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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gsw on December 11, 2010, 04:38:03 pm

Title: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: gsw on December 11, 2010, 04:38:03 pm

My Hose keeps going so soft it comes out of the fittings either at the bottomn of the L5 or off the hozelock (metal) at the reel.

what is the best half inch hose to come out of the l5 unit to the reel and what fittings do most use? the microbore seems to be coping ok though!

cheers

Greg

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: monkeyboy950 on December 11, 2010, 05:07:01 pm

heard that using a washing machine hose is best can withstand heat and pressure

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: gsw on December 11, 2010, 05:13:19 pm

cheers mate,

next question then, to those that use washing machine hose:

do the fittings that come on the hose screw directly onto the l5 and then I need to connect the other end to the hose reel so is the bore on the washing machine hose capable of taking a hozelock fitting?

Greg

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: david thomas on December 11, 2010, 05:24:47 pm

22mm flexi hose for hot water bath tap works srews on the L-5 one end cut the other end off then fit it to your
hose lock

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: gsw on December 11, 2010, 05:30:54 pm

thanks David

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: MNWC on December 11, 2010, 06:21:39 pm

Set mine up today and noticed that  ::)

Someone suggested the hose used for a filling loop on a boiler, not sure what size fittings they have though

You need 1/2 inch tap adapter

Title: Re: L5 up and running, whats the best hose out of the unit to the reel?
Post by: tomy jackson on December 11, 2010, 08:20:19 pm

washer hose times two and a fiting too join too gether then iv cut one end of both pipes ,and hose lock on ends ,mine is on bulkhead