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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on March 27, 2016, 10:55:45 pm

Title: How long is yours?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 27, 2016, 10:55:45 pm

Hose on your reel that is?

I'm sure most of us run 100m lengths because that is the max length microbore seems to come in and that seems to fit on many reels but do any of us run significantly longer or shorter and if so why?

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: M & C Window Cleaning on March 27, 2016, 11:51:30 pm

A friend of mine ran with a 200mtrs for a while. But I think he found it too much effort pulling all that hose out. His round is a lot like mine, difficult to find parking where you're not irritating people. Like me he's found his round is best worked with a trolley. He now uses a 60ltr diy trolley.

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 28, 2016, 01:09:05 am

130m of microbore on a large claber reel...
Could probably get close to 200m on it if reeled on properly.

The 130m is for a large care home.

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: rosskesava on March 28, 2016, 01:37:20 am

50m of microbore or is it minibore? 7mm or 8mm outer diameter. It's the very pliable reinforced hose made by Streamlline

If I can't do the job with that then I don't do it.

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: Smurf on March 28, 2016, 08:54:20 am

100m but have been known to join more than one hose reel together if need be on larger jobs.

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: Stoots on March 28, 2016, 10:05:07 am

I use 60m of microbore.

That's because my cheap 4lpm pump doesn't provide enough flow with 100m.

It's only not been enough on 2-3  occasions
When I just use the trolley instead

 

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: tlwcs on March 28, 2016, 12:30:55 pm

12" of mini bore and then 60m of blue exceed to the pole. Also anther 60m in 2 30m lengths to add on when needed
Tony

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 29, 2016, 08:56:55 am

What fittings do you use when adding in lengths? John Guest?

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: Matt. on March 29, 2016, 01:57:53 pm

I have a standard 100m on the reel, but recently ran 300m to some glass, to join hoses together I use an inline connector, all bits an bobs are from circuit hydralics inc hoses.

I haven't noticed a major change in pressure at the brush wen running far distances, just allow pressure to build up in hoses and then go as normal.

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: tlwcs on March 29, 2016, 04:57:05 pm

Quote from: Granville Gold on March 29, 2016, 08:56:55 am

What fittings do you use when adding in lengths? John Guest?

Rectus for me

Title: Re: How long is yours?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on March 29, 2016, 07:19:51 pm

100m microbore.
Just ordered a new one yesterday actually. £65!  :o

To be fair I've had the old one over 7 years. It was peeling pretty bad and I'd chopped so much off due to splits it was probably only 60m-odd  ;D