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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2012, 08:59:19 pm

Title: Pole hose repair
Post by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2012, 08:59:19 pm

Sprung a leak today :D

split in pole hose, just put some of the poxy resin  ;D on

will that hold guys anyone repaired hole in pole hose before? got none spare, will order.

Any tips.

soaked my trouser legs today as water squirted out of bottom of pole hose.

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on February 29, 2012, 09:01:48 pm

Cut the hose and use the inline repair plastic pieces....

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: traps7 on February 29, 2012, 09:04:11 pm

Pole hose is so cheap that you ought to have a good load of metres spare in your van at all times along with all the other spares you can afford.

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2012, 09:05:51 pm

what are they? sorry.
will get some, when order more pole hose.

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on February 29, 2012, 09:07:44 pm

They are little plastic inline repair pieces, can buy them online and b and q sell them if you need a quick fix...

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: paul saunders on February 29, 2012, 09:14:27 pm

Any good aquatics shop will have both hose and spares. :)

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on February 29, 2012, 09:15:01 pm

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=250785475523

This is them

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: lee_dewing on February 29, 2012, 09:16:35 pm

thanks GD and Paul ;)

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on February 29, 2012, 09:18:40 pm

Forgot about the aquatics shops, thats a good shout...

They dead handy to have in the van as an instant repair...

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 01, 2012, 06:47:39 pm

If you just need a temporary repair to get you through the rest of the day a few turns of insulating tape will do the trick.

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: lee_dewing on March 01, 2012, 08:01:47 pm

Thanks Ian have some ptfe tape, next time i spring a leak, will do a couple of turns topped of with some gaffer or electrical tape.

Will top up on the spares got quite a few, but not for that  ;D

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: d s windowcleaning on March 01, 2012, 10:38:59 pm

ijust have a spare hose with you ready to swap over .

Title: Re: Pole hose repair
Post by: lee_dewing on March 02, 2012, 07:32:35 pm

tried my idea no  good :(

Robbed pole hose off bigger pole today ;)

My gardiners delivery showed up today 50m pole hose £15 + my other goodies swivel resi neck with lever up down and scaper for brush.

I'l be ready next time ;D
like you d s