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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CF Facilities on September 17, 2016, 02:28:59 pm
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Has anyone ordered on line from their website yet?
I am trying to but it keeps asking me to specify an option but I can't seem to find what option and how to specify it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Has anyone ordered on line from their website yet?
I am trying to but it keeps asking me to specify an option but I can't seem to find what option and how to specify it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
There was a small hitch with the product page a couple of days ago, but this should be resolved now. You may need to refresh your cache on your browser before trying to order again :)
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Hi Alex
Thanks for the reply but still cannot order also have the same question raised when I try to order a smart clamp lever set.
I have tried on another device too.
I'll ring the office tomorrow if I have no joy later.
Regards
Colin
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Hi Alex
Thanks for the reply but still cannot order also have the same question raised when I try to order a smart clamp lever set.
I have tried on another device too.
I'll ring the office tomorrow if I have no joy later.
Regards
Colin
Very strange as these items have all been ordered by others over the weekend from the website.
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I got a univalve other week and find it a great bit of kit. Well impressed with it and is ideal when using trolley or backpack. I might give one of these a go also.
My only problem is trying to get my angle adaptor out. I swear it has welded itself inside the pole.
Obviously univalve is suited more for my carbon gooseneck. Both items will have their place in the toolbox.
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I've got both.
The univalve works with a swivel gooseneck , but it's snatchy at height and leaks from the bottom.
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
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I got a univalve other week and find it a great bit of kit. Well impressed with it and is ideal when using trolley or backpack. I might give one of these a go also.
My only problem is trying to get my angle adaptor out. I swear it has welded itself inside the pole.
Obviously univalve is suited more for my carbon gooseneck. Both items will have their place in the toolbox.
If you are having trouble getting an older angle adaptor out then one trick is to let it soak in cold water for a few hours.
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I've got both.
The univalve works with a swivel gooseneck , but it's snatchy at height and leaks from the bottom.
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
The Gooseneck Valve can be loosened in its operation by undoing the side Allen key grub screws slightly.
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I've just ordered one.
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I've got both....
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
My Gooseneck valve was too tight to operate properly. Before I sent it back I took it apart and found that the cylindrical inner part with the seals on it had an imperfection at the very top near the white valve surface that was interfering with the smooth operation of the unit. I trimmed it off carefully with a Stanley knife and reassembled the unit and it worked perfectly. So if you have a really tight one it might be worth a look. Mine worked flawlessly all day today and I used it with a Q-Loq swivel with no problems.
If you do take it apart, be careful not to lose the two small springs or the small ball bearings. When reassembling it if you have any silicon grease to hand put a little in the grooves that the bearings slide in. This should also help loosen it a bit.
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I've got both....
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
My Gooseneck valve was too tight to operate properly. Before I sent it back I took it apart and found that the cylindrical inner part with the seals on it had an imperfection at the very top near the white valve surface that was interfering with the smooth operation of the unit. I trimmed it off carefully with a Stanley knife and reassembled the unit and it worked perfectly. So if you have a really tight one it might be worth a look. Mine worked flawlessly all day today and I used it with a Q-Loq swivel with no problems.
If you do take it apart, be careful not to lose the two small springs or the small ball bearings. When reassembling it if you have any silicon grease to hand put a little in the grooves that the bearings slide in. This should also help loosen it a bit.
Thank you. Would love to see a picture of it with the swivel
Tony
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I've got both.
The univalve works with a swivel gooseneck , but it's snatchy at height and leaks from the bottom.
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
The Gooseneck Valve can be loosened in its operation by undoing the side Allen key grub screws slightly.
Thank you
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I've got both.
The univalve works with a swivel gooseneck , but it's snatchy at height and leaks from the bottom.
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
You need to check your connections, univalve shouldn't leak, neither of mine do but had to play about with fittings
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I've got both....
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
My Gooseneck valve was too tight to operate properly. Before I sent it back I took it apart and found that the cylindrical inner part with the seals on it had an imperfection at the very top near the white valve surface that was interfering with the smooth operation of the unit. I trimmed it off carefully with a Stanley knife and reassembled the unit and it worked perfectly. So if you have a really tight one it might be worth a look. Mine worked flawlessly all day today and I used it with a Q-Loq swivel with no problems.
If you do take it apart, be careful not to lose the two small springs or the small ball bearings. When reassembling it if you have any silicon grease to hand put a little in the grooves that the bearings slide in. This should also help loosen it a bit.
Thank you. Would love to see a picture of it with the swivel
Tony
I'll post a picture presently
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I've got both....
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
My Gooseneck valve was too tight to operate properly. Before I sent it back I took it apart and found that the cylindrical inner part with the seals on it had an imperfection at the very top near the white valve surface that was interfering with the smooth operation of the unit. I trimmed it off carefully with a Stanley knife and reassembled the unit and it worked perfectly. So if you have a really tight one it might be worth a look. Mine worked flawlessly all day today and I used it with a Q-Loq swivel with no problems.
If you do take it apart, be careful not to lose the two small springs or the small ball bearings. When reassembling it if you have any silicon grease to hand put a little in the grooves that the bearings slide in. This should also help loosen it a bit.
Oops! you just lost your warranty. ;D
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Here you go Tony. A couple of pics
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/milkman2912/gvalve_swivel_1.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/milkman2912/gvalve_swivel_2.jpg)
Had another successful day with it today. Even worked on a couple of awkward reaches over conny roofs.
I think the reason it works with the swivel is that the GValve and the swivel operate on different axis. It's working for me anyhow.
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what is the weight? Thanks
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Here you go Tony. A couple of pics
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/milkman2912/gvalve_swivel_1.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/milkman2912/gvalve_swivel_2.jpg)
Had another successful day with it today. Even worked on a couple of awkward reaches over conny roofs.
I think the reason it works with the swivel is that the GValve and the swivel operate on different axis. It's working for me anyhow.
Thank you fella, I'll have a play.
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what is the weight? Thanks
Regular Q-Loq Gooseneck angle adapter = 102g (no brush fitting)
Q-Loq Gooseneck valve angle adapter = 141g (no brush fitting)
Remember if you are using the regular one with a Univalve you would have to add the weight of the Univalve. There's not much between the two combinations weight wise. It certainly wasn't noticeable in use.
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what is the weight? Thanks
Regular Q-Loq Gooseneck angle adapter = 102g (no brush fitting)
Q-Loq Gooseneck valve angle adapter = 141g (no brush fitting)
Remember if you are using the regular one with a Univalve you would have to add the weight of the Univalve. There's not much between the two combinations weight wise. It certainly wasn't noticeable in use.
thanks mate
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what is the weight? Thanks
Official weights are:
Gooseneck Valve - 125g
Standard Angle Adapter - 97g
So a 28g difference in weight.
Not sure if M&C's weights were with hose?
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Hi Alex,
I weighed them on digital kitchen scales.
The regular gooseneck was the non swivel q-loq verision, the valve gooseneck was also the q-loq version but had the swivel attached so that probably accounts for the slightly bigger difference in weight between them. Neither had hoses attached
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Hi Alex,
I weighed them on digital kitchen scales.
The regular gooseneck was the non swivel q-loq verision, the valve gooseneck was also the q-loq version but had the swivel attached so that probably accounts for the slightly bigger difference in weight between them. Neither had hoses attached
The swivel will be the reason for the bigger gap in the weights.
I have worked with the Valve and a swivel fitted and it does work (as you have found) - just takes a good bit more thought.
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Hi Alex,
I weighed them on digital kitchen scales.
The regular gooseneck was the non swivel q-loq verision, the valve gooseneck was also the q-loq version but had the swivel attached so that probably accounts for the slightly bigger difference in weight between them. Neither had hoses attached
The swivel will be the reason for the bigger gap in the weights.
I have worked with the Valve and a swivel fitted and it does work (as you have found) - just takes a good bit more thought.
My work is entirely residential so virtually all first floor windows I clean have ledges. I find that by laying the brush on the ledge it becomes easy to turn on. Even where there are no ledges, it seems with the swivel, easier to turn on at the bottom of the window than at the top. In any case it hasn't slowed me down at all. So far I'm liking it a lot
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Would this be good if you rinse on the glass?
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Would this be good if you rinse on the glass?
I rinse on the glass whenever I can and I haven't found it a problem yet. Mind you I haven't been collecting yet. They'll probably all say, 'There was this really weird brush shape on my windows' ;D ;D
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Would this be good if you rinse on the glass?
I rinse on the glass whenever I can and I haven't found it a problem yet. Mind you I haven't been collecting yet. They'll probably all say, 'There was this really weird brush shape on my windows' ;D ;D
Lol , I'm really getting into this rinsing on at the minute- took the plunge and rinsed on , on every job this month . Shocking how much time and water is saved even though iv whacked my flow up to 55, what flow do you have yours on ?
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Would this be good if you rinse on the glass?
I rinse on the glass whenever I can and I haven't found it a problem yet. Mind you I haven't been collecting yet. They'll probably all say, 'There was this really weird brush shape on my windows' ;D ;D
Lol , I'm really getting into this rinsing on at the minute- took the plunge and rinsed on , on every job this month . Shocking how much time and water is saved even though iv whacked my flow up to 55, what flow do you have yours on ?
I'm currently using a 5l/min pump and have my flow rate set to between 40 and 60%. I'm currently using Gardiner's red fanjets but this flow rate was fine when I was using pencils as well
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That's awesome, wish I'd learnt slot sooner! Which brush do you use? I'm using the ultimate medium , took a few days to get use to it as if still find crumbs on the glass after I'd finished, so I had to go over the glass another time to get rid . Not even felt soreness on my joints this month
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I currently use two. The Ultimate Med/Soft and the Flocked. I like the more direct feel on the glass the shorter bristles give.
As for 'crumbs' left on the glass, in my experience I don't think that's so much the brush as the amount of dirt on there in the first place or possibly dirt picked up off the ledges. It's a pain but that's just part of the job. In fact that's what usually determines whether I rinse on the glass or off on any given job. I can normally only get rid of those crumbs by rinsing off the glass. So if they appear, I rinse off and if they don't I rinse on. It mostly becomes a problem when I wipe badly contaminated ledges with the brush this time of year. So I try not to to if I can help it. Most of this type of dirt seems to collect on downstairs ledges so I usually use a short blade to wipe them off followed by a microfibre which brings them up nice.
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I've got both....
Alex's valve will not work with the swivel and is a bit too stiff to operate, it may loosen with use.
As had been said they both have a place.
Tony
My Gooseneck valve was too tight to operate properly. Before I sent it back I took it apart and found that the cylindrical inner part with the seals on it had an imperfection at the very top near the white valve surface that was interfering with the smooth operation of the unit. I trimmed it off carefully with a Stanley knife and reassembled the unit and it worked perfectly. So if you have a really tight one it might be worth a look. Mine worked flawlessly all day today and I used it with a Q-Loq swivel with no problems.
how do you get to the seals?
If you do take it apart, be careful not to lose the two small springs or the small ball bearings. When reassembling it if you have any silicon grease to hand put a little in the grooves that the bearings slide in. This should also help loosen it a bit.
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how do you get to check the seals?
mine was working fine when I bought it.but now I cant stop the waterflow now after about 1 month
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how do you get to check the seals?
mine was working fine when I bought it.but now I cant stop the waterflow now after about 1 month
It sounds like one of the white valve discs inside has come out of its bed slightly. To check this, follow the video steps to take apart and then you can check to see if the white discs are correctly located.
https://youtu.be/RVW4eTnP1dc