Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on April 29, 2013, 06:14:14 pm
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I had the GrippaMax boys in town today.
They drove round from Peterborough and Cambridge to fit my 650 litre van-mount system. They were here for 9.15 in the morning, which was pretty good I thought considering their journey had taken in the m25 during Monday morning rush-hour; especially as they'd reckoned they'd be here for 9 .00 a.m.
So a good start.
After all the preliminaries, checking the van body-work, signatures, coffee etc they got to work. There were three of them. Oliver, the boss; Ross the boss and Dave the auto-electrician ;) Obviously they had worked together before as a team as all knew just about what all the others were doing and everything seemed to go pretty smoothly.
It took about an hour before Dave had pulled apart the front cab in the new Transit Custom, dispatched the drivers seat and revealed the batteries underneath for him to start to get his wiring for the split charge relay into gear. Meanwhile, Ross and Oliver had pretty much got the main tank fitted and fixed into place.
They then moved on to plumbing the two-man system in. The kit is a two-man setup, so twin RedAshe Reels, with 100 metres of 6mm micro-bore, twin pumps, with inline D.I. meter. The two reels are fitted to the floor of the van with an option to allow for two external reels to be fitted used with a set of external ports to the rear of the van.
All seemed to go very smoothly. I was impressed with their readiness to explain the system, any particular intricacies which weren't particularly obvious such as the split charge relay and internal plumbing.
So all in all a good job in my opinion. Very pleased actually. Took the system out for a little spin after the guys left and was very pleased with it all. Its very different to the old system I had fitted which was a 350 litre van-mount by PureFreedom.
Good job.
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Before they'd started.
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Getting going.
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Dave the Sparky.
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Ross starting the van-mount.
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Oliver, Dave, Ross.
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Who ate all the pies.
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Halfway there.
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All done.
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Go on then...............How much ££££? :)
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OOOO just to good. Matt won`t be greeting no one. His lad will have to do that as he will be to good for use plebs.
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Very, very, nice. Wheres the jealousy emoticon? this one will have to do :'(
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Nice job! I notice they also have a Custom! Is that what swayed you towards it, after seeing theres?
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confused by pic 5..have you had 2 vans fitted?
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confused by pic 5..have you had 2 vans fitted?
Nice job! I notice they also have a Custom! Is that what swayed you towards it, after seeing theres?
Just coincidence. I didn't know they had a custom until they turned up. I think they might have got one as they'd heard I had invested! ;)
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Go on then...............How much ££££? :)
I got a nice unit for a good price actually; but I'd rather not say the exact money I paid on here. Oliver was very agreeable on his price. He'd made a mistake with the quote but honoured the price he offered. Ordinarily it would have been somewhere just over the 3K mark.
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Didnt actually post a close up of the finished article. So here it is.
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Go on then...............How much ££££? :)
I got a nice unit for a good price actually; but I'd rather not say the exact money I paid on here. Oliver was very agreeable on his price. He'd made a mistake with the quote but honoured the price he offered. Ordinarily it would have been somewhere just over the 3K mark.
Really like the like of your van and system Matt.
So can you give us a breakdown of what exactly you get for 3 grand + (equipment and fitting). :)
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Looks nice and neat. Have to give us an update at the end of the week after using it for a while!
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off topic matt, i see that you have a DT flocked with fan jets fitted, do you rinse on the glass with that being flocked? i keep thinking of buying one, but didnt know if they are suitable for rinsing on, oh nice set up by the way ;D
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I do rinse on Lee. Mostly anyway. Downstairs I might lift off, but upstairs is usually on.
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i would call dibs on the left reel as i would hate reeling in cack handed ;D
are either of you a lefty or are you both normal? ;D
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Go on then...............How much ££££? :)
I got a nice unit for a good price actually; but I'd rather not say the exact money I paid on here. Oliver was very agreeable on his price. He'd made a mistake with the quote but honoured the price he offered. Ordinarily it would have been somewhere just over the 3K mark.
Really like the like of your van and system Matt.
So can you give us a breakdown of what exactly you get for 3 grand + (equipment and fitting). :)
That system is:
650 litre tank, 2 WFP pumps, twin controllers, twin RedAshe reels with 100 metres of 6 mm micro-bore on each, 110 battery, inline TDS meter, engineers coming to my home and fitting.
Id had other quotes. I spoke to PureFreedom, Ionics and Aquafactors.
Grippa ticked more boxes than the others. Money wasnt the deciding factor, Ionics would have got the job if they didnt have a 6 week lead time. Purefreedom would have got it if they supplied more professional looking systems.
Grippa got it despite some compromising comments on here because I believed my gut feeling and whenever I spoke to Oliver he was genuine. He honoured a mistake he made and we spoke in detail about various elements that concerned me.
I also believe Alex gardiner is a trust worthy chap and he spoke well of Oliver and Grippa. I felt I could trust his word so popped for Grippa. As things are at the moment I think I made the right decision.
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i would call dibs on the left reel as i would hate reeling in cack handed ;D
are either of you a lefty or are you both normal? ;D
Darren is more of a witch than me, he could reel in with both hands. At the same time ;D
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Matt, please give us an update of how the system is working and if you're happy with it. Much appreciated.
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Matt, please give us an update of how the system is working and if you're happy with it. Much appreciated.
Will do.
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ARE the hose reels te gardiner pro reelworks ones?
im getting a pair of them also if they are
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I believe they are these, however they came directly from the manufacturer this morning via courier.
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/460-Fixed-Hose-Reel--130m--HOSEREEL_C460_4_270H.html
http://www.redashe.co.uk/Reelworks%20460%20hand%20cranked%20reels.html
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Wots the two ports under the bumper?
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Greed ;D
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we have got a couple of the redashe hosereels from gardiners they are nice to use feels like a larger turning cycle on the handle than other reels like it reels in more each turn nice and smooth and industrial
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we have got a couple of the redashe hosereels from gardiners they are nice to use feels like a larger turning cycle on the handle than other reels like it reels in more each turn nice and smooth and industrial
YOU NEED THEM THE RATE YOUR STAFF BREAK THINGS ;D
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I Have the same reel but found them too wide cut it
down by 180 mm i can still get 100 metres of 6mm on
it no problem
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cleaning spot had a great black reel thats bolted down but currently not available.
any competitors offering these?
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Looks very smart, what are the fittings on the outside ports please ?
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I'll put some pics up tomorrow if the outside ports.
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Quick-Release-Straight-Through-Coupling-with-8mm-Hose-Barb-QRM_COUPLING_8MM.html
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i really really like the transit custom matt, how you finding it? I will wait till they are 3 years old an get one then though. Why did you go for a flat tank on not an upright? Do grippa max not do an upright? they look really smart though and very proffesional. Are you going to put a shelf above it for storage?
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So far really like the custom. I would have got a second hand one but being that they're a whole new model there wern't any second hand ones about.
That tank is more an equal-sided box than a flat tank, thats the way they are I think. Grippa do a number of sized tanks, they're 400, 650 and think there's a mother, cant remember what size that is though.
Ive got some shelving on the way, its meant to be slimline and fit over the wheel-arch. Only thing is when I ordered it I hadnt taken into account the reels, so might have to move it a little up the line of the van.
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Looks nice wonder what the customers will say , probably think you are earning to much ???
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Looks nice wonder what the customers will say , probably think you are earning to much ???
They could think of it like that, or they could think this bloke obviously takes his business very seriously and does a good job (they prob already know that) and has plenty of customers. you never know, that might make them think twice about becoming a messer ;D
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Looks nice wonder what the customers will say , probably think you are earning to much ???
Thats okay. There's two things that could happen if thats the case. Neither of them are earth shattering. ;)
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Looks nice wonder what the customers will say , probably think you are earning to much ???
They could think of it like that, or they could think this bloke obviously takes his business very seriously and does a good job (they prob already know that) and has plenty of customers. you never know, that might make them think twice about becoming a messer ;D
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Looks good Matt, now go out and earn some money instead of ringing me up asking me round for tea and biscuits. ;D
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A bit late in commenting on this topic but the system you have there Matt is top notch. Im currently using an 08 Dispatch with a 500ltr R.O 2man system fitted. My next vehicle and system will be a Ford Custom with a 650ltr upright GrippaMax fitted. I was looking to get the Grippamax diesel hotwater system but the price for the hot option is shocking in my humble opinion. Hope its still going well and your happy with the whole experience.