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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: combat1 on June 09, 2012, 07:52:09 am

Title: Kinking the hose
Post by: combat1 on June 09, 2012, 07:52:09 am

Hio Guys, lovely day today, typical!
I am looking to use a hose reel, with microbore hose from my backpack in the estate car.
I was once told on a course, kink the hose to stop the water flow.
Is it going to work, kinking the main hose until I reach the windows and afterwards until return to vehicle or will it kinack the backpack pump?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Kinking the hose
Post by: britishwill on June 09, 2012, 08:07:12 am

The pump should cut out once the pressure has built up so do not worry about that. If you do not want to kink the hose you could always fit a micro bore stop tap

Title: Re: Kinking the hose
Post by: keyser soze on June 09, 2012, 02:52:27 pm

i used to kink the hose .. a tap is much much better

Title: Re: Kinking the hose
Post by: Window Washers on June 09, 2012, 02:58:43 pm

we have a tap on the backpack hose to turn water on/off you just need to retro fit it.

It stops the flow of water and the pump cuts on and off, have used it like this for a few years without problem.

Kinking the hose is just as good till you get it in the car/van and you have forgotten to turn it off and water everywhere tap is cheap about a tenner all in.