Afternoon Folks,
I just purchased a Gardiner CLX-27 pole and wanted to get an aqua-dapter but like a pillock I forgot to check the pole thread type and gardiner are closed for the weekend.  Anyone know what the thread type is?

Thank you very much

Chris

Sweet!  Thank you very much indeed good sir ...

about right that

when you can pinch a hose for nothing

It does amaze me how people can comment on somthing they have never tried. It would be like me saying gardiners SLX poles are poor and too expensive with out trying one.

The AD does add weight, but the extra weight is out weighed by the benifits , they are so much easier to use than a tap, trigger, or pinching the hose, and you loose the pole hose loop if you have a tap or trigger on the pole. They are expensive, and i think they should be cheaper, and what is there to go wrong? Its not a piece of electrical equipment, its a spring and a tap!!

90% of people who buy them love them.

I have tried all the methods so i can say that it is better, if you havnt tried it then you cant comment on it.

I was saying that its only a tap and a spring to illustrate that there is much to go wrong, the ones that have seized, AD acknowledge that there was a bad batch and are replacing them, i have 3, and only the spring break, nothing else.

As for holding the hose, well you dont have to hold it all the time only when you turn it on and off, unlike if you are pinching the hose, you would have to hold all the time, whilst cleaning the window, between windows, when extending and collapsing,

You should try and AD the do a money back guarantee if you dont like it!  Why not give it a go, you may just like it,

Hi zeusweiler,

I had noticed a couple of your posts before, and had been meaning to say hello then, but just too busy!

As Lee said we did have problems with a recent batch - we were let down by suppliers sending us sub-standard materials - but we quickly identified and resolved the issue and dealt with returns under our guarantee (we put details in an email to customers and on our You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login).  It was just when we wanted to make a noise about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login at the Cleaning Show, so we had to sort the issue out first!

It's true, the Aqua-dapter does add some weight, but it really isn't much!  See: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

Of course, if the price were lower, we would sell more, but we didn't want to compromise on materials, build quality of the product, or the 'quality' of our Customer Service.  We offer a 1 month full refund You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and a 12 month repair/replacement guarantee.  We wanted to be able to make sure that everyone who buys an Aqua-dapter from us is looked after, and to be able to re-invest in continuing R&D.  All of this adds to our costs.

The price isn't just for an Aqua-dapter, it includes delivery and the bundle has a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which also gets a lot of positive comments.  We include hose because it's important for proper operation of the device.

Yes it's a simple idea and there are alternatives, but we've had guys telling us they're saving 20-30% of their water over other water control methods.  One of the first responses on this forum last year was along the lines of "don't need that I just pinch the hose" and now I think that guy has 4 Aqua-dapters!

The person who developed the Aqua-dapter is a Window Cleaner, he designed it to make his working day faster and easier (i.e. more profitable), having both hands free while working, and to save water in the process.  So although it's not a cheap product it should pay for itself relatively quickly.

I can honestly say that the vast majority of comments we get from customers is positive.  It's been great that people have stuck with us during the 'bad batch' episode, and we get a lot of repeat custom, so hopefully that means we're doing something right!

I'm getting less and less time to spend on the forums these days, but I should get notification of replies, and we respond to every message that's emailed in, so if you have any questions or comments let me know.

Paul

it dont seam to be saveing water but its def quiker ,and iv had one replaced ,and yes i wood biy agane ,the best idear any ones come up with

I finally bought an aqua adapter, and tried it out today.

i thought that pulling the hose would be awkward, as i have always used remotes, however it was just as easy, and the water stopped instantly. the pump pulses every four seconds so when rengaging the tap, the most i had to wait was 4 seconds to start.

i found getting used to how hard to pull the hose difficult, sometimes i was fine and other times i didnt pull it hard enough to stop the flow, but im sure tomorrow i will have the hang of that.

one gripe i have is that when the hose snags it jolts the pole and turns the flow on, its not a big problem as its off again in seconds, but is annoying.

the price of the aqua adapter is steep, as we have all commented, and maybe if it was marked down a bit more people would buy it, im sure the cost to manufacture is no where near sixty odd quid, and there is a huge profit made per item sale, but if it works for them and people buy them at that price its up to them.....IMO

overall im very happy with the aqua adapter, its easy to use and does what it says on the tin, when i can afford it i will buy another one for my bigger pole. would be nice if there was a discount on return business!

Hi liphook,

Great!  I seem to remember you've been deliberating about it for some time?

That's interesting info, what pump/flow controller do you use?


The cost to manufacture isn't the only cost we have to take into account, as I wrote about You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.

Now that you're using it, hopefully it will make things easier and/or more profitable for you, and you'll be able to afford your next one soon.

We do offer a discount for all returning customers, and we have a referral scheme, some have earned enough store credit to virtually get a free Aqua-dapter.

Paul

Why is that?

You contact us via your account, and we set up a unique Coupon Code for you.  When someone orders, they use your Coupon to get money off, and provided they don't return the Aqua-dapter, we add Store Credit to your account.