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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: David OCuilleain on November 22, 2010, 07:22:25 pm
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This is my first winter window cleaning. I was wondering if its possible to work in ice or snow. I have grit ready to use where needed. Or is it best to stay at home?
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i my self would stay at home, as better too lose a few days wage rether then get sued becasue some old lady slips
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Stay at home its not worth it iced roads is to dangerous personally i wont work in those conditions and on days that are below 0 i wouldnt work too once it creeps up to 1 or 2 thats fine thou.
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i my self would stay at home, as better too lose a few days wage rether then get sued becasue i wear old lady slips
Each to their own.
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yes you can work in ice and snow.i did a few half days during last winter.usually started about 11am and finished around 3 pm.NO ladders,NO WFP!just my trad pole/bucket with screenwash and squeegees!
dazmond
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I do work in some ice and snow but I have found it dangerous to get to the work with a weighted vech alot of the time.
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i my self would stay at home, as better too lose a few days wage rether then get sued becasue i wear old lady slips
Each to their own.
;D
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Screen wash , van heater, work when ground temp is above
Freezing, you'll be ok. I go out as much as poss just to keep
The money ticking over. I have a Landrover so end up towing
People up hills and out of ditches;-)
Happy days
Ps don't want to put a damper on it but we are expecting it
To be cold on and off until march so get used to working in it
But be safe. Get out every opportunity , last year people took
A week of between Xmas and new year , because it snowed
Before Xmas and after new year , some people didn't work for
4/5 weeks
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Screen wash , van heater, work when ground temp is above
Freezing, you'll be ok. I go out as much as poss just to keep
The money ticking over. I have a Landrover so end up towing
People up hills and out of ditches;-)
Happy days
Ps don't want to put a damper on it but we are expecting it
To be cold on and off until march so get used to working in it
But be safe. Get out every opportunity , last year people took
A week of between Xmas and new year , because it snowed
Before Xmas and after new year , some people didn't work for
4/5 weeks
;D
Do you use it for WC?
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yes you can work in ice and snow.i did a few half days during last winter.usually started about 11am and finished around 3 pm.NO ladders,NO WFP!just my trad pole/bucket with screenwash and squeegees!
dazmond
same here.
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anything below 3 in the day i wont work in ;D not that i dont wanna its my body wont let me and i suffer at bed time :-[ :-[
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
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I did work when there was snow and ice on the floor last year but I couldn't get out from 2nd - 10th January. The air temperature was below zero all day during those days and I didn't see the point of trying to squirt water onto glass for it to freeze a few seconds later. As soon as it drifted even a little above zero, I was back out there though. I ran my hose around piles of snow and had a liberal quantity of rock salt with me for the vulnerable areas. For the very vulnerable areas, I tradded the ground floor to reduce the amount of water lying around. It was slow and painstaking but I still managed to get to three figures in a day - quite an achievement considering what I was up against. Also, I had to select my work carefully and avoid hilly areas in some cases.
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yes you can work in ice and snow.i did a few half days during last winter.usually started about 11am and finished around 3 pm.NO ladders,NO WFP!just my trad pole/bucket with screenwash and squeegees!
dazmond
same here.
never used screenwash. :-\ what quantity do you put in the bucket?
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
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300 tdi 110 commercial and
300 tdi 110 county station wagon
I sold the commercial, I was looking to expand but just got
Time wasters and dole boys so sold one truck
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300 tdi 110 commercial and
300 tdi 110 county station wagon
I sold the commercial, I was looking to expand but just got
Time wasters and dole boys so sold one truck
We run 110s are you wfp?
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Yes wfp, diy system. The truck doubles as a camping palace
In the summer
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Yes wfp, diy system. The truck doubles as a camping palace
In the summer
Nice.
Do you have fitted tanks?
We have custom 750l tanks, there are 6 125l tanks that fix together then bolt down to the chassis. They are reasonably priced.
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
Superb!
Do you have problems with freezing gear Form B?
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
Superb!
Do you have problems with freezing gear Form B?
Major problems :-(
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never used screenwash. :-\ what quantity do you put in the bucket?
Last year during the two prolonged dumpings of snow we had here with temps below freezing, for commercial work (shops, etc,), I used the cheapest screen wash diluted one part screenwash to two parts water. It worked fine under the circumstances and got the muck/dirt off but I don't rate it as a decent window cleaner though as it has detergent in it but I was at least still keeping the pennies coming in.
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
Superb!
Do you have problems with freezing gear Form B?
Major problems :-(
You could do with a heated unit or something for them overnight?
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So guys?! No work in minus degrees?
Where I live there are minus degrees a lot from nov - feb.
The weather for next week is -2 to -5 degrees......
I have recently bought hot water WFP system...
Is it the same rules here?
Oh man....
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>Rosskesava
Hi Ross how you doin'?
What happened to your unusual w/c vehicle?
MalcG
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Ola where are you from?
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Hi Dave, almot at the northpole!
well, at least in the north europe :)
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
Superb!
Do you have problems with freezing gear Form B?
Major problems :-(
You could do with a heated unit or something for them overnight?
Working on a water heating system at the moment. ;)
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Yes the Landrover is the work truck
What kind is it.
http://souterwindowcleaning.weebly.com/pictures.html
Superb!
Do you have problems with freezing gear Form B?
Major problems :-(
You could do with a heated unit or something for them overnight?
Working on a water heating system at the moment. ;)
Of course, silly me! ::) Tell your dad to get a move on! ;D