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Title: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on November 30, 2011, 09:04:47 pm
As usual came home plugged me water in, went in the house,
Opened a beer put me feet up.. Great

Finish beers goes the shop for bread, when I opened the door to my complete horror
There water flowing out of the back doors of my van ???
Runs in the house turn the water of and ran back to the van
When I opened the doors the hose had come of and was just filling my van up!!! :'(

I look in the front of my van and there is water out if both doors foot wells are full and I mean full! 10-12 inches....

And do you no whe worst part???


2600 newly printed leaflets in passenger foot well  :'( :o :'( :'( :'( :'(


And hour and a half spent mopping out

Gutted
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on November 30, 2011, 09:10:11 pm
mate that is gutting sorry to hear that.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: Dave Willis on November 30, 2011, 09:12:39 pm
That'll smell lovely next week  ;D
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: Frankybadboy on November 30, 2011, 09:24:02 pm
cant stop wetting me self with laugther ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on November 30, 2011, 09:25:45 pm
Ah man! You not wrong!
The main problem I've got is there's loads still under the floor!
When I stand in the foot well it like a sponge with all the water under the floor :'(
My nice new van as well
Why didn't it happen in my old banger????

Gutted.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: AS Window Cleaning on November 30, 2011, 09:29:49 pm
nasty. you got plastic liners in footwells?  I had similar, except I over judged water pressure at a friends, and tank overflowed. sucked it all out of footwells no problem with carpet shampooer, but took weeks for it to dry under plastic lining. and that was in summer!

even with humidifier couldn't get it dry. should have done a Clarkson and shot a hole though the footwell! or a 6 inch nail :o
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on November 30, 2011, 09:37:52 pm
Yes as plastic liner in foot well
My Poor poor connect  :'(
I'll have to take it all out or drill some holes
Havnt got a shot gun any more. I lent it to a godie fella called raoul
And havnt seen him since
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on November 30, 2011, 09:47:53 pm
Ah man! You not wrong!
The main problem I've got is there's loads still under the floor!
When I stand in the foot well it like a sponge with all the water under the floor :'(
My nice new van as well
Why didn't it happen in my old banger????

Gutted.

have you got a gutter vac? if so get in there and suck it out.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on November 30, 2011, 10:01:15 pm
Gutter vac at me lock
1st thing I thought of would of been 5 min job




Can any one recommend any top notch connectors????

This will not happen again ...
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: LHill on November 30, 2011, 10:05:28 pm
geka connections are meant to be good.. i'm just waiting to get some.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on November 30, 2011, 10:08:42 pm
Were did you order the from please lhill?
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: Lee Pryor on December 01, 2011, 09:20:40 am
we have changed over to claber connectors. they are the best I have ever used, no drips or poping off at all.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: sparkleglass on December 01, 2011, 11:23:02 am
at least your floor is clean now mate... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: mike roberts on December 01, 2011, 12:44:22 pm
sorry to hear that nightmare esp this time of year... I need to change way we fill up are tanks as have had same prob in the past kangoo foot wells were 6" deep once! Sound proofing takes an age to dry...

best way i have seen is to have fixed con at tank end pipe thro floor connect up outside under van ... maybe i will sort it out over winter  ;D
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: LHill on December 01, 2011, 02:12:33 pm
http://www.easywatering.co.uk/acatalog/Geka.html
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: Roy Harding on December 01, 2011, 04:59:52 pm
nasty. you got plastic liners in footwells?  I had similar, except I over judged water pressure at a friends, and tank overflowed. sucked it all out of footwells no problem with carpet shampooer, but took weeks for it to dry under plastic lining. and that was in summer!

even with humidifier couldn't get it dry. should have done a Clarkson and shot a hole though the footwell! or a 6 inch nail :o

Yeh but yours was because of incontinence  ;D

Lemony

And what ever you say its utter rubish.

Roy 8)

 
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 01, 2011, 05:27:06 pm
I feel for you Colin - done it a few times myself!
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Post by: traps7 on December 01, 2011, 08:45:35 pm
sorry to hear that nightmare esp this time of year... I need to change way we fill up are tanks as have had same prob in the past kangoo foot wells were 6" deep once! Sound proofing takes an age to dry...

best way i have seen is to have fixed con at tank end pipe thro floor connect up outside under van ... maybe i will sort it out over winter  ;D

I think you've nailed it Mike.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on December 01, 2011, 08:54:36 pm
sorry to hear that nightmare esp this time of year... I need to change way we fill up are tanks as have had same prob in the past kangoo foot wells were 6" deep once! Sound proofing takes an age to dry...

best way i have seen is to have fixed con at tank end pipe thro floor connect up outside under van ... maybe i will sort it out over winter  ;D



It is like that it popped of before my merlin
I think you've nailed it Mike.
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on December 01, 2011, 08:57:39 pm
Thanks for sympathy and reply gents
Still feeling sorry for my self (and my van)
Water sloshing round all day! Mopped out every time I stopped

Think it's timeto invest in some top notch connectors
Thank you for the links gents :0)
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on December 01, 2011, 09:11:23 pm
Schoolboy error Colin! ;D

One reason why you should always fit a water-stop connector on the fill hose! ;)
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: colin purewater on December 01, 2011, 10:03:42 pm
No one likes a smart arse  :P
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: SPE on December 02, 2011, 07:37:08 am
Schoolboy error Colin! ;D

One reason why you should always fit a water-stop connector on the fill hose! ;)
and why I fitted a connecter to fill my tank externally under my rear bumper
Title: Re: I hate hose lock
Post by: dazmond on December 02, 2011, 07:58:46 am
Motto.......never fill up when boozing! ;D ;D