Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cannon on December 21, 2010, 06:59:23 pm
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Had my hose burst today not far from the conector, Am i right in thinking this can just be chopped then the same conector reatached?
And if so where?
Thanks
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I use an offshore type supplier here in Great Yarmouth similar to this one in Sunderland.
http://www.hos.co.uk/
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Pirtek on Team Valley or Bmi Cramlington and you can call in to see JK while in the area
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Steve how did you go on in your journey for your early Xmas present?
Shaun
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Thursday
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Its against heath and safety to swage a new end on it, as they cannot perform a burst test on it, if it was my hose i would go to Pirteck, hydraquip and buy a 1/8 barb fitting, then I would buy some ear clamps two of then, cut back the hose and refit. this should take upto 800 psi. but that was only if it was me. You should buy a new hose
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My local guy will only do it if the hose has the crimp ratings printed on it.
If not its a replacement.
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Thanks Dennis
http://www.hos.co.uk/ sorted it for me.
They did tell me they dont normally do it, Like vernon says because of health and safety.
But and i quote " its only carpet cleaning and if it burst its not gonna kill anyone"
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Theres no law that says you can't re-end a hose providing its done correctly. I probably have the hose done on my jetter every 6 - 8 weeks and if I could'nt its £300 every time. Some firms round here have their own policy to replace not repair as they want you to spend more
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I go to a local hydraulic hose plac ;)e who fix my hoses for a fiver
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Its worth looking for your local Hose Doctor franchise. They did me a 10 metre solution hose for £70 and it is bang on the money. I spent more than that on repairs on the hose I bought off Ebay (never again - the hose was not temperature rated).
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A leaky hose will waste a lot of water, so try to fix it as soon as you can. Apply some rubber cement to the hole and let it dry. Then affix a rubber patch to the area and wrap the entire hose several times with duct tape.
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Steve how did you go on in your journey for your early Xmas present?
Shaun
What has Santa brought for you?
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Truckmount on a sledge for this weather ;D
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I always find hoses go at the wand end, so a good tip is to swop the connectors around after so long or do what I do and have the line end double 'crimped' a second 12inch section of solution line crimped over the first section
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rubber pattches and duct tape very professional looking must inbtill a lot of customer confidence !!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter
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Mike didn't you used to fit elbows to the tool end so the hose hung down thus taking some of the strain off it?
Cheers Goron
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Goron you've got a good memory, I did used to fit an elbow at the wand end but I found it was great when using a wand but when I used it connected to an upholstery tool it angled it down onto the cushion so was a bit cumbersome.
I now carry an assortment of solution lines so might dig out that old line with the elbow connection and start using it again ( just on carpets)