Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: robbo333 on August 29, 2017, 09:43:20 am
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Mine stopped working this morning, how do you take them apart?
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I don't think you can mine is playing up some times it works ok then other times it only lets a slow flow out very strange I may do an investigation on mine at some point.
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I've not taken one apart so can't be sure, but some time ago I'm sure I saw a vid or someone described taking one apart. The cap that secures the moving part of the valve I think fits like a bayonet light bulb fitting. It twists and locks. I believe removal is reverse of fitting. As I say I've never needed to try it. I'm sure I will some day. If you figure it out let us know.
Have you tried lowering your water pressure. I discovered mine won't work at 115 psi. They shut off but won't reopen. Turn the pressure down to 100psi or less and they're fine.
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Steve once put a video up of taking it apart to change the washer in it. unfortunately he took the video down.
I'm guessing that it meant all you needed to replace was a washer, but now when they stop working we have to buy a whole new unit.
From what I remember there's a little indentation on the side of the univalve, which he pushed in, and this then let the bottom piece pull out completely, revealing the washer. (I think)
I've got a broken univalve in my garage that I keep meaning to look at. Once you've got it apart, it's just a case of finding the washer size, bobs your uncle.
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Cheers guys, I might pull it apart. Even if I just keep it as a spare.
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I took mine apart , put some lithium grease on the o ring and put back together again , was like new again , might even pay to put it in hot water for a while , maybe get the shape back in it .
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Dont tell a soul !!
I took mine apart , put some lithium grease on the o ring and put back together again , was like new again , might even pay to put it in hot water for a while , maybe get the shape back in it .
https://youtu.be/X5t4MJqP4y4
Thank you!!!
Maintenance on them will be alot easier now.
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Cheers guys. I took mine apart, put some lithium grease on the O ring, put it back together and now it doesn't work at all ;D
I tried twice!
I must be crap! Just doesn't turn off.
Oh well best order another one. ;D
So i've been working for the last few days with a standard on/off tap which is a bit of a nightmare in terms of speed. However my shoulders have preferred it. Rather than leaning back to pull a hose! Funny how things happen.
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Cheers guys. I took mine apart, put some lithium grease on the O ring, put it back together and now it doesn't work at all ;D
I tried twice!
I must be crap! Just doesn't turn off.
Oh well best order another one. ;D
So i've been working for the last few days with a standard on/off tap which is a bit of a nightmare in terms of speed. However my shoulders have preferred it. Rather than leaning back to pull a hose! Funny how things happen.
It works on the same principle as a Parker Jotter pen does. The mechanism should turn/rotate easily when apart. Sounds like something is jammed inside the mechanism stopping it from releasing and rotating.
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OK cheers, i'll give it another go.
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Dont tell a soul !!
I took mine apart , put some lithium grease on the o ring and put back together again , was like new again , might even pay to put it in hot water for a while , maybe get the shape back in it .
https://youtu.be/X5t4MJqP4y4
Thank you!!!
Maintenance on them will be alot easier now.
The bloody idiot has taken the video down , cheers Steve.
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No , what happened was .....Steve put it up , then decided to take it down , i managed to get a copy along with some others , i then reposted it and noticed that Steve subscribed to me on Youtube , not knowing if i had upset Steve or broken any copyright i decided to remove it , rather than get into any grief , i thought once in the public eye that was it , not wanting to get my arse sued though ,
However i might know a bloke that has a copy , if i had your email i might be able to put you in the loop ;)
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My oldest one (20 months) started playing up a bit recently and I did manage to take it apart and regrease it with silicon grease. They are very well designed, but once they start leaking out the bottom end I think the only way to fix it will be by replacing the larger o ring inside. Regreasing it won’t stop it for long in my view as the pressure will force water past the grease.
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My oldest one (20 months) started playing up a bit recently and I did manage to take it apart and regrease it with silicon grease. They are very well designed, but once they start leaking out the bottom end I think the only way to fix it will be by replacing the larger o ring inside. Regreasing it won’t stop it for long in my view as the pressure will force water past the grease.
... and Steve knew that so he fitted an O Ring that isn't available off the shelf due to its diamensions.
He also doesn't sell them as a spare. :D
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Dont be so tight and just buy a new one ;D
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The irony is:
I managed to fix the univalve and got it working great, but then decided to change the pole hose (the hose I was using was too flexible and probably caused the problem in the first place).
Then I snapped the end off the univalve trying to get the 'O' ring off. Grrrrrrrrhhhh!
£50 later.... :'(
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The irony is:
I managed to fix the univalve and got it working great, but then decided to change the pole hose (the hose I was using was too flexible and probably caused the problem in the first place).
Then I snapped the end off the univalve trying to get the 'O' ring off. Grrrrrrrrhhhh!
£50 later.... :'(
I don’t know how you got your o clamp off but I never liked the way it was demo’d with the o clamp pliers. Looked as if it would destroy the plastic under the hose as easy as that. I cut mine off with a cheap dremel type tool when I was using them. Now I use PU pole hose without an o clamp and cut the hose off carefully with a craft knife if I need to remove it.