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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: m.b.s. on November 10, 2007, 07:08:27 pm

Title: were can i buy
Post by: m.b.s. on November 10, 2007, 07:08:27 pm
were can i get my hands on one of those things you see on sides of vans so u can connect your hose pipes up to it and be able to lock your doors sorry i dont know what they are called i think they have a plastic cover sombody must know what i mean
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: Davew on November 10, 2007, 07:11:23 pm
A port? maybe a caravan/motorhome shop?
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Post by: DASERVICES on November 10, 2007, 07:18:35 pm
A lot of guys now route their hoses onto the bumper so when selling their van all they need to do is put a plastic can on the two holes.
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Post by: MNWC on November 10, 2007, 07:20:22 pm
I think there called manifolds ???
Marcus...
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Post by: alan andrewswestsi on November 11, 2007, 06:13:04 pm
i think brodex sell them
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Post by: tonylee on November 11, 2007, 06:29:07 pm
i put a hole in the floor of the van. put a longer hose from the pump through the hole and connect to the reel. can then lock the van. i use a cork stopper to fill the hole when not in use.
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Post by: Alistair@AWC on November 11, 2007, 06:34:29 pm
MBS,

Yes Alan is right BrodexBMS do sell them, there called Security Manifolds £178

http://www.brodexbms.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=3&osCsid=ba34c804944aefe20b7f41e243610721

Regards

AL
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Post by: tonylee on November 11, 2007, 06:36:06 pm
hole in the floor £0.00 !
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Post by: m.b.s. on November 11, 2007, 09:40:46 pm
MBS,

Yes Alan is right BrodexBMS do sell them, there called Security Manifolds £178

http://www.brodexbms.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=3&osCsid=ba34c804944aefe20b7f41e243610721

Regards

AL
£ 178 i think i will put a hole in the floor £178 who they kidding lol ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: john tomkins on November 11, 2007, 10:49:27 pm
Hole through floor, connector in/on/under bumper..... Port through side of van.....
Don't bother, too much hassle coupling/uncoupling hoses and connectors, loosing water, reel in and out of van.
Just connect a length of microbore between pump and hosereel and if you include a quick release mounting for the hosereel in the van, then you can use the reel in or out the van and still shut and lock the doors with the microbore through the rubber seals, been using it this way for ages now and works a treat.
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: m.b.s. on November 11, 2007, 10:51:49 pm
Hole through floor, connector in/on/under bumper..... Port through side of van.....
Don't bother, too much hassle coupling/uncoupling hoses and connectors, loosing water, reel in and out of van.
Just connect a length of microbore between pump and hosereel and if you include a quick release mounting for the hosereel in the van, then you can use the reel in or out the van and still shut and lock the doors with the microbore through the rubber seals, been using it this way for ages now and works a treat.
can you post a pic as i am a bit  thick tonight dont no what you mean
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: matt on November 11, 2007, 10:59:56 pm
http://www.caravanpartsonline.co.uk/index.php?product_id=116848&option=Prod_detail

40 quid
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Post by: matt on November 11, 2007, 11:00:40 pm
http://www.caravanpartsonline.co.uk/index.php?product_id=116844&option=Prod_detail&image_id=44571

31 quid
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Post by: matt on November 11, 2007, 11:18:49 pm
forget the above 2

this is ideal :)

https://sslrelay.com/s113419701.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=1547378cab44df3/shopdata/index.shopscript?main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsslrelay.com%2Folearymotorhomeshop.co.uk%2Fsess%2Futn%3Bjsessionid%3D1547378ca998d5b%2Fshopdata%2Fproduct_overview.shopscript

18 quid, what a steal
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: Jon-scwindows on November 11, 2007, 11:40:01 pm
DOes any one know what 'normal' retail stores i could get a fitting to go on my shurflo pump? i need it tommorow- 100 psi pump - the little blue 1/2 inch tail fittings with a female screw thread on the inside ..

need to get one in the morning, anywhere i can just drive who will have some stock. like b&q or something
Title: Re: were can i buy
Post by: john tomkins on November 12, 2007, 04:21:26 pm
Hole through floor, connector in/on/under bumper..... Port through side of van.....
Don't bother, too much hassle coupling/uncoupling hoses and connectors, loosing water, reel in and out of van.
Just connect a length of microbore between pump and hosereel and if you include a quick release mounting for the hosereel in the van, then you can use the reel in or out the van and still shut and lock the doors with the microbore through the rubber seals, been using it this way for ages now and works a treat.
can you post a pic as i am a bit  thick tonight dont no what you mean

Ain't got a pic sorry.
What I've found easiest for me is ....
You can just leave the hosereel inside the van, reel out the required amount of hose then shut  and lock van door, the microbore will be fine trapped between the door seals.
This is ok but gets a pain having to reel out then return to van to lock up.

The way to get the hosereel out the van and be able to lock the doors can't be done with the 13mm pump to reel hose (too bulky to shut doors), so just buy a couple of reducing barbs and cut the 13mm hose and stick in a 3 to 4 ft length of microbore, now you can either leave the reel in the van shutting the doors on the microbore hose, or put it outside the van shutting the doors on the 3 to 4ft piece of microbore you added.
Just make a quick release to secure the hosereel in van and you are done.
Hope that makes sense :)
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Post by: james44 on November 12, 2007, 04:32:34 pm
What about this one https://sslrelay.com/s113419701.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn
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Post by: Neil_A on November 12, 2007, 04:47:53 pm
On my van i have to holes under the rear lights... they have rubber plugs in then... i have put my hose through one of them