Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ccmids on December 23, 2009, 06:31:51 pm
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is there such a thing , a button that you can press and then the water flows, take off then it stops.
the tap i have now is such a pain ,trying to switch on switch off .
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is there such a thing , a button that you can press and then the water flows, take off then it stops.
the tap i have now is such a pain ,trying to switch on switch off .
a trigger will do that.
what tap do you have ?
There is not a TAP on the market yet made for use, we use plumbing ones that dont last as cant be knocked about, so as good as a chocolate tea pot after a few rounds with my guys or me
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yes mine is a plumbing tap . well i think its a gas tap , big yellow handle had to grind it down .
i know what you meen a trigger but are they any good .
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yes mine is a plumbing tap . well i think its a gas tap , big yellow handle had to grind it down .
i know what you meen a trigger but are they any good .
weigh way to much imo and again nothing made for our area of work ::)
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whats imo ???? forgive me for being thick :)
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whats imo ???? forgive me for being thick :)
in my opinion
P.s your not being thick you just do not know the answer , now you do ;)
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imo i must be not to know that ;D anyway whats the answer to our tap problem , im going to invent somthing for this and make a million, no more freezing my balls off on days like this ;D
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This is by far the best thing I have found. Remove black tube and slide over pole hose, other end the microbore plugs in with Rectus 21 connector. Use cable ties to tie to pole.
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=2222
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is there such a thing , a button that you can press and then the water flows, take off then it stops.
the tap i have now is such a pain ,trying to switch on switch off .
Here is a switch that is for use with tubing and water with your on/off capabilities, I think it may be the same type as Peter Fogwell uses on his auto brush.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/PC240007Small.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/PC240008Small.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/PC240009Small.jpg)
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Jeff,
do you have a pic with hose in it ?
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No I don't Ian, that's why I showed the piccy's, you can see the in/out lets of the switch.
The best place to pick these switches up from is a Hydraulics company, if not pick Peter Fogwells brains or ask someone to take a piccy of the auto brush, I'm 99% sure he uses the same type in there.
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heres one with tubes attached ian
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Cheers joe, where would you get the connetors from (tube to switch) ? I would like to try this out.
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Lads those switches are almost impossible to get hold of. The cheapest one I came across after days of searching was a place in Glasgow at £56. Posted a link to the supplier on another forum as no one would believe the cost.The autobrush switch is American, I emailed the company whos name is on the back of the switch but never recieved any replies.
You may have better luck than I did if you do search. They are called manual toggle flow switches. Let me know if you find one.
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Gardiners have a small tap you fit inline on your pole hose and clip to your pole.
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Cheers joe, where would you get the connetors from (tube to switch) ? I would like to try this out.
just google john guest speedfit connectors, the plastic ones will take some weight of the switch,
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i was thinking more like a small button type ,
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we use the gardiner one its push fit so no messing with nuts and olives etc like we used to its very light and easy enough to tape to the pole
bill
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Triggers are a pain btw ( ;D )
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Looks interesting
www.wainbee.com/suppliers/Clippard/control_valves_2_way_toggle.asp
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And they do push button valves. :)
http://www.wainbee.com/suppliers/Clippard/control_valves_2_way_stem.asp
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i'm using the same tap from Gardiner, and they are very good, lighter and easy to fit on the poles with 2 plastic ties.
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How are you all clipping it to the pole?
Surely you end up with a loop of pole hose because it sure can't travel with the hose up the pole?
I don't understand.
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http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=retrieveTfg&binCount=16&Ne=4294957561&N=4294961670+4294956958
Try these ....have used the many times for fittings,they do loads of stuff
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If you are using an Algarde type hose you can use one of these plastic fit anywhere roller clamps to squeeze and fine control the soft tubing closed.( Does not work with vinyl hose.)Fully adjustable- no loops.
http://www.altecweb.com/home.asp?cat=Subcategory18700