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Title: Mini Bore Question
Post by: pjulk on January 04, 2007, 03:22:54 pm

I want to change my tricloflex hose for minibore.
Is it the same outside diameter as microbore as i need to work out how much i can get on my metal hose reel.

I can fit 50mtrs of tricloflex on the reel.
and a reel full of minibore hose weight wise would it weigh about the same as my tricloflex on the reel.

Paul

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: Count Phil on January 04, 2007, 04:45:44 pm

I don't know about minibore but microbore weighs loads less than tricoflex. I just changed. I a reel that could fit 70m of normal hoze and have 100m of microbore with room to spare and it is significantly lighter.

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: Davie T on January 04, 2007, 04:50:00 pm

As with previous post, you will easily get 100 metres microbore in a hose reel.

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on January 04, 2007, 04:52:35 pm

i use 100 on mine with still room for some more

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: pjulk on January 04, 2007, 04:53:34 pm

I have a reel with microbore but i don't always get the flow i want with it so i ususally use my tricloflex thats why i though of minibore.

Thanks anyway
 

Paul

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: pjulk on January 04, 2007, 04:54:35 pm

Thanks jay will be ordering 100mtrs then.

Paul

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: JM123 on January 04, 2007, 05:19:38 pm

we use 100mtrs of 8mm minbore on each of our floorstanding metal reels, really good flow, not a lot thicker than microbore so still really easy to work with.

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: neil100 on January 04, 2007, 07:22:27 pm

JM is the outside plastic thicker then Microbore?

I have 2 reels of 100mtr microbore. I am thinking of giving 100mtr of minibore a try just so I can have a slightly faster flow rate I hope. I know I could cut down one reel of microbore to about 70mtrs and that should give me a better flow rate but I like the extra distance 100mtrs gives so I am reluctant to cut the hose.

My only problem would be with minibore is I would have to change some connectors on the poles, I normally carry 8 poles in the van if I had a reel of each I then would have 4 poles for Mini and 4 poles for micro. Its a bit more awkward. I use gardiners metal pro connectors, What kind of connections work on minibore and where should I buy?

Many thanks Nel. :o

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: pjulk on January 04, 2007, 11:03:35 pm

Neil gardiners do 8mm pro fittings so these should be ok with minibore.
Well i hope they are as i just order one along with other bits and bobs.

Im like you i also use the pro connectors and they are great if you have a couple of differant sized houses and the same hosetail fits all fittings.

Paul

Title: Re: Mini Bore Question
Post by: JM123 on January 05, 2007, 12:01:39 am

Hi Neil, sorry, been out all evening with a customer designing a system for him.

I use 100m of 8mm minibore on each reel  -the outside diameter (o.d) is slightly bigger than microbore, I think its about 13mm (it pushes up into standard half inch hose really nice and tight).  To be totally honest, 100m fills the reel a little too much, 90 or 95m would fit much better, it really only needs a little taken off it.  Even completely wound up onto the reel the water pumps through it really really well.  Best stuff out there.