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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: smearo on May 07, 2009, 08:00:47 pm

Title: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 07, 2009, 08:00:47 pm

how long do you reckon guys to fill a 250l tank with normal garden hose and a pump from B+Q to travel about 30m...
sorry coming from garden water butts already purified...
regards ffc

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 07, 2009, 09:13:02 pm

anyone  ??? ??? ???

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: chris@c.m.s on May 07, 2009, 09:51:30 pm

About 5 mins or less those pumps are fast wouldn't catch me using garden hose though  ;)

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: karygate on May 08, 2009, 05:57:31 am

if you use garden hose 20 minutes. get some 1 inch hose 5 minutes .

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: SonOfFormby on May 08, 2009, 07:27:08 am

Water delivery and suction hose is expensive, but fast. I used to fill that tank in less than 5 mins Wayne.

Lee

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: Londoner on May 08, 2009, 07:30:41 am

I've been looking at buying some 1" hose for just this very purpose. Seems very expensive where I have been looking.

Anyone got any recommendations where is the best place to buy from?

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on May 08, 2009, 08:24:52 am

I got mine from ebay quite cheap,  saw it at the pond place at the weekend for £2 per metre

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: Londoner on May 08, 2009, 09:13:38 am

Is that the crinkly stuff? 

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on May 08, 2009, 11:16:09 am

yes the reinforced stuff, very good, with stands me running the lawnmower over it in the garden, as i am in the process of building a pond with water fall.

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 08, 2009, 11:16:33 am

cheers guys
chris why not garden hose easy to reel in store etc etc
or is it it just the time issue...

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 08, 2009, 12:54:41 pm

Quote from: Central Window Cleaners on May 08, 2009, 08:24:52 am

I got mine from ebay quite cheap,  saw it at the pond place at the weekend for £2 per metre


blimey thats £60 just for the hose  :'( :'(

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: chris@c.m.s on May 08, 2009, 01:43:20 pm

No I just have a theory that some of them can break down internally and contaminate the water,
I left some pure in a decent hose for a few days took the tds after and it was about 110  :o so I don't trust them, I only use clear marine hose and microbore now, probably just me being fussy though :)   

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 08, 2009, 02:56:18 pm

ok thanks mate am gonna be a tightarse and get 30m of garden hose for £20 will let ya know how it goes i intend to buy a reel as well so hopefully no water left in hose    ::) ::)

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 08, 2009, 03:24:48 pm

cheers glenn guess that answers my question
250l at the most 20mins
bobs ya uncle  ;D ;D ;D third the price  ;D ;D

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: chris@c.m.s on May 08, 2009, 03:39:36 pm

Windows with more spots than a spotty teenager though  ;) ;D

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: smearo on May 08, 2009, 03:42:05 pm

who me  ::) ::) ::) lol lol

Title: Re: garden hose
Post by: matt on May 08, 2009, 05:03:31 pm

this is what you want to do if your on a budget and i feel this is the better idea anyways

this will work with 12 V

get TWO caravan sub pumps, around 20 L per min ( they cost about 15 quid each )

zip tie them as a pair and run 2 lengths of hose pipe ( also zip tie them together )

they can be wound on a reel

hose pipe is cheap enough from wilko's etc etc

you have upto 40 L per min, thus a fair amount of water movement

you can even have the cable from the pumps zip-tied to the hoses and then you can use your battery in the van to power the whole thing

wilkos are really cheap for garden stuff