Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richywilts on September 08, 2010, 04:16:04 pm
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what things can i do to make my water go a lot furthur
i know the aqua adaptor sounds good but what else can you do i have 8mm microbore, can i get thinner pole hose and what jets can i get?? wer blitzin 650litres over ten houses, am i using far too much water?? any lower and it seems to take ages to clean a window up to standard
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650 litres for 10 houses???
Unless they are "Matt Bateman" type houses ;D ....then yes you are using WAY too much water! I use about 350- 400 litres in a full day.
I have the varistream on number 2 or 3 and use a pole tap
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get a flow control, are they all first cleans or maintenance cleans,
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650 litres for 10 houses? Wow that's insane.
There doesn't happen to be a big puddle underneath your van every time you move it does there?
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i use about 250-300L A DAY.5 mm pole hose.varistream on 60 and pole tap.ive never run out of water.maybe your rinsing too much!some windows im only taking 10seconds to scrub and rinse!! ;) ;D ;D
i do trad the odd downstairs windows and most doors though.
regards
dazmond
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flow controller, 1 mm jets, aquadapter . cant really think of any other modifications.
sometimes when I use back pack (to make the water last) I turn water off once window is wet, scrub frame and glass well and then turn water back on to rinse
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10 houses 150 to 200 litres
i have a trigger saves me loads of water!
i think atleast half is saved using a trigger!
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perhaps your over cleaning?
bob
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i think i am over cleaning to be honest thats between 2 people working i fink i need to watch some people how they clean!!
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i think i am over cleaning to be honest thats between 2 people working i fink i need to watch some people how they clean!!
Those ten houses - how big? How long do they take you both?
If I have ten houses - say average semi's with bay fronts - then I would use about 200 litres and make about £125.
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to be honest they were around that figure but duno where the water went haha
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i think i am over cleaning to be honest thats between 2 people working i fink i need to watch some people how they clean!!
Richy,
come down to me in Cambridgeshire, I will show you m8, you using way way to much water unless these are 10 bed plus houses.
07788 732 789 you can come and clean my house for me ;) I live in St. neots
Ian
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iv got a lot of family in cambridge mate that iv meaning too go down and see not been down there for a while they live in cottingham is it?? by the river, il have to give ya a shout when i go down
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get a tap on yr poles m8 ;D ;D
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come and meet up with me and my lads on one of our jobs if you like
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ill pop up with gav and put you right rich after me hols
you need to throw that pump controller away in your van and get two varistrams running two pumps ( in fact throw the lot and start again lol ) - i had the same set up as you back in the day and was easy doing 400 ltrs on my own - now 400 can last two of us all day .
put flow taps on brush heads too - no good watering the flower's while you walk round .
wait till you have a go of my new 18 slx ...... :-)
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come and meet up with me and my lads on one of our jobs if you like
cheers chris i will do defo doin too much rinsing i think
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ill pop up with gav and put you right rich after me hols
you need to throw that pump controller away in your van and get two varistrams running two pumps ( in fact throw the lot and start again lol ) - i had the same set up as you back in the day and was easy doing 400 ltrs on my own - now 400 can last two of us all day .
put flow taps on brush heads too - no good watering the flower's while you walk round .
wait till you have a go of my new 18 slx ...... :-)
cheers john wer u off mate
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off tuesday for a week surfing in lanzarote :-)
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wow no way i was gna go on satday til thursday me mum n that are all goin out for two weeks to a villa so i only needed me flights but cant be arsed sorting flights etc
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I have my water blasting out and i dont use me than 400l a day, but i do have a tap at top of pole so i can turn it off quick and between windows if needed.
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off tuesday for a week surfing in lanzarote :-)
im off there a week on sunday for a week, going to playa blanca ;D
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wow no way i was gna go on satday til thursday me mum n that are all goin out for two weeks to a villa so i only needed me flights but cant be arsed sorting flights etc
lol yes its your mum im going with ............ lol
no really get on www.onthebeach.co.uk you wont get a flight or hotel cheaper - we got a week all inclusive for £399 each , food drink the lot , staying in golf resort in costa tegise , so we got a car to drive to falmara over the other side so we can kitesurf . so that will be good with 3 men walking round a posh golf resort with surf boards etc lol
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off tuesday for a week surfing in lanzarote :-)
im off there a week on sunday for a week, going to playa blanca ;D
give us a text and well give you a go on a kitesurf kite lol
07840802867
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only work 2 days a week you will save loads of water ;D
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650 litres for 10 houses???
Unless they are "Matt Bateman" type houses
Lets face it he is the *King*
;D
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;D ;D The mysterious Matt Bateman...personally I think its folk lore ;D
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turn your flow down ;D
i can just see you now hanging on for grim
death to a fire hose whilst its blasting out ;D ;D ;D
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we both turned are flow down today n used well less done 13 houses n prob still had 150-200 litres left had a nightmare of a day puttin unleaded in me van!!
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I use around 650 litres for 10 house too, and thats if i am lucky!! I did 5 houses on wednesday, 3 were first cleans and used most of my water :-[ These jobs earnt me £90, So were not small, I think one is under priced slightly. I have my varistream on 6, have started rinsing on glass using a autobrush from peter fogwell (not impressed at all with it, switch is crap and bristles on brush warped in first 4 days!!!). I used to have a tap on my belt and still used the same amount rinsing off glass with a superlite and varistream on 4. I could really do with learning off someone. And to make it worse after all that rinsing and scrubbing the windows are often not 100% :'( Getting close to jacking it all in.
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chopsie sounds like some of us are having problems.
after 3 months wfp im loving it and getting my work done in 3 and a half days compared to 5 days on the ladders including the extra windows i can clean now and the odd conny roof.
ive never used more than 300L IN A DAY.ive got over 320 customers most 4 weekly.
regards
dazmond
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£90 with 650 litres? Your kidding right?
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no not kidding, bear in mind 3 biggish jobs were first cleans so got done almost twice, So hopefully be better next time, But I just do not seem to be able to use less water, I know I must be over rinsing but am not confident in rinsing less. To make things worse I have just moved into a house with a water meter so could really do with saving water.
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oh and to be exact its 635 litres, and there was probably a bit left in tank, But not enough (for me!) to do another job. I seem to be averaging £14-£16 an hour when out (that does not include filling van or paperwork etc). Trouble is my day is shorter than it could be as i use too much water.
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hi chopsie i really feel for ya mate!is there nobody near you who could show you how to save more water?you must be doing something drastically wrong!
most hours worked im averaging £25-£30 an hour.sometimes as high as £60 for the odd hour here and there.
even on first cleans working 9am-8pm on my first day wfp i used no more than 300L.
ID SAY 250-300L A DAY is my normal usage on run of the mill work cleaning 20-25 three bed houses a day.i do trad the odd bottom windows and doors but all conservatories get done with the pole.
on my best day ever the other friday(£250)i used just less than 300L.a mixture of cheap houses/commercial job /a few country houses and a small fascia clean.
most windows are coming up well now im on 3rd and 4th cleans as well.
dazmond
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hi chopsie. im in derby. have been at wfp for 6 years. if you need any help im in alvaston.
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mark I would be grateful of some advice and pointers please mate, Trouble is i do not know anyone in this area really (I moved from Ashbourne last year). I would ask a poler I saw when out but did not know if they would be any good.
I am just off Kedleston road. My mrs has just started at Alvaston school
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hi chopsie i really feel for ya mate!is there nobody near you who could show you how to save more water?you must be doing something drastically wrong!
most hours worked im averaging £25-£30 an hour.sometimes as high as £60 for the odd hour here and there.
even on first cleans working 9am-8pm on my first day wfp i used no more than 300L.
ID SAY 250-300L A DAY is my normal usage on run of the mill work cleaning 20-25 three bed houses a day.i do trad the odd bottom windows and doors but all conservatories get done with the pole.
on my best day ever the other friday(£250)i used just less than 300L.a mixture of cheap houses/commercial job /a few country houses and a small fascia clean.
most windows are coming up well now im on 3rd and 4th cleans as well.
dazmond
cheers Dazmond, Hopefully I will get there some day :-[
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mark I would be grateful of some advice and pointers please mate, Trouble is i do not know anyone in this area really (I moved from Ashbourne last year). I would ask a poler I saw when out but did not know if they would be any good.
I am just off Kedleston road. My mrs has just started at Alvaston school
ashborne not far fr stoke m8 ?????
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Im not being rude but i just dont understand what you are doing?
Turn the water down if your using that much. I did 5 new cleans yesterday, werent exaclty big houses but they were minging, and then carried on with normal day. only used about 250 litres.
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No not really Gav, about half hour ish, Kids still live over that way (mayfield) and got at least 50% of work over there
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Im not being rude but i just dont understand what you are doing?
Turn the water down if your using that much. I did 5 new cleans yesterday, werent exaclty big houses but they were minging, and then carried on with normal day. only used about 250 litres.
If I turn water down it seems like it hardly rinses, God knows,
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hi chopsie. i am working on kedleston road allestree on tuseday if thats any good to you.
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yeh that would be great cheers, I will have to try get me sister to look after me daughter though, unless she comes with me (she off school at moment after operation). But should be ok. Give me a call or text or send me/e-mail me your number.
mines 07854 11 8547.
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I use around 10 litres a day.
OK, I'm trad!
John.
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off tuesday for a week surfing in lanzarote :-)
im off there a week on sunday for a week, going to playa blanca ;D
give us a text and well give you a go on a kitesurf kite lol
07840802867
where about are you going to john?
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No not really Gav, about half hour ish, Kids still live over that way (mayfield) and got at least 50% of work over there
not far fr alton towers m8
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no not far at all, about 10-15 mins. girlfriend took my twin boys last week, I might take my daughter this week as she is off school after an op.
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i grew up in stoke m8 a gud fr ov mine cleans
loads up them ways andy godwin trades as crystal
clean or he did lol
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why did? whats happened to him?
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nothing i jus know e use to clean dem ways
fr tean upwards lol
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I use around 10 litres a day.
OK, I'm trad!
John.
;D i used far less ;)
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you can come and clean my house for me ;) I live in St. neots
Ian
i know st-neots well full of travelers ???