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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Running pump directly from van battery!!
« Last post by M Clean on Yesterday at 11:30:17 pm »
I have a 2015 vauxhall with Start/Stop. It has what I call Smart Alternator.
I believe this alternator set up is key to my having this work for me.
I have put the highest cranking ampage battery i could fit under my bonnet.
I have recently turned off in the settings of the digital varistream to cut off if the voltage drops.
I have been using my van battery to power my pump for many years.

I chose the high ampage car battery because it is configured for use in high drain electrics and my alternator is designed to charge a flat or low charge battery quickly.

I have a 100ah leisure battery charged by a Stirling BB1230, (b2b charger) to power my hose reel. It also powers my LED lighting.

I have a 12V Spur from this battery that I have only ever used once 2 weeks ago.
I had to switch to this battery because I had done very little travelling between jobs, working very long days with the flow rate up high.
The digital controller cut out because my van battery had dropped to 11.5 (it's cut off point).
I got power from the leisure Spur.
This lasted 3 days before the reel started going slowly, so I swapped it back to you van battery.
It was at this point I found out you can cancel the battery monitor on the controller, which I did.
So now I expect to never have a problem ever again where I can't get power to my pump from somewhere.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Vertical float valve....
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 01:44:49 pm »
Quote from: Simon Trapani on Yesterday at 12:11:16 pm
It’s 12volt & that’ll be the negative anyway i think. Makes no odds.

I think generally the neutral connector is marked/highlighted so it'll be connected to the blue wire and the other connector fits into the brown(live) wire.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Vertical float valve....
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 01:21:35 pm »
Quote from: Simon Trapani on Yesterday at 12:11:16 pm
It’s 12volt & that’ll be the negative anyway i think. Makes no odds.

I'll just connect it up and hope for the best!
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: MTD, Getting One Step Ahead.
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 01:19:19 pm »
I think most accountants won't touch us with a bargepole when MTD comes into force  for the masses(eg us 20% tax payers). Not enough money in it for them and too much time/hassle for very little reward. We will all have to figure it out ourselves and face fines from HMRC if we get it wrong.....

It's going to be an absolute nightmare for accountants in general
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Vertical float valve....
« Last post by Simon Trapani on Yesterday at 12:11:16 pm »
 It’s 12volt & that’ll be the negative anyway i think. Makes no odds.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Running pump directly from van battery!!
« Last post by RPCCS on Yesterday at 11:28:52 am »
Finally I got in touch with an auto electrician, he rang me this morning and is coming on Tuesday to give me a price to do the job on a different day.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Anyone Cover Handsworth, BHam?
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on Yesterday at 10:53:02 am »
Quote from: AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 09:40:17 am
Quote from: The Jester of Wibbly on July 04, 2025, 07:08:23 pm
May have a punter for you.  A relative of one of my customers has just asked me. 

Just post your mobile or email and I will pass onto him.

Very kind.

But does he offer a cool drink on a hot day?

 ;D

🤣🤣🤣
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Vertical float valve....
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 10:48:52 am »
The black mark on this bullet connector means I connect it to the live(brown) wire i guess? I should of took a pic before I disconnected it! ::)roll

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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Anyone Cover Handsworth, BHam?
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 09:40:17 am »
Quote from: The Jester of Wibbly on July 04, 2025, 07:08:23 pm
May have a punter for you.  A relative of one of my customers has just asked me. 

Just post your mobile or email and I will pass onto him.

Very kind.

But does he offer a cool drink on a hot day?

 ;D
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: What would you do.
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 09:14:21 am »
Quote from: tonyoliver on Yesterday at 08:07:34 am
Get paid
Then dump 
Always the middle class snobs and jump ups
Well rounded and educated really wealthy people never treat you like that 
Coffee and a chat with a Saudi prince on London job and a sweet old lady in a council flat  two ends of the  social scale both were equally decent to me
I could fill a small book with remembrances  of times I have been abused and treated like nothing  and put up with it because we needed the money
Over the years I have put up with so much poop from snotty rude arrogant customers who think they can talk to you as they please
It chips away at your self esteem and self worth
Just to get a few pounds in the bank 
Dump replace and you’ll feel better
If you suck it up every visit will remind you of that time  even years later it’ll chip away at you 
if you must do the job do as the millennials do  it’s called quiet quitting
run the job down till you replace it with decent clients who treat you with decency and respect

As you say most customers are decent. I can't imagine someone refusing to get you a drink of water if your thirsty....

It absolutely beggars belief.....

On the other hand he might secretly think he's paying too much for the window cleaning and then the OP has the cheek to ask for a drink....who knows?
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