Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: charles911 on May 21, 2011, 09:40:07 am
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whats wrong with this???
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GARDEN-10-LITRE-KNAPSACK-SPRAYER-CHEMICAL-WEED-630070-/120683345343?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item1c1949b5bf
or am i narking up the wrong tree? :)
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Buy cheap buy twice. Invest wisely in a pump sprayer and with a little bit of regular maintenance, it will last....
Airofog do really good stainless steel ones....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STAINLESS-STEEL-10L-SPRAYER-CARPET-UPHOLSTERY-/200525714833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eb0439591#ht_1153wt_905
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Doesnt look a bad sprayer there colin..
Its the lance and seals that give way on the cheaper sprayers.
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Interestingly I have a hozelock garden sprayer that ive had for about ten years, it's used nearly every day and is still going strong, cost about £25 I think, I've only had to replace the flexible tubing once,
Regards
Steve
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I'd invest in a good quality one if you can afford it. It is interesting how for some, the cheap ones last ages and for others even good ones don't last long. I think how you use and abuse them is key.
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At that price you could buy 9 or 10 for the same price and chuck them when they go wrong.
My sprayer looks like that, cost me £12 at the local garden center, has no make on it and still going strong after 6-7 years
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I get the 2 litre ones from Wilco. £1.99 each
they last at least 6 months and then sling em
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My IK9 sprayer broke, so I bought a 5 litre sprayer from B&Q for £15. It turns out that my IK9 tubing has the exact same attachments as the B&Q sprayer, so I have the B&Q green bodied sprayer with my IK9 tubing and lance. The body of the cheaper one feels exactly like the IK9.
Great set up! :)
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The body of the cheaper one feels exactly like the IK9.
Great set up! :)
I think there's a very good reason for that Hydro. ;) Probably the only difference is the lance, the seals, and the colour.
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I did have an orion sprayer it lasted 4 months....
hence the cheapies now.
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My IK9 lasted 5 weeks!
>:(
Never again!
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I have two orion sprayers in Dale Winton orange. One broke after 6 months the other I've had for at least 3 years and is still going strong. :)
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must admit the stainless steel look really good. however, im just startin up and thought i could spend the money on porty' and other things. But.. would a cheap one off ebay say, do less of a good job?
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It's just a sprayer, you pump, it sprays. - end of story ;D
£179 or £17 Its not really a difficult choice is it ? ;)
Steve
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Same here with my ik9 never again and the price to replace the rubbish lances is expensive :D
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B&Q one's last forever. Used 3x a day for the last year and still going
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The b&q one comes with a a poor lance and needs a fan jet replacement. If you use splitter as your main chemical it will probably be fine.
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No one really said WHAT they are spraying through the lower priced units.
That may make a difference to the longevity of seals (or not)
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Joe I spray HD, Mpower and Fusion Clean through my £1.99 Wilko ones.
The orion that didn't last long only had M power going through it.
We do live in an area with heavy limescale though, hence the cheapo's
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I have 2 IK9 sprayers and not had a problem.
They only break if you throw them about.
The ones with with the new lance and
upholstery gun from Restormate are solid
bits of kit.
John
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I had one of the blue orion pump sprayers. very plastic, when I was pumping it up in a customers house, the small pressure gauge shot off and had to chuck it outside quick, could of been an expensive job, I now use a electric sprayer.
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No its not just a sprayer! We have had a Gloria Sprayer now for 20 years has lasted well still looks the biz but more importantly is the spraying power I seen other carpet cleaners spraying with half harted cheap sprayers. No I would not use a non professanal sprayer.
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Recently got one of these from solosprayers http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200308288077&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200308288077&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT) Really nice quality lance and upholstery gun but surprised at the low quality of the plastic jets as they spray unevenly heavy on edge of the fan pattern. Had some descent ones knocking around so switched and now perfect. At £76 delivered a good price.
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so the presure is important then! maybe i should invest in one good one.. and get some cheaper ones in. do you have some chemicals which you would keep to a sprayer of its own or types of chemical that dont mix well with others even if sprayer washed out?