[Dave Willis]

A.D. only get be bother running long tails all that curling up stuff slows my lads down even with a meat head pulling at the new A.D. they seem to be lasting very well out living the slx it was on top of

  Strewth!

[8weekly]

A.D. only get be bother running long tails all that curling up stuff slows my lads down even with a meat head pulling at the new A.D. they seem to be lasting very well out living the slx it was on top of

  Strewth!

[gavinb]

This is what i use .
Had the same tap on for at leas 18 months now .

http://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/mini-hosetail-connector-tap-assembly-for-8mm-hose-short-handle-e15e18f2-1612-p.asp

[SB Cleaning]

This is what i use .
Had the same tap on for at leas 18 months now .

http://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/mini-hosetail-connector-tap-assembly-for-8mm-hose-short-handle-e15e18f2-1612-p.asp

They are good and don't fall apart. ..but they're to big and heavy for my liking..

Well I have been using a gardiners one for 2 weeks without it breaking which is a record

[Dave Willis]

Gardiners ones are fine provided you don't tread on them, smack them on the floor or yank the hose out of them. Some have lasted six months or more but I usually snag the hose and yank the guts out of them on the reel side.

[chris turner]

Gardiners taps are great if you position them up near the brush head so they avoid getting smacked about.

There is one particular item from gardiners that I have a real problem with at the amount and will have to give Alex some stick for..... My free pen with every order keeps falling apart after 3 days!

[outdoor restore]

Gardiners taps are great if you position them up near the brush head so they avoid getting smacked about.

There is one particular item from gardiners that I have a real problem with at the amount and will have to give Alex some stick for..... My free pen with every order keeps falling apart after 3 days!

3 days!!! My last one fell apart within 3 mins, I managed to write 3 lines of an address before it fell apart!!!

[slap bash]

Fix the tap at the top of the pole they last for ever.. As they don` get dragged on the ground. Some just tke too long to ctch up.

[david mark]

Mines on the pole with no loop

[Alex Gardiner]

As above but I run a two tap system (one up by the gooseneck and one on the pole hose).

Think the Gardiner ones could be improved tho!! Broke a few in the last year.

The current ones we have been selling for about 9 years now and have found them generally very reliable if looked after well. They are made by a large and well respected Italian company. If anyone has experienced any of these failing then please contact us and we can look at replacing them as long as they have not been dragged along the ground in use as this can break the collet and weaken the teeth.

However I agree that they can be improved upon ......Which is why we have 

We decided that we could do better and so started from the ground up with the construction and the design of this flow valve. We will be releasing this on the website in a couple of weeks time.

These new push-fit flow valves will feature a more robust and protecting body design (to protect against being dragged along the ground), with more robust handle. They are easier to operate and have replaceable handles. They also have teeth that grip the hose with much greater force. Overall they are far superior and should offer an even better user experience for our clients.

[Alex Gardiner]

I have mine on the pole hose...what taps have you been having problems with?

This reminds me as I have had problems with Gardiners ones...4 have fell apart since last November gardiners kindly set me out 3 new replacements one was the same the other 3 that fell apart and that quickly broke too...but the other 2 seem a slightly different design and  I think seem better....

Time will tell.

The 2 that you have of a different design were from my pre-production run of the new design push-fit pole valve. I am pleased to hear that you have not had any issues since using these.

[SB Cleaning]

I have mine on the pole hose...what taps have you been having problems with?

This reminds me as I have had problems with Gardiners ones...4 have fell apart since last November gardiners kindly set me out 3 new replacements one was the same the other 3 that fell apart and that quickly broke too...but the other 2 seem a slightly different design and  I think seem better....

Time will tell.

The 2 that you have of a different design were from my pre-production run of the new design push-fit pole valve. I am pleased to hear that you have not had any issues since using these.

Hi Alex

Yeah they seem loads better...just seem.better to hold and operate in the hand too

[G.W.C]

Does the aquatap fit straight onto a Gardiners pole anybody?

[DeLuce]

I've been using the Gardiner tap for a few years now and find they last me for a while (what the heck are you all doing with them  ). I always fit them with the JG barbs, maybe that's why they last me for longer? I also hold it in my hand so I can flick the the tap on/off with my thumb and if the hose needs pulling with a decent amount of force, I'll pick up from the microbore connection.

[jimmy boots]

Does the aquatap fit straight onto a Gardiners pole anybody?

You need one of these mate to fit in the quick release, then the AquaTap screws on this

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/goosenecks-pole-fittings/pole-fittings/alloy-quick-release-top-adapter.html

[robbo333]

I find the aqua tap very good. You need a fitting as shown above to fit it. Personally, I find the gardiners one is too heavy so I purchased the fitting from aqua tap.

[Oliver James]

Maybe this is one option?


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