[Michael D]

Hi All   

            Anyone using micobore hose`s   with there poles, and if so do they reduce the amount of water you use.   Michael D

[Alex Gardiner]

Yes

[STEPHEN LOVERING]

I FIND THEY DO NOT REDUCE WATER AT ALL

STEVE

[DASERVICES]

Best thing since sliced bread 

Easy to wind and does not tangle up, my advise get one.

[wightsurf]

I don't know about save on water but they don't use more, easy to use can get twice the amount on a hose reel. Get one best buy me thinks

[markybop]

cool thats given me piece o mind as ive ust bought 100m on a solid metal reel.........

money well spent then?

[Jeff Brimble]

What pump have you got as you need a decent pressure to get to the end of 100m without the pressure switch kicking in because of back pressure ?

[markybop]

75 PSI

is that powerful enuf?

[Sunshine Cleaning]

I use a 100psi pump and have to have a bypass, mind you I use minibore.

[markybop]

wots a bypass sunshine?

[Sunshine Cleaning]

If i run the pump as normal I have too high a flow, so I have a y connector and return some water back to the tank.
It means the pump dosn't shut off and you use more battery power, but, the pump pressure switch never gets burnt out.
You are able to easily turn up or down the flow as you like it.

[jeff1]

Your money is well spent I use 100 mtrs with a 100psi pump connected to a varistream.

But if you want to know what Sunshine is on about go to Matt's DIY site,  he has pictures and how to do it, on there.

[matt]

wots a bypass sunshine?

http://d.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=265

[Sir Squeaky]

If i run the pump as normal I have too high a flow, so I have a y connector and return some water back to the tank.
It means the pump dosn't shut off and you use more battery power, but, the pump pressure switch never gets burnt out.
You are able to easily turn up or down the flow as you like it.

That's one thing that concerns me.

I often feel I don't need such a fast flow (especially when I'm getting low on water!), but if I turn it down a bit the pump switches on and off every 2 seconds.

It feels like it's going to wear it out pretty quickly.

[matt]

rog, you need a By-pass setup then

get over to the DIY forum and see the post about " pump box"

[Ian_Giles]

It's really odd, both Roger and myself have the identical setup, yet I can turn back my flowrate to a trickle almost and my pump doesn't falter, I have never yet had the pressure switch cut in whilst working (only when I turn off the flow)
I don't need a variflo or a bypass, yet it appears that Roger may well need one ort the other...

I am at a total loss to explain it too

Ian

[markybop]

cannie b bothered loggin in.........
just post us the info here ta...........

[Chris Cottrell]

cannie b bothered loggin in.........
just post us the info here ta...........

Matts a damn good bloke he gets top marks for helping the likes of us on the diy road so give him your support and reg on his site

Chris

[brett walker]

wots a bypass sunshine?

http://d.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=265

Hi matt

we cant get on your site it wont let us log in it says our account is inactive and to contact the administrator but we cant get on to do that any ideas?  Tried to get on a few times now

thankyou

Brett

[Chris Cottrell]

I can get on no pobs