Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: suds window service on December 13, 2012, 09:21:38 am
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-5 here today. Taken the vans off the road today. Don't think hot water would even be an option today.
Yes it might able us to clean glass , pathways driveways would freeze. Don't think it's worth the risk of accidents trips falls ect.
Then there's the road conditions to take into consideration.
Just thinks its the right option. What do you think.
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+5 here in east devon :D
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+5 here in east devon :D
I will send the vans lol .
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I think you ought to use rock salt in the places that are dangerous. Just use a cloth for the doors. Be sensible and use some common sense.
We start at 10.00 am and finish at 2.00 pm and we can turn over a good amount in that time.
We're really up-to-date too; all targets achieved, but as usual, we've had to be a little bit determined. I've also booked in cleans, that makes us go out, even if we don't want too.
It looks like things are going to warm up a bit (maybe get wet?) so a day off wouldn't hurt.
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Yes it has beaten me too.
Its not often though. I started at 9.30 (2 hours later than normal) it was -5 still.
The tops washed ok but the water that hit the ground froze and the windows below that were wet from the uppers, had also frozen.
Joe
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Was ahead of the work at end of last week so taking today off and working Saturday which looks to be a good day.
Monday also looking good so far so will blast thru it then and will be all done fingers crossed for Friday.
Some days just cant work.
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Its minus 2 here in Fleetwood Lancs, i work really quickly and leave the water flowing to try and stop it freezing, then as soon as im done I quickly jump in the van and put the heaters on full wack to bring the temp up slightly..first winter using the pole, i made the mistake of stopping for a chat..not a good idea :/ Does anyone else leave a fan heater in the van overnight to prevent the pipes freezing? Anyway..good luck all 8)
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-5 here today. Taken the vans off the road today. Don't think hot water would even be an option today.
Yes it might able us to clean glass , pathways driveways would freeze. Don't think it's worth the risk of accidents trips falls ect.
Then there's the road conditions to take into consideration.
Just thinks its the right option. What do you think.
LOL -5 thats a normal winters day here.that shouldnay stop you.
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we just get on with it..hot water helps as it doesnt freeze on the windows. Was -5 when we started at 8.00. Worked all day here in Nottinghamshire.
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How much water do you get through to wet drives and pathways so much?
minus 4.3 with little water on the paths (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmw9CzoXQpU)
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-4 in Hurworth near darlington today work from 8.30 till 3.00 only one window frosted up when I was cleaning good day
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Got to +5 here today was lovely.
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-2 when i went out..im a backpack user and have very few issues with
the low temps,i strap a fold away step to pack and shorten hose so nothing hits ground.
when i pack up to move to another job idrain pole.hose
...so if hose hits ground whilst setting upagain nothing in hose to freeze
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i started at 10-30am and finished at 2-30pm.it was too cold really.i had a lot of porches and unheated conservatories freezing up all day!!but i found as long as i kept scrubbing it eventually melted only to freeze up again when rinsing!! >:( >:( ;D ;D
my reel also had a slight leak from the connector and this pooled into a fair bit of water that froze solid!!i nearly slipped over a few times today esp when putting reel back in van!! :( :(
id totally had enough by 2-30pm!!still i earned a fair bit.not bad for a crap day!!
day off tomorrow as forecast very heavy rain and gale force winds all day so im going to do all my crimbo shopping and a bit of collecting in the evening! ;D ;D ;D
better luck for sat and the whole of next week eh lads? ;D ;D
ive still go loads of work i want to cram in before xmas!! ;D ;D ;D
best wishes to you all
dazmond
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-4 here wher i live at 9.30 am (or so it said when i de-iced mrs car)
No thermometer in my ford escort :D
Went out at 10.30am staretd 1st job 10.45pm
1st job took twice as long connectors froze, had to reset varistream a couple of times :(
Finished at 3pm.
Pleased had a resonable week considering I won't feel to bad having tomorrow off if it p's down but got some work ready incase their wrong ;)
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it seems like its raining everywhere tomorrow! east anglia too
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I did a guttering job at 8.30 this morning at -4. Gutters were choca. Moss was frozen solid. With the right tools, I had 2 8m runs of guttering done and fitted 2 gutter guards. Job done in an hour and forty mins and I was 90 quid better off.
Did windows all day after that. Nay sweat! ;D ;D ;D
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i went and got a haircut,some shopping,ate a nice cake................oh and a sleep on the couch with the dog...no the wife was out ;D
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9 til 3 today.
Bit of salt at the start of the day and the last house too.
Lovely supple hoses and warm hands due to showa gloves.
Warm me due to thermals, silly hat and windproof outer layer. Toasty!
Dan whinged a bit - needs to work faster I told him! ;D ;D
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i did a new business unit in the countryside -6 at 7am it wasn`t heated , managed to clean with hot wfp but it was frozen on glass when i finished.
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I had a new clean including a conservatory roof this morning... The roof was frozen solid, but I managed to clean it with virosol and then pure water - It came up good.
I then had a 2.5 hour internal clean to do this afternoon - That was nice being in the warm ;)
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it seems like its raining everywhere tomorrow! east anglia too
yep raining here, waterproofs on working away. One more week then off till the 31st (well they are anyway)
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Do what I did last week spend a week in the sun! Just got back from an all inclusive week in Sharm el Sheik!! ;D
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Do what I did last week spend a week in the sun! Just got back from an all inclusive week in Sharm el Sheik!! ;D
how you finding the cold ;D
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Do what I did last week spend a week in the sun! Just got back from an all inclusive week in Sharm el Sheik!! ;D
how you finding the cold ;D
I dropped lucky because since I got back on Friday morning temps have been on the up!