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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: duncan h on September 17, 2015, 08:32:00 pm

Title: kinking hose
Post by: duncan h on September 17, 2015, 08:32:00 pm

Just got a new powerup hd reel :) it only takes 6mm hose.
I was reeling the hose on the reel and it must have kinked a dozen times. Does 6mm kink more or is it a bad hose.
I warmed end up in a cup of water and it went a lot softer than my 8mm hose. Is this because its thinner or crap hose

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Smudger on September 17, 2015, 08:37:44 pm

Depends where you brought it from,

New hose does tend to kink for the first couple of days then settles down, our 6mm hose is great

Darran

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Matt. on September 17, 2015, 08:42:08 pm

Again mate it depends on the place it's bought, I use the 8mm red hose from circuit hydralics, very really kinks and good quality hose

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Smudger on September 17, 2015, 09:11:33 pm

 ;)

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Matt. on September 17, 2015, 09:22:28 pm

How's things Darran, am en route to another one tomora 🚂💨

Did u have any luck with your local one

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: duncan h on September 18, 2015, 07:24:16 am

Quote from: Matty Logan on September 17, 2015, 08:42:08 pm

Again mate it depends on the place it's bought, I use the 8mm red hose from circuit hydralics, very really kinks and good quality hose

I got it from Circuit Hydraulics, but its 6mm not 8mm. My 8mm never kinks. Same stuff/Hi Viz. Only unrapped it and would it onto new reel, but it kinked loads of times

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: kempy on September 18, 2015, 07:26:33 am

I bet your power up reel is good .
A nice luxury to have

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: duncan h on September 18, 2015, 12:28:08 pm

Quote from: kempy on September 18, 2015, 07:26:33 am

I bet your power up reel is good .
A nice luxury to have

Waiting for parts to connect to water, but should save my arms.
LUXURY! a must. Cant see the point in making work harder than it is for the few hundred pound between windy reel and power reel

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Smurf on September 18, 2015, 12:38:44 pm

i've never had any of my minibore hose kink even using hot water running through it.
Sounds like microbore hose is a pile of poop if it does.

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: duncan h on September 18, 2015, 08:58:16 pm

Quote from: Smurf on September 18, 2015, 12:38:44 pm

i've never had any of my minibore hose kink even using hot water running through it.
Sounds like microbore hose is a pile of poop if it does.

It should firm up with winter water in it. I was shocked how soft it went after dipping it in boiled water. *mm goes a little softer. 6mm goes limp. It does way a lot less though

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Smurf on September 18, 2015, 09:54:38 pm

The wall thickness of the microbore hose is obviously a lot thinner then compared to minibore hose?

Title: Re: kinking hose
Post by: Smudger on September 18, 2015, 10:04:50 pm

Quote from: Smurf on September 18, 2015, 09:54:38 pm

The wall thickness of the microbore hose is obviously a lot thinner then compared to minibore hose?

Circuit hydraulics is the same wall thickness 6mm i/d 11mm o/d    8mm i/d 13mm o/d

As said ours doesn't kink ( and I've got 8 reels of the stuff on the go )

Darran