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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jaykie on May 10, 2008, 07:43:38 pm

Title: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: jaykie on May 10, 2008, 07:43:38 pm
I got a mini bore hose with ez snap connectors on and went o a job today with mate who uses normal hose with hozelock connectors, we both had our vans with us but the problem was I couldnt us my poles with his system and vice versa so was looking into making 2 adapters so this doesnt happen again, like the gardners one. (pics below) i have all the parts as had bought seperate from gardners but theres a bit on each pic that im unsure what it is so help please, if not ill purchase from gardners monday.

Chris
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: Alex Gardiner on May 10, 2008, 07:50:08 pm
The white bit on the first photo is a 3/4" screw to 6mm nylon fitting. We only sell them as part of the complete connector:

www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hose_barb_to_screw_thread_adapters__tank_fittings.html (http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hose_barb_to_screw_thread_adapters__tank_fittings.html)

Second item up from the bottom of page.

(http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/hozelockto6mm.jpg)

The part in the second photo is a 6mm to 1/2" inline bore adapter, first item on this page:

www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Inline_hose_Menders__adapters__Connectors.html (http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Inline_hose_Menders__adapters__Connectors.html)


(http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/inlineadapter.jpg)
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: Clive McDonald on May 10, 2008, 08:12:15 pm
I broke my hose, so i'm going to have to order some soon. Did you abandon the idea of thermobore?
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: jaykie on May 10, 2008, 08:14:44 pm
Cheers Alex ill order Monday.

Chris
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: Alex Gardiner on May 10, 2008, 08:59:57 pm
I broke my hose, so i'm going to have to order some soon. Did you abandon the idea of thermobore?

It is in manufacture right now  :)
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: James Smith on May 10, 2008, 11:47:58 pm
I got a mini bore hose with ez snap connectors on and went o a job today with mate who uses normal hose with hozelock connectors, we both had our vans with us but the problem was I couldnt us my poles with his system and vice versa so was looking into making 2 adapters so this doesnt happen again, like the gardners one. (pics below) i have all the parts as had bought seperate from gardners but theres a bit on each pic that im unsure what it is so help please, if not ill purchase from gardners monday.

Chris
An alternative to pic A, I dunno about minibore but my microbore fits perfectly inside a standard hose, a bit of araldite & a jubilee clip & job done. The araldite is probably overkill though.
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: Clive McDonald on May 11, 2008, 06:38:27 am
James Smith,
Brilliant. we always overlook the obvious. I'll have a try with mini.
Title: Re: Minibore/hozelock
Post by: Clive McDonald on May 11, 2008, 01:13:09 pm
Tried it with minibore and it works. That's whats good about this forum, because this would never have occured to me. (and me with all my brains)

While i was out there a clamp needed aralditing, and also implemenmted a suggestion from wayne (I think, but don't worry i'll say it was my idea next time I mention it) to stop poles spinning- to hammerite paint the last six inches before the clamps.
I used gold and did the spikes on my gates at the same time.