Clean It Up

UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Paul erithwc on September 29, 2014, 01:08:39 pm

Title: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: Paul erithwc on September 29, 2014, 01:08:39 pm

Is their a hose that is good for hot and cold use or are the hot hoses really stiff when used for cold water ?

What i want to do is use hot water for early morning commercial work and cold for regular resdential

Thanks Paul

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: DeLuce on September 29, 2014, 02:39:12 pm

I've got microbore, the Gardiner orange thermobore http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/thermobore-100m-reinforced-hose-6mm-id.html
It works fine for me as I have an immersion and a water heater so run cold, warm and hot (50*), mostly use my immersion so have coldish - warm water. This hose has been great, will cope with it all. Saying that, I previously had the yellow Gardiner stuff and that was OK it the warm to hot water too. But I think the thermobore will last a bit longer.

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: DeLuce on September 29, 2014, 02:41:35 pm

Also, it is flexible and supple in cold as well as hot mode. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the orange hose tends to be a bit more grippy than the yellow, although, I think this wears off through use.

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: Matt. on September 29, 2014, 02:46:49 pm

I use this hose for hot or cold all year round, I get it off these guys who I found on eBay a few year back.

Item number 151369395248

Never had any probs

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: dazmond on September 29, 2014, 03:43:24 pm

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1412001719_IMAG0245.jpg)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1412001753_IMAG0252.jpg)

this is what happened to my orange thermobore with hot water back in feb this year! ::)roll

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: Dave Willis on September 29, 2014, 05:22:34 pm

My thermobore was ok but went rock hard once the winter was over. Had to put a new reel of yellow on once the spring came.

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: dannymack on September 29, 2014, 05:24:55 pm

Daz there's working with hot water and working with hot hot hot water and we know you use to like working with hot hot hot with a puff of steam around ya lol !!!

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: Paul erithwc on September 29, 2014, 07:09:21 pm

What is gardiners red  thermo plus like with cold water does any one use this ???

Thanks Paul

Title: Re: What hot water hose is a good for both hot and cold
Post by: dannymack on September 30, 2014, 05:12:46 pm

Yea I bought the 8mm thermo but kept knocking my jets out  of the brush as I use hexagon 2 mm jets