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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie Lindsay on April 18, 2011, 10:25:25 am

Title: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Jamie Lindsay on April 18, 2011, 10:25:25 am

looking for 50ft - 15m solution and vac... wers the cheapest I will find 1??

thanks

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: steven Banks on April 18, 2011, 03:55:12 pm

Try ebay or restomate.

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Linds Russell on April 18, 2011, 04:06:19 pm

Be careful!!!

I bought vac & solution hose on Ebay from a guy who puts together his own hose - utter crap!!! >:(

The solution hose had to be re-crimped several times by my local Hose Doctor and I had so many black tape repairs on the vac hose it was embarassing. All of this was in about 5 months so I just bit the bullet and bought new stuff. Turns out the soltion hose was not heat rated and the vac hose was not crush proof but the guy advertised it as professional standard and that's why I bought it. I paid more in repairs than I paid for the hoses, not including down time.

I got my vac hose from Cleaning Systems UK in Fife and I got my local hose Doctor to make me a solution hose which is the correct standard for heat, pressure etc. I got it one year ago and its great quality.

Food for thought - you get what you pay for.

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: clinton on April 18, 2011, 04:38:41 pm

Try Restormate for a decent one that will last longer too..

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Jamie Lindsay on April 18, 2011, 05:11:40 pm

thanks for the advice... think am gna go with restormate... do you guys leave the machine in hallway/outside ?

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: steven Banks on April 18, 2011, 06:33:43 pm

I prefer to leave it outside for many reasons. But it's up to you at the end of the day.  It also depends on the spec of your machine too, But as your asking about 50ft hose i take it you must have 2 x 3 stage vac motors.

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: clinton on April 18, 2011, 07:13:58 pm

Same here to its a pesonla thing with the taking it in the hall or leaving it outside mate..

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 18, 2011, 07:36:28 pm

Be careful or Clinton will take you outside :o

Is it time for a curry Clinton?

Shaun

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Jamie Lindsay on April 18, 2011, 09:06:53 pm

haha not seen much talk about it on here... think its best in-case the waste tank burst or something

only 2 x 2stage vacs i think but will be ok i think

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Carpet Dawg on April 18, 2011, 09:44:19 pm

Main reason to leaving it outisde is for the indoor air quality.
A porty's exhuast blows out alot of crap. So its best be outside, but not always practial. i.e. not long enough hose length/machine doesn't preform well with such a long hose run, weather condtions, chavs hanging about outside, if your doing upholstery its not practical to go outside to turn off the machine constantly etc

Its rare that a waste tank or solution tank would start leaking on you but yes, the machine can leak from other places i.e. the pump and/or brass connectors inside the machine. Usually just a wee drip tho so no biggy.

Always best to put a thick towel or dust sheet under the machine and creating as much ventaltion as possible (open windea and doors with customer permistion) if using the machine indoors.

Tony

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 18, 2011, 10:05:50 pm

Tony has the post of reason!

If you can get the machine outside makes the house smell nicer!!

Shaun

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on April 19, 2011, 12:10:10 am

Try here http://shop.ebay.co.uk/accessoryplanet2010/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25 (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/accessoryplanet2010/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25) Goodyear solution hose and good spec vac hose. Used them many times.

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: clinton on April 19, 2011, 07:50:51 am

Shaun ;D

Yes its time soon for a curry i think too :)

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: Jamie Lindsay on April 19, 2011, 09:22:31 am

thanks for the replys... my main reason for leaving the machine outside is its less time consuming... retomate hose has been purchased

Title: Re: Cheapest place to get Hose ?
Post by: matthew martin on April 19, 2011, 09:20:00 pm

try www.davethehose.co.uk  the cheapest i have found and he is good to.