How To Fit A Uni-Valve The Correct Way
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- Опубліковано 1 бер 2019
- Most people are using the Uni-Valve these days but when fitting them are still making some common mistakes so in this video "How to fit a Uni-Valve the correct way I will show you how to avoid the 3 most common mistakes.
Thanks to Steve from Exceed Innovations for sending me the Uni-Valve to make this video
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Yet another clear informative and practical video. Cmon guys let's get Dave more subscribers. An awesome chap who is honest and helpful
AW Photographic thanks very much. I really appreciated your comments 👍
Great informative video again Dave, love my Uni-valve 🕺
asboss63 I think they are one of the best bits of kit there is 👍
Top man as always, nice and clear 👍
rizla 0 thanks very much. Much appreciated 👍
Great video as usual Dave 👍🏻
julian pierce thanks. I appreciate that
Great how to on the uni value. Mine is starting to run a little slow stream of water down the pole. I guess I should take it out and re-clamp it. Nice Job!
Aeria Pro thanks Ray. They do take a lot of abuse being pulled on all day. Amazing how well the stand up to it really 👍
awesome as usual....keep on squeakin...
Dave The Window Licker thanks Dave. Keep on licking 👅
Nice video.
When I first fitted these I had problems with the push fittings being pulled out when using the valve
Since then I took about 1 CM off the PVC hose length to fit into the push fitting and it’s never come off since
Univalves are amazing!!!
Glide Cleaning Limited great tip thanks 👍
Univalve fitted works a treat . After watching your video m8 👍👍
Glad you found it useful 👍
Nice one Dave. Your so right about not pushing on the hosimg beyond the little collar of the uni-valve! Otherwise you end up having to yank the life out of the hose, to turn it off & on ☺️
JD it can stop it turning off completely sometimes. 👍
@@squeakycleandave1 Absolutely!
Great vid, like the tip about not pushing the hose too far up. My gripe is the o ring lugs, I have the ones where it’s lugs either side and depending how it squeezes down I do get leaks as it’s squeezed the rubber with it. I notice yours just had the one lug.
Double A Window Cleaning Phil yes mate. They came with the Uni-Valve but you can get them from Gardiners as well 👍
Dave.
Thanks for your phone advice earlier today mate. Ex ceed Uni Valve fitted,just abit too far down the hose mate😂😂. We all learn. @squeakycleandave - Thank you mate😉👌.
Glad you got it sorted 👍
That truly is the correct way of doing this, even aligning the O-clips. Master class from Dave ;-)
TELESKOPIC it’s just my OCD kicking in 👍
Mine has been leakking for a few weeks. And I put it in upside down 🙈 just turned it round and now it's fine 😂👍
Nathan Turner glad you got it sorted 👍
Nice video, thanks for the explanation. I've been using these for a while and still can't see a better solution. The only issue I have is when it comes to putting my Extension section on my CLX 27. If I fit it like this as the instructions state, it makes it impossible to fit the extension section, so I've got a push-fit straight connector between the univalve and the gooseneck. That way I can take the gooseneck off to fit the extension, then put it back afterwards. Surprisingly I've never had the hose pop out of the connector, but I don't trust the set up entirely. Any ideas on how to make this better?
I think thats the best way of doing it
Great video davie. Do you save much water a day
maz man yes you save lots of water but for me it’s the convenience of how easy it is to turn your water on and off👍
Great channel mate... just starting out so you’ve really helped..👍🏽. I’m looking at getting a carbon Phantom 22 to replace my second hand xline for domestic cleans... I read somewhere that a univalve can’t be fitted.. is that right mate? Cheers... Marcus.
Woodsman ocD86 Thanks for watching the channel
I had also heard that about the Phantom but I think exceed had managed to work a way round it.
It might be worth giving them a ring before ordering the pole just to double check.
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Squeaky Clean Dave nice one... cheers mate👍🏽
@@WoodsmanocD86 i have an exceed valve in my new phantom 22. the valve will go in from the top of the section if you loosen the collar off or from the bottom if you take off the little plastic collar which is only for transit protection. Simples
Dave do you find the univalve has an issue on the battery life of your leisure battery at all?
Reason I ask is our leisure battery doesn't have a split rely on it so it doesn't get any charge when the engine is on
Hi Scott
The only way I can see it effecting your battery is to prolong the life of it between charges.
The Uni-Valve is so easy to use that you can even turn the flow off between windows if you want which would mean your pump is running less so drawing less charge from the battery.
Hope this helps a bit
Dave i have found using 2 small cable ties works really well and eliminates damaging anything as you cant crush the barbs. And if you ever need to get them off you can just snip them with wire cutters on the square part of the cable tie with no damage to the univalve.
Great tip Thanks👍
do you think there is less chance of the hose coming lose using zip ties rather than o-rings?
@@skinlessjerk5087 I use two small zip ties at each end and it has never come off in 5 years. As long as there put them on tight and you cant rotate them pushing hard with your finger it should be fine.
@@andya07774 super fast reply, wasnt expecting that haha - cheers dude
@@skinlessjerk5087 A pleasure mate
What Gooseneck are you using as Mine does not support the univalve ( Gardiner SLX 22) thanks
I think that was on an old Gardiner one but I use Ova8 now so not sure about the Gardiner ones now
Great video Dave! What hose are you using? I'm using Gardiner reinforced but it Knott's up using the uni valve, it's very annoying lol
Ben Shields it’s the Exceed Innovations hot water hose. They also do a cold water hose. They are both really good. I’ve used the cold water hose for a couple of years even with hot water and never had any problems with it👍
Ben why does it knot up with the reinforced?
@@Harvey077
Ive had loads of grief with pole hose.. Twisting.. Kinking.knoting.
Ive just bought some gardiner ultra flexible green pu hose.
Its the bollox...
Strong.. Doesn't stretch when pulled....
Definitely recommend it. 👍🏼
You never explained which way was upside down🤔 or am I missing something here lol
Fabclean Services the end with the cap faces the bottom of the pole. Chech our the diagram in this link
ex-ceedinnovation.co.uk/uni-valve-fitting/
Hi Dave, what type of gooseneck do you need for this set up? I’ve just received my Gardiner pole and it came with a free gooseneck but it’s not the type where the pipe passes through. The pipe fits to the bottom of the gooseneck.
I think Gardiner may have changed the design of there gooseneck as it always used to fit. I will have to order one to have a proper look
Hi Dave how long does a univalve normally last? Mine is starting to not work properly after 10 months with a small round.. Still fairly happy getting 10 months out of it just wondered if that was about right or is there any upgraded versions ect? Thanks..
Hi Jonathan
They do seem to vary. I’ve got some that I’ve had for years while others only last 6 months so it’s hard to say really
Have you tried stretching the hose and refitting the univalve mate? During the summer months the heat softens your hoses and ultimately gives a lot of play between the pull on the pole, had this a few times myself and always been good as new afterwards 👍
I am missing something Dave. did you say which way up the valve should go?
No mate you didn’t miss it.🤣🤣 The section that pulls out need to face the bottom of the pole
Dave , any tips on getting the o clip off ...I occasionally get a pin hole in my Pole hose and need to replace the hose but always struggle to get the o clips off the uni valve even with hot water
Ray Salisbury the way I do it is to snip carful you through ears with pincers starting at one side and working across the ear a little at a time so you aren’t trying to cut it all in one go
Get a coupler connection between the pinhole bud failing that if it's too far gone, cut the excess hose to as close to your o clip as possible then use your pincers on the end of the univalve/ valve etc to each of the ears on the clip to slide it off, hope this makes sense 😉
I didn’t get witch end goes to the brush 🤔
Does the different colours of the valve have any meaning?
No they are all the same
How's the phantom pole?? As I'm looking for a new pole to buy as my one is getting really worn?
Jack Morris really good. I’ve got a review coming soon
@@squeakycleandave1 great looking forward to it
I may be asking a silly question here. I use a Gardiner SLX 25 with a plastic gooseneck. I have a univalve fitted. With the o clip sitting on the outside of the gooseneck, how am I ever meant to use another gooseneck if the univalve seems permanently fitted to that gooseneck?
Nathaniel Leitch the best way of doing it is to use the proper hose stay from Exceed Innovations. That way you don’t have to cut your o clip off every time you change your gooseneck
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Squeaky Clean Dave thanks Dave that’s good advice.
Is there any difference between your old univalve and the new one? Thank you
Krzysiek Gie the only difference I know of is the colour of the plastic is different 👍
@@squeakycleandave1 thank you 😊
2:00 You said it matters which way round it goes but I missed which way that is.
The end that pulls out goes towards the bottom of the pole
@@squeakycleandave1 Thanks Dave I'm going to order one.
Nice work pal....I'm looking to fit my first uni - hence I watched it like a hawk...on the direction step it's not clear (at least to me) which way it should be pointing...you pointout about the collar but don't say where that should be pointing i.e brush end/base of pole ...also it's not helped when the shot zooms in/out it flips (like looking in a mirror - its' reversed - one sec collar rhs next shot collar lhs)...and at one point you've got the black version pointing oneway on the bench and whilst holding the blue pointing the opposite direction...watched its several times and I'm still not 100% - would be good to have the brush sat in shot showing direction or assemble it into the pole (to be fair pal - the product should have an arrow on it showing water flow direction) cheers though...I'm going rewatch it a few more times...ok edited this comment...I've deduced at 00:10 based on your old hose and the length of pole hose the direction(later on you say you fit them to the top of the pole - so short hose is top end??)...but it's not clear...I'm going with end with cap to point to pole base...non cap end to point to brush...I hope! Further edit which you can steal ;-) Top tip...gently pull the barb with the 'cap' end it should pullout, this is the 'bottom end' pointing to the base of the pole...
Antony D hi. I have just rewatched the video and you are right that it’s not very clear which way round it goes. The cap needs to go towards the bottom off the pole away from the brush.
This is a link to Exceeds website with a fitting diagram on it. Hope it helps
ex-ceedinnovation.co.uk/uni-valve-fitting/
Which way round does the valve go please? You mention the differences between the two ends but not which way round the valve goes.
The end that moves goes towards the bottom
@@squeakycleandave1 That's great, thanks Dave.
Where are you from Dave you sound fairly local to me 👍🏻 just subscribed
T Gun I’m from Kidderminster. Where are you based
Squeaky Clean Dave not far away in Walsall.been looking at getting a setup and weighing up my options.used to do read a few years ago but going to get a ego on a trolley system and try and get back at it and do away with ladders.i work 4 on 4 off so need something to occupy me a couple of days a week on my 4 off
T Gun my cousin lives in Walsall. Not sure where about though.
It’s a great job for fitting around other commitments. Let me know if I can help with any advice you need👍
Squeaky Clean Dave thankyou Dave I apreciate it.i was looking at an cline trolley with remote.then saw a used one on selling site without one a lot cheaper and this univalve could be the answer to it to not waste water.
T Gun the uni valve is fantastic. Just about everyone uses them👍
Hi Dave I'm just starting out in this business and still trying to figure things out , can I ask you , what is a uni valve for?
BRIAN well done lads proud of ye! KIELY it’s basically a tape that fits inside your pole. When you pole your hose it turns the water on and off
You say a common mistake is putting it on upside down but you didn't say which way up it should be
I should probably change that
Don't use these univave any more back to ball valve on the pole from a veteran wfp guy
Why have you stopped using them and how long you been WFP
@@squeakycleandave1 17 years wfp the univalve is on or off there's no control to the flow the latest unrivalled are not reliable the spring snap they don't turn on or off sometimes .I have 4 vans on the road with 3 poles in each the employees are fed up with problems from the univalve
@@davidthomas9759 fair enough Dave. You are obviously very experienced and know what you are talking about. It’s always interesting to hear what other people are doing and from what perspective/ experience that they are talking from.
What are you using instead. Any chance of a link to it. Thanks Dave👍
You never actually said which way up to put it?
The section that pulls out goes to the bottom of the pole.
never use one .....why just bend the pipe
Alan Kopitko I used to think that as well until I tried it but it makes life so much easier. You can turn the water on and off in a second with out having to search for the connector. If you just bend the pipe you can’t let go if you want to do something like answer your phone.