[escorttdi]

when wanting to turn of water - pull it  water dont go off   you have to push pole hose back up pole and then it turns off  also when walking back just the pressure of pole hose trailing on ground sets water of again
anybody have this prob?  how did you fix it  or am a gona have to spend again

[Lee GLS]

Sounds like the spring has broken.

[Den68]

when wanting to turn of water - pull it  water dont go off   you have to push pole hose back up pole and then it turns off  also when walking back just the pressure of pole hose trailing on ground sets water of again
anybody have this prob?  how did you fix it  or am a gona have to spend again

Exactly what as happened to my sons pole but it is a couple of years old probably just worn out due to the age and wear.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

This may not be the case for you, but it’s worth checking.
I’ve found that if a lot of water is getting inside my pole that this causes more friction for the pole hose and it doesn’t slide easily. When this happens the spring in the univalve isn’t strong enough to pull the hose back up after I’ve pulled it down. This sometimes causes the Univalve to ‘stall’ partway through operation. This is more noticeable when the pole is extended as there is more wet surface for the hose to stick to and the longer length of hose is also heavier. When this happens I find that I occasionally have to push the hose up after pulling on it.

[Spruce]

This thread has been going for a while now.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=217348.0

Doesn't anyone read the forums anymore?

[Simon Trapani]

This may not be the case for you, but it’s worth checking.
I’ve found that if a lot of water is getting inside my pole that this causes more friction for the pole hose and it doesn’t slide easily. When this happens the spring in the univalve isn’t strong enough to pull the hose back up after I’ve pulled it down. This sometimes causes the Univalve to ‘stall’ partway through operation. This is more noticeable when the pole is extended as there is more wet surface for the hose to stick to and the longer length of hose is also heavier. When this happens I find that I occasionally have to push the hose up after pulling on it.

What??

[P @ F]

Right , well I was suffering the same with having to pull very hard and letting the hose bounce back up in order to shut the Univalve, then it came to light that the spring was rusted and snapped .
Exceed sent me the new spring and it was cured , however since then it has gone back to the way it was , not as bad but not quite right.
I have 2 Univalves , 1 original with full stainless spring and 1 new model with the revamped thinner galvanised and stainless mix spring , the older model is far superior in my opinion.
I do feel that the newer spring does not have the rebound that the old one did .

Lee GLS got some full stainless ones on eBay that had pretty much the same dimensions , he had to chop a coil off to fit it , but I believe it worked well .
It would definitely be worth getting a bag and doing a bit of trial and error as once someone gets the correct amount of spring to cut off and shares the info then we can all revert back to full stainless springs .

[david mark]

Steve at exceed may not be to happy .Maybe he will make a Mark 3 univalve but seal the unit

[M & C Window Cleaning]

This may not be the case for you, but it’s worth checking.
I’ve found that if a lot of water is getting inside my pole that this causes more friction for the pole hose and it doesn’t slide easily. When this happens the spring in the univalve isn’t strong enough to pull the hose back up after I’ve pulled it down. This sometimes causes the Univalve to ‘stall’ partway through operation. This is more noticeable when the pole is extended as there is more wet surface for the hose to stick to and the longer length of hose is also heavier. When this happens I find that I occasionally have to push the hose up after pulling on it.

What??

I have three Univalves, all purchased when they first came out and none have broken springs. All three have the same issue, if you want to call it that.

At the start of a day the Univalves work fine. But as the day progresses and the pole starts to get wet inside, the univalves start to stick and won't always shut off unless I push the hose up. I call it 'stalling' because they get stuck halfway through operating. Perhaps it's not the best way to describe it.

Usually they unstick and shut off as I'm closing the pole. By my reckoning this has to caused by a combination of the weight of the extra length of hose in the extended pole and friction caused by water in the pole as nothing appears physically wrong with the Univalves when you open them up and they work fine when the pole is collapsed.

I stand to be corrected of course

[Spruce]

This may not be the case for you, but it’s worth checking.
I’ve found that if a lot of water is getting inside my pole that this causes more friction for the pole hose and it doesn’t slide easily. When this happens the spring in the univalve isn’t strong enough to pull the hose back up after I’ve pulled it down. This sometimes causes the Univalve to ‘stall’ partway through operation. This is more noticeable when the pole is extended as there is more wet surface for the hose to stick to and the longer length of hose is also heavier. When this happens I find that I occasionally have to push the hose up after pulling on it.

What??

I have three Univalves, all purchased when they first came out and none have broken springs. All three have the same issue, if you want to call it that.

At the start of a day the Univalves work fine. But as the day progresses and the pole starts to get wet inside, the univalves start to stick and won't always shut off unless I push the hose up. I call it 'stalling' because they get stuck halfway through operating. Perhaps it's not the best way to describe it.

Usually they unstick and shut off as I'm closing the pole. By my reckoning this has to caused by a combination of the weight of the extra length of hose in the extended pole and friction caused by water in the pole as nothing appears physically wrong with the Univalves when you open them up and they work fine when the pole is collapsed.

I stand to be corrected of course

Our Exceed pole hose tends to develop a 'bend' at the poles base section when we coil it up when putting it away in the van. I have noticed that bend doesn't straighten out so this could cause the hose to rub on the internal walls of the first section. We especially notice this with the weaker return spring of the Aquadaptor.

[H MAN]

Does anyone not service there Univalves.
Think this bloke got it right.
Check it out this video.
https://youtu.be/OBSXX1aV-BM

[nathankaye]

Does anyone not service there Univalves.
Think this bloke got it right.
Check it out this video.
https://youtu.be/OBSXX1aV-BM

This bloke is on here!!  👍👍

[H MAN]

Does anyone not service there Univalves.
Think this bloke got it right.
Check it out this video.
https://youtu.be/OBSXX1aV-BM

This bloke is on here!!  👍👍

Yer would say he had posted this up here already.
But like everything no one worries until they have a problem like they are now having with the Univalve.

[P @ F]

Does anyone not service there Univalves.
Think this bloke got it right.
Check it out this video.
https://youtu.be/OBSXX1aV-BM

This bloke is on here!!  👍👍

Yer would say he had posted this up here already.
But like everything no one worries until they have a problem like they are now having with the Univalve.

That’s me