[slap bash]

Has anyone got the fitting from Gardeners for soft wash. Can anyone tell me more about this fitting and what fits on it. Also in general about soft wash.

[Dave Willis]

What fitting is that?

[richard groves]

What fitting is that?

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/goosenecks-pole-fittings/pole-fittings/softwash-pole-adapter-1569.html

[G & M]

How does that fitting work?

[G & M]

How do you use this fitting Alex?

[Smurf]

So to make something like this maybe 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu3gRPQo9hk

[G & M]

I'm interested in the product but no one seems to know anything about it as in what connections you use with it etc.  Is Alex on holidays or gone missing?

[richard groves]

I guess you screw a 1/4" male threaded nozzle in one end and 1/4 " male threaded barb in the other to connect to your hose and then push fit inside the number 2 section of the pole ( number 1 removed ) 

[Smurf]

If you want to use it on a higher bar for pressure washing then all you do is buy and fit the correct pressure washer fittings and hose to turn it into a telescopic pressure washer lance as in the vid I posted. The guy in the vid uses a very expensive falch hot water (wet steam) trailer mounted system.

[Smurf]

I guess you screw a 1/4" male threaded nozzle in one end and 1/4 " male threaded barb in the other to connect to your hose and then push fit inside the number 2 section of the pole ( number 1 removed ) 

The reason why no 1 section is removed is because it will not fit otherwise or the pressure washer hose and couplings inside. Also if somehow you managed to rig something up using the no 1 section aswell it would be too wippy to use at high pressure.

Same goes if you wanted to use it as a softwash high volume, low pressure pole as you need the space inside the pole to fit a larger hose and couplings.

My only concern is what metal it's made from as if using say a strong bleach mix will it last very long.

[richard groves]

Thanks for confirming my thoughts Smurf, the top section of the fitting has a flanged lip to it so it fits snugly inside the number 2 section of the pole.

[G & M]

Thanks guys, I would have thought that using it with a pressure washer would have made it very whippy

[G & M]

I just had another look at it on Gardiners  website and understand it now. Looks like a handy tool, maybe add a 45 degree bend and it could be very useful.

[RobE]

I use it for applying chemicals to upvc cleans fed from a backpack.  Want to try it on a roof clean with hypo but as said early think it will eat it. 

[Smurf]

I use it for applying chemicals to upvc cleans fed from a backpack.  Want to try it on a roof clean with hypo but as said early think it will eat it.

Is it made from ali then Rob?

[RobE]

It's a light wait alloy not really sure what it is?

[Smurf]

For bleach mix would be better to have it made from reinforced polypropylene as stainless steel would be too heavy

[G & M]

I have old poles made up for spraying the gutters using adjustable sprayer nozzles from garden back pack sprayers. We have a reel mounted  in the van with enough hose to go around most houses  fed by a shurflo pump drawing off of a 25ltr drum of chemical. Same as the window cleaning set up. I thought this would be handy for applying SH but it wouldn't last long, would be good for rinsing with the p.w. though

[slap bash]

Thank you for the input chaps.Its gone a long way to inform  of the soft wash.