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Title: Pole tap
Post by: poole bay on March 20, 2012, 09:04:54 pm

any one no the website where the tap is on the pole where to buy 1 from ..

Title: Re: pole tap
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 20, 2012, 09:14:17 pm

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Flow_Control_Valves.html

there you go.

Title: Re: pole tap
Post by: andyM on March 21, 2012, 06:46:11 am

I bought 2 last week from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WFP-Water-fed-pole-stop-tap-window-cleaning-8mm-/320854710045?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item4ab46e571d

And received them in the post next day.

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: richardlingard on March 22, 2012, 06:11:16 pm

i have used and used and used bloody pole taps, every kind every which way, on the pole off the pole on the ground on my belt etc etc etc, in my very honest opinion buy an aquadapter !!! you will love it and i dont even have the mk3 (YET) im going to be writing a review on it quite soon so check it out at the window cleaning magazine hopefully next month (great publication by the way) but seriously if your thinking (they are expensive) i bet after a week of owning one you will think differently

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: Halfadaylee on March 22, 2012, 06:20:15 pm

Quote from: richardlingard on March 22, 2012, 06:11:16 pm

i have used and used and used bloody pole taps, every kind every which way, on the pole off the pole on the ground on my belt etc etc etc, in my very honest opinion buy an aquadapter !!! you will love it and i dont even have the mk3 (YET) im going to be writing a review on it quite soon so check it out at the window cleaning magazine hopefully next month (great publication by the way) but seriously if your thinking (they are expensive) i bet after a week of owning one you will think differently

Rich,
How/what do you use to connect your pole hose to your micro or mini hose?
I use a tap on my belt but got the mark 3 A/Q but then the hose fitting dragged and gor caught on everything. It drove me mad so I'm back to the tap on my belt
Art

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: richardlingard on March 22, 2012, 06:26:50 pm

im afraid to say there isnt really a good way to stop dragging stuff however, i use the rectus 26 connections which i find to be harder wearing and when im pulling the hose to the furthest window i do it with the connecter in my hand, or you could try hose balls for the pole hose and a tennis ball tyle thing for the main hose, but you will alway be replacing connectors, ive started only using jubali clips for everything now even pole hose because the others are a night mare to take off

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: SB Cleaning on March 22, 2012, 06:55:23 pm

Quote from: richardlingard on March 22, 2012, 06:11:16 pm

i have used and used and used bloody pole taps, every kind every which way, on the pole off the pole on the ground on my belt etc etc etc, in my very honest opinion buy an aquadapter !!! you will love it and i dont even have the mk3 (YET) im going to be writing a review on it quite soon so check it out at the window cleaning magazine hopefully next month (great publication by the way) but seriously if your thinking (they are expensive) i bet after a week of owning one you will think differently

+1

I have the mk3 and wouldn't be without it ;)

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: paulben on March 22, 2012, 07:48:56 pm

I use a tap from 5 litre hand sprayer if it breaks just nip down to local DIY shop and away you go

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: Erithwc on March 22, 2012, 07:52:23 pm

Had a tap and hated it now i use a aqua-dapter best thing i have done apart from buying a slx  ;D
have a look if you decide to get one use the code paulerith for a discount  ;)

http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/ (http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/)

Regards Paul

Title: Re: Pole tap
Post by: Mike #1 on March 22, 2012, 08:12:13 pm

I use foam practice golf balls from tesco as protecta balls so nothing gets snaged when dragging hose. Mike