[jeff1]

When your reeling your hose in, how many times does the end get caught on something? so you have to walk to were its trapped to release it? what a pain that used to be.

Because its so simple I never thought about saying about it before, but How I cured this problem was simply just to hold the end and walk back to my trailer so the end is right by my hose reel when I reel it in, result is I never have to run back to release it, I must admit the loop sometimes gets caught on the odd rose bush or rock but I have far less trapped hoses now.

Anyone else with any ideas of what they do?.

[Alex Gardiner]

It is an occupational hazard and can never be cured fully. I fit a Protecta-Ball to the end of my microbore which does help a bit.

I have found that pulling the end back to the vehicle often ends up making it catch more because of the loop that it creates. I tend to vary the method I use depending on the job I'm doing.

If it is a job that has a lot of sharp building corners I tend to pull the hose-end back to the car as the loop easily pulls around corners. If it is a job that has ledges/steps/etc with over-hanging corners then I tend to leave it and just reel back in as a loop nearly always catches on the corners.

[m.b.s.]

When your reeling your hose in, how many times does the end get caught on something? so you have to walk to were its trapped to release it? what a pain that used to be.

Because its so simple I never thought about saying about it before, but How I cured this problem was simply just to hold the end and walk back to my trailer so the end is right by my hose reel when I reel it in, result is I never have to run back to release it, I must admit the loop sometimes gets caught on the odd rose bush or rock but I have far less trapped hoses now.

Anyone else with any ideas of what they do?.

i do the asme sometimes the loop which you make still catches on some things only some times 

[Pole2pole]

Looks like Alex is out of the cold now   so we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief.....I hope the misses made you a nice warm cuppa  

[jeff1]

It is an occupational hazard and can never be cured fully. I fit a Protecta-Ball to the end of my microbore which does help a bit.

I have found that pulling the end back to the vehicle often ends up making it catch more because of the loop that it creates. I tend to vary the method I use depending on the job I'm doing.

If it is a job that has a lot of sharp building corners I tend to pull the hose-end back to the car as the loop easily pulls around corners. If it is a job that has ledges/steps/etc with over-hanging corners then I tend to leave it and just reel back in as a loop nearly always catches on the corners.

Hi Alex
I also have a ball on the end, this does help on certain things but not everything, I fitted that mainly to protect the tap and they do a good Job.  Like you say its an occupational hazard, I also tend to do different things on different Jobs, if I have a lot of obstacles to negotiate I still walk the end back but I tend to loop my hose up on the way back, what ever we do can become a pain in the rear,  I just hate having to run back to un-trap the hose.
I'm hoping we have a genius on here who can help eliminate this problem completely

[Alex Gardiner]

I'm hoping we have a genius on here who can help eliminate this problem completely

I'm crushed. 

[frames to panes]

I usually drop it as far as the furthest window and leave it as straight as possible - seems ok then. No ball just a rubber tube (or sheath if you prefer). I even have a jubilee clip ground as smooth and as small as possible mainly so that it will fit through the tube in my van floor but also to prevent it snagging when it flys back to the reel. I have problems with my pole hose snagging more than anything.

[jeff1]

I usually drop it as far as the furthest window and leave it as straight as possible - seems ok then. No ball just a rubber tube (or sheath if you prefer). I even have a jubilee clip ground as smooth and as small as possible mainly so that it will fit through the tube in my van floor but also to prevent it snagging when it flys back to the reel. I have problems with my pole hose snagging more than anything.

Now, don't start me on the pole hose   thats one nightmare I really want to eliminate

[frames to panes]

Do you get those houses where they have scrimped on the mortar? You know the ones right on the corners. Or the patio steps without the grout, or the overhanging steps, or three wheely bins in a row, or the gate that slams shut in the wind with about two millimetres gap underneath, the flowerpots, and the statues? Then when you've finished all that the friggin hose is in a knot and won't loop up properly!


I don't. :

[jeff1]

Do you get those houses where they have scrimped on the mortar? You know the ones right on the corners. Or the patio steps without the grout, or the overhanging steps, or three wheely bins in a row, or the gate that slams shut in the wind with about two millimetres gap underneath, the flowerpots, and the statues? Then when you've finished all that the friggin hose is in a knot and won't loop up properly!


I don't. :

Not at all 
I do get plant pots that arrive at my trailer, and I often get the odd occasional garden knome try to do a runner with my Ball and because I have a Tennis Ball on the end of my hose, one day I even reeled in a German Shepard with my Tennis Ball in his mouth

[Ian Lancaster]

Snagging pole hose:

This is usually because the hose clip (whatever type) will catch on things.  Answer: don't put a clip on it.  There's no pressure in the pole hose (it's open at the end through the jets) so you won't blow the hose off the hosetail/y-piece/jets.

[jeff1]

Snagging pole hose:

This is usually because the hose clip (whatever type) will catch on things.  Answer: don't put a clip on it.  There's no pressure in the pole hose (it's open at the end through the jets) so you won't blow the hose off the hosetail/y-piece/jets.

Hi Ian how the Devil are you? and hows your Lad doing here in Yeovil?

I don't have any type of clip on my pole hose, when I fit mine I dip it in hot water then fit it, its not the end that gets caught up but the hose its self, when your using it, you know the sort of thing? around bush's and pots etc. around garden rockerys is a pain for me.

[Tim Rose]

It's an absolute shiny crock of the proverbial to think that a brightly colored ball on the end of your hose is going to 'help' get the damned thing in.

Walk back with the end making sure that it aint likely to be snagged it the main thing.

You don't need to buy more rubbish, for god's sake.   :

[jeff1]

The ball is used for protecting the end fittings but sometimes helps bounce it around corners and it does work :

[Jon-scwindows]

I have the glorious Protecta balls too

they do help, i dont keep a valve fixed to the end of the hose just a metal easy connector stop end. helps pulling it about,
here is another method i use, which helps...

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=48243.0

my post on there, its easier to pull it back without a valve on the end.

but i usually pull the hose back with me

[rhys11]

where can i get one of these balls from?

[jeff1]

where can i get one of these balls from?

Alex gardiner sells them

[rhys11]

where can i get one of these balls from?

Alex gardiner sells them

nice a dude

[windowwashers]

I got one from Alex I have a pic aswell, if try and locate it and put it on.


Ian

[matt]

you lot are not selling me the idea of a van mount 

ive been looking at tanks and the like to fit a van mount

now, the ideal of the hose catching anything and everything really will wind me up