Unger Hiflo Control

[Dodger]

Just got it in post this morning and its exactly what I wanted. I use a backpack so wanted a simple trigger for turning flow on and off, well this is it. Great bit of kit and will fit any pole.

 

[Smurf]

Did you buy it or was it a freebie?

Reason why asking I did not hear back from unger when they were giving them away....

 

[Smurf]

Just been on window cleaning warehouse site and said "Pre-Order Only!"

Dodger does it lock the water off too or do you have to keep your hand on the lever?

 

[Dodger]

Yeah its a freebie smurf so ya might still get yours. And yeah it locks off hose moves freely through in on position as well

 

[Dodger]

Just nipped out and did half a dozen shop windows 2 very large garage windows and upstairs on a cottage all round corner from me so just took pole and backpack on trolley. Nice to work with its gonna save me heaps of water.Oh and there's still a couple of litres left in backpack.

 

[nwcs]

mine come this morning too.

freebie from unger. just tryed it and it works well. cant see it lasting long like.

but as a freebie cant go wrong......

 

[rcproperty]

i've missed the post, but have 6 parcels missed! lol so hope one of them is this!

 

[Smurf]

Mine arrived around 3 pm so just been having a play. Have to say for a basic pinch type water flow controler works rather well. I did have a laugh at the instructions though as it says " During extention of the pole, hold lever on OPEN position" D'oh!... So much for saving water without using another tap or leaving a loop of hose so the pole can be extended with the lever on the closed position. :Image16:

Can't grumble though as was a freebie to try but would say for £15 it seems rather good value for the money if anyone was thinking of getting one.

 

[Dodger]

Mine arrived around 3 pm so just been having a play. Have to say for a basic pinch type water flow controler works rather well. I did have a laugh at the instructions though as it says " During extention of the pole, hold lever on OPEN position" D'oh!... So much for saving water without using another tap or leaving a loop of hose so the pole can be extended with the lever on the closed position. :Image16:

Can't grumble though as was a freebie to try but would say for £15 it seems rather good value for the money if anyone was thinking of getting one.

Yep can't grumble, I was just leaving a loop and didn't find it got in the way when I was doing ground floor.

 

[Dodger]

all ready spoted that its **** weeks a go

It's not Charlie, depends what ya looking for and for me it's bob on. I just turn tap off on backpack whilst extending and it takes like 1 second to retract so water waste there is so little it's immaterial.

 

[Smurf]

Do you use your hose inside or outside the pole Dodger?

 

[Dodger]

Inside Smurf, only doing 2 storey it's not like the loops big just about 2 sections of an slx.

 

[mark m]

I was thinking to myself I like the sound of them I might get one of them , anyway chatting to the wife as I have to some times and she forgot to mention I had a parcel lol I cant remember asking for one :Image3:

 

[Belfastcleaning]

Just noticed a parcel in the kitchen and been home for an hour!!

£10 Ono

 

[Smurf]

Was weeks ago Mark so I forgot about it aswell until dodger posted this thread.

I was thinking to myself I like the sound of them I might get one of them , anyway chatting to the wife as I have to some times and she forgot to mention I had a parcel lol I cant remember asking for one :Image3:

 

[Smurf]

I've been using pole hose on the outside for a long time as couldn't be arsed to get another a-d when it broke. Just been pinching the hose with me fingers so will give that a go to see what it's like as I'm sure it will work better than the pinch method I was using.

Inside Smurf, only doing 2 storey it's not like the loops big just about 2 sections of an slx.

 

[nwcs]

the only problems i see is

1. if your pole falls over its gunna break.

not that i have ever......

2, i use van mount and when going round back of houses i know how much i need. with this needing a loop i need to pull more hose round and as i found today its another loop of hose to get court on stuff when going back to van.

think i will stick to tap......

but for those using back packs this will be great and easy to use......

 

[charlie]

It's not Charlie, depends what ya looking for and for me it's bob on. I just turn tap off on backpack whilst extending and it takes like 1 second to retract so water waste there is so little it's immaterial.

im i missing sumert the post has gone ??????????????

 

[nwcs]

well first full day trying it out......

started at 8:40 this morning and by 9:10 it was taken off.......

the loop drove me mad......

it would of been ok if hose was outside the pole.

but mine as many others have hose inside the pole.......

 

[Dodger]

Ha Ha I've used mine all day as well but got on with it.

 

[Neil]

mine come this morning too.

freebie from unger. just tryed it and it works well. cant see it lasting long like.

but as a freebie cant go wrong......

sold mine on eBay as it looked like something that came out of a kinda egg lol