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Title: using two poles
Post by: andrew.ralph@homec on August 18, 2008, 07:32:22 pm
hi all what do i need two to use poles of my van mount ive got 2 reels of microbore ive got a pipe from pump but need to two run two reels thanks andy
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 18, 2008, 07:38:38 pm
You need to add a splitter so that your one hose from your pump can feed two hose reels.  You can do this in two ways:

1. Fit an in-line 13 mm Y piece or T piece with two separate 1/2" hoses from it, each one ending in a hozelock end stop connector.

2. Plug a hozelock 3-way male connector into the female hozelock end stop on the end of your current 1/2" hose.  Make up two hose lengths with a hozelock connector on one end and a hozelock end stop connector on the other.  This will also allow you to plug into two hose reels.
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: geefree on August 18, 2008, 07:51:14 pm
HI.

Alex , i did the first of your suggestions , and it worked fine....

but dont you find when you have the varistream on , say , number 3.... that one pole has a more powerful flow than the other....

i could not get it right.... i had a lad on the downstairs whilst i did tops...

to get mine just right i had to whack the setting up to number 5.... and the dowstairs pole was far too powerful , with water spraying all over the lad.

i tried to turn his inline tap down.... but it meant messing with his tap all day....

and that was the reason i bought the varistream in the first place... to eliminate trying to control water with tap.

what do you think, Alex.?

any suggestions  ;)
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 18, 2008, 07:53:35 pm
HI.

Alex , i did the first of your suggestions , and it worked fine....

but dont you find when you have the varistream on , say , number 3.... that one pole has a more powerful flow than the other....

i could not get it right.... i had a lad on the downstairs whilst i did tops...

to get mine just right i had to whack the setting up to number 5.... and the dowstairs pole was far too powerful , with water spraying all over the lad.

i tried to turn his inline tap down.... but it meant messing with his tap all day....

and that was the reason i bought the varistream in the first place... to eliminate trying to control water with tap.

what do you think, Alex.?

any suggestions  ;)

I don't do varistreams!  Were you using the same length hose as usually this is what causes the imbalance?
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: geefree on August 18, 2008, 07:56:00 pm
No..... one was 60 metres and the other 100...

god am thick  ;D
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: andrew.ralph@homec on August 18, 2008, 08:08:14 pm
hi alex what do u use if u dont do varistreams
Title: Re: using two poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 18, 2008, 08:10:51 pm
I use the Flojet matched to my system.

100 psi Flojet (tuned pressure switch), 2 x microbore hose reels.  Gives me exactly the flow rate I want with no complications.