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Title: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 04:20:04 pm
Had no problems today even though it was cold. I made a YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw9CzoXQpU&feature=g-crec-u) just to show that water on paths is not too much of an issue.

Coldest it read today was minus 6.8 !!
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Tony Edwards on December 12, 2012, 04:23:24 pm


Has colin montgomery taken up w/c !!
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 12, 2012, 04:30:41 pm
what's in your van sunshine?
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 04:39:11 pm


Has colin montgomery taken up w/c !!

Not sure I get this..?
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 04:39:47 pm
what's in your van sunshine?

DIY setup with hot water.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 12, 2012, 04:43:28 pm
Are you gas or electric?
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: steven ainger on December 12, 2012, 04:49:17 pm


Has colin montgomery taken up w/c !!

Not sure I get this..?

Your accent,
 to be  fair, he has a point ;D
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: trevor perry on December 12, 2012, 04:51:40 pm
what do you do about windows above front doors, do yo leave them, trad them or just put salt down
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 05:07:30 pm


Has colin montgomery taken up w/c !!

Not sure I get this..?

Your accent,
 to be  fair, he has a point ;D

Thank goodness for that, I thought someone had spotted my moobs!
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 05:08:38 pm
Are you gas or electric?

Gas but not on demand. I circulate it and have a warm tank.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 05:10:05 pm
what do you do about windows above front doors, do yo leave them, trad them or just put salt down

Just salt them but if customer is in ask them whether they want it left.

Most think I'm fab just for gritting.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 12, 2012, 05:17:26 pm
Sounds intriguing!

I’m genuinely interested. How are you going about achieving that?
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 05:41:56 pm
Sounds intriguing!

I’m genuinely interested. How are you going about achieving that?

I will video it tomorrow.
I found on demand was either too hot or not hot enough.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 12, 2012, 06:04:25 pm
I appreciate that man!

You sound like a nice chap. Looking forward to the video tomorrow.

Nick
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Tom ling on December 12, 2012, 06:04:55 pm
what do you do about windows above front doors, do yo leave them, trad them or just put salt down




Do it and just warn the customer
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: trevor perry on December 12, 2012, 06:20:21 pm
what do you do about windows above front doors, do yo leave them, trad them or just put salt down




Do it and just warn the customer

 i dont think that would be enough, they may have another family member or a visitor slip on it and what if the customer isnt in when you clean only to come home and slip, i can understand putting salt out as an option but only if put down before work commences if put down after work is done the water has already frozen and the salt can take quite a while to work
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: dave0123 on December 12, 2012, 06:23:12 pm
how many litres per min do you use?
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: lee_dewing on December 12, 2012, 06:24:10 pm
I was using dishwasher salt granules, just got some more from lidl's 89p for 2kg (W5)

I  hate that pink stuff, I think the salt granule as white not really noticeable.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: dave0123 on December 12, 2012, 06:42:54 pm
yeah it stains that brown stuff!! i would't use it on my own path. is there anything different you can use..
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Dougaldum on December 12, 2012, 08:05:46 pm
Had no problems today even though it was cold. I made a YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw9CzoXQpU&feature=g-crec-u) just to show that water on paths is not too much of an issue.

Coldest it read today was minus 6.8 !!
what time of day was it
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 09:06:06 pm
Had no problems today even though it was cold. I made a YouTube Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw9CzoXQpU&feature=g-crec-u) just to show that water on paths is not too much of an issue.

Coldest it read today was minus 6.8 !!
what time of day was it

About 11am when I took the video.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: windiewasher on December 12, 2012, 09:20:40 pm
Wait till someone breaks a ankle where youve been cleaning  ;D
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 12, 2012, 10:55:05 pm
what do you do about windows above front doors, do yo leave them, trad them or just put salt down




Do it and just warn the customer

 i dont think that would be enough, they may have another family member or a visitor slip on it and what if the customer isnt in when you clean only to come home and slip, i can understand putting salt out as an option but only if put down before work commences if put down after work is done the water has already frozen and the salt can take quite a while to work

Today the runoff water hadnt frozen by the time I had finished the property and put down salt.
There are several steps you can take to reduce issues and continue to WFP.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Tom White on December 13, 2012, 12:10:48 am
I was using dishwasher salt granules, just got some more from lidl's 89p for 2kg (W5)

I  hate that pink stuff, I think the salt granule as white not really noticeable.

Nice little tip; thanks.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Tom White on December 13, 2012, 12:12:54 am
Nice vid too, Sunshine.  It shows that with a bit of forward planning and determination, cleaning in these cold temps isn't a problem.

Well, until your pole freezes up; but that's not happened so far this year, touch wood.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: SunShineCleaning on December 13, 2012, 08:51:28 am
Nice vid too, Sunshine.  It shows that with a bit of forward planning and determination, cleaning in these cold temps isn't a problem.

Well, until your pole freezes up; but that's not happened so far this year, touch wood.

It may happen today. Forcast is colder and not going above -2° locally.
It's -6.4° at the moment.

Today was always going to be the coldest day which is why I did what I could up to now.
I'm happy with a day off if needed.
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Mike #1 on December 13, 2012, 09:39:47 am
 started at 7:30 am froze up on commercial after 2 windows , had to trad the rest no wonder it froze -2 and no central heating in the building job should have taken 40 mins took 2 hrs had to scrape ice of windows nightmare.

Going to start on residential and see how I get on. Mike
Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 13, 2012, 05:49:50 pm
"Gas but not on demand. I circulate it and have a warm tank."

"I will video it tomorrow.
I found on demand was either too hot or not hot enough."

Hi sunshine!

Did you get round to the video of your system?

Nick

Title: Re: Minus 4.3 degrees and no issues
Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 13, 2012, 06:20:19 pm
Thanks Stuart, just spotted it on your other post.

Nick