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Title: Best way to empty your hose?
Post by: Scott Dean on March 24, 2012, 08:53:09 am: Hey guys wanna totally empty my microbore hose of water just wondering if any one has any tricks??
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Post by: d s windowcleaning on March 24, 2012, 08:56:41 am: use a airline if youve got one .
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Post by: EandM on March 24, 2012, 08:59:48 am: We take ours off the reel, and as I live on a hill and have a long track, remove one of the fittings and use gravity.
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Post by: gto on March 24, 2012, 09:08:06 am: i have a spare connector with a hose tail that fits into my footpump, and use that to pump out my hose reel when i think it may freeze.
Title: Re: Best way to empty your hose?
Post by: Scott Dean on March 24, 2012, 09:09:13 am: Quote from: d s windowcleaning on March 24, 2012, 08:56:41 am
use a airline if youve got one .

Unfortunately I don't but would a petrol station tyre pump work?
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Post by: Flash.. on March 24, 2012, 10:02:34 am: Best subject title for a long time, made me and my schoolboy humour chuckle ;D
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Post by: Scott Dean on March 24, 2012, 10:29:23 am: Quote from: Ucky on March 24, 2012, 10:02:34 am
Best subject title for a long time, made me and my schoolboy humour chuckle ;D

After I'd posted I did wonder how long, my mind clearly has a companion in the gutter ;) haha
Title: Re: Best way to empty your hose?
Post by: d s windowcleaning on March 24, 2012, 02:25:58 pm: Quote from: Scott Dean on March 24, 2012, 09:09:13 am
Quote from: d s windowcleaning on March 24, 2012, 08:56:41 am
use a airline if youve got one .

Unfortunately I don't but would a petrol station tyre pump work?
yeah it should do
Title: Re: Best way to empty your hose?
Post by: Londoner on March 25, 2012, 10:29:51 am: Just find a hill as said before.
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Post by: richardlingard on March 26, 2012, 07:57:41 am: maybee im missingsomething here, but could you not just discconect the pump from the tank and then turn the pump on to force all of the water out of the brush head until no more water comes out ?
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Post by: bobplum on March 26, 2012, 08:34:31 am: Quote from: Ucky on March 24, 2012, 10:02:34 am
Best subject title for a long time, made me and my schoolboy humour chuckle ;D

i instantly thought of one of my custys ;D
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Post by: LBWCS on March 26, 2012, 09:25:53 am: Quote from: richardlingard on March 26, 2012, 07:57:41 am
maybee im missingsomething here, but could you not just discconect the pump from the tank and then turn the pump on to force all of the water out of the brush head until no more water comes out ?
you would think that would work but in winter it always leaves some water in there. Not a great way to drain
Title: Re: Best way to empty your hose?
Post by: Scott Dean on March 26, 2012, 05:17:39 pm: Exactly what I was finding with the winter freeze, I've sold the reel and hose on fleabay so ideally need to drain the water to make it lighter...
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Post by: sunshine windows on March 26, 2012, 09:39:35 pm: Try putting your mouth round it and give it a good sucking. Normally does the trick for me ;D