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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kris martin on June 07, 2008, 11:43:29 am
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i have a 17ft xtel with an oval vikan i am in some seriouse need for some hose for monday as i will not reach the work i will be doing on monday, i need to go out and buy it oppose to internet or phone order, can i use any hose e.g. some thin clear plastic hose from b & Q... or does it have to be the minibore or microbore that it comes with because i have tried looking all over the internet for somewhere close to home i can go and pick some up from...
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Just but a hose reel from B&Q and do it that way 25m of the hoselock stuff will do the job if you need something for monday
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is hoselock thin because i dont want to be dragging around garden hose.. i dont sound dumb do i?
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As far as i'm aware you could just use normal hosepipe if you just need it for 1 day
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lol ignore last post then..
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i'd rather it last longer than a day because i dont know when i would get round to ordering some, i remember reading a post where somebody said the best pole hose you can get is 5mm hose from b&q anybody else remember reading this?
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is hoselock thin because i dont want to be dragging around garden hose.. i dont sound dumb do i?
No the Hoselock stuff I am talking about is standard garden hose. It will be fine for the job and not to expensive (you need to get the non kinking stuff. Get one with a reel and it will work fine. Really you've left it a bit late to go and find mini/microbore. This stuff is available off the shelf right now and is cheaper. Why spend loads on hose that you are hardly going to use (Although once you get one you will realise how much easier it is to use one)
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And a reel will look more pro than having miles of hose tangled round your pole.
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how would i fit fat green pipe up my pole without that sounding too weird
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I will reply on this one because you need to do something fast.
I saw the post about the B & Q thin hose. It was as a replacement for the normal pole hose and it got good reviews.
Probably the best thing for you to do is to do what WCE says. B & Q do a very good 30 meter anti-kink hose on a reel for £29.99.
If you are on normal H/lok type connectors you will need to get 2 x spare female H/lok connectors and a double male adaptor. Cut the first few feet off the hose on the reel. Put a H/lok connector on each end. Use the double male adaptor to connect one end of the spare length of hose to your trolley oulet and then plug the other end into the inlet on the hose reel. It is half inch hose but it very handleable at 30 meters or so. You will probably use it a lot. Its got very good anti kink properties and is very hard wearing.
Hope this helps you.
Andrew
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andrew i see purefreedom sell tricoflex which is thinner i could get hold of this today would this work? if not ill goto b&q and do it that way...
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i'm confused now. :)
Has your pole got no hose? Or are you looking for hosereel with hose that will allow you to leave the trolley in 1 place and work away from it?
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no its already got a hose but i thought maybe i could replace it all but maybe not until i have the proper hose
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if your using a trolley what won't you be able to reach? The worst thing will be that you will have to move the trolley every couple of windows or so.
It is a good idea to get longer pole hose though, so you won't have to do this.
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I think that they can get hold of triclofex but as far as I know they dont stock it.
Anyway tricoflex as far as I am aware (I've never used or sold it) is the same diameter as the B&Q stuff. I've used the B & Q many times with no probs.
Don't buy a great long length of replacement pole hose like WCE says.. it's a nightmare :(
Honestly I would get down to B & Q.. ohh and by the way make sure you get H/Lok STOP connectors and don't forget the double male adaptor.
Cheers
Andrew
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there is one area that i have been putting off because the trolley would just be a pain in the bum..... i know i left the hose thing to late but better late than never maybe... ;D
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if your using a trolley what won't you be able to reach? The worst thing will be that you will have to move the trolley every couple of windows or so.
It is a good idea to get longer pole hose though, so you won't have to do this.
Lol Hiya Mark.. I just told him not to do this DUH!! Oh well.. horses for coures eh?
Andrew
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I think that they can get hold of triclofex but as far as I know they dont stock it.
Anyway tricoflex as far as I am aware (I've never used or sold it) is the same diameter as the B&Q stuff. I've used the B & Q many times with no probs.
Don't buy a great long length of replacement pole hose like WCE says.. it's a nightmare :(
Honestly I would get down to B & Q.. ohh and by the way make sure you get H/Lok STOP connectors and don't forget the double male adaptor.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi Andrew! Just wanted to say it's good that you are back on the forum doing what you do best, helping people with sound advice!
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I think that they can get hold of triclofex but as far as I know they dont stock it.
Anyway tricoflex as far as I am aware (I've never used or sold it) is the same diameter as the B&Q stuff. I've used the B & Q many times with no probs.
Don't buy a great long length of replacement pole hose like WCE says.. it's a nightmare :(
Honestly I would get down to B & Q.. ohh and by the way make sure you get H/Lok STOP connectors and don't forget the double male adaptor.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi Andrew! Just wanted to say it's good that you are back on the forum doing what you do best, helping people with sound advice!
Yep I second that ;)
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cheers for your help people ;D
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if your using a trolley what won't you be able to reach? The worst thing will be that you will have to move the trolley every couple of windows or so.
It is a good idea to get longer pole hose though, so you won't have to do this.
Lol Hiya Mark.. I just told him not to do this DUH!! Oh well.. horses for coures eh?
Andrew
hello andrew, hope your well and it's good to see you back on here posting again.
I did notice that and chuckled as you attributed my remark to wce and I was gonna keep quiet and hope it would slip under the radar.. ;D
I did originally try carrying a small garden reel with the trolley, but i was still suffering post traumatic stress disorder from breaking ornaments and plants with my reel of microbore at the time and the pole hose thing seemed like a good alternative.
The only trouble i find with the pole hose is that it cracks and leaks during the winter months.
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Thanks guys. :)
I could see that Kris needed a fix fast and tried to give him a viable solution.
Regards
Andrew
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cheers andrew appreciated
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if your using a trolley what won't you be able to reach? The worst thing will be that you will have to move the trolley every couple of windows or so.
It is a good idea to get longer pole hose though, so you won't have to do this.
Lol Hiya Mark.. I just told him not to do this DUH!! Oh well.. horses for coures eh?
Andrew
hello andrew, hope your well and it's good to see you back on here posting again.
I did notice that and chuckled as you attributed my remark to wce and I was gonna keep quiet and hope it would slip under the radar.. ;D
I did originally try carrying a small garden reel with the trolley, but i was still suffering post traumatic stress disorder from breaking ornaments and plants with my reel of microbore at the time and the pole hose thing seemed like a good alternative.
The only trouble i find with the pole hose is that it cracks and leaks during the winter months.
You misunderstood what he meant - He was agreeing with me a longer pole hose is a nightmare!
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Don't buy a great long length of replacement pole hose like WCE says.. it's a nightmare :(
;D ;D
Anyway, the cats out the bag now. It was me not you that recommended this. ;D
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Lol!!! Being serious don't you find it a pain having such a long hose on your pole? I found that I would get it tangled all the time! Also you mention it cracking in winter what pole hose is this? I use the clear stuff I got from omnipole and have never had that problem!
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Lol!!! Being serious don't you find it a pain having such a long hose on your pole? I found that I would get it tangled all the time! Also you mention it cracking in winter what pole hose is this? I use the clear stuff I got from omnipole and have never had that problem!
it wasn't as much of a pain as knocking over £300 statues and breaking the arms off. ;D
To be honest i have got used to it and have learnt how to work with it now.
What i like about the pole hose is that it is very light and when it does get snagged it won't overpower whatever it is snagging on.
I also carry the pole with the opposite end of the brush lowered to the floor if i'm moving around where there are lots of obstacles or flowers etc. SO when it does snag it doesn't tip anything over as it gets caught up along the floor rather than high up. And with plants or flowers, it catches around the bottom of the stem which are sturdier than the flower bit at the top.
i went through a phase of my van looking like a flower delivery van due to all the heads of flowers i would pick up and stash so the owners didn't notice. ;D
Fortuntely, those days have pretty much gone now as i'm quite adept at it nowadays.
I haven't tried the stuff from omnipole, i use the stuff from gardiners. The problems i had with splitting was where the plastic end cap would come off the pole and it would chafe along the sharp edges of the pole.
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how do you cnnect normal garden hose to the minibore on the brush?
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Well the connector I got from omnipole does that for me I assume you mean the pole hose. The connector is plugs straight into standard hoselock fittings.