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Title: mini or micro bore
Post by: maxwe11 on May 20, 2008, 08:16:47 pm

what are the pros and cons of each from your experance please

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: NWH on May 20, 2008, 08:25:23 pm

Microbore gives you pressure problems galore,it will blow switches like there going out of fashion and the flow of water is not as good with it.The only good thing about it is you can gets loads ona reel and it`s slightly lighter than mini,minibore gives a superior flow of water and is hassle free in the pressure problem department,once it settles on the reel you`ll know no difference.Mini is so reliable it`s boring.By the way i don`t use pressure switches,flo controller.

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: Andrew McCann on May 20, 2008, 08:46:17 pm

I can only comment on this when using Shurflo pumps because they are all I use and supply.

NWH is spot on with his comments. We won't supply microbore any longer than 50 metres. If it's over this length it's minibore every time. It puts far less strain on the pump and gives much better flow rate for a given power setting.

Regards

Andrew

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: nat on May 20, 2008, 08:58:27 pm

i have run 2 reels of 100 meters of micro with 100 psi flojet duplex II in my vans

for about 18 months with no pressure issues ...have i just been lucky because i have had no issues as mentioned to date?

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: jampot on May 20, 2008, 09:18:41 pm

i use microbore and have had no probs as yet

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: alanwilson on May 20, 2008, 09:44:13 pm

we use 2 reels of microbore (6mm) at about 90m in each of our vans, so thats 4 reels @ 90m of 6mm in use monday to friday from 8 to 5 and not one problem in 4 and a half years.

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: maxwe11 on May 20, 2008, 10:00:05 pm

many thanks to all for your reply's been researching for quite a while now so will be starting to buy kit soon will be a van mount from the start as have the van already thanks again :D

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: *foxman on May 20, 2008, 11:34:22 pm

Microbore you will be lucky not to have problems.

Minibore (8mm) you wont have any problems.

too quote an American saying - 'you do the math'  ;D

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: pjulk on May 21, 2008, 12:15:15 am

I have both minibore and microbore.
I get pressure problems with microbore i now sits in my shed.

Minibore i have been using for about 2 years now and have not had any problems at all with it.

Im using flojet 60psi pumps.

Maybe when i get a new pump i will get a more powerful one and try my microbore out again but im really happy with the minibore i expect i will stay with that

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: windowwashers on May 21, 2008, 06:48:56 am

Minibore for me  ;)

Title: Re: mini or micro bore
Post by: rah on May 21, 2008, 10:22:29 am

I'm in the process of going over to Mini-bore, just waiting for it to arrive  ::) Poles and required connectors here, but No Hose.

Will report back once i have had chance to use it.

Rob.