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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Panorama on September 02, 2011, 07:18:01 pm

Title: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 02, 2011, 07:18:01 pm
I've been looking at purchasing the esr16 to overcome a mine field of dog crap on a customers house. Anybody bought one recently, and if so ,how would you rate it?
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: richard jagger on September 02, 2011, 10:29:03 pm
I have had mine for 2.5 years very happy. But the wiring is a but flimsy I have change the wiring to improve reliably and fitted a new larger battery. All the chargers are not up to much so replaced with a larger smart charger. I would still buy the same if I were to buy one now.
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 02, 2011, 10:43:40 pm
Thanks for that,
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 06:46:49 pm
we bought one around a year ago and its much improved compared to the previous post problems.

its the same crop sprayer as the v2 wcw one but a little cheaper i think.

good charger, last around 10 hrs on a charge
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 07:20:00 pm
Do you get any hose with it?
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 07:27:39 pm
Do you get any hose with it?

no hose mate.

about half a metre on it with a rubbish connection.

its very very very easy to sort tho - cut the end connection off on the hose, them fit a pole tap (i used gardiners pole tap) then a standard microbore hose tail fitting (again i used gardiners)

stuck a protecta ball on it aswell (again gardiners)

then just cut off 10 m or so off your main hose. sorted!

i used the tap on it mainly so when it was in the van it wouldnt leak any water etc ...
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 07:43:23 pm
Just had a look at the website, you can chose your fitting , rectus21 for me  :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 07:46:03 pm
Just had a look at the website, you can chose your fitting , rectus21 for me  :)

yeah i know that mate - but its good a rubbish connection just before that.

so just cut it off and put the rectus back on.

end of the day its just a crop sprayer which john sticks a rectus connection on.

you will see what i mean when it comes through - not an issue at all tho.
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 07:48:42 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 07:53:35 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o

cant you just dump the sh@t work?

pardon the puns  ::)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 07:53:50 pm
We have these for doing demonstrations.  We also have the WCW one.  Both similar, and have stood up to a lot of use so far.

yeah i know that mate - but its good a rubbish connection just before that.

so just cut it off and put the rectus back on.

Yes, the tap it comes with is not that great, so we'll be doing that (removing and adding Rectus 21) with ours.

Do you get any hose with it?

That's an idea, how much hose do you think would be useful to have "bundled" with a backpack when buying?

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 07:58:10 pm
how come you get away with a round about way of promoting yourselves all the time?

no offence intended.

hose wise - need enough to go along the length of a house (back or front length) but not too much to carry (hope that makes sense)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 08:02:47 pm
I only posted because we're using this backpack and have found it to be good.  I'll edit the above to improve it if that's the way you feel. [Done - hope that's better]

As we're looking at carrying stock of it, and with Panorama's question about the hose I thought it would be good to get some feedback on whether including a hose option with it would be popular.

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 08:03:54 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o

cant you just dump the sh@t work?

pardon the puns  ::)






Don't want to because she got me the other 3 customers next to her. The reason I want the backpack is because it will save me a good 10 mins on the job. Alex, I use an aqua dapter with my clx so the hose you provided me with with suffice, just need a short length from backpack to rectus fitting  :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 08:07:47 pm
Who's Alex?

I think Wc Solutions mentioned that there's hose from the back-pack to the rectus.  I have the back-pack here at the moment, I'll go and take a photo and upload for you to see shortly.

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 08:10:04 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o

cant you just dump the sh@t work?

pardon the puns  ::)

also handy for very cold winter mornings aswell mate, get a few 25 ltr drums,  so if the tanks frozen or pump is then you can still work in the early cold/frozen mornings.

can keep the drums in the house over night etc ...





Don't want to because she got me the other 3 customers next to her. The reason I want the backpack is because it will save me a good 10 mins on the job. Alex, I use an aqua dapter with my clx so the hose you provided me with with suffice, just need a short length from backpack to rectus fitting  :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 08:18:03 pm
Who's Alex?

I think Wc Solutions mentioned that there's hose from the back-pack to the rectus.  I have the back-pack here at the moment, I'll go and take a photo and upload for you to see shortly.

Paul







Err I mean Paul  :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: elite mike on September 03, 2011, 08:22:43 pm
just by one panorama , great value

not had a problem with mine ,i use mine with silicone hose ,no need for a trigger just pich hose. simples  ;)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 08:35:39 pm
Here you go:

(http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/product_images/backpack-with-hose.jpg)

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: elite mike on September 03, 2011, 08:39:10 pm
hi paul

can you tell me why you have that connector in the middle ?
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 08:40:57 pm
i cut the hose before the black handle with tap bit on, then added a flow tap from gardiners then rectus fitting.
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 08:43:07 pm
hi paul

can you tell me why you have that connector in the middle ?

looks like that how he has added his on hose to the current hose provided with the bp
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 08:47:01 pm
That's great Paul thanks for the pic. Looking at it I would cut the hose before the black handle and fit a rectus 21, then I can simple connect my aqua dapter hose with rectus fitting into that .  :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 08:48:30 pm
That's great Paul thanks for the pic. Looking at it I would cut the hose before the black handle and fit a rectus 21, then I can simple connect my aqua dapter hose with rectus fitting into that .  :)

see sorted mate!

i paid £120 from johns site - think its gone up now tho
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 08:52:43 pm
Big thanks to wc solutions and Paul from aqua dapter
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 08:53:59 pm
Hi Mike,

can you tell me why you have that connector in the middle ?
It's not necessary, you could just have the hose-tail barb in the end of the pole hose.

It's a push-fit stop valve (one on each end of the pole hose) so when you pack away the pole hose can be disconnected both ends and the water stays in it.  Less water on the floor and no lag when reconnecting.  I put the small section (rectus to push-fit) in the lid of the backpack.

i cut the hose before the black handle with tap bit on

Yes, that's what I'm going to do with this one, just haven't got round to it yet!  The tap's quite heavy/cumbersome and there are more connections to leak.

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 08:54:50 pm
Big thanks to wc solutions and Paul from aqua dapter

get some cheap protecta balls so when you are dragging the bp around the rectus connection is off the floor helps
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 08:56:56 pm
i paid £120 from johns site - think its gone up now tho
Not much, there is carriage to add though.

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:01:28 pm
I don't tend to bother with protector balls, I just wrap electricians tape around the hose in a rugby ball shape,
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: R W C™ on September 03, 2011, 09:02:33 pm
Are they the same as wcw orange one as I used one Friday and it was really good so looking at getting one myself.
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:06:20 pm
Is the 3:1 lts flow rate the highest setting ?
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:09:15 pm
Paul any chance you could send me your email, my address is in my profile
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 09:09:52 pm
flow 1 to 5 speed.

on reg cleans we use speed 1 and have never used higher than speed 2
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 09:10:37 pm
Paul any chance you could send me your email, my address is in my profile
Yours is hidden, but you can get me at sales@aqua-dapter.co.uk

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:13:44 pm
Ok Paul will send you email tomorrow :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Wc Solutions on September 03, 2011, 09:14:28 pm
Are they the same as wcw orange one as I used one Friday and it was really good so looking at getting one myself.

id say yes mate - the supplier in honk kong or what ever sometimes sends it in different colours.

is this orange one a bit more see through than the blue on in the pic??

thats the only con about this bp - cant always see the water level well
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: R W C™ on September 03, 2011, 09:21:08 pm
Yes you can see the water level on the orange one,
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: LHill on September 03, 2011, 09:28:11 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o

cant you just dump the sh@t work?

pardon the puns  ::)






Don't want to because she got me the other 3 customers next to her. The reason I want the backpack is because it will save me a good 10 mins on the job. Alex, I use an aqua dapter with my clx so the hose you provided me with with suffice, just need a short length from backpack to rectus fitting  :)

You'll spend a good ten minutes filling it up.. I have one too.. takes awhile to fill.. but they're handy.
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:30:30 pm
No I'll fill it before I set off to work
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 09:39:04 pm
Paul , have you adaptered the backpack so I can simply plug in my aqua dapter hose and away I go ;D
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Aqua-dapter on September 03, 2011, 10:01:03 pm
Paul , have you adaptered the backpack so I can simply plug in my aqua dapter hose and away I go ;D
Yes, that's what we're planning.  No tap, just a female rectus 21 fitting.

Signing off now.  I'll be out much of the day tomorrow, but will check for your email.

Paul
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 03, 2011, 10:02:18 pm
Ok :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: Panorama on September 04, 2011, 08:24:18 pm
You got mail paul :)
Title: Re: John Hewitt esr16
Post by: R W C™ on September 04, 2011, 09:08:24 pm
Ok thanks, going to order one Monday, dog crap heaven is due this week :o

cant you just dump the sh@t work?

pardon the puns  ::)






Don't want to because she got me the other 3 customers next to her. The reason I want the backpack is because it will save me a good 10 mins on the job. Alex, I use an aqua dapter with my clx so the hose you provided me with with suffice, just need a short length from backpack to rectus fitting  :)

You'll spend a good ten minutes filling it up.. I have one too.. takes awhile to fill.. but they're handy.

Carry a 25ltr drum on the days you know youll use it...