“liquid Logic WFP Link” to prevent arthritis

To prevent arthritis in hands and fingers, I’m looking into using a remote. Pulling a univalve, Connecting and disconnecting rectus hoseconnectors, all starting to become painfully sometimes. 

Anyone using a remote like this?

(Suggestions preventing RSI and arthritis welcome....)

I use these. Pretty easy to wire up to whatever setup you currently have. I have one button controlling the pump and the other controlling the electric hosereel.

You can get them off eBay for a few quid from China or about £6 or £7 in UK.



Although I thought I'd use the remote alot, I barely ever switch it off with the remote as I just use the univalve. It's great for winding in the hose while you're walking back to the van though!

I have arthritis in both wrists, had the x-rays, medical appointments etc. On the x-ray the end of the bone in my lower arm to my wrist.. it was just a solid white line instead of being semi transparent like the rest of the bone. It was agony for a while.. .until i realised i was sleeping with my arm hanging off the side of the sofa every night. I managed to stop myself doing that and it's eased off.

It does still plague me at times but i've found that you need to keep them moving / working rather than use them less in order for the pain to ease off. I know some old codgers working on a steam engine who are in their 80s - one of them has knuckles the size of small conkers due to arthritis but he keeps going - 88 i think he said he is. He doesn't stop using his body although he does admit he can't bend his fingers much but that don't stop him using an angle grinder while precariously balanced on top of a ladder lol.

One thing i was going to say is that when i had my medical appointment with the arthritis specialist, she said to me that we're ALL slowly getting it through our lives - every single person. Difference is most just don't realise it as they feel no pain but those people are still developing it too. 

Gardiner has new light weight sill brush,might help the wear n tear. 

windowsurfer said:

Gardiner has new light weight sill brush,might help the wear n tear. 

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It’s on my wishlist. Hope they will be available in the Netherlands soon.

Skxawng said:

You can get them off eBay for a few quid from China

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I tried one of these a few years ago, but the range was not enough. If the pump was running the range got worse.

Edwin81 said:

I tried one of these a few years ago, but the range was not enough. If the pump was running the range got worse.

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True, they only have a 100m range in ideal circumstances in direct view. In everyday use window cleaning around the back of a house it's more like 50m or even less depending on the insulation of the house your on.

They do a long range 500m one but they're more like £13 - £15 and none in the UK so have to wait a long time for postage.

It would work well though as long as the buttons are easy enough to press. Main reason I don't use mine more really is the fact that it doesn't always work with the range issues. If it always worked then I probably would use it more.

The controller you pictured looks great, I've looked at it before and thought it'd be nice to have if I ever have the money spare.

I have always used an inline tap and settled on this one https://windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/products/14-female-threaded-brass-tap-valve? they last me over 2 years of been dragged along the floor, you just need the appropriate barb fittings, one end I have connected to my 6mm main hose with O Clip and the other to my pole hose with no O Clip so i can disconnect and undo twists in the hose or drain water out of my reel after a days work, I just nip the hose between windows and I have even got the knack of folding the hose over and placing it under the end of the pole when it's extended at height if a client comes out to pay. 

The WFP link is using different transmitters and receivers which are more powerful, They do not need line of sight which allows working from behind a building.