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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: derek west on March 13, 2011, 04:11:20 pm

Title: repair or renew
Post by: derek west on March 13, 2011, 04:11:20 pm

did a big comm today, noticed a drop in pressure so went outside to have a look, got to the lobby and there was a swimming pool of water, pumping out of my solution hose coupling, anyway, cleaned up, and had a look. the male QC had split from the pipe, (orange hydramaster ones) so i just twisted it and snapped it right off. is it worth getting it re attached further down or has the pipe had enough.
repair or renew? that is the question.

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Steve Rothwell on March 13, 2011, 04:13:01 pm

I would repair it once at least.........
If it works great..........not cost you anything

If not then renew...

Can't help it I am a Yorkshireman you see.... ;D

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: MAX Carpets on March 13, 2011, 04:50:00 pm

repair £10 - £15

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Andy Hogarth on March 13, 2011, 05:07:52 pm

Yup costs a tenner to repair at pirtek

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: derek west on March 13, 2011, 05:11:03 pm

thing is, i know its cheaper to get it repaired but do you not think that it might be shot inside and not last that long or even worse, be weak now and split? (there 3 years old)or is it just where it meets the QC where it goes weak?

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Paul Heath on March 13, 2011, 06:30:17 pm

Same thing happened with me, last year, repaired it and its still holding...fingers crossed  :)

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: MAX Carpets on March 13, 2011, 06:38:49 pm

I always repair, last a long time.

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on March 13, 2011, 09:28:15 pm

Mine's gone a couple of times Derek, but always at the connector itself. Apart from my solutiuon hose getting slightly shorter it's still working fine after 5+ years.

Rog

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 13, 2011, 09:32:52 pm

I've had length of it repaired at your hose repairer they always say that they can't guarantee the repair but it's only so you don't complain if it goes again, my repairer charge me £5.

Shaun

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: Paul Simpson on March 13, 2011, 09:50:23 pm

Had mine repaired about a year ago (albeit mine is used with a portable so not as great pressure) and still holding firm.

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: greencleaning on March 14, 2011, 11:50:08 am

You can repair it as long as it be valuable to you.

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: murky on March 14, 2011, 01:10:08 pm

If its gone close to the connector its because you are bending it all the time as you put it on the floor etc so its gone weak inside.

What I do is 'rest' the pipes regularly. Swap the pipe thats not used much for the older one, that way you spread the wear and tear around and not on 1 pipe all the time.

Murky

Title: Re: repair or renew
Post by: derek west on March 14, 2011, 02:41:18 pm

fixed, £20, lets see if it lasts