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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on May 01, 2013, 01:05:38 pm
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AD mark 3 XL s with new v2 gooseneck adaptors and QR adaptors
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for those that are interested i think these aqua-daptors are the best yet!!very light and seem sturdier and fit nice and snug with the goosenecks.
ive been using push fit pole taps for the last few months and i find them a pain.yes the pole end is slightly heavier but the ease of use for turning water on and off quickly with minimum faffing wins hands down!! ;D ;D
just cleaned my own windows and 3 of the neighbours with em.
got one each fitted to 22 SLX and 25 SLX respectively.
well done paul and his team for making them lighter and (hopefully)more durable. ;D ;D ;D ;D
regards
dazmond
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Gas style taps are great and durable strapped to a base section. I didn't get on with the push fit ones either. They were too flimsy for my way of working.
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Been toying with the idea of going bk to them myself but something keeps stopping me
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Been toying with the idea of going bk to them myself but something keeps stopping me
The price? :)
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wouldnt have a clue how these work... or how they fit... but looks good lol
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Been toying with the idea of going bk to them myself but something keeps stopping me
The price? :)
no the added weight seems to be stopping me but I'm talking from the old Mk2 days not tried these new aqua's yet
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Been toying with the idea of going bk to them myself but something keeps stopping me
The price? :)
no the added weight seems to be stopping me but I'm talking from the old Mk2 days not tried these new aqua's yet
I really don't understand why people worry about "the extra weight" it's only what an extra 160 grams!? I've got a pheonix 22 with an aquadapter latest one, and a pheonix 18 hybrid with an aquadapter latest one, and they are brill. The advantages out way the tiny extra weight by far. I'm 5 ft 4 and 9 stone and I find it easy to manage. Come on guys muscle up!!
Chez
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It's just the ease over deep connies and single stories where my concerns lay, I took mine off last year due to tennis elbow and was trying to rest my arm and never put on since lol.. For any other time of day yeah the aqua are fast and neat..
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Cheers for the review daz mate, i'm gonna get a mk 3 soon too ;)
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Dan. Do you operate the, by pulling the hose then? I use triggers on all my poles and these are double the price of triggers so they'd have to be easier than them to use
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how much water does it save you then roughly?
i am in two minds weather to buy one or not! not sure id like the extra lenth on a 25ft slx
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dazmond if you bought the lightweight screw thread adapters your aquadapters would be 30 grams even more lighter
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this sounds really stupid but is that valve the equivilant to this, but obviously on the microbore not hose.
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still the mess your clamps Daz, how can you work like that?
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hi scrimble i thought they d sent me the light screw thread adaptors!oh well!!
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I just got a one shot remote and am really impressed so far, it has a fair range even when not in eye shot of the van.
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hi scrimble i thought they d sent me the light screw thread adaptors!oh well!!
http://www.aqua-dapter.co.uk/accessories/lightweight-quick-release-pole-end-screw-adapter/
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thanks scrimble seems like i ordered the wrong ones!just ordered 2 of the lightweight ones!! ;) ;D ;D
cheers pal
dazmond
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I just got a one shot remote and am really impressed so far, it has a fair range even when not in eye shot of the van.
i thought it had to in line sight??
can you use it if say you were in the back of the house can you just point and aim
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I just got a one shot remote and am really impressed so far, it has a fair range even when not in eye shot of the van.
i thought it had to in line sight??
can you use it if say you were in the back of the house can you just point and aim
The one shot ultimate that gardiners sell is pretty good, can be around the back of a house, even round the back of a house a couple of doors down from your van
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I just got a one shot remote and am really impressed so far, it has a fair range even when not in eye shot of the van.
The thing i dont like with remote is you have a fob to hold, also batteries, and switching off between windows you lose water pressure as wait till pump builds up pressure again.
steve
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well first day back using the new mark 3XL AD and ive gotta say im impressed.it took about half the day to get used to the extra weight as id been using my poles with no aqua-daptors on at all for a few months.
nice smooth action and effortless to use generally.i didnt order the lightweight screw thread adaptors but ordered some now so they should reduce weight even more by about 30 grams when they arrive.
they fit much more snug on the end of my poles and dont come loose.the new v2 carbon gooseneck adaptors are great as well.effortless and easy to swap goosenecks/resi necks etc.nice piece of kit.
yes i agree they are expensive but my working day was a lot smoother today and i saved a bit of water.
all in all i think ive made a good choice!its better than keep bending down looking for pole tap or pinching the hose! ;) :) :)
regards
dazmond
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well first day back using the new mark 3XL AD and ive gotta say im impressed.it took about half the day to get used to the extra weight as id been using my poles with no aqua-daptors on at all for a few months.
nice smooth action and effortless to use generally.i didnt order the lightweight screw thread adaptors but ordered some now so they should reduce weight even more by about 30 grams when they arrive.
they fit much more snug on the end of my poles and dont come loose.the new v2 carbon gooseneck adaptors are great as well.effortless and easy to swap goosenecks/resi necks etc.nice piece of kit.
yes i agree they are expensive but my working day was a lot smoother today and i saved a bit of water.
all in all i think ive made a good choice!its better than keep bending down looking for pole tap or pinching the hose! ;) :) :)
regards
dazmond
when you turn the flow off between windows do you get water pressure build up then an extra surge of water when you turn the flow again mate??
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yep i do avo always have!doesnt everyone that uses a pole system?or maybe the calibration isnt right?im not sure? ??? ???
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I've only really noticed this since van mount.. Never had this on the old trolley..
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i get a little flow wen i turn tap on and then it backs off the pump starts pumping.. its not a burst of water tho its the same flow as if it would be when ruining continually