[dazmond]

i bought 2 of these a few months ago and they ve both broke!!.second one today and one last month.at around a tenner a pop i expected them to last longer!i dont drag them on the ground and i dont yank my pole hose!both just popped off!!not happy!!

anyone else had this happen to them??


regards


dazmond

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

dazmond!!!!!! fit the tap at the top of your pole near the brush head. you use on average 30 litres extra per day by not been able to turn flow off inbetween upstairs windows. The plus side is they last for months and months!! AND in between downstairs windows its so easy too reach too turn on and off.
hope this helps!

[wfp master]

yes. i just pushed the pole hose right in & taped it round the tap no leaks been like that for months.

[Don Kee]

You can get the push fit taps on ebay, but with a brass fitting that fits into the pole hose. Never had a problem....

Item number : 321112764825

[Mike #1]

Get the E-Z snap fittings much more robust . Mike

[mikeyfaerosyth]

Happened to mine,epoxy resin and its solid now.

[Avo]

I've had the same tap for over 18 months and still not gone down on me yet.. That's well weird mate!!

[windiewasher]

I must have binned 5 or 6 pole taps in 12 months.gave up on them.hate the loop.

[Dave Willis]

It happens. You probably trod on it. 

[Michael Peterson]

i use aquadapters, i got so sick of this happening all the time worst taps ever

[SB Cleaning]

i use aquadapters, i got so sick of this happening all the time worst taps ever

Get a  .mk3 xl aquadapter Daz !

You know it makes sense

[windiewasher]

Thought you was a aquadaptor man on all your poles with extreme brushes on your slx.

[Don Kee]

I've had the same tap for over 18 months and STILL NOT GONE DOWN ON ME YET.. That's well weird mate!!

Asking alot from a tap mate..... 😜

[ben M]

Dazmond complaining about a gardiner product?  

[dazmond]

im tempted to buy an aqua-daptor or 2 now!have they got a new adaptor out for the carbon goosenecks now? as i want to keep my goosenecks on!!

[wfp master]

I've had the same tap for over 18 months and STILL NOT GONE DOWN ON ME YET.. That's well weird mate!!

Asking alot from a tap mate..... 😜

aye taps dont do b.j's

[Avo]

I've had the same tap for over 18 months and STILL NOT GONE DOWN ON ME YET.. That's well weird mate!!

Asking alot from a tap mate..... 😜

They don't make them like they used too  

[STEVE-UK]

we've bought 3 from Gardiners and none of them lasted longer than a week

[Alex Gardiner]

We use these valves ourselves and I find that generally they last between 2-3 years. I always carry the valve by my hand and it only occasionally gets dropped on the floor.

Dazmond from the look of the valve in the photo you can see that the black handle has received quite a bit of abrasive wear as the edges have become quite rounded. This type of abrasion and damage can lead to damage of the push-fit connection part - which is probably what has caused this issue.

Any item can be damaged quickly if it is dropped, bashed or stepped on - sometimes it can simply be where the impact happens.

There are more robust valves that can be bought, but they are generally much heavier and more bulky.

I must post a photo of one valve that we have still in use after about 5 years - it and the hose has been on 3 poles now and it looks as rough and worn as anything and yet it is still performing well, although the handle is about half the size due to wear.

[SB Cleaning]

im tempted to buy an aqua-daptor or 2 now!have they got a new adaptor out for the carbon goosenecks now? as i want to keep my goosenecks on!!

Do it