Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clever Forum Name on February 13, 2016, 02:37:20 pm
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70M microbore plus 50M reinforced pole hose.
As some will know i have a floor roller system. So the van is locked up and the hose passes through the floor. The only annoying thing i have found is the connections passing through the rollers. Its rare (for me) they pop off but i have had nearly 2 years practice.
So with this new hose hitting the market....
Reinforced Flexible Pole Hose 5mm ID / 9mm OD - What's New - All Products Gardiner Pole Systems
http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/whats-new/reinforced-flexible-pole-hose-5mm-id-9mm-od.html
I decided to try the idea above. I hope it works but i have my doubts. There are pro's and con's for every scenario of hose setup but decided to give this one a go.
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I have been running 50m of mininbore, plus 40m of Aquadapter red pole hose for about 5 years now, with very few problems. I recently purchased the same Gardiner reinforced pole hose to try on my Xtreme 25. I've only tried it for a day but I am happy so far. I'll give it about a week and if it's still good then I shall replace the Aquadapter hose with about 40 to 50m of the new Gardiners reinforced hose.
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Just have to be carful with traffic etc. If I need to cross a road will make sure it's microbore.
Good to hear tho!
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Not strong enough if you want to yank it round corners I reckon.
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Not strong enough if you want to yank it round corners I reckon.
Never had a problem, with splitting or punctures. Even I'm surprised how good it works. I scrape it round brickwork and everything. Hopefully the Gardiners will be as tough.
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Keep us posted. Sounds an interesting idea.
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could this stuff be use on the whole reel as reel hose and pole hose as one, im currently using the 8mm gardiner hose with the all season foced inside it and joined together as part of my diy hoseless pole but if i could use this all the way along in 100 mtrs and its lighter to drag about over the 8mm reel hose and easier reeling it in with the powerup reel!
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Don't see why not TBH.
Way too early to make any form of conclusion.
I was on a new build today and I basically parked the van at 10.30am and moved it at 3pm
120Meters today length was pretty dam good TBH.
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so you rating it at moment pal, i was looking at my massive 8mm minibore today and thinking how nice it would be dragging hose round thats not much thicker than a pole hose and strong too without the stretchyness of the all season!!
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I need new hose , 6mm is linking too much .
The 8mm illuminous green hose looks and performs I've been told
Streamline / Purefreedom isn't it ?
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so you rating it at moment pal, i was looking at my massive 8mm minibore today and thinking how nice it would be dragging hose round thats not much thicker than a pole hose and strong too without the stretchyness of the all season!!
The jury is out to make a proper conclusion.
At the moment with my setup so far touch wood its working very very well.
As for dragging on corners etc, i think it would wear quickly. However only guess work.
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so you rating it at moment pal, i was looking at my massive 8mm minibore today and thinking how nice it would be dragging hose round thats not much thicker than a pole hose and strong too without the stretchyness of the all season!!
The jury is out to make a proper conclusion.
At the moment with my setup so far touch wood its working very very well.
As for dragging on corners etc, i think it would wear quickly. However only guess work.
If it lasts as well as the 40m of Aquadapter red pole hose i've been using for the last 5 years then it should be ok.
I shall be ordering some Gardiners pole hose next week and see how it compares.
As I mentioned earlier I'm already using it on my Xtreme 25 and already I like it a lot. It lays flat, has very little 'memory' and seems to behave itself.
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That's what I can't work out.
It's very cold and it's laying flat. No kinks and I stood on the hose and it stopped the flow.
It's very flexible as well. I think it's very soft hence the wear concern.
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That's what I can't work out.
It's very cold and it's laying flat. No kinks and I stood on the hose and it stopped the flow.
It's very flexible as well. I think it's very soft hence the wear concern.
I see what you are saying. It does seem too good to be true and I agree it seems very soft. I may get an off cut of the hose and do a little testing myself to see how strong it is.
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Is this the same stuff as Lite5 ?
Does it have a criss cross pattern under the yellow coating ?
If so then its not going to take much corner dragging , once it breaks through the yellow it goes to rat poop , well the lite 5 does anyhow , and on the joins it splits like no mans biz after a time .
Also , if it does have the criss cross bit you will find it holding the grit and pulling it up the inside of the pole , not too much of a problem for clx boys but a bit cringey for slx users .
I could be wrong though , it happens now and then ;D
Rich
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Apparently it's the same as Orange Xline hose which last ages ? Only what I heard.
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one sec . got some lite5 on backpack as extension .
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This is Lite5 , although it has downsides it is good and i will be getting the gardiner version without fail as the all season is fine as long as you are hot or in summer season ! , proper did my head in today (sorry Alex) !!
Rich
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It is pole hose though remember.
I personally won't be dragging it round corners.
Today it was so nice not to get connectors snagged. Where I needed to cross roads I laid out microbore.
I think this idea will only work for some mind.
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Looks similar/same
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Number 23 , i think what you have done is top , 120 m of the mixed hoses means you get 100 m reel length and enough for a 60 footer !
As you said , its only meant as pole hose and as that its got to be the best out there at the mo , as long as people wipe it down before they stow it then its all good , its not going to run well as primary reel hose but it is the perfect pole hose .
I know what you mean about when you stand on it , you look to the street for the plank that you think has parked on your hose , then you realise that its the plank stood on it , it can only promote good hose management in my eyes ;D ;D
Rich