[dazmond]

Dazmond. I think you have left off your most important thing off the list.

This forum

With over 12000 post averaging over 4 a day deserves a mention in your list bud. 

 

yep this forum has drastically helped me transform my business over the years.

[chris turner]

For those using Gardiners GREEN FLEXIBLE PU POLE HOSE 5.5MM ID/8MM OD - 100M ...... how do you find it for day to day working..... ?

Cheers
Dave.

It's very good. Doesn't expand or kink like other hoses. Probably the best pole hose iv used.

[p1w1]

Top Tip..
If you put something over your tank lid to stop any water spillage/leaking out while driving to place of work. Make sure you take it off before you start cleaning windows, and dont forget like i did   

[P @ F]

For those using Gardiners GREEN FLEXIBLE PU POLE HOSE 5.5MM ID/8MM OD - 100M ...... how do you find it for day to day working..... ?

Cheers
Dave.

Its fantastic , im using 100m of it on my reel , which serves as pole hose too , i wasnt going to run it across roads to begin with but it was starting to lay so flat i thought sod it , a small price to pay to find out if its up to the job , so far so good , lots of big stuff went over it today with no harm , i did have a car decide to go from lock to lock on it yesterday , i proper cringed as i watched , all was well .
I must point out that Mr G does make it clear that it is not made for use as reel hose , so at your own risk chaps , if it goes pear shaped then i will have lots of pole hose !

[Tom White]

Keep it simple.
Keep your equipment light.
Keep your common sense button switched on
Be careful of people telling you about the latest window cleaning  game changer, 999 times out of a thousand they will be trying to sell you rocking horse manure.
Only give customers a level of service that they're prepared to pay for.
Don't try to win work by undercutting or offering freebies as both are nothing but messer magnets.

You need to add:

Don't fall off garage roofs and brain damage yourself.

 

[Stoots]

For those using Gardiners GREEN FLEXIBLE PU POLE HOSE 5.5MM ID/8MM OD - 100M ...... how do you find it for day to day working..... ?

Cheers
Dave.

Its fantastic , im using 100m of it on my reel , which serves as pole hose too , i wasnt going to run it across roads to begin with but it was starting to lay so flat i thought sod it , a small price to pay to find out if its up to the job , so far so good , lots of big stuff went over it today with no harm , i did have a car decide to go from lock to lock on it yesterday , i proper cringed as i watched , all was well .
I must point out that Mr G does make it clear that it is not made for use as reel hose , so at your own risk chaps , if it goes pear shaped then i will have lots of pole hose !

why did you decide to use this over microbore? is it easier to work with?

I never go across roads with my hose, im paraniod it will get tangled round someones wheels and rip the lot out of the van and probably cause a lot of damage or an accident. Ive seen guys laying it across main roads, seems crazy to me.

[P @ F]

I have been laying microbore over main roads for 12 years without incident.

I am using the green now as its so easy to use , i just hope it lasts well , i am trying now not to cross roads with it , but some jobs its the only way to do it .

[dazmond]

For those using Gardiners GREEN FLEXIBLE PU POLE HOSE 5.5MM ID/8MM OD - 100M ...... how do you find it for day to day working..... ?

Cheers
Dave.

Its fantastic , im using 100m of it on my reel , which serves as pole hose too , i wasnt going to run it across roads to begin with but it was starting to lay so flat i thought sod it , a small price to pay to find out if its up to the job , so far so good , lots of big stuff went over it today with no harm , i did have a car decide to go from lock to lock on it yesterday , i proper cringed as i watched , all was well .
I must point out that Mr G does make it clear that it is not made for use as reel hose , so at your own risk chaps , if it goes pear shaped then i will have lots of pole hose !

why did you decide to use this over microbore? is it easier to work with?

I never go across roads with my hose, im paraniod it will get tangled round someones wheels and rip the lot out of the van and probably cause a lot of damage or an accident. Ive seen guys laying it across main roads, seems crazy to me.

you will when you get more compact work.its impossible not to go across roads with your hose without wasting time when you have a lot of work on both sides of the road.(i mean side roads not main roads).i too have never had an issue.

[nathankaye]

From pure freedom!  Can lay safely across the road

[֍Winp®oClean֍]

From pure freedom!  Can lay safely across the road

That's just standard minibore reel hose.

[P @ F]

I have not come across any micro or minbore hose that cant be laid in road !
Its just up to you if you choose to do it or not.

Im laying green pole hose in the road now with no damage so far , i dont care if it lasts only for 6 months , the benefits of its light weight has already won me over .

[Marc Stock]

I have not come across any micro or minbore hose that cant be laid in road !
Its just up to you if you choose to do it or not.

Im laying green pole hose in the road now with no damage so far , i dont care if it lasts only for 6 months , the benefits of its light weight has already won me over .

Be careful laying hose on a road, especially if its super thin . There is a small possibility that the hose can get caught up in a car wheel as it drives over it at speed and it will take you with it.

[nathankaye]

I have not come across any micro or minbore hose that cant be laid in road !
Its just up to you if you choose to do it or not.

Im laying green pole hose in the road now with no damage so far , i dont care if it lasts only for 6 months , the benefits of its light weight has already won me over .

Be careful laying hose on a road, especially if its super thin . There is a small possibility that the hose can get caught up in a car wheel as it drives over it at speed and it will take you with it.

Since I started wfp, I always laid my hose across the road due to the nature of my work and safely as well. Running straight line across and following curb etc and hose laying flat. But only a hand full of months ago (I think I may have posted about it) something gave ne a harsh yank back on the hose. Bare in mind I hove it holstered to my waist/belt. Initially thinking the worst I ran to main road as I was at the rear of the property.  My hose reel was 6meters down the road (had my reel behind my van on the road with an external port), yanked clean off the port. At the side was a cars under carriage protector. It became clear that this must have been loose and dragging under the car who according to witnesses was flying down a 20mph zone and it scooped up the hose and pulled everything off. The owner of the car didnt stop either (not sure if thats a good thing or not though really).
So even tho the hose can take the hammering of cars driving over it, doesnt always mean that they should. Its changed how I work now

[Dave66]

Couple of thing I'd change Daz, I love my trolley and my extra light 18" slx

[richard groves]

Something I've learnt as a sole trader is you can only use one pole at a time so why have 2 or 3  ? ( sure have an old pole as a spare ) just buy  the longest length you'll need to cover all your work and remove sections when not needed ....  easy if you set up the tubeless way, paired with the univalve IMO its the most innovative thing to have happened in last few years. Will save you £££'s ..... I wouldn't want to work without that set up now.

[P @ F]

I have wasted 12 years finding the perfect set up !!!

Smallest van to carry just what you need.
Fixed  raised powered reel with hose roller of some sort.
100m of Gardiner green.
18 foot SLX , Extreme brush , Univalve and Tubeless conversion.
35 foot Facelift , Extreme brush , Univalve and Tubeless conversion.
Ultimate brush (For 8 weekly and 1st cleans).
Small well priced round full of good paying customers (The hardest bit)

Rich
 

[nathankaye]

I feel I have the best set up for what I need now. Perhaps in the future I may do what alot have done so far and change from microbore to pole hose. But I cant see that happening for a while.
Perhaps if I start to get higher work I will get a longer pole, but my slx25 is more than adequate for my work and I like the 14inch dual trim 6 jetted brushes which I will continue to use. Especially while im fit enough to do so as I like the weight of this brush.
The trolley for those odd cant park near jobs at times.
But apart from that, my set up is ideal.
Just got to make sure no one nicks it

[Dave Anderson]

Nathan.... I am not sure if you have already explained your DIY motorised reel.... but for the electrically challenged could you give a really dumbed down 'walk-thru'... Would really appreciate it :-)

[M & C Window Cleaning]

For those using Gardiners GREEN FLEXIBLE PU POLE HOSE 5.5MM ID/8MM OD - 100M ...... how do you find it for day to day working..... ?

Cheers
Dave.

It's very good. Doesn't expand or kink like other hoses. Probably the best pole hose iv used.

Same here!

[High-Tower]

Why do gardiner advise against using it for reel hose? how long is it lasting?