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Poll

What diameter is most popular now?

6mm microbore
40%
18 (40%)
8mm minibore
48.9%
22 (48.9%)
half inch
8.9%
4 (8.9%)
firemans hose
2.2%
1 (2.2%)

Total Members Voted: 44

Pj

Hose preference
« on: July 10, 2008, 08:42:27 am »
I still use 8mm minibore, up to 200m sometimes, never had a problem yet.

am I missing out on what's in vogue at the moment?

Dean Aspects

  • Posts: 1786
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2008, 10:57:05 am »
I use 8mm minibore as that is what cleantech supplied me and find it good never had a problem never tried the 6mm but from what i read it is tempramental and needs to be set up correctly cant be bothered with something that wont work all the time everytime

[GQC] Tim

  • Posts: 4536
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2008, 11:10:54 am »
100m minibore here, no problems. :)

pjulk

Re: Hose preference
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2008, 03:05:25 pm »
I use 8mm minibore i find it so much better than microbore on my 60psi pumps

Ian W

  • Posts: 1161
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2008, 06:30:42 pm »
I can't vote!  :'( I use algarde hose, which is only 4mm id.  :)
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

SherwoodCleaningSe

  • Posts: 2368
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2008, 06:39:59 pm »
I went from 1/2 inch to 8mm recently, and I'm loving it.  I've still got plenty of flow to spare.  I would maybe even go for 6mm if the pumps on my system were more accessible.

Simon.

Re: Hose preference
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2008, 06:53:05 pm »
I have 8mm on both, I do also have  6mm reels aswell

Chris Cottrell

  • Posts: 3162
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2008, 06:57:31 pm »
6mm for me and 125m of it

Wayne Thomas

Re: Hose preference
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2008, 07:34:18 pm »
minibore on van mount. 5mm on WCW backpack for any inaccessible places.

dai

  • Posts: 3503
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2008, 09:17:12 pm »
I can't vote!  :'( I use algarde hose, which is only 4mm id.  :)

That would have to be my worst nightmare, I have 10 meters of it on my backpack and it tangles on everything. It won't even pull off a dandelion.

It's very handy to have a 10 meter extension of Algarde when climbing onto balcony's though. It only weighs a fraction of the microbore that I have on my trolley hose reel

Rob.Hall

  • Posts: 1078
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2008, 09:24:39 pm »
6mm and have had no probs.

Best thing I have invested in. Beats the trolley system now I have more work on board.

Ian W

  • Posts: 1161
Re: Hose preference
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2008, 10:34:37 pm »
That would have to be my worst nightmare, I have 10 meters of it on my backpack and it tangles on everything. It won't even pull off a dandelion.

It's very handy to have a 10 meter extension of Algarde when climbing onto balcony's though. It only weighs a fraction of the microbore that I have on my trolley hose reel

Hey, Dai. I thought you were a fan of the algarde hose. I only use about 10 - 15 metres, so it is ok.
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens