Last 2 days ive ran my pumps on full throttle because I blew my pure freedom digi standard controller. I was controlling the flow slightly with the valve tap i use......must admit im glad my replacement controller is coming tomorrow. Especially for the voltage reading, so I know if i need to connect or disconnect the solar panels.
That vid, i saw one similar and it was a USA dude who stuck a valve tap near his brush and I thought that was a crazy idea, still not convinced.
Im all for experimenting (work related chaps!) But all that faff just to not put pole and hose away together! Or am i missing something.
Paul you mentioned about a valve tap, where and how is yours connected?
Im doing another vid soon of my new van layout and i will show a little how I have mine set up on my waist with an holster holding valve tap. (As ones have asked me about this in past) point for asking is that my main microbore hose doesnt kink overly much but if im not careful my pole hose does.
On my main brush I have the gardiner all weather pole hose I think (yellow hose) which is quite a stiff hose but because I use hot it doesnt stay stiff. On my 2nd pole I have a dark green pole hose (I forget which hose that is) and again its quite stiff untill I run hot through it, but thats not important. On this pole I use a gardiner gooseneck valve. When i use this pole, the hose can kink and does so many a times. The hose is about 25 - 30m long and like P@F Says, we must twist the pole alot plus the fact its connected tightly to the valve connection, it doesnt spin freely and so its bound to kink, plus twisting for the on/off motion.
On the other hand, my main brush, plle hose and microbore can do so, but not as much and its this one I mostly use all day. Because the pole hose is connected to my valve tap with a rectus fitting it has the ability with an helping hand to turn or spin. So if I notice the pole hose is starting to twist, a simple movement of my hand to my waist and i can spin the hose either left or right to counter twist the beginging of a kinked hose.