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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Pressure Washing
« Last post by simon w on Yesterday at 07:25:50 pm »
Quote from: michael mckeary on May 15, 2024, 04:01:47 pm
Did a PW job today and many folk have asked if its better to softwash first then PW the area or the other way round. I did both today on stone coping stones purely by mistake so decided to focus on the result. The ones that were PW first and then softwashed came up alot better than the ones that were softwashed first which makes perfect sense. So if anyone needs to softwash copings, Indian sandstone or steps then its better to PW it first. 😉

Always the way I've done it too
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Shocking
« Last post by simon w on Yesterday at 07:21:39 pm »
Quote from: Bryan Dolby on Yesterday at 01:54:28 pm
Hi Simon W
Please can i have your permission to copy the pictures you have put on here to use for a Tool box talk on working near electicity

Bryan Dolby

Sorry Brian I'm going to have to say no I'm afraid. Hope you understand.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Help With Greenhouse Roof
« Last post by Bungle on Yesterday at 06:49:29 pm »
Just the one side needs cleaning. I had a go at it today and failed miserably. I sprayed it with Virosol and it didn't touch it. It doesn't matter if chemicals are used as the drain off is to the ground.





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General Cleaning Forum / Re: £4k to get into pressure washing. what would you get?
« Last post by Splash and dash on Yesterday at 06:15:11 pm »
Quote from: Stoots on Yesterday at 05:32:29 pm
If you are spending that kind of money may as well get a GX630

https://jetmac.co.uk/shop/ols/products/honda-gx630-with-comet-30lt-pump-electric-start

although it seems a bit overkill for driveways, i paid 1300 for my 21lpm loncin dont see why i would need more


Do you know how much fuel they drink ?😂😂😂
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General Cleaning Forum / Re: Softwash ditution_ spraying direct from container- youtube vids?
« Last post by Stoots on Yesterday at 05:36:36 pm »
If i made a DIY injector would you just premix the hypo in a barrell and spray it that way ? or does the DIY injector you describe set the dosage like and x jet ?
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General Cleaning Forum / Re: £4k to get into pressure washing. what would you get?
« Last post by Stoots on Yesterday at 05:32:29 pm »
If you are spending that kind of money may as well get a GX630

https://jetmac.co.uk/shop/ols/products/honda-gx630-with-comet-30lt-pump-electric-start

although it seems a bit overkill for driveways, i paid 1300 for my 21lpm loncin dont see why i would need more
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Electric vans
« Last post by Perfect Windows on Yesterday at 05:12:06 pm »
Quote from: Soupy on Yesterday at 02:53:37 pm
I looked at a Chinese import van, it was a maxus eDeliver. It was really cheap about £10k 1y old and around 5k miles.

It was rated at around 1t but when I looked underneath it  :o I reckon I could have made a better job of manufacturing it in my shed.

Absolutely no danger I'd bolt a tank into one of them.

I agree about current quality and, at the same time, I suspect that in about ten years you'll be looking back in wonder at how bad they were given they're now everywhere.

Vin
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General Cleaning Forum / Re: £4k to get into pressure washing. what would you get?
« Last post by Splash and dash on Yesterday at 04:50:30 pm »
Quote from: Adam P on Yesterday at 04:08:14 pm
Thanks guys.

This is another I'm considering, though there's also the exact same machine but  250 bar with 30 LPM, same price. Which would be better for driveway use? 300 bar but 25lpm, or 309 bar and 25lpm?

https://www.rutlandpumps.com/watertek-loncin-g700-25lpm-300-bar-pressure-washer.html

Does the above have the same gearbox? There is a lot less details mentioned on the site then for the machine I mentioned yesterday.

The one I mentioned before comes with 3 years warranty, this loncin one only 2 years. Is this a worry?

The site asks for Outlook fittings. Which would I want to select?

I've seen other machines mention that they have the start where once you turn it on, rhe water comes out the side to flush out any air. Is this standard for most machines?

Also another feature I've seen other machines mention about how when you're not shooting the water out, say you want to change attachments, the machine cycles the water to your buffer tank. This keeps the pump cool? Is this something that all machines pretty much have at this price point? If not, is that a problem?


30 ltr of water per muinit is a lot of water to supply to a machine and a lot of waist water to get rid of, we don’t do  huge stuff like Darren does but have never found we needed more that 21 ltr that will clean most stuff
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General Cleaning Forum / Re: £4k to get into pressure washing. what would you get?
« Last post by Splash and dash on Yesterday at 04:41:45 pm »
Quote from: Smudger on Yesterday at 09:53:58 am
Yes a good machine but I would worry about anything mazzoni long term - my experience is there stuff is temperamental at best

I do think it’s a bit of a cheek stating made in Britain - all the parts come from abroad 😆

Interpump- Honda and Loncin have been very reliable on all my setups (10 p/ws) so local is not a priority imo

Mazzoni pumps are not that great from friends that have had them , I have never had one by choice,  but wondered if the gearbox would be ok as it’s not  usually something that goes wrong with a pressure washer set up they are quite simple in design compared to a pump , we don’t use them everyday like you do its  an add on for us .
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Talk to me about franchising please
« Last post by Stoots on Yesterday at 04:26:54 pm »
Quote from: Perfect Windows on May 15, 2024, 02:31:24 pm
Quote from: Stoots on May 15, 2024, 01:34:04 pm
I think you could run any business from abroad these days.

You could probably go on the laptop find an employee and train him via video. All customers can be gained online. There's no real need to physically do anything.

Doesn't sound like much of a retirement though.

Not sure how you deal with a broken core component of their equipment, unless (as suggested by Soupy) you have someone in the UK lined up to fix the problem.

Vin

Sure you could have someone in the know to help them with it. But even then i think the equipment is that simple you could instruct someone over a video call.
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