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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Blast Away on November 28, 2010, 11:10:10 pm

Title: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: Blast Away on November 28, 2010, 11:10:10 pm
Well I'm all frozen up. Pipes and pumps in the van are solid with ice. Got an oil filled heater in there now over night. See how it goes.
Supposed to be in Runcorn in the morning. Past two days trying to release an inlet pipe I've snapped the filter in the head.  >:(

Anyone else struggling?
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: trevor perry on November 29, 2010, 08:01:40 am
i am prostponing 2 large jobs this week as throwing large volumes of water about in these temperatures i feel would be highly irresponsible to the public.
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: Rob_Mac on November 29, 2010, 08:19:47 am
I have unfortunately just been called down to Fareham on a supermarket clean. I will be emphasising where and when I will be pressure washing and no public area will be wet.

The store is colsed till Wednesday, when it re opens

Rob ;D
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: Griffus on November 29, 2010, 10:46:05 am
Our pressure washing side is pretty much down until February / March but we're even struggling with the Contract Stuff.

Had a call this morning from one of our cleaners with loads of chem's frozen solid! Only the polish seems to have made it.

Never had this before, not just such cold temp's but also the duration causing the problems.

Screens frozen daily inside and out too!

Fingers crossed it warms up soon.

Not sure about Global Warming, more like the bloomin Ice Age  :o

Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on November 29, 2010, 11:20:25 am
Got 20 jobs to do by xmas, thinking of using hot water machine on them to get them done.

does anyone else use hot water when weather is like this?
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: Blast Away on November 29, 2010, 12:06:24 pm
Got 20 jobs to do by xmas, thinking of using hot water machine on them to get them done.

does anyone else use hot water when weather is like this?

Yeh but it's no good if the hose en route to the hot box is frozen and the pump head!  ;D

Of which I've just burst mine after defrosting the pump!  ;D
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: trevor perry on November 29, 2010, 01:53:07 pm
Got 20 jobs to do by xmas, thinking of using hot water machine on them to get them done.

does anyone else use hot water when weather is like this?
we use hot and it makes no difference in these temperatures the water still freezes and you will be left with a big ice rink ;D
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: drive surgeon on November 29, 2010, 02:38:50 pm
Got 20 jobs to do by xmas, thinking of using hot water machine on them to get them done.

does anyone else use hot water when weather is like this?


is it 20 driveways mark? or are you doing gutters aswell?
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: drive surgeon on November 29, 2010, 02:40:21 pm
pipes all frozen solid even with anti freeze in.   thinking of getting central heating fitted into my van  :D
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on November 30, 2010, 09:15:00 am
what ever next.
Title: Re: Ice Ice Baby!
Post by: drive surgeon on December 01, 2010, 11:02:32 am
hot shower?? :o