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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dd on November 10, 2019, 12:18:31 pm

Title: Pole hose
Post by: dd on November 10, 2019, 12:18:31 pm: Best pole hose for cold water not using univalve?

I find Gardiners all season pole hose poop and their pu hose (green) not much better. Wondering about trying their reinforced hose or are other suppliers any better?

The black pole hose Ionics used to do was the best I found. Others too prone to twisting/tangling/looping.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: windowswashed on November 10, 2019, 12:27:19 pm: Gardiners red PU hose is good, so is rhino hose. Trick is to gather up pole hose in large loops rather than small hoops so it don't coil up and get tangled easily.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: wayne m on November 10, 2019, 01:02:57 pm: I’ve been using this for the past week and seems ok so far and I use a univalve https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=222400163503&_sacat=0
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: Splash & dash on November 10, 2019, 06:31:29 pm: Gardiners green pu works very well we use it with hot water and it’s fine no problem
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Post by: mufcglen on November 10, 2019, 07:54:22 pm: Same here can’t fault gardiner’s green hose with cold or hot water, I think any tingling issues most people must have is due to wrapping up as I use hoseless set up and it untwists any sort of tangles everytime I reel it all in!
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: Clever Forum Name on November 10, 2019, 10:45:50 pm: Hands down best hose i've ever used and the guys say the same in the franchise.

https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pump-hose/hoses/pole-hose/green-flexible-pu-pole-hose-5-5mm-id-x-8mm-od.html

Goes onto electric reels and nobody has ever had a split or tangle problems!!
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: dd on November 11, 2019, 05:47:14 pm: Thanks for replies guys.

I think because I hold the hose in my hand (so I can reach tap on pole hose) instead of simply pulling hose across the ground (and using a univalve) this may give rise to more issues with pole hose twisting.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: Stoots on November 11, 2019, 06:57:09 pm: ALL hoses are rubbish

Ive tried maybe 10 different ones and they all tangle after a while

Gardiner green is probably the best, but even that after a couple of weeks is the same.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: dd on November 12, 2019, 12:42:09 pm: Quote from: Gomo on November 11, 2019, 06:57:09 pm
ALL hoses are rubbish

Ive tried maybe 10 different ones and they all tangle after a while

Gardiner green is probably the best, but even that after a couple of weeks is the same.
Nice to know I am not the only one.

The struggle is real.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: david mark on November 12, 2019, 05:11:16 pm: Blue rinho hose is the best
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: windowswashed on November 12, 2019, 05:38:43 pm: The best hose going is Rhino 10mm pole hose (virtually impossible to kink, closely followed lay flat 8mm rhino hose. Then PU 8mm red hose.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: Dave Willis on November 12, 2019, 06:51:40 pm: 10mm pole hose?
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Post by: robbo333 on November 12, 2019, 07:26:06 pm: Same as others, i've tried loads and it's all much of a muchness!

The Green PU is ok but I have to remember to undo the coils, formed as a result of winding it on the reel. So a few times a day I just turn the pole anti-clockwise a few turns, as I'm heading back to the van.

I might try that light green stuff! Thanks for that.
Title: Re: Pole hose
Post by: dd on November 12, 2019, 07:38:20 pm: I have ordered some of the reinforced pole hose from Gardiners, can't be worse than anything else I have.