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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simonr on August 26, 2011, 08:10:31 pm

Title: fao alex gardiner
Post by: simonr on August 26, 2011, 08:10:31 pm

hi here, been using my new clx27 with the g fit-2 gneck & it keeps working loose its screws in tight enough but it feels loose after a coupe of windows it stays tight enough to do say 3 houses tops & middles but come the bottoms its pretty loose
any ideas for tomorrow please
sorry i couldn't ring the firm but didn't get home till 7.30

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on August 26, 2011, 08:35:26 pm

I'm no Alex Gardiner but I'll give you my 2 penneth in-case he's not online tonight & it seems you need it for tomorrow.

A good few wraps of PTFE tape should do the trick or if you don't have any of that- one or two wraps of electrical tape should do it.

What you describe is quite common, especially if both threads are metal/alloy.

Hope that helps. ;)

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on August 26, 2011, 08:37:37 pm

This is applied to the male thread of course (pole end)

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: simonr on August 26, 2011, 08:44:21 pm

yeh it does cheers mate i'd thought of ptf but since both pole & gneck are brand new i wasn't sure if it could be something else but if its quite common no probs , having said that,   i've earned more today than i've ever earned & its down to the new pole & sill brush, legend bit of kit !!    yeh pole end lol

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: Pope vader on August 26, 2011, 09:32:42 pm

try tighten it with a spanner/gripper i had to do this  and works ok

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: simonr on August 26, 2011, 09:48:53 pm

i wont bugger the thread up will i  if i use a gripper ?????

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 26, 2011, 09:58:27 pm

Quote from: kybl on August 26, 2011, 08:10:31 pm

hi here, been using my new clx27 with the g fit-2 gneck & it keeps working loose its screws in tight enough but it feels loose after a coupe of windows it stays tight enough to do say 3 houses tops & middles but come the bottoms its pretty loose
any ideas for tomorrow please
sorry i couldn't ring the firm but didn't get home till 7.30

As has been said, this can sometimes happen with metal on metal threads (such as screwing two brass plumbing fittings together).  I have personally found that a couple of wraps of insulating tape on the male thread will completely sort this issue out.  Once you have wrapped the male thread with tape, simply tighten them by hand as tight as you can.

Title: Re: fao alex gardiner
Post by: simonr on August 26, 2011, 10:10:49 pm

thanks a lot!!! still buzzing about how much work i got through today