[Steve Weatherley]

Just wondering if anyone would care to review this if they have one. Looks good on youtube vids but interested in other people's experience before investing my cash

[Splash & dash]

Not got one , personally don’t think it will do anything a Gardiners backpack and virosol  won’t do for £115 ionics stuff is generally very good just grossly overpriced , save some money and go Gardiners .

[Steve Weatherley]

Got the backpack.... but this method relys on the solution not running off. 15 minute contact time is recommended. I wonder if gardiners do a similar foaming pole attachment?

[Splash & dash]

You can add surfactants to any product making it stick or cling or foam up on the surface , but from 20 years experience  it’s not needed 10-1 virosol mix will loosen 99% of dirt in less than a couple of muinits light rub with the pole rinse job done , I honestly don’t  think you will get any better results with spending all that on ionics stuff , they are very expensive and not offering anything that cannot be done far cheaper with other products ,

[robert mitchell]

The foaming unit they sell is from an american company and is a lot cheaper than ionics sell it for ........but you cant seem to buy it over here so ionics must have sole uk rights to it.

[Smudger]

The foaming unit they sell is from an american company and is a lot cheaper than ionics sell it for ........but you cant seem to buy it over here so ionics must have sole uk rights to it.

I doubt it, I have managed to get a few special nozzles for pressure washing from the U.S - its difficault because their grasp of English is very poor and they are incapable of understanding the concept that there is life outside the good ole US of A

Darran

[robert mitchell]

The foaming unit they sell is from an american company and is a lot cheaper than ionics sell it for ........but you cant seem to buy it over here so ionics must have sole uk rights to it.

I doubt it, I have managed to get a few special nozzles for pressure washing from the U.S - its difficault because their grasp of English is very poor and they are incapable of understanding the concept that there is life outside the good ole US of A

Darran

I searched online and couldnt find any uk sellers .......could import but not sure about tax............ and a backpack does just as well as said above .

[robert mitchell]

http://www.green-gorilla.com/

This is the company that makes them .

[Smudger]

there's a distributor in Italy - web site is sh!t* tho.

I think your mad spending out that on a sprayer -

look at this

https://solosprayers.co.uk/Type/Electric-Sprayer/5-Litre-Easy-Electric-Pressure-Sprayer
https://solosprayers.co.uk/Type/Electric-Sprayer/evolution-15-ltc

I use these - great value -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Knapsack-Pressure-Garden-Sprayer-16L-CORDLES-Battery-12V-4nozz/323366041523

Darran

[robbo333]

I used to use a Gardiners backpack to spray chemicals. Very good indeed.
But it's heavy and needs charging now and again.
Got fed up with that.
Now I use a Hozelock 7 litre sprayer with viton seals with a hose connector fitted on the end of the tube.
I think they are about 40 quid. Works a treat.

[Steve Weatherley]

Do you mean that you connect your pole hose to the Hozelock sprayer and apply the product through the pole? Do you not find that you are constantly pumping the sprayer manually?

[robbo333]

Do you mean that you connect your pole hose to the Hozelock sprayer and apply the product through the pole? Do you not find that you are constantly pumping the sprayer manually?

I use Gardiners EZ-snap pole fittings, so I just (cut off the lance on the sprayer), and connected one of EZ-snaps to the tube.
Yes, I plug my pole hose into the sprayer and straight up through the brush and onto the gutter.
If you keep the container half filled, (or more), you only need a few (or slightly more) pumps to get the required pressure.
Obviously this does take some work, but (for me) I would rather this, than running out of battery on a back pack.
I just like to keep things simple these days.

It's lighter than a backpack.
It's easier to move around than a backpack.
It never runs out of battery.
And I hardly ever need more than 7 litres of degreaser to finish the job.
A bit of thick, cheap, bleach, added...always helps.

[Steve Weatherley]

Thanks. Great advice really appreciate. Speaking of keeping things simple I use Hozelock connectors on my pole and microbore as they are so cheap to replace and easy to connect. I will get one of these sprayers and stick a female Hozelock connector on the end instead of the Lance so that I can connect my pole hose to it