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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Klean07 on February 12, 2012, 05:27:14 pm

Title: Delivery Hose
Post by: Klean07 on February 12, 2012, 05:27:14 pm: Wheres the best place to buy quality delivery hose for a submersable water pump? I had some of the green stuff untill today but frost has split it so its worthless now!!!
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 12, 2012, 05:29:06 pm: WWW.PARQUIP.CO.UK
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: Klean07 on February 12, 2012, 05:35:07 pm: Quote from: CLEANCARE WINDOW CLEANING on February 12, 2012, 05:29:06 pm
WWW.PARQUIP.CO.UK
http://www.parquip.co.uk/500046/index.html

Just tried them but they don't have anything to look at!
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 12, 2012, 05:43:52 pm: TRY THIS

http://www.parquip.co.uk/500046/255515.html
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Post by: Panorama on February 12, 2012, 05:51:52 pm: I use lay flat delivery hose, you can get it off eBay. To connect it to my sub pump I just used a zip tie. The only thing is it does stink I bit when you first get it , so I store it in a plastic bin in shed.
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 12, 2012, 05:57:13 pm: Quote from: Panorama on February 12, 2012, 05:51:52 pm
I use lay flat delivery hose, you can get it off eBay. To connect it to my sub pump I just used a zip tie. The only thing is it does stink I bit when you first get it , so I store it in a plastic bin in shed.

What do you do with the water thats left in the hose? do you keep the hose connected to sub pump and put that in shed too?
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Post by: paul saunders on February 12, 2012, 06:00:14 pm: Any good aquatics shop will sell what you need. ;)
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Post by: jaggy snake on February 12, 2012, 06:18:43 pm: I use a 1" tricoflex hose because it's flexible enough to roll up but superstrong. I got 3x 5m section that clip together means I can drain the water after transferring water so they don't get iced up and they don't go brittle like other transfer hoses
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: Panorama on February 12, 2012, 06:23:24 pm: When I've filled my tank in the van, I stop the pump and disconnect the hose ( it's connected to the plastic threaded elbow using a zip tie ) I then under run the hose and empty what's left into a 25 lt container
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 12, 2012, 06:34:33 pm: Quote from: Panorama on February 12, 2012, 06:23:24 pm
When I've filled my tank in the van, I stop the pump and disconnect the hose ( it's connected to the plastic threaded elbow using a zip tie ) I then under run the hose and empty what's left into a 25 lt container

cheers
Title: Re: Delivery Hose
Post by: Panorama on February 12, 2012, 06:44:53 pm: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=320605283231
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Post by: Klean07 on February 12, 2012, 11:11:28 pm: Whats a zip tie?
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on February 12, 2012, 11:29:33 pm: zip tie/cable tie
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Post by: Klean07 on February 12, 2012, 11:45:30 pm: Ok thanks mate.
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Post by: sunshine windows on February 13, 2012, 08:15:22 am: Got some from purefreedom recently. They've changed to a very soft rubber like hose and it's great. Mine sits near the garage door and the cold hasn't affected it one bit.