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Spruce

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2016, 07:00:54 pm »
Quote from: M & C Window Cleaning on June 28, 2016, 06:22:55 pm
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The Uni-valve has some excellent benefits. Weight being one of them.

I'm afraid I don't like the on/off action as I find it very stiff and have difficulty 'feeling' it. I honestly prefer the action of the old Aquadapter.  I don't know whether this changed as both of mine are from the first manufacture.

I also don't like the O clip bodge on the pipe at the exit of the angle adapter.

I'm waiting for Alex's product before I consider another Uni-valve.

Hi Spruce. I didn't like that 'O' clip bit either. This works well for me. It's cut from a piece of 2" plastic plumbing pipe and drilled with 7.5mm bit. It forms a tight push fit but is removable to make roadside repairs easy if necessary.





I've also found that the higher the pressure that the pump is set to the more difficult it is to operate the univalve. Mine are from the second batch, and generally are very easy to operate. However, I tried a fixed 115psi pump on my trolley and found it almost impossible to operate the univalve with that much pressure.

Thanks for that. Thats a great idea. I would like to copy that if you don't mind.

Much appreciated.
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M & C Window Cleaning

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #21 on: June 28, 2016, 07:40:02 pm »
No probs Spruce. Best of it is I found the length of pipe on a pile of rubbish on bin day.  ;D ;D
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Spruce

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2016, 08:54:01 pm »
Quote from: M & C Window Cleaning on June 28, 2016, 07:40:02 pm
No probs Spruce. Best of it is I found the length of pipe on a pile of rubbish on bin day.  ;D ;D

That's the best of all.  :)

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SB Cleaning

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2016, 04:19:13 pm »
Come on then Alex...

Enlighten us ;D
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kempy

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #24 on: June 29, 2016, 05:03:45 pm »
Univalve is very good
This  gar-diners device seems it will be a twist action.

The univalve is for any pole .
I don't think gardiners device will be able to fit to any pole other than gardiners ?
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SeanK

Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #25 on: June 29, 2016, 07:24:42 pm »
Don't think it going to be a twist device, from looking at the photo the hose seems to go into the brush and out at one side
which then connects to the jet hoses, I wonder is designed to be switched on and off by pressing the brush or part of it against the glass ?
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wfp master

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2016, 07:57:02 pm »
Quote from: SeanK on June 29, 2016, 07:24:42 pm
Don't think it going to be a twist device, from looking at the photo the hose seems to go into the brush and out at one side
which then connects to the jet hoses, I wonder is designed to be switched on and off by pressing the brush or part of it against the glass ?
foggy had something like that  years ago. not a good idea.
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jonboywalton75

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2016, 10:48:16 pm »
Quote from: kempy on June 29, 2016, 05:03:45 pm
Univalve is very good
This  gar-diners device seems it will be a twist action.

The univalve is for any pole .
I don't think gardiners device will be able to fit to any pole other than gardiners ?

Do we buy any other than Gardiners????
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dai

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2016, 12:59:07 am »
115 PSI? why would anyone need that? I have worked with a 35 psi pump and it's totally adequote.
It must be 12 years since I sweitched to WFP, still using the same Surflow 60 psi pump with a varistream. Once you disconnect that pressure switch and let the varistream take control it will pump at 130 psi with everything turned to maximum. THe pump is the same only the presssure switch was differnt, once disconnected you can wind it up until it's popping connectors.
But for what? You only neede an adequote supply of water, jet washing glass sends spray over to the pane you just cleaned.
Using a greater flow rate is better controlled with jet size, flooding the glass makes for less rinsing, but do it gently.
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Shrek

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2016, 09:45:03 pm »
£19.95 + vat
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jk999

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2016, 08:35:59 am »
What's £19.99 +vat that's still gonna come to thirty quid with delivery
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Clever Forum Name

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2016, 11:25:20 am »
Only an idiot pays for postage from Gardiner  ::)roll
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jk999

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2016, 01:00:37 pm »
That OK spending what Eva it is for free delivery but sometimes you only want something that costs a tenner but have to spend over fifty or sixty quid you might not have
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Cookie

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2016, 03:12:09 pm »
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Arnold Palmer

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #34 on: July 13, 2016, 03:15:10 pm »
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Cookie

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #35 on: July 13, 2016, 03:25:41 pm »
Quote from: Soupy on July 13, 2016, 03:15:10 pm
Quote from: Cookie on July 13, 2016, 03:12:09 pm
Well here's the first video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yic21IlHqoQ

Well, that's clear as mud.

lol - yes it would be useful to have a commentary & actually see the twist action ...
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Rob clarke

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #36 on: July 13, 2016, 04:33:52 pm »
Wonder how it will manage stretching over roofs and conservatory roofs at an angle
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tlwcs

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #37 on: July 13, 2016, 05:56:48 pm »
Quote from: Rob clarke on July 13, 2016, 04:33:52 pm
Wonder how it will manage stretching over roofs and conservatory roofs at an angle
Yes, it always turned my water off on the aqua tap
Tony
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Spruce

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #38 on: July 13, 2016, 06:23:40 pm »
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the king

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Re: CONTROL - IS NOT LETTING GO
« Reply #39 on: July 13, 2016, 06:50:55 pm »
think ill stick to my univalve if its any thing like the aquatap im out, my aqua tap was a nite mare water keeped turning off all the time  pxxxiss me off so much its now sat in the box of unwanted junk  lol , the only thing i can see thats different is it has a tenshioner to adjust the stiffness of the twist action not my cuppa t this one :P
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