[P @ F]

Well what can I say , I am not normally one to complain but from what I have just seen I do feel that Liberty is being taken here !

Part quality seems to have been reduced to be a cash cow for the long hall , maybe I have had the unlucky component or maybe it’s just the way of the world today  !

Either way I’m on a loser as the spring outlasted the short warranty and I have just voided it anyway by looking inside 

Low and behold the springs are not on the site as a spare , unlike the o rings that were and then mysteriously vanished too  !

My guess is that the stainless springs are not as stainless as they used to be

Black cap is THE original Univalve from launch and I think and red cap is one of the latest models , it’s even thinner gauge metal to rot quicker 

Rant over !

[Ooooooog]

Mate, they’re only £30.

[P @ F]

Mate, they’re only £30.

Not the point is it !

Why supply a product you know will fail , they didnt start like that did they , you just keep buying them then 

[escorttdi]

Mate, they’re only £30.

    45 pound delivered  got one other week ..... few pounds on the postage as well

[Spruce]

Are you able to separate the components to replace the spring Rich? I've never gone that far. All I've done is lubricated the o ring and put that tiny sealing o ring on the plunger back in place.

[Lee GLS]

I noticed that on my univalve and thought the same thing. They have done it so they break. Maybe someone can find a stainless replacement.

[Ooooooog]

Mate, they’re only £30.

Not the point is it !

Why supply a product you know will fail , they didnt start like that did they , you just keep buying them then 

Guess they’re in it for the money. And why not?

Think mine were cheaper, got them from soap national, maybe 3 years ago.
Still going strong.

[P @ F]

That’s because those 3 will have a quality spring in them , don’t forget to keep those springs  it the o rings ever go !

[P @ F]

Are you able to separate the components to replace the spring Rich? I've never gone that far. All I've done is lubricated the o ring and put that tiny sealing o ring on the plunger back in place.

I believe they do , will have a look around for a similar spring today
I could always send it back for the repair service but at £15 plus postage both ways I just as well buy a new one , oh hold on , that’s the plan isn’t it Steve 

[mufcglen]

How long have you had it?

[P @ F]

Over the 6 months of warranty period I know that much !
My only issue is not being able to get spares for them and being forced into buying a new one because they have cheapened production parts !

[NWH]

They could easily make it from a better quality material but then you wouldn’t need to buy another for ages would you.

[dazmond]

I'm still using my original one from 3 years ago......in fact I think its older than that......the thing is they last forever  with a bit of silicon grease every now and then.......

They need to break sometime or they'll disappear  forever as steve will go out of business and stop producing them......

[dennis chalk]

That explains why 4 of the newer models have all broken whilst the original is still going strong.

[dazmond]

That explains why 4 of the newer models have all broken whilst the original is still going strong.

I'll be keeping the springs and o rings out of these 2 I've had since launch then!

How long did u have them before they broke mate?

[Spruce]

There was drama with springs on the Aquadaptor. Steve had 2 spare part springs on the go at one time. The stainless steel springs were brittle and broke sooner than their perceived life expectation and the galvanised steel ones did the same.

We still have an Aquadaptor on one of the poles and that spring has been in there for years. I think it a stainless steel spring as the galvanised ones show outer corrosion.

[P @ F]

I bet the left is stainless and the right is galvanised then , it is really pitted and rusty

[P @ F]

That explains why 4 of the newer models have all broken whilst the original is still going strong.

I'll be keeping the springs and o rings out of these 2 I've had since launch then!

How long did u have them before they broke mate?

Definitely keep hold of those Daz !

[Splash & dash]

This is precisely why I won’t have them , I had one when they first came out it lasted 8 months and broke , I have three vans with 8 poles on each van the cost is not worth it from my point of view , far easier to pinch the hose , yes we do waist a bit of water when extending the pole but if we waist a gallon per day per van that’s about it

[Stoots]

This is precisely why I won’t have them , I had one when they first came out it lasted 8 months and broke , I have three vans with 8 poles on each van the cost is not worth it from my point of view , far easier to pinch the hose , yes we do waist a bit of water when extending the pole but if we waist a gallon per day per van that’s about it

pinching the hose is not easy, a complete farse in fact..