you will get a severe drop off in flow rate if you do.
Your long hose needs to be the standard bore diameter. Flow rate will drop off signficantly with just 50m let alone 150m :o
Pole hose can of course be the smaller bore type.

I have been using the top of the range, yellow Hoselock hose. well over 18 months now and not a single problem with the hose, and it gets a lot of abuse too, dragged across roads, ran over by cars and trucks, and still almost no sign of wear.

Tricoflex may well be just as good, many use it, but of course I can only comment on the hose I use!

Regards,

Ian

Title: Re: hose
Post by: Roy Harding on September 08, 2005, 03:19:39 pm

Hi Dave

I have used hozelock pro hose and Tricoflex.

Tricoflex is in a difrent league its the best this is the cheapest place.

http://www.hosedirect.co.uk/acatalog/Product_Index_Tricoflex_18.html

Roy :)

Title: Re: hose
Post by: P @ F on September 08, 2005, 03:45:11 pm

THAT IS CHEAP , i just paid £45 for 1/2   50m  !

  Rich  P @ F   :'(

Title: Re: hose
Post by: sair on September 08, 2005, 03:48:56 pm

best hose one without holes in it :D

Title: Re: hose
Post by: Moderator David@stives on September 08, 2005, 06:50:22 pm

Ian thanks

i have got excellent flow rate at the moment.
I have a shureflo 100psi through 50 m of hose.
i was thinking i could get 150m on one hose reel if i
got the smaller bore .   ???

Title: Re: hose
Post by: dai on September 08, 2005, 07:55:33 pm

I'M using 30 metres of tricoflex 8mm bore on my hose reel and right up the pole too.
I only have a 60psi pump but still have to keep the variflow turned down. DAi

Title: Re: hose
Post by: kingfisher on September 08, 2005, 09:12:55 pm

Iv been using tricoflex hose for years I use to use it when I was car valeting as well its just much beter qualty.

Iv always paid around a £1 per meter so the links on this thred look good value.

kev