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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 10, 2008, 05:57:34 pm

Title: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 10, 2008, 05:57:34 pm
As the title says really, just wondering if any one has gone from 1/2 inch to minibore and how much difference it made to the flow rate.

Simon.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate?
Post by: macmac on June 10, 2008, 06:28:27 pm
I did it & it hasn't made any difference realy. Infact shortly after the change my 3.5 year old 75psi shurflo packed in so went for new 100psi one with varistream & i can't go past setting 1 (0 to 9) or there is just too much flow!

I have 80m of 8mm minibore & use 2mm pencil jets.

Tony
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate?
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 10, 2008, 06:32:44 pm
Do you reckon the pump packed in because of the new thinner hose or just old age?

Just ordered 2 lots of 100m minibore, have 100 psi flojet pumps that are a pain to get to to service so hoping they'll be okay.

Simon.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics Added
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 13, 2008, 05:50:41 pm
The minibore hoses finally came today, so I thought I'd take some pictures to show the difference.  The minibore went on untidy so it doesn't look as small as it should do.

Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate?
Post by: NWH on June 13, 2008, 05:52:38 pm
Where did you get that blue minibore from then.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate?
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 13, 2008, 05:57:41 pm
A couple more pics.  The two water containers show the difference in flow between the 1/2 inch and minibore hose.  I started filling them at same time and when the 1/2 inch one was filled the minibore was only about 2/3.  The hose feels so much easier though.

Simon.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate?
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 13, 2008, 05:59:00 pm
Where did you get that blue minibore from then.

The blue one is 1/2 inch not minibore.  Came fitted from water-fed pole limited. 
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: alanwilson on June 14, 2008, 01:57:56 am
I like the reels - are they hannay?

where can you buy them and how much?
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 14, 2008, 08:32:10 am
They came fitted with the system aswell so I don't know where to get them but from memory I think the price was around 230. They are hannay, well spotted.

Simon.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: alanwilson on June 15, 2008, 05:28:52 pm
sorry was that 230 each + vat?
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 15, 2008, 06:39:00 pm
No that was total. Bonzer on the forum got one from a supplier somewhere mine just came fitted with the system. They are good though.
Simon.
Title: Re: 1/2 inch & minibore flow rate? Pics added.
Post by: alanwilson on June 15, 2008, 07:33:36 pm
thanks very much sherwood.

got another van coming in another 3 - 6 months and must say I like the look of the hannay reels.

a lot cheaper than coxreel to boot!