[keyser soze]

i bought some gardiners fan jets about 3 weeks ago and now im on the 3rd set cause they keep snapping . surely alex you need to get a better plastic that will last the trials a windy throws at it . a bit bulkier in the fan jets itself leaving the aperture the same might help . cause they are not cheap . though gardiners have sent me replacements free of charge i must add. but obviously a flawed  item. any feedback

[Halfadaylee]

i bought some gardiners fan jets about 3 weeks ago and now im on the 3rd set cause they keep snapping . surely alex you need to get a better plastic that will last the trials a windy throws at it . a bit bulkier in the fan jets itself leaving the aperture the same might help . cause they are not cheap . though gardiners have sent me replacements free of charge i must add. but obviously a flawed  item. any feedback

Yes they are very very poor.
Like you I have been sent replacements on three occasions, but they dont seem fit for purpose.
I will not have any more of them
Art

[andyM]

The blue Lurmark Fan jets are very well made, might be worth trying them next time.

[Darranvps]

We've had trouble too
Original set snapped on first day then we ordered more - and paid for them they snapped too!

Like the idea - but the product is no good for what we do.

[Alex Gardiner]

If you are finding that they are repeatedly snapping then I would imagine that the work carried out is not suitable for these lightweight PTFE fans. We have sold several hundreds of these fanjets now and find that the majority of users find them to work well with no issues. However some clients have had a repeat issue with snapping (as above). This may well be down to working method/environment with these items and could also have been exacerbated by the sub-zero temperatures we have been experiencing around the country.

I would say that if you have had them snap more than once then the Lurmark metal ones (12mm hole needed) would be more suitable. If you are one of the few that has had this issue then give us a call and we can refund the original fanjet cost (either the upgrade cost and replace with brass pencil jets or the cost of separate purchase) once the broken fanjets have been returned. You can either simply switch back to the push-in pencil jets or consider fitting a pair of the larger Lurmark fans.

[bobplum]

If you are finding that they are repeatedly snapping then I would imagine that the work carried out is not suitable for these lightweight PTFE fans. We have sold several hundreds of these fanjets now and find that the majority of users find them to work well with no issues. However some clients have had a repeat issue with snapping (as above). This may well be down to working method/environment with these items and could also have been exacerbated by the sub-zero temperatures we have been experiencing around the country.

I would say that if you have had them snap more than once then the Lurmark metal ones (12mm hole needed) would be more suitable. If you are one of the few that has had this issue then give us a call and we can refund the original fanjet cost (either the upgrade cost and replace with brass pencil jets or the cost of separate purchase) once the broken fanjets have been returned. You can either simply switch back to the push-in pencil jets or consider fitting a pair of the larger Lurmark fans.

this has happened to me as well i am on my 3rd set so far so good.
My question would be that if i decided to fit the larger lurmark jets would they protrude too far out of the brush stock
i am referring to the super lite brush and would this cause them to catch the glass?

many thanks
bob

[keyser soze]

If you are finding that they are repeatedly snapping then I would imagine that the work carried out is not suitable for these lightweight PTFE fans. We have sold several hundreds of these fanjets now and find that the majority of users find them to work well with no issues. However some clients have had a repeat issue with snapping (as above). This may well be down to working method/environment with these items and could also have been exacerbated by the sub-zero temperatures we have been experiencing around the country.

I would say that if you have had them snap more than once then the Lurmark metal ones (12mm hole needed) would be more suitable. If you are one of the few that has had this issue then give us a call and we can refund the original fanjet cost (either the upgrade cost and replace with brass pencil jets or the cost of separate purchase) once the broken fanjets have been returned. You can either simply switch back to the push-in pencil jets or consider fitting a pair of the larger Lurmark fans.
nice one alex i probably ring you next week to take you up on the lurmark fan upgrade . thanks

[Smudger]

well if any1 wants to send me their broken gardiners fans i'll have them !!

personally i mod them ( basically sleeve them with a brass barb - you will need to drill the hole out to
6.8mm

they work better than lumark ones but are delicate ! 

if you search the thread where i reviewed the new DT superlite brush i did do a little piece on how to mod the jets 

Darran

[andyM]

If you are finding that they are repeatedly snapping then I would imagine that the work carried out is not suitable for these lightweight PTFE fans. We have sold several hundreds of these fanjets now and find that the majority of users find them to work well with no issues. However some clients have had a repeat issue with snapping (as above). This may well be down to working method/environment with these items and could also have been exacerbated by the sub-zero temperatures we have been experiencing around the country.

I would say that if you have had them snap more than once then the Lurmark metal ones (12mm hole needed) would be more suitable. If you are one of the few that has had this issue then give us a call and we can refund the original fanjet cost (either the upgrade cost and replace with brass pencil jets or the cost of separate purchase) once the broken fanjets have been returned. You can either simply switch back to the push-in pencil jets or consider fitting a pair of the larger Lurmark fans.

this has happened to me as well i am on my 3rd set so far so good.
My question would be that if i decided to fit the larger lurmark jets would they protrude too far out of the brush stock
i am referring to the super lite brush and would this cause them to catch the glass?

many thanks
bob

I've been using Lurmark Jets in a Mono Dual Trim Super-Lite Brush for about a year Bob with no problems at all.
No danger of scratching the glass,frames or sills.

[Alex Gardiner]

this has happened to me as well i am on my 3rd set so far so good.
My question would be that if i decided to fit the larger lurmark jets would they protrude too far out of the brush stock
i am referring to the super lite brush and would this cause them to catch the glass?

many thanks
bob

They do protrude about 10mm, but as this part is plastic it should not cause any damage although you would need to be careful when running the brush sideways across wooden window dividers as it could cause damage to these.

The downside of the Lurmark's is that they are heavier, and they do need a 12mm hole drilling. They also do not fit onto the Super-Lite sill brush - however the lightweight white fanjets when fitted to the Sill brushes are very unlikely to suffer any damage as they are slightly recessed so would be very hard to bash at all in use.

[Scott Dean]

The first pair I had snapped (one in carriage) but soon realised that they are fragile and am now extra carefully around door handles and frames etc...

Alex one of mine now a good two months old is loosing its fan it's as if the pressure has worn a larger hole than it should be?? Pressures not up high as I'm running a hotwash...

[Alex Gardiner]

The first pair I had snapped (one in carriage) but soon realised that they are fragile and am now extra carefully around door handles and frames etc...

Alex one of mine now a good two months old is loosing its fan it's as if the pressure has worn a larger hole than it should be?? Pressures not up high as I'm running a hotwash...

Email me a photo to alex@agardiner.co.uk and I will take a look for you.