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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steven01903 on April 04, 2012, 05:23:33 pm

Title: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: Steven01903 on April 04, 2012, 05:23:33 pm
42. Our business uses water while working on behalf of customers – are we affected by the restrictions?

Yes. Any use of a hosepipe for garden watering is banned. A gardener working on a garden cannot use a hosepipe if the water supplied is mains water. There are the following exceptions:

• Cleaning a private motor vehicle by a business specialising in hand car washing which uses hosepipes as part of the process;
• Using a water-fed pole to clean the windows of domestic premises in the course of a business;
• Cleaning the walls of domestic premises in the course of a business where the purpose of cleaning is the removal of graffiti;
• Cleaning paths, patios and hard-standings by a business whose sole operation is the cleaning of paths, patios and other hard-standings.

Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: C.C.S. on April 04, 2012, 07:20:04 pm
42. Our business uses water while working on behalf of customers – are we affected by the restrictions?

Yes. Any use of a hosepipe for garden watering is banned. A gardener working on a garden cannot use a hosepipe if the water supplied is mains water. There are the following exceptions:

• Cleaning a private motor vehicle by a business specialising in hand car washing which uses hosepipes as part of the process;
• Using a water-fed pole to clean the windows of domestic premises in the course of a business;
• Cleaning the walls of domestic premises in the course of a business where the purpose of cleaning is the removal of graffiti;
• Cleaning paths, patios and hard-standings by a business whose sole operation is the cleaning of paths, patios and other hard-standings.


i think it's not right.did you copy and paste from somewhere?do you have the link?
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: magic moments on April 04, 2012, 07:55:47 pm
That is correct that's from southern water site
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: Londoner on April 04, 2012, 08:01:06 pm
Is says cleaning a domestic house is exempt if you read it. So the implication is commercial properties are not exempt from the ban.
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: magic moments on April 04, 2012, 08:08:47 pm
I'm sure it mentions commercial is exempt as well,all on the site.
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: H S and Son on April 04, 2012, 08:11:57 pm
So far as we are concerned cleaning is our business, thus to us it is commercial. You're confusing what we call commercial (offices, factories, schools etc) and what the water boards call commercial (any business).
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: Londoner on April 04, 2012, 08:56:50 pm
Well it says you can only clean domestic premises so that means offices are out I imagine. You are not going to clean shops wfp anyway. But schools could be a problem too. Blocks of flats are domestic I would say. 
Title: Re: Rules on Hose pipe ban
Post by: rg1 on April 04, 2012, 09:31:05 pm
Just so everyones clear, a commercial building is one that is used by a business and domestic is a property pertaining to a family.