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what do you think of this backpack?
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It won't be the Univalve, as that isn't a Gardiner product, it will be a valve on the pole hose.
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No it’s not a uni valve think it’s a quarter turn valve that you turn on and off , 2 mm pencil jets are a good starting point , however using a backpack 1.4 will use less water
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You'd be better off having your backpack hose fitted with a Parker Rectus 21 quick release female fitting and all your associated hoses and pole tubing with a male Rectus 21 fittings
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Alex did say a long time back that he was including their version of the Quikloq on off trust valve as an additional option when buying a new pole at a slightly reduced cost.
I would check before ordering just to confirm that the valve for an extra £21 is the same valve they sell off the shelf for £27.
https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/quick-loqr-gooseneck-valve-twist-action.html
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I can confirm this as I went through it a few a weeks ago. It can be selected when buying a new pole but the name is slightly different in the drop-down menu of which was confusing to me, but sales clarified that it's the same gooseneck valve.
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Battery life isn't as good and charge time seems long. Ok if you're only using it occasionally but don't know about reliability and longevity.
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Cheap rotomoulded what more can I say. The battery will most likely be flat as they mass produce them and they sit in a chinese warehouse for quite a while. Seen a few with cracked seams before that people have asked if they can be fixed.
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I use a Gardiner, has worked fine last couple of years and will replace with same if needed. Prefer to go with what I know and happy with rather than change for sake of change.
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Got a couple of Gardiner's, one must be 6 years old, the newer one four years old. Still working fine, might try to find a replacement battery for the old one.
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Stick to the gardiners imo, work for a long time n keep you earning.
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Gardiners have some ?
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Gardiners back packs are around £115 new so hardly worth buying second hand
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Get a brand new Gardiner.
Ignore the bigboys and all the other Chinese knock offs
Second hand isn't the option for backpacks, if they go squit when you're working you'll be up the creak without a pole
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Hi I've recently bought a backpack and intend to use it on a trolley,I know it has a mode for variable flow rate but if i was to use it on full power mode and install an in line flow control so I had it in hand it would work as intended?
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