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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 04:09:46 pm

Title: Todays little job
Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 04:09:46 pm

Todays little job

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Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 04:12:29 pm

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Post by: ascjim on August 28, 2011, 04:47:42 pm

Nice, too bad your working on a sunday

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Post by: Pope vader on August 28, 2011, 04:57:18 pm

he aint working on a sunday,  sends his slaves out  lol, 

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Post by: bad trippy on August 28, 2011, 05:33:24 pm

Dave, cant you get a nice set of wheel trims for that van?  ;D

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Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 06:00:13 pm

All my renault vans had a set, and they have all dissappeared

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Post by: trevor perry on August 28, 2011, 07:09:55 pm

come on dave spend some of your money on that pressure washer it will make the cladding cleaning part on jobs like that much quicker and easier ;D

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Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 07:20:06 pm

Hi Trev

would you  pressure wash at that height, from the ground, must be about 35ft to that facia

Heres some more pics

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.244728208899752.56868.105173716188536&type=1

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Post by: Pope vader on August 28, 2011, 07:27:54 pm

use a lance, i got one that goes to 7 m

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Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 07:31:17 pm

I got a lance but, woukldnt fancy using one at 10 metres

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Post by: trevor perry on August 28, 2011, 07:45:11 pm

looking at the pictures dave it looks like you are just removing the green algae so you wouldnt need much pressure to clean this so the pressure wash pole at that height would be fine if you use a larger nozzle size or reduce the pressure on the machine, i have used them at this height on full pressure for small jobs but as you say they are very hard to control if used at full force.

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Post by: Pope vader on August 28, 2011, 08:03:51 pm

is it truro college

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Post by: Gordon_Taylor on August 28, 2011, 09:45:28 pm

Hi Dave,

I notice on your facebook photo's that you have the citreon nemo vans, how do you find them vans?

Gordon

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Post by: Moderator David@stives on August 28, 2011, 09:59:13 pm

Hi Gordon

They are Peugeot bippers, same van different manufacturer. we bought them for our shop runs, they both travel at least 500 miles a week each just doing low value shops, so the lower running cost the better, they dont have to carry much weight and we get good mpg.

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Post by: Steve CM on August 28, 2011, 10:05:43 pm

a lance at that height cleaning algae wouldn't be quicker than poleing it with either a tfr mix or hot water. ive done both and the lance at that height is a killer unless hooked in a gutter (and that is still a killer!!)

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Post by: simbag on August 29, 2011, 12:25:00 am

What poles are you using there?

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Post by: trevor perry on August 29, 2011, 03:25:41 pm

Quote from: Steve CM on August 28, 2011, 10:05:43 pm

a lance at that height cleaning algae wouldn't be quicker than poleing it with either a tfr mix or hot water. ive done both and the lance at that height is a killer unless hooked in a gutter (and that is still a killer!!)

whatever suits you best steve but my dad is 73 and still uses a pressure wash lance at 30ft and i think it is not just a bit faster but about 4 times faster but each to their own.

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Post by: Steve CM on August 29, 2011, 03:38:34 pm

What poles he using Trevor? I got the omnipowerpole and it's a killer. You ever used a hot water system on algae? Or a TFT mix? If it's a flat surface one wipe and it's gone.

Like you say each to their own these are my own experiences

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Post by: trevor perry on August 29, 2011, 05:02:18 pm

hi steve
  we have adapted WFP poles into powerwash lances we mainly use adapted 27ft CLX poles but we have an old brodex 40ft pole adapted for powerwashing, i do agree hot water does work better on algae we have a purefreedom hot system that we have used occasionally for this purpose but our powerwasher is also a hot one and find this much faster.

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Post by: Steve CM on August 29, 2011, 05:24:44 pm

You got some pics to whack up Trevor on how you've adapted it? Sounds interesting. Got lots of gutters/fascias coming up  :)

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Post by: trevor perry on August 29, 2011, 05:51:33 pm

hi steve sent you an email

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Post by: Steve CM on August 29, 2011, 05:54:26 pm

Cheers Trevor very informative :)

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Post by: trees on August 31, 2011, 12:20:53 am

just out of interest what size tank have you got in the bipper as I am looking for a small van and do like them thanks