cat9921

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A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« on: March 18, 2008, 05:52:11 pm »
Hi all ,Hows your day been  ;D

There has been a lot of posts of people having problems, So I thought I'd show you the day I've had and see if that picks you up or not  ;D

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I arrive at my monthly job but I think my van can do with a clean out, Yes the picture is not out of focus my van really looks like that :-[



OK I start work it looks like a big job I hear you say  ::)


I think hes doing a good Job  ;D





WEll its now

11.45 and all is done :D

Time for a lunch break

12.15

I think I have time for a house today ::)



Now this my work partner and my sister, Again the picture is not out of focus she really is that small  ;D

After finishing this house the owner cancels us as there is another window cleaner with a reach and wash that is 5 pound cheaper and is going to do it now  :'(

This is the first time I have lost a customer to another WFP cleaner..

 

12.55

Well I think I will do another house to take my mind off the loss


As we finish it I gets a call and I have picked up another customer.. ::)

Now lets see I need to charge what I have just lost  ::)

20 pounds

Yes there happy with it and its off to clean it


As you can see its nothing too special

here is the back




1.58

Well its been a good day and its back to home to start training my son who is going to take over one day  ;D

 

So hows your day been  ;)



aztec

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2008, 05:53:46 pm »
made my day mate!

Paul Coleman

Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2008, 05:58:44 pm »

Nice pics.
One question though.
The £20 included the conservatory roof?

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2008, 06:13:54 pm »

Nice pics.
One question though.
The £20 included the conservatory roof?

Yes  :'( 

I know I know it should of been more  ::)

elite mike

Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2008, 06:27:43 pm »
hi
they had a bargain there
nice pics
mike

steve m

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2008, 06:46:19 pm »
did you say INCUDING the roof for £20.00. Jeeezz I think I'm cheap doing them for £80.00

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 06:53:41 pm »
did you say INCUDING the roof for £20.00. Jeeezz I think I'm cheap doing them for £80.00

OK I have had a bad day then ;D

Nathanael Jones

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 06:59:55 pm »
did you say INCUDING the roof for £20.00. Jeeezz I think I'm cheap doing them for £80.00
If it's been cleaned regular before, its on;y 10 mins work,... I only charge big money when they are green.

geefree

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 07:01:06 pm »
nice pics ... and good to see ..

but did it take you nearly 3 hours to do the first job?

cheers

Gary

markhalliwell

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2008, 07:15:32 pm »
can you tell me what size tank have you got in your van and how you fixed down

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2008, 08:57:23 pm »
can you tell me what size tank have you got in your van and how you fixed down

650

As for how I got it fixed down, I am not to sure my brother in law did that for me. I can take some pics for you tomorrow if that helps

ClearviewServices

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2008, 09:05:18 pm »
cat9921
ive got the same van and i would like to know how its fixed down aswell, so some pics would be nice and a big help.

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2008, 09:10:02 pm »
cat9921
ive got the same van and i would like to know how its fixed down aswell, so some pics would be nice and a big help.


Will do  ;)

s.hughes

Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2008, 09:15:36 pm »
You cant see through that roof glass so it would be a quick clean every month

Steve

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2008, 06:54:07 pm »
cat9921
ive got the same van and i would like to know how its fixed down aswell, so some pics would be nice and a big help.


Well here you go. If that helps ;)

There is a frame going all around the tank, Then straps holding it down to the Van






Thanks Glyn

jampot

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2008, 07:00:50 pm »
did you say INCUDING the roof for £20.00. Jeeezz I think I'm cheap doing them for £80.00
If it's been cleaned regular before, its on;y 10 mins work,... I only charge big money when they are green.

i couldnt agree more. i do regualar roof cleans with the windows and they only take few minutes.

thanx for sharing your day mate  :) ;)

NWH

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2008, 07:01:42 pm »
I don`t want to be the one to tell you but those straps are no where near adequate for that tank,the side bits bolted will stop it going sideways maybe but the straps won`t do a thing if you hit anything in that van,if your pottering around where you live then fair enough but for motorway or similar i would be worried.No offense.

cat9921

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2008, 07:36:17 pm »
I don`t want to be the one to tell you but those straps are no where near adequate for that tank,the side bits bolted will stop it going sideways maybe but the straps won`t do a thing if you hit anything in that van,if your pottering around where you live then fair enough but for motorway or similar i would be worried.No offense.

NWH

Thanks for pointing that out.

markhalliwell

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2008, 09:01:21 pm »
thanks very much for the pics  will help me loads

GMG

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Re: A day in the life of A water fed pole cleaner
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2008, 09:21:29 am »
Great pics mate, i,ve been using a backpack on a trolley for a few years now and love it.
But lately i,ve been picking up work 3 storey houses with steps and i mean steps to it ,
so i have  added  a pump box to my main tank . my question is from your first pic  i see only one hazzard sign is this all you need to cover your self if some one trips or do i need more than one thanks martin