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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pj on July 10, 2008, 08:42:27 am

Title: Hose preference
Post by: Pj on July 10, 2008, 08:42:27 am

I still use 8mm minibore, up to 200m sometimes, never had a problem yet.

am I missing out on what's in vogue at the moment?

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Dean Aspects on July 10, 2008, 10:57:05 am

I use 8mm minibore as that is what cleantech supplied me and find it good never had a problem never tried the 6mm but from what i read it is tempramental and needs to be set up correctly cant be bothered with something that wont work all the time everytime

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: [GQC] Tim on July 10, 2008, 11:10:54 am

100m minibore here, no problems. :)

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: pjulk on July 10, 2008, 03:05:25 pm

I use 8mm minibore i find it so much better than microbore on my 60psi pumps

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Ian W on July 10, 2008, 06:30:42 pm

I can't vote!  :'( I use algarde hose, which is only 4mm id.  :)

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on July 10, 2008, 06:39:59 pm

I went from 1/2 inch to 8mm recently, and I'm loving it.  I've still got plenty of flow to spare.  I would maybe even go for 6mm if the pumps on my system were more accessible.

Simon.

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: windowwashers on July 10, 2008, 06:53:05 pm

I have 8mm on both, I do also have  6mm reels aswell

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Chris Cottrell on July 10, 2008, 06:57:31 pm

6mm for me and 125m of it

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Wayne Thomas on July 10, 2008, 07:34:18 pm

minibore on van mount. 5mm on WCW backpack for any inaccessible places.

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: dai on July 10, 2008, 09:17:12 pm

Quote from: Ian W on July 10, 2008, 06:30:42 pm

I can't vote!  :'( I use algarde hose, which is only 4mm id.  :)

That would have to be my worst nightmare, I have 10 meters of it on my backpack and it tangles on everything. It won't even pull off a dandelion.

It's very handy to have a 10 meter extension of Algarde when climbing onto balcony's though. It only weighs a fraction of the microbore that I have on my trolley hose reel

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Rob.Hall on July 10, 2008, 09:24:39 pm

6mm and have had no probs.

Best thing I have invested in. Beats the trolley system now I have more work on board.

Title: Re: Hose preference
Post by: Ian W on July 10, 2008, 10:34:37 pm

Quote from: dai on July 10, 2008, 09:17:12 pm

That would have to be my worst nightmare, I have 10 meters of it on my backpack and it tangles on everything. It won't even pull off a dandelion.

It's very handy to have a 10 meter extension of Algarde when climbing onto balcony's though. It only weighs a fraction of the microbore that I have on my trolley hose reel

Hey, Dai. I thought you were a fan of the algarde hose. I only use about 10 - 15 metres, so it is ok.