[RPCCS]

Had the univalve for a couple of years now and it’s causing problems atm, it won’t turn off, give the hose a good yark and it doesn’t turn the flow off, even just a light pull and it won’t . It’s not all the time, sometimes it turns off straight away !but a lot of the time I am having to give it three or four attempts before the water stops.
Is there anything I can do to remedy this ?

[Phil J]

Pull it apart, clean it out , grease the spring and put it back together. I think it was P@F who psoted a video clip on how to do it. Works a treat to be honest. Thanks Rich!

[RPCCS]

Thanks Phil. I will look for it

[Simon Trapani]

I've been having the same problem lately with my univalve & I think it's one I sent back for repair before. Took it apart as per video but it's still the same. Sometimes takes a hard tug or three especially at height. Started hurting my shoulder in the end so I bit the bullet & bought the trade pack of three direct from exceed in the end. I will send the other back for repair when I get chance.

[Smudger]

Check the pressure (calibration) on your controller if it's high the back pressure can effect the operation on the univalve

Darran

[SB Cleaning]

Pull it apart, clean it out , grease the spring and put it back together. I think it was P@F who psoted a video clip on how to do it. Works a treat to be honest. Thanks Rich!

Or just buy a new one if this fails.

Hardly breaking the bank 30 quid odd once every couple of years is it

[jk999]

Two years i would throw it to one side and buy another

[RPCCS]

Couldn't find the exact vid but found another on youtube. Separated the inner and outer parts cleaned and lubricated then rebuilt all is good. Have ordered a new one anywayand a new 25 slx. 380 quid spent today.😲😲😲

[Simon Trapani]

Had the univalve for a couple of years now and it’s causing problems atm, it won’t turn off, give the hose a good yark and it doesn’t turn the flow off, even just a light pull and it won’t . It’s not all the time, sometimes it turns off straight away !but a lot of the time I am having to give it three or four attempts before the water stops.
Is there anything I can do to remedy this ?

Another tightwad 

Just because something's a couple of years old doesn't necessarily mean it's knackered. If it's serviceable for just a few minutes time and/or economical to get it fixed either DIY or by Exceed I don't see the problem. Doesn't necessarily make him a tightwad.

[Shrek]

He’s defo a tightwad , it’s £30 and has lasted a few years and he’s been washing windows with an aluminium pole for a few years too. Jesus Christ buy a new one

[RPCCS]

Shrek instead of criticism and p15s taking , if you're so clever take time to read my follow up post.  Yes its only 30 odd quid, but instead of throwing it in the bin I wanted to see if there was a simple fix, which there was. This forum is for helping one another out with advice on problems. Not criticism and name calling. I have mot insulted you at any time so why insult me just because I ask a simple question?

[windowswashed]

I had three of them when they first came out. Then I had a newer version.  Found using them to be awkward and went with Gardiners tap you hold in your hand, wasn't easy to get use to using to begin with but so much easier once I did get familiar with using it. 
Wouldn't go back to univalve if they were giving them away free, not now.  Reflecting back on using them they were more difficult than simply using a tap which has more control and simpler to turn on and off without having to raise the pole or lowering your arm to reach the pole hose each time.

[RPCCS]

I had three of them when they first came out. Then I had a newer version.  Found using them to be awkward and went with Gardiners tap you hold in your hand, wasn't easy to get use to using to begin with but so much easier once I did get familiar with using it. 
Wouldn't go back to univalve if they were giving them away free, not now.  Reflecting back on using them they were more difficult than simply using a tap which has more control and simpler to turn on and off without having to raise the pole or lowering your arm to reach the pole hose each time.

How do you use that? Do you have it trailing on the ground or fixed to the pole? The thing with that which puts me off it where to mount it. I had them before years ago and found them awkward as you don’t know how much hose to have behind or in front and with it being outside the pole, the hose in front needs to be enough to have the pole fully extended which results in a huge loop that gets in the way.

[Shrek]

Shrek instead of criticism and p15s taking , if you're so clever take time to read my follow up post.  Yes its only 30 odd quid, but instead of throwing it in the bin I wanted to see if there was a simple fix, which there was. This forum is for helping one another out with advice on problems. Not criticism and name calling. I have mot insulted you at any time so why insult me just because I ask a simple question?

Have you not just received 80% x 3 months pay for doing jack all? Unless you don’t declare everything and you didnt get anything that would explain a lot. Now your pi$$ing about trying to fix a univalve that you’ve had for years and you’ve been yanking on it thousands of times. Spend money , help the economy.

[windowswashed]

I had three of them when they first came out. Then I had a newer version.  Found using them to be awkward and went with Gardiners tap you hold in your hand, wasn't easy to get use to using to begin with but so much easier once I did get familiar with using it. 
Wouldn't go back to univalve if they were giving them away free, not now.  Reflecting back on using them they were more difficult than simply using a tap which has more control and simpler to turn on and off without having to raise the pole or lowering your arm to reach the pole hose each time.

How do you use that? Do you have it trailing on the ground or fixed to the pole? The thing with that which puts me off it where to mount it. I had them before years ago and found them awkward as you don’t know how much hose to have behind or in front and with it being outside the pole, the hose in front needs to be enough to have the pole fully extended which results in a huge loop that gets in the way.

I fit it to my hosereel as in the photo attached. Holding the hose with the tap just in front of my hand I know exactly where to reach it by feel without looking as it is always in the same spot as I simply connect any pole hose from any pole using a non return valve which is fitted to each of my poles so I'm not having to wait for water to travel up the pole each time I swap poles.

[RPCCS]

Shrek instead of criticism and p15s taking , if you're so clever take time to read my follow up post.  Yes its only 30 odd quid, but instead of throwing it in the bin I wanted to see if there was a simple fix, which there was. This forum is for helping one another out with advice on problems. Not criticism and name calling. I have mot insulted you at any time so why insult me just because I ask a simple question?

Have you not just received 80% x 3 months pay for doing jack all? Unless you don’t declare everything and you didnt get anything that would explain a lot. Now your pi$$ing about trying to fix a univalve that you’ve had for years and you’ve been yanking on it thousands of times. Spend money , help the economy.

I didn’t apply for it as by the time it was available I had been back to work two weeks, my wife has been getting full pay  throughout, and there are many families struggling to make ends meet who need it more than me. That’s HELPING THE ECONOMY,  Aluminium pole you say? Exactly where you have got that information from is beyond me. Who are you to decide how  I decide to spend my money anyway? Since when did you become my accountant/manager/financial adviser? What gives you the right to tell me what I should or shouldn’t do with my equipment.? I fixed the problem,now go and read my follow up post, the one before you chipped in with your insults..

[Shrek]

😂

[RPCCS]

I had three of them when they first came out. Then I had a newer version.  Found using them to be awkward and went with Gardiners tap you hold in your hand, wasn't easy to get use to using to begin with but so much easier once I did get familiar with using it. 
Wouldn't go back to univalve if they were giving them away free, not now.  Reflecting back on using them they were more difficult than simply using a tap which has more control and simpler to turn on and off without having to raise the pole or lowering your arm to reach the pole hose each time.

How do you use that? Do you have it trailing on the ground or fixed to the pole? The thing with that which puts me off it where to mount it. I had them before years ago and found them awkward as you don’t know how much hose to have behind or in front and with it being outside the pole, the hose in front needs to be enough to have the pole fully extended which results in a huge loop that gets in the way.

I fit it to my hosereel as in the photo attached. Holding the hose with the tap just in front of my hand I know exactly where to reach it by feel without looking as it is always in the same spot as I simply connect any pole hose from any pole using a non return valve which is fitted to each of my poles so I'm not having to wait for water to travel up the pole each time I swap poles.

What is the non return valve..Can’t say I’ve seen them before, always interested to see how other people set up their systems.

[AuRavelling79]

Shrek please stop the insults. Nothing wrong with repairing even an inexpensive item if you want to.

[jk999]

Them taps have been out years i used to use one ,if you have a belt you can get something like belt holster s to fasten them in but i found it to be a pain in the rear the uni valves are the best things since sliced 🍞 😊