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Title: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: dazmond on March 23, 2012, 06:21:53 am: ive been using aqua-daptor pole hose for a while now but it has a memory and its really starting to do my head in!!it kinks and twists all over the place!!the gardiners stuff i got with my slx looks too soft for using an aqua-daptor with.

any suggestions that work well for you?

best wishes to you all

dazmond
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on March 23, 2012, 06:40:08 am: tecbuk hose good price had mine for a while although when its really cold it is stiff.
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Smudger on March 23, 2012, 06:47:52 am: had the same Daz - the cold weather really screwed it up so i got out the older hose which has sat in the shed for 6 months and has been ok.

i thought i might put the hose in very hot water to see if it returns to nice straight stuff :-\

Darran
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 06:48:14 am: ive got 2 gardiner poles on the go 1 has the origional gardiners hose which kinks and twists like a mad thing and the other I changed over to Pure Freedon ribbed polehose which has the occassional twisting fit but only 5% of what the gardiners does.

After trying most hoses I dont think there is one that dont twist and kink to a certain extent.
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Dave Willis on March 23, 2012, 07:46:09 am: The latest Gardiners hose isn't bad but still gets a bit twisty after a few weeks. Always seems to twist to the right and needs twisting to the left once a day.
Never found the perfect hose yet, I personally can't use the Aquadapter stuff at all. Sureclean hose isn't bad either.
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Mike #1 on March 24, 2012, 07:24:37 am: Get back to using streamline lite-5 dazmond . After 3 1/2 yrs icant complain about it good in warm and cold weather durable it does kink and twist . I have a protecta ball at end of pole hose and it tends not to twist as much only have to un twist twice a day . Mike
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Smudger on March 24, 2012, 08:09:10 am: Quote from: M & M Window Cleaning on March 24, 2012, 07:24:37 am
Get back to using streamline lite-5 dazmond . After 3 1/2 yrs icant complain about it good in warm and cold weather durable it does kink and twist . I have a protecta ball at end of pole hose and it tends not to twist as much only have to un twist twice a day . Mike

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Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: dazmond on March 24, 2012, 08:20:25 am: i think ill try the streamline light 5 again.this used to be a nightmare with a pole tap and the annoying loop but it should be a lot better with an aqua-daptor! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: EandM on March 24, 2012, 09:04:24 am: Still on old Cleaning Spot microbore with little or very few twisting issues.
Try winding on tight and straight then bringing the reel indoors or preferably porch / conservatory where it gets very hot.
If the hose is heated when tightly coiled it should gain a new memory.
Title: Re: pole hose with no memory?
Post by: Nameless Drudge on March 24, 2012, 12:27:16 pm: I have the John Guest quick fit hose joiner thingy on my pole tap.

Its the 8 mm straight connector and Gardiners sell them.

If the hose gets too naughty then it takes seconds to get it back in line.I notice i often twist sections when raising or lowering and if i stopped that i`m sure it would never need fettling at all.As it is then maybe once every couple of days i need a re-jig.
And whilst i`m talking pole hose i will say that a well placed pole tap controlled by your thumb is the best set up going,even with a 25ft pole though at smaller lengths it becomes sublime.Keeps you in the habit of looking where your bloody going as well.