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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JamesAJF on May 08, 2013, 11:50:09 pm
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want hot water but i don't want to spent to much money whats a good cheap make and were can i get one from.?
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http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=135823.0
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thanks ;)
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or for the same product with the safe feature still attached, and for less money
£165.99
from the UK too! plus you get just under £5 back in rewards too!
this is where i got mine from!!
http://www.wayfair.co.uk/Eccotemp-Portable-Tankless-Water-Heater-and-Shower-CE-L5-ECCO1000.html
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cool thanks mate i will check it out that cheap to ;D
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or for the same product with the safe feature still attached, and for less money
£165.99
from the UK too! plus you get just under £5 back in rewards too!
this is where i got mine from!!
http://www.wayfair.co.uk/Eccotemp-Portable-Tankless-Water-Heater-and-Shower-CE-L5-ECCO1000.html
haha i fort u were takeing the p when it came up with a shower lol but then relised its a gas shower and it looks pritty good thanks for the link i may just go for this ;D
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or for the same product with the safe feature still attached, and for less money
£165.99
from the UK too! plus you get just under £5 back in rewards too!
this is where i got mine from!!
http://www.wayfair.co.uk/Eccotemp-Portable-Tankless-Water-Heater-and-Shower-CE-L5-ECCO1000.html
haha i fort u were takeing the p when it came up with a shower lol but then relised its a gas shower and it looks pritty good thanks for the link i may just go for this ;D
Lol its the same model that corwood's sell.
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does hot water work. does it really clean better?
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or for the same product with the safe feature still attached, and for less money
£165.99
from the UK too! plus you get just under £5 back in rewards too!
this is where i got mine from!!
http://www.wayfair.co.uk/Eccotemp-Portable-Tankless-Water-Heater-and-Shower-CE-L5-ECCO1000.html
haha i fort u were takeing the p when it came up with a shower lol but then relised its a gas shower and it looks pritty good thanks for the link i may just go for this ;D
Lol its the same model that corwood's sell.
i no it looks the same does the same job and its cheaper i like this im gonna get this i think thaks for your info many thanks ;D
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Yer I fine it does, if not better, it's quicker especially on first cleans or conservatory roofs that's full of green algee.
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oooo right well i guess time means money as they say lol and so worth getting then thanks. just needed a awnser before i buy. thanks for your help.
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yer thats true, time is money,
i fitted mine in november and its been used ever since, even on the hot days!
first windows cleaned on the houses was dry before i finished the house! well worth it,
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cool beans and i get a free shower head to i could take a shower after i finished work now lol hahahaha. well its good to no it works well is it just a normal hose fitting from the pump.?
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it does work well but it also brings a new set of problems. Normal hose to reel isn't up to the heat, insurance can be a problem, getting the flow just right to fire the gas can be tricky, venting needs to be done really, normal microbore can go stiff with the heat - thermobore is better but still not perfect, some brushes curl up with hot water.
I had a pane crack this winter with 30 degrees - £103 to get it changed.
I turned mine off once the temperatures came back up - just a waste of gas otherwise.
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like dave said,
hose from heater to reel needs to upgraded, i used house grade plumbing pipe and fittings.
check with insurance too, didnt have a problem with mine, just said get a lpg sticker and will be fine.
flow was easy to get right, 2 minutes to adjust the low pressure screw on gas heater and sorted, they all have these.
vent wise, i just have doors open and that works for me,
not sure how the micro bore goes stiff tho, mine always soft, and stiff when the cold is runnin.
some brushes can curl due to heat, i use gardiners and a vikin when needed a good scrub.
glass can crack in cold temps, but i not have had that happen and i worked down to -9 just got to alter the temp of the water and look at the glass, older glass cant take it that well.
dont see it a waste of gas personally, £13 for 2 weeks work, cheap a chips! plus can get more done in a day so make more per day.
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How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.
It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.
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To be honest, I think the speed difference is marginal, I think we all imagine its quicker because its warmer water, and we know that cleans better than cold water. But unless you have it set really high, 60deg + it's not going to make you clean much faster, especially as save said, it's no quicker on maintenance cleans.
I have kept mine on as I like the hoses being soft, otherwise the thermobore is horrible when cold.
One thing I have noticed it deffinetly make a sufferance one is snail trails, hot water removed these much quicker.
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Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas. I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.
Simon.
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Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas. I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.
Simon.
Don't let Richard here you say that about the L5 ;D
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I think the L5 ecotemp is an American company, sad to say that the reliability and construction of the much cheaper 8L Chinese unit is much better. The L5 is ok but there is a lot better out there. You should be able to get a good water heater for under £100.
Simon.
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How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.
It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.
Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.
You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,
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Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas. I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.
Simon.
When you say temperamental what do you mean?
Did you just plumb it in and off you go or did you adjust the flow within the heater with the low pressure screw? So it works a lot better on low pressure?
Got mine right down so it fires up each time on 20psi flow.
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Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas. I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.
Simon.
Don't let Richard here you say that about the L5 ;D
Lol
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How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.
It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.
Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.
You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,
I personally don't think it make any difference to dirt/dust that has only been on the glass and frames a month or two. I cleaned my windows which haven't been cleaned for a few months with a SL flocked brush, cold water and rinsed on the glass to test the brush out, I did virtually no rinsing, and the windows came up perfect.
I think we tend to over think maintence cleans, worrying hot water, the brush that scrubs the best and rinsing enough, but in reality windows that get cleaned every 4 or even every 8 weeks have very little dirt, and it embarrassing how little effort is required to achieve perfect results.
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How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.
It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.
Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.
You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,
I personally don't think it make any difference to dirt/dust that has only been on the glass and frames a month or two. I cleaned my windows which haven't been cleaned for a few months with a SL flocked brush, cold water and rinsed on the glass to test the brush out, I did virtually no rinsing, and the windows came up perfect.
I think we tend to over think maintence cleans, worrying hot water, the brush that scrubs the best and rinsing enough, but in reality windows that get cleaned every 4 or even every 8 weeks have very little dirt, and it embarrassing how little effort is required to achieve perfect results.
Might be different and areas then, when I use hot and cold on the same houses on the round I found that I got same amount of houses done in less time.
Everyone works different with different equipment so in a way it's hard to compare to others. So i can only say what I find with it.