[dan hughes]

  hi all, been using tap on hip for 2 years now quite happily, but lately it's been kinking and catching on everything in first 20 metres. Heard a few people have taps on the actual pole, so the hose isn't physically stuck to the person. How well does this work? Doesn't the pole hose get caught in everything and then disconnect???

That's the main benefit of hip-tap IMO coz operator has end of hose at all times.

What do yaknow then? Especially those who have actually tried both !?

[Dave Willis]

I got a tap on my head last week.










(My drain jetter reared up and smacked me).

[Dave Turley]

I find that a tap on my hose with a rectus 21 fitting is the best way. You just have the hose looped around the back of your neck. 

The tap is always to hand and it's not actually attached to you, meaning you can easily put it down in no time at all. Gardiners sell them.

[dan hughes]

Do you put th pole hose round your neck or th actual micro hose round yer neck ?

[Londoner]

The tap on the hip just results in wet trousers in my experience. Clear pole hose has to be replaced fairly often or it goes brittle and starts to kink.

[DaveG]

Tap on holster = wet leg

Tap on pole = loop of hose that catches on everything

No tap= waste loads of water

Whatever way is a pain in the doo dahs

[groundhog]

Throw away your taps, they are pointless and get in the way!! Just use a slim line spring loaded coupling on your pole hose, when you want to stop the water then just disconnect it!!! 

[paul rulton]

trigger  all day long 

[Londoner]

Better to waste a bit of water than to keep burning out pumps.

[DaveG]

Better to waste a bit of water than to keep burning out pumps.

What do you mean by that Vince?

[STEVEHANDS]

Pure Freedom do one to put on pole, I have been using it for about 3 months now and its ok. Have a look on their site.

[tomy jackson]

tap on hose and thow on flore when u turned on ,and just wash one side of house pole up and down with water on ,if you have to stop for sum resun pinch pole hose ,and same when finedsed and i then turn ta off with my foot ,iv dun them all ,off at every window off up and down  but farting a rownd = moor water moor time ,wet leg .draging hose is harder than pole hose .tap on pole loop as a buth  2years like this is best till sume one invents better

[tomy jackson]

tap on hose and thow on flore when u turned on ,and just wash one side of house pole up and down with water on ,if you have to stop for sum resun pinch pole hose ,and same when finedsed and i then turn ta off with my foot ,iv dun them all ,off at every window off up and down  but farting a rownd = moor water moor time ,wet leg .draging hose is harder than pole hose .tap on pole loop as a buth   2years like this is best till sume one invents better

[Peter Fogwill]

Tap on holster = wet leg

Tap on pole = loop of hose that catches on everything

No tap= waste loads of water

Whatever way is a pain in the doo dahs

You missed a way with none of the above disadvantages.

I am surprised that with all these replies a method with none of the disadvantages of any the methods above, has not even had a mention.  Time saving, water saving, safer as well. Costs a bit more but saving one journey home to refill the tank, will pay for it.

Peter

[s.w.c]

what happened to the autobrush set up, no tap needed

[Peter Fogwill]

It is still on the go, and the best way to stop and start the water.  I think most people are put off with the price, but it has to cost what it does, as these small valves are very expensive to buy, 

Like I said earlier though, one trip home to refill could cost you more than the price of the brush. At around 15p a day it is not much, for one of the most important parts of your water fed pole system.

Peter

[tomy jackson]

are you on a bute the brush tap , cosif you are its not price its weight thats the prob for me ,iv had bricks on my pole ,im not slaging it of as its a good conseped . ,i remeber its the ortow brush

[Craig Trevain]

you know where you are with a nice trigger on the pole!

[dmlservices]

Throw away your taps, they are pointless and get in the way!! Just use a slim line spring loaded coupling on your pole hose, when you want to stop the water then just disconnect it!!! 

have used autobrush, tap , and trigger , liked the trigger best, but now use a ez snap no tap, if i want to stop flow can just fold pole hose over and pinch, or dissconnect at ez snap, best way

daz

[Peter Fogwill]

have used autobrush, tap , and trigger , liked the trigger best, but now use a ez snap no tap, if i want to stop flow can just fold pole hose over and pinch, or dissconnect at ez snap, best way

daz

daz, can I ask you the reason the trigger was better than the Autobrush?  I am always looking for ways of making improvements and your feedback would be appreciated.  Was the Autobush you used the up and down, turn on and off?  And I take it you use different sizes of poles for different heights of windows, rather than adding and taking away sections??

Peter