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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richard groves on June 12, 2014, 12:06:56 am

Title: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: richard groves on June 12, 2014, 12:06:56 am
So following on from Dazmonds post
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=186491.0
How much do you think you've wasted on duff purchases ?  ;D

anything window cleaning related , whether it be a telescopic pole, some gizmo meant to save you water or that bargain water heater on ebay that turned out to use the wrong type of gas  :D

I'll start things rolling with the two most expensive purchases I made that spring to mind ( probably more to add as I remember them ), a 40 ft emporium modular pole and a merlin ro, total £775
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: bobplum on June 12, 2014, 07:13:30 am
very little , i always stayed with gardiners for poles and brushes, always been happy
i use the aqua tap now rather than the aqua adapter, but the AD  was good

i feel everything i have had was good but was then superseded by better things
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: koopmaster on June 12, 2014, 07:55:14 am
agreed, very little.  probably about £50 or less on crap I dont use.

One example is the old style scrimms.  I never liked them.  I now have the blue microfiber scrims and since I am WFP they will last me years and years.
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: 8weekly on June 12, 2014, 08:17:46 am
I would have said my Pure Freedom reel, but since taking 20m of hose off it is problem free.

Xtel pole though was my first pole. Still using a Merlin "lent" to me by Cliff Perkins so that is my best "buy".
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: Klean07 on June 12, 2014, 08:22:28 am
A Brodex alloy pole, 30 metres of reinforced pole hose, various o rings which I still can't fathom out how to use them! I'll think of more later!
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: dazmond on June 12, 2014, 08:29:06 am
years ago i wasted money on

25 ft brodex hydra pole

streamline glass fibre pole

both these poles IMO are rubbish for wfp.

sections 4 and 5 for the unger teleplus trad pole(NEVER BEEN USED!)

so about £350.not bad really.you live and learn! ;D

oh yes!and £63 on THE WRONG HEATER!! ::)roll ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How much money have you wasted on your set up ?
Post by: Soupy on June 12, 2014, 01:26:31 pm
Dunno, but it's lots.

I'd probably cry if I were to add up all the useless junk I've bought over the years.

Wouldn't have the greatest system ever built without a bit of trial and error though.

Edit: unless of course you count the ZeroTM which can clean a window just by looking at it.