[richard jagger]

I cannot remember who it was but ,THANKS for the tip of fitting the pole valve just before the brush. I have found it a very good tip. I have tried a value on the pole  base which defeats the object of a lite pole as one has three peaces of hose full of water to lift up. nN my belt my right leg was always wet. aquadaptor= to much money and weight at top of the pole. But putting the valve is just a smart move. T Thanks, Mate who ever you were.Smart thinking.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

that was ian101 after i told him 

[richard jagger]

The Gav and Ian 101.Good tip.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

no just me
ian shared it 

[steve123]

I tried this but the valves kept getting broken.

What sort do you use? I had plastic ones but they were rubbish.

[richard jagger]

O K     Thank you, just you. For that amazing thought pattern that produced this fantastic tip.

[Spruce]

IMHO I think the Aqua-dapter is the best thing since sliced bread.

Just as I started work the other day my A/D spring snapped. As I was using my son's van I didn't have a spare spring or long nose pliers to replace it. So I turned the water on and off at the brush head - sorry but it was a pain and I wasted a lot of water with the tap being opened and then the pole extended and vice versa.

To me the slight inconvenience of the little extra weight more than makes up for that in other ways.

[stuart mc]

cheers gav, I started this method a while ago after seeing it on here

[wfp master]

Pics or it never happened.

[andyM]

IMHO I think the Aqua-dapter is the best thing since sliced bread.

Just as I started work the other day my A/D spring snapped. As I was using my son's van I didn't have a spare spring or long nose pliers to replace it. So I turned the water on and off at the brush head - sorry but it was a pain and I wasted a lot of water with the tap being opened and then the pole extended and vice versa.

To me the slight inconvenience of the little extra weight more than makes up for that in other ways.

I use a tap at the brush head and yes it can waste a small amount of water but by nipping the pole hose in the hand when extending the pole water flow/loss is minimised to a trickle.

[wfp master]

IMHO I think the Aqua-dapter is the best thing since sliced bread.

Just as I started work the other day my A/D spring snapped. As I was using my son's van I didn't have a spare spring or long nose pliers to replace it. So I turned the water on and off at the brush head - sorry but it was a pain and I wasted a lot of water with the tap being opened and then the pole extended and vice versa.

To me the slight inconvenience of the little extra weight more than makes up for that in other ways.

I use a tap at the brush head and yes it can waste a small amount of water but by nipping the pole hose in the hand when extending the pole water flow/loss is minimised to a trickle.

what the point in having a tap if you nip the hose.? better with tap on the pole for on /off. you cant turn water off when pole is extended at height which is wasting water until you get pole  down to turn water off.

[Dave Willis]

I don't think I have 50' arms. I'll check tomorrow.

[andyM]

IMHO I think the Aqua-dapter is the best thing since sliced bread.

Just as I started work the other day my A/D spring snapped. As I was using my son's van I didn't have a spare spring or long nose pliers to replace it. So I turned the water on and off at the brush head - sorry but it was a pain and I wasted a lot of water with the tap being opened and then the pole extended and vice versa.

To me the slight inconvenience of the little extra weight more than makes up for that in other ways.

I use a tap at the brush head and yes it can waste a small amount of water but by nipping the pole hose in the hand when extending the pole water flow/loss is minimised to a trickle.

what the point in having a tap if you nip the hose.? better with tap on the pole for on /off. you cant turn water off when pole is extended at height which is wasting water until you get pole  down to turn water off.

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Right i'll explain it for you: I was finding that by using the tap on the hose below the pole the hose was frequently getting kinked and twisted making it a nightmare sometimes trying to extend the pole. Also I was going through taps every 3-6 months due to the pushfit connection of the tap coming apart.
I don't want a tap on the base of the pole due to having a large loop of hose which would be annoying.
The tap at the top of the pole works great in my opinion and gets hardly any wear and tear, the pole hose tangles are virtually completely eliminated. And as I said by kinking the hose when extending/collapsing the pole it reduces water flow to a trickle so water loss really is minimal.  

[DaveG]

Good explanation AndyM. What pole hose and taps do you use?

Cheers

[dd]

I find the easiest thing to have a tap on the pole hose near base and to hold it in one hand (I hold the hose near tap) as I clean, similar to Alex.

[andyM]

Good explanation AndyM. What pole hose and taps do you use?

Cheers

Sureclean pole hose and Gardiners pole tap.