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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: supernova77 on September 24, 2007, 09:22:02 am

Title: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: supernova77 on September 24, 2007, 09:22:02 am

Can any of you guys tell me what the difference is between minibore and microbore hose? Pros and cons etc...

Thanks,
Andy

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: Count Phil on September 24, 2007, 05:02:53 pm

I've got microbore.

What more do you need to know.  8)

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: NWH on September 24, 2007, 05:14:45 pm

Minibore i find works better,mini is 8mm micro is 6mm.If your using a varistream you can use either but i favor the minibore as i havn`t had a single problem since changing from microbore,when using microbore i had a lot of problems but i think it was down to using a flow controller with a pressure switch.

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: steve m on September 24, 2007, 05:24:43 pm

dont know if its true but when I was changing over a lot was said about pressuer problems if using 100m of 6mm and leaving a lot on the reel

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: NWH on September 24, 2007, 05:26:08 pm

I had prob after prob with 6mm micrbore,switched to 8mm and no probs.

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: Londoner on September 24, 2007, 07:25:25 pm

No probs with 6mm so far touch wood. Best thing about 6mm is its rigid and so doesn't snag and tangle so much.

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: matt on September 24, 2007, 08:11:03 pm

6mm for me, though i only use 10  of it attached to my trolley :)

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 24, 2007, 08:12:06 pm

As has been said, Minibore has an 8mm Internal Diameter, Microbore has a 6mm Internal Diameter.

Microbore is the easiest to use (weight, flow rate, anti-kink, etc) but occasionally some users need the higher flow rate of the Minibore hose.

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: MNWC on September 24, 2007, 09:20:24 pm

What do you use alex ?

Marcus

Title: Re: Minibore or Microbore?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 25, 2007, 07:39:07 am

Hi Marcus

I use 2 reels of 100 m of microbore, powered by a 100 psi Flojet pump with  the pressure switch adjusted down to about 60 psi. 

If I worked on my own, I would probably use 60 or 100 metres of microbore off a 60 psi Flojet pump.