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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: R W C™ on March 01, 2011, 04:09:34 pm

Title: Orange microbore
Post by: R W C™ on March 01, 2011, 04:09:34 pm: Does anyone know where I can get the orange microbore from like in this add,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WINDOW-CLEANING-VAN-/140518403433?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item20b78cad69
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: Lee GLS on March 01, 2011, 04:18:38 pm: http://www.windowcleaningsuperstore.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=25&product_id=330
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: Lee GLS on March 01, 2011, 04:19:53 pm: is it better than the yellow microbore?
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: R W C™ on March 01, 2011, 04:23:40 pm: Dont know but Ive got 2 reels in van both with yellow on, one needs replacing so thought id try the orange,
£74 delivered on that site me fellow yid, cheers....
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on March 01, 2011, 04:25:34 pm: Quote from: Lee GLS on March 01, 2011, 04:18:38 pm
http://www.windowcleaningsuperstore.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=25&product_id=330

That's great! I've been looking for some 11mm OD minibore for ages! Everyone elses seems to be 12.5/13mm OD.

Doesn't sound much but it makes a huge difference with 100m on a reel! ;)
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: P @ F on March 02, 2011, 08:35:57 pm: Why are they calling it microbore with an id of 8mm , thats minibore ?

RICH
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: davids3511 on March 02, 2011, 09:01:53 pm: Quote from: P @ F on March 02, 2011, 08:35:57 pm
Why are they calling it microbore with an id of 8mm , thats minibore ?

RICH
That's what I though too.
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on March 02, 2011, 09:06:54 pm: Quote from: P @ F on March 02, 2011, 08:35:57 pm
Why are they calling it microbore with an id of 8mm , thats minibore ?

RICH

Probably because they don't spend 5 hours a day, every day, trawling window cleaning forums like us & so aren't blessed with the correct "street terminology"! ;D
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: windowcleaninginessex.co.uk on March 03, 2011, 03:35:02 pm: Quote from: P @ F on March 02, 2011, 08:35:57 pm
Why are they calling it microbore with an id of 8mm , thats minibore ?

RICH

8mm is microbore, check this purefreedom link

http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/100m-x-8mm-yellow-pvc-braided-hose-microbore-p-261.html (http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/100m-x-8mm-yellow-pvc-braided-hose-microbore-p-261.html)
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: dave.e on March 03, 2011, 05:06:01 pm: pure freedom got that wrong because i use microbore and the id is 6mm and od is 11mm minibore is 8mm id and 13.5mm od

http://www.cleaningspot.co.uk/acatalog/Hoses.html
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: craig mcneil on March 03, 2011, 05:08:15 pm: Not according to Gardiners -
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hoses.html (http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hoses.html)

I've got both types of hoses myself and microbore is definitely an ID of 6mm. Minibore is an ID of 8mm.
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on March 03, 2011, 06:20:18 pm: Calm down ;D

Who wrote the rules?

"Generally", 6mm ID hose is referred to as "microbore" & 8mm ID as "minibore"

BUT, I'm sure it will not be in the dictionary! ;D

They state the actual dimentions, who cares what "they" call it!
Title: Re: Orange microbore
Post by: craig mcneil on March 03, 2011, 06:52:03 pm: Because it's confusing to those not in the know if those selling the stuff start farting around changing the names of everything ;)