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Yeah I reckon I could do most of the jobs I want easily with the first 3 sectionsYou can strip section off if you want and get end caps, it's not difficult to do
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Yeah I reckon I could do most of the jobs I want easily with the first 3 sectionsYou can strip section off if you want and get end caps, it's not difficult to do
If thats the case get a No4 section end cap take the rest off and use as extensions.Yeah I reckon I could do most of the jobs I want easily with the first 3 sections
I don't use a reel. Just 15 or 25mtrs of Gardiner's green hose depending on the job. Once you work out how to manage it, it's easy to use. Here's my setup with 25mtrs of green PU hose.Hi Marko,
I don't have a hose reel yet so it's lying on the ground and frankly at this moment I'm fairly messy & the current brush I have definitely flick water down the pole. I have a few offices in the pipeline and I just was curious about drying times and spotting as I would hate to do them & the office workers can see out their window glass either not drying well or spotting. I suppose it's a lack of confidence on my part at the moment and certainly a lack of experience. I'm also trying to work fro the hip but find myself working from the shoulders but isn't good.
I have done two houses including guttering and soffits as well as the glass. Gutters came out well, soffits difficult to do with the angle of the brush & the glass was hit and miss to be honest but both were first cleans and in poor condition to say the least. Maybe a baptism of fire for me. Cheers for the advice mate.
To clear an airlock quickly just disconnect your hose at the John guest fitting nearest the trolley - this leaves an unrestricted flow with next to no back pressure - and turn your controller to full. It should clear in seconds.Great stuff mate thanks for being so detailed in your description. I never thought of airlocks, do you have any advice if I do get one?
There does seem to be a fair bit of vapour as you say spraying out. But that's the facelift brush, I am waiting on connection so I can use the Gardiner. I will definitely get some pencil jets too out of curiosity.
Can I ask what size is the pu hose? And is there a particular size to use?
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I noticed quite by accident that when I'm using PU hose I don't need them, even when I was using water at 45 degrees. PU hose is incredibly tough stuff and seems to tighten its grip when you pull on it. I've currently got no 'o' rings on any of my hose including where it joins the Univalve either side of it. I'm not sure if it will work with metal barbs though. I suspect not. However, all my barbs are plastic so it works. If you do try going tubeless with JG fittings don't forget to use the black JG barbs on the hose ends at the base of your pole. And if you have a problem disconnecting just file down the shoulder on the barbs as they can get in the wayMark067 noticed there isn't a 'o' ring on the John guest barb can you use the univalve still as I'm thinking of going tubeless but just cutting hose a couple of inches below my pole and putting a john guest connector.
I use about 10 barrels a day most days and run most of them dry and airlocks have never been an issue for me as they clear so fast this wayTo clear an airlock quickly just disconnect your hose at the John guest fitting nearest the trolley - this leaves an unrestricted flow with next to no back pressure - and turn your controller to full. It should clear in seconds.
This looks good Mark, we may have to mod ours, we get air locks in, we use the tube which is see through from the pump to connector, which came supplied, then yellow gardeners hose, but might try the green, we must take the tap off the pole and replace with a univalve. Given me food for thought.
Thanks mate yeah I would be lost without the folks on here... been amazing. Without advice from Clisty in particular and spruce I'd be in trouble.Hope all goes well for you Daniel, you certainly get some real genuine help on here, a top site
When I pack up and move on I do. When I just go back to the car for water I just disconnect at the trolley and leave pole in customer's garden and hose on their grass, off pavement for safety. Car's never far away so not a problem.I didn't think of that do you disconnect twice once for base pole and then at of trolley?