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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: H MAN on March 06, 2015, 09:41:18 pm

Title: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 06, 2015, 09:41:18 pm: Here you have a way of bending PVC / Conduit quick and simply.
All you have to have is a heat gun and a spring.
This is all done in real time!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKssOvO3nJs

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/11041894_10206365050993543_6426320529158356764_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: JSMC on March 07, 2015, 04:55:17 am: All very good but that is thicker than the gooseneck.
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 07, 2015, 07:35:30 am: Quote from: JSMC on March 07, 2015, 04:55:17 am
All very good but that is thicker than the gooseneck.
It depends how you want to connect to your pole.
If you have a QL on tip of pole.
Then you use QL female connection.
And if you have it so slides into the end of the pole.
Put a 8 inch smaller conduit into the gooseneck so to be able to insert into pole.
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 07:50:58 am: Why ???
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 07, 2015, 08:11:01 am: Quote from: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 07:50:58 am
Why ???

Why not ???
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 08:25:04 am: Because ready made goosenecks are already out there ???

Why not invent something new?
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 07, 2015, 09:12:21 am: Quote from: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 08:25:04 am
Because ready made goosenecks are already out there ???

Why not invent something new?
Yes know there out there Dave.
The 10 inch Gardiner in the picture works well.
However this was not about inventing a different gooseneck.
It was to make something that works just a well.
But at a fraction of the cost. ;)
If you are not into DIY things then it is better to then buy one. :)
But suppose each to his/her own. :)
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: oldman on March 08, 2015, 08:12:20 am: Quote from: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 07:50:58 am
Why ???

...because they're a fraction of the cost and do the same thing ::)roll.
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 08, 2015, 08:25:15 am: [/quote]

...because they're a fraction of the cost and do the same thing ::)roll.
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Yes correct :)
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: Tom White on March 08, 2015, 09:18:19 am: Quote from: oldman on March 08, 2015, 08:12:20 am
Quote from: Dave Willis on March 07, 2015, 07:50:58 am
Why ???

...because they're a fraction of the cost and do the same thing ::)roll.

What's wrong with that? Some folk enjoy doing it too. I know I felt like I got one up on the Universe when I learnt how easy it is to DIY a flow controller that is more reliable than the previous off-the-shelf ones I purchased.
Title: Re: Bending PVC/ Conduit DIY Gooseneck
Post by: H MAN on March 08, 2015, 10:40:37 am: What's wrong with that? Some folk enjoy doing it too. I know I felt like I got one up on the Universe when I learnt how easy it is to DIY a flow controller that is more reliable than the previous off-the-shelf ones I purchased.
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Right on Tosh!!
You have worked out a way of DIY controller that works for you and because of that you have a reliable controller.
Although when it comes to what you done know squat about those type of things.
However you learnt how it was done.
Same here what we make out of PVC conduit had to learn how to do it as well.
In relation to the gooseneck material wise it only cost less then a dollar or you could use a scrap piece .
And 15 minutes to make.
Same goes for the Quick- lock Extender that is on another thread.
However there are the people that like doing these type of things.
And the ones just as so buy them.