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Title: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Ian101 on December 29, 2010, 11:59:49 am
Bit of a "how long piece of string" question I know but any of you guys running with a 400 litre tank ?

Would you or do you get 18 - 20 average 3 bed houses a day from it ?

Making plans for second van in the spring so trying to work out financials etc - eventually will have a near daily operating cost per van worked out  ;)
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: ronaldo on December 29, 2010, 01:36:44 pm
I put 18 25 litre barrells on our van not brimmed but about 20litres in each plus 2 18litre backpacks so that works out at roughly 400 litres and that will do round about 20 to 25 houses on my round but everyones work is different  so i would imagine you would get your 18 to 20 done comfortably.
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Poles R Us on December 29, 2010, 02:24:39 pm
Bit of a "how long piece of string" question I know but any of you guys running with a 400 litre tank ?

Would you or do you get 18 - 20 average 3 bed houses a day from it ?

Making plans for second van in the spring so trying to work out financials etc - eventually will have a near daily operating cost per van worked out  ;)

i think you could do 18/20 with that,
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: DaveG on December 29, 2010, 03:04:34 pm
Ive had a 400 litre tank since I started and have never ran out
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: ronaldo on December 29, 2010, 03:24:39 pm
Ive had a 400 litre tank since I started and have never ran out

We run out everyday when we,re working then its home time  ;D
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: DaveG on December 29, 2010, 03:50:19 pm
Ive had a 400 litre tank since I started and have never ran out

We run out everyday when we,re working then its home time  ;D



 ;D
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on December 29, 2010, 04:51:00 pm
shud do it comfortable ian m8  ;)
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: wightsurf on December 29, 2010, 04:58:01 pm
lol i have a 175 ltr tank and it last me all day  ::)
I think it's all down to your flow rate.
Messure your useage per a minute then look at what you do time wise per a daythen x them , that will = amount you use  ;)
say each house is 15 minutes x 1 ltr per minute x 10 houses = 150 ltrs  ;D
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: leights on December 29, 2010, 05:27:49 pm
about 20 ish, obviously med size....

iv done 600 lts on one building b4., large contract...
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 29, 2010, 05:30:48 pm
Bit of a "how long piece of string" question I know but any of you guys running with a 400 litre tank ?

Would you or do you get 18 - 20 average 3 bed houses a day from it ?

Making plans for second van in the spring so trying to work out financials etc - eventually will have a near daily operating cost per van worked out  ;)

If I was using a backpack, I could easily do 18 - 20 average houses with 400 litres.  The strange thing is that using a van mount, I might not stretch it so far.  It's just more effort to keep filling a BP and it tends to moderate usage a bit.
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Richard Neal on December 30, 2010, 12:07:36 am
I have a 500l tank and it comfortably does an average 6 hr day
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: karygate on December 30, 2010, 08:21:49 am
i use  a 400 litre and rinse well etc and get about 15 out of it if that helps.
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: d s windowcleaning on December 30, 2010, 09:43:53 am
on a average 3 bed semi you should easy get 30 houses done , but whats a average 3 bed semi , the 3 bed semis i do have 11 windows would this be classed as average ?
Title: Re: 400 litres - how many houses ?
Post by: Alex Allen on December 30, 2010, 02:05:03 pm
Bit of a "how long piece of string" question I know but any of you guys running with a 400 litre tank ?

Would you or do you get 18 - 20 average 3 bed houses a day from it ?

Making plans for second van in the spring so trying to work out financials etc - eventually will have a near daily operating cost per van worked out  ;)


it crossed my mind to get a smaller tank and van (dont think i will though)
since using the aerial brushes
i worked out i spend less then 2 mins (actual cleaning) small town houses
carnt be using more than 3-4 litres on these properties