Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Caleb Morley on November 14, 2014, 09:01:46 am
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I've got a 500l tank at the moment, but I'm running out during the day and then wasting time going back to fill up.
It's a 2004 Dispatch btw.
Cheerd
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Find out GVW
Brim it.
Go down to a weigh bridge.
Sit in it.
Make sure you record what you have in van and what fuel you have.
Weigh it.
Job Done.
On a combo with a 787kg payload with a 350 tank i was only 100kg under weight coz of the crap i carried.
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1.9D model will carry up to 815kg, while the 2.0HDi will take up to 900kg.
i personally wouldn't carry more than 600 ltrs, with the rest of the weight being taken up with tools, equipment, fuel, driver etc
what size tank do you have at the moment?
tony
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1.9D model will carry up to 815kg, while the 2.0HDi will take up to 900kg.
i personally wouldn't carry more than 600 ltrs, with the rest of the weight being taken up with tools, equipment, fuel, driver etc
what size tank do you have at the moment?
tony
I do believe there is a 1200kg variant also, it's a more rare model in the older facelift (2004-2007) era but I'm sure there is one.
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i have a ionics 800l in mine but don't fill it to the max
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1.9D model will carry up to 815kg, while the 2.0HDi will take up to 900kg.
i personally wouldn't carry more than 600 ltrs, with the rest of the weight being taken up with tools, equipment, fuel, driver etc
what size tank do you have at the moment?
tony
I have the 2.0HDI.
I have a 500l tank at the moment.
I'm thinking of getting a 650 tank.
Thanks for all the replies.
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If it's a one man set-up then 650 (in theory) gives you about 200 kg for yourself, reel, extra battery, pole and some diesel.
We've given ourselves a little more leeway by having 600 ltr tank and one man setup
Darran
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I you are a one man band you must be going some to max out a 500L every day. You using any water saving devices/techniques?
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500 a day? I dont use 350 a day on my own.
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Have to agree, even on the busiest of days I wouldn't use more than 400 litres.
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Easily use 500 litres in a day and that's using a tap on the end of the hose, doing large panes of glass all day long. Used 500 litres three days this week alone and that's finishing at 4pm.
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I can easily do 400ltrs in a day, this is with the varistream set only at number 2 on flow too. I'm upping to a 500ltr tank soon.
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
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Take everything out of your van and weigh it as you put it back in plus yourself. Payload - weight = tank size
I dnt worry about diesel coz I never stick more than a tenner in a time in case it breaks down
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Take everything out of your van and weigh it as you put it back in plus yourself. Payload - weight = tank size
I dnt worry about diesel coz I never stick more than a tenner in a time in case it breaks down
£10 a time...hate to do your accounts at end of year lol
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
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Take everything out of your van and weigh it as you put it back in plus yourself. Payload - weight = tank size
I dnt worry about diesel coz I never stick more than a tenner in a time in case it breaks down
£10 a time...hate to do your accounts at end of year lol
Cash basis with simplified expenses. Only need to keep record of mileage mate. I do my own returns but im only part time atm
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
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There are two of us working plus we use a high flow rate as we work faster that way and are more confident in the results. It does use more water though.
If I install a 650l tank what would the police be clued up on me being overloaded if they pulled me over? What's the punishment if they do know I'm breaking the law?
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
Wether you use 0.2 litres per minute or 2 litres per minute (like I do) a window still takes the same amount of water to be rinsed clean. So no excess water is used when I clean, just the amount that is needed.
I've worked like this since I got my new van in January and I can get through a lot more work now as I'm quicker, which in turn means I'm earning more.
Problems can arise when you try and use less water than is needed.
Ask yourself if you had an unlimited pure water supply would you still try and clean windows with as little water as possible?
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
Lots of work. lol I use hot aswell.
IVe also noticed that flow controllers don't really tell me a great deal. I like to know what flow rate I've for at the bRush head and keep on adjusting it so I've got 2 litres per minute.
I currently use 8 on my flow controller. :)
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There are two of us working plus we use a high flow rate as we work faster that way and are more confident in the results. It does use more water though.
If I install a 650l tank what would the police be clued up on me being overloaded if they pulled me over? What's the punishment if they do know I'm breaking the law?
You don't want to drive round being overloaded.
Worse case scenario is you have an accident and the police take your vehicle and put it on a weigh bridge. Your up the creek without a paddle if that happens. Major fine and insurance won't pay out.
Your best bet is to put a bigger tank in and then go to a weigh bridge. Put a line on your tank to the maximum you can fill it legally. Then if your working on your own you can put a bit more in.
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
Wether you use 0.2 litres per minute or 2 litres per minute (like I do) a window still takes the same amount of water to be rinsed clean. So no excess water is used when I clean, just the amount that is needed.
I've worked like this since I got my new van in January and I can get through a lot more work now as I'm quicker, which in turn means I'm earning more.
Problems can arise when you try and use less water than is needed.
Ask yourself if you had an unlimited pure water supply would you still try and clean windows with as little water as possible?
It's not a case of as little as possible it's a case of "optimum" water flow. So no, if I had unlimited pure water supply I still wouldn't have the flow any more than I do now. If I did it would be bouncing off the glass & splashing where I don't want it to. I honestly think (this is not directed at anyone particular) that some WFP operators are so lacking in finer detailed knowledge & ability that they have to rely on an almost waterfall effect to get anything like a good job done in an economical time frame. Having a faster flow might speed them up but it wouldn't make them any faster than a good operator using "optimum" flow- they would just use more water than was actually necessary.
Let battle commence!! ;D
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
higher flow = quicker rince iv helped mark with a few houses hear and there and his flow is painfull takes me ages to clean the windows properly in comparison to my flow setting and when i moaned to mark lol he said yours is even slower. but i use gardiner fan jets mite make it different, i also understand that you may be on a meter and when im eventually on one my attitude will change im sure. ;D
get a set of gardiner fan jets and turn your flow up a bit more probley number 6 on the varistream id say on one real that is you watch how many more houses you will do honestly mate you will do more an hour just have to push the pole a bit quicker to match the flow :)
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
higher flow = quicker rince iv helped mark with a few houses hear and there and his flow is painfull takes me ages to clean the windows properly in comparison to my flow setting and when i moaned to mark lol he said yours is even slower. but i use gardiner fan jets mite make it different, i also understand that you may be on a meter and when im eventually on one my attitude will change im sure. ;D
get a set of gardiner fan jets and turn your flow up a bit more probley number 6 on the varistream id say on one real that is you watch how many more houses you will do honestly mate you will do more an hour just have to push the pole a bit quicker to match the flow :)
You try match our work load then we'll talk ;)
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
Wether you use 0.2 litres per minute or 2 litres per minute (like I do) a window still takes the same amount of water to be rinsed clean. So no excess water is used when I clean, just the amount that is needed.
I've worked like this since I got my new van in January and I can get through a lot more work now as I'm quicker, which in turn means I'm earning more.
Problems can arise when you try and use less water than is needed.
Ask yourself if you had an unlimited pure water supply would you still try and clean windows with as little water as possible?
It's not a case of as little as possible it's a case of "optimum" water flow. So no, if I had unlimited pure water supply I still wouldn't have the flow any more than I do now. If I did it would be bouncing off the glass & splashing where I don't want it to. I honestly think (this is not directed at anyone particular) that some WFP operators are so lacking in finer detailed knowledge & ability that they have to rely on an almost waterfall effect to get anything like a good job done in an economical time frame. Having a faster flow might speed them up but it wouldn't make them any faster than a good operator using "optimum" flow- they would just use more water than was actually necessary.
Let battle commence!! ;D
What's optimal? :D
Give me a litres per minute at the brush head.
I've done lots of testing with this personally and I've found 2 litres per minute at the brush head is perfect. Not over splashing, but just good flow.
Lots of people go by numbers or letters on a dial when in reality that means nothing.
Lpm at the brush head is what it's about.
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LWC the other thing i was thinking to the reason why you use less water than others including myself is i know your jobs are well priced and you do a bit of driving in between houses so for example id say 10 well priced £30 houses will use alot less water than 30 average priced £10 houses. correct me if im wrong just an idea :)
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LWC the other thing i was thinking to the reason why you use less water than others including myself is i know your jobs are well priced and you do a bit of driving in between houses so for example id say 10 well priced £30 houses will use alot less water than 30 average priced £10 houses. correct me if im wrong just an idea :)
You forgot the bit "you're also awesome"
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You try match our work load then we'll talk ;)
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wasnt having a dig mate , but since you asked the question i can do as much as mark and lewis do in a day on my own ;)
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You try match our work load then we'll talk ;)
wasnt having a dig mate , but since you asked the question i can do as much as mark and lewis do in a day on my own ;)
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lol you cant
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
Wether you use 0.2 litres per minute or 2 litres per minute (like I do) a window still takes the same amount of water to be rinsed clean. So no excess water is used when I clean, just the amount that is needed.
I've worked like this since I got my new van in January and I can get through a lot more work now as I'm quicker, which in turn means I'm earning more.
Problems can arise when you try and use less water than is needed.
Ask yourself if you had an unlimited pure water supply would you still try and clean windows with as little water as possible?
It's not a case of as little as possible it's a case of "optimum" water flow. So no, if I had unlimited pure water supply I still wouldn't have the flow any more than I do now. If I did it would be bouncing off the glass & splashing where I don't want it to. I honestly think (this is not directed at anyone particular) that some WFP operators are so lacking in finer detailed knowledge & ability that they have to rely on an almost waterfall effect to get anything like a good job done in an economical time frame. Having a faster flow might speed them up but it wouldn't make them any faster than a good operator using "optimum" flow- they would just use more water than was actually necessary.
Let battle commence!! ;D
What's optimal? :D
Give me a litres per minute at the brush head.
I've done lots of testing with this personally and I've found 2 litres per minute at the brush head is perfect. Not over splashing, but just good flow.
Lots of people go by numbers or letters on a dial when in reality that means nothing.
Lpm at the brush head is what it's about.
Optimum flow doesn't come from a number or a setting, it comes from experience & knowledge. Afterall, my number 2 on my varistream could amount to the same 2 lpm as yours- as lots of factors will determine the final (brush end) flow within each individual system. I just cannot understand why anyone would run a pump flat out with no flow control.
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You try match our work load then we'll talk ;)
wasnt having a dig mate , but since you asked the question i can do as much as mark and lewis do in a day on my own ;)
lol you cant
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i can i have an extreme pole only the best have these lol ;)
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Then you can pay for that tank you had of us :)
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the tanks marks not yours, your tank is in marks van :)
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the tanks marks not yours, your tank is in marks van :)
Half mine yes ;)
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the tanks marks not yours, your tank is in marks van :)
Half mine yes ;)
well when i did the deal with mark there was no talk of you being involved in the deal and i believed it to be marks as he had it of me originally, also i dont quite know why your on the defensive when i was mearly making a constructive comment. was only a bit of advice we can all learn of people
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I could always manage to do a full day on 400 but only after changing to fan jets and using aquadaptor.
I know you'll disagree, but you use more water on a lower setting than a high one, and have more risk of spotting ( but that's another debate/thread )
Darran
100% agree with that.
I used to use setting 2 on my flow controller, and I used to easily use 350 litres a day and that's the all the water I had, so I had to trad downstairs and WFP upstairs.
Now I upgraded to a bigger van with a 650 tank and I can work all day doing tops and bottoms WFP with just using about 600 litres or under, I also run my pump pretty much flat out on maintenance cleans and not only am I so much faster than before but I'm using less water than I was previously. I always get much better results and a lot less spotting.
Higher flow is the way forward. :)
Higher and hot. Honestly i never use more than 350...surprised you guys dont blow holes in glass with pressure you must be working with ;D
Don't forget the wire brush for scrubbing, I sometimes wonder what some of the guys on here are getting on the glass ?
Flat out flow to wash 4 weeks of dust of a window, its no wonder they don't mind working in the rain as the water splashing
off the glass would soak them anyway.
Wether you use 0.2 litres per minute or 2 litres per minute (like I do) a window still takes the same amount of water to be rinsed clean. So no excess water is used when I clean, just the amount that is needed.
I've worked like this since I got my new van in January and I can get through a lot more work now as I'm quicker, which in turn means I'm earning more.
Problems can arise when you try and use less water than is needed.
Ask yourself if you had an unlimited pure water supply would you still try and clean windows with as little water as possible?
It's not a case of as little as possible it's a case of "optimum" water flow. So no, if I had unlimited pure water supply I still wouldn't have the flow any more than I do now. If I did it would be bouncing off the glass & splashing where I don't want it to. I honestly think (this is not directed at anyone particular) that some WFP operators are so lacking in finer detailed knowledge & ability that they have to rely on an almost waterfall effect to get anything like a good job done in an economical time frame. Having a faster flow might speed them up but it wouldn't make them any faster than a good operator using "optimum" flow- they would just use more water than was actually necessary.
Let battle commence!! ;D
What's optimal? :D
Give me a litres per minute at the brush head.
I've done lots of testing with this personally and I've found 2 litres per minute at the brush head is perfect. Not over splashing, but just good flow.
Lots of people go by numbers or letters on a dial when in reality that means nothing.
Lpm at the brush head is what it's about.
Optimum flow doesn't come from a number or a setting, it comes from experience & knowledge. Afterall, my number 2 on my varistream could amount to the same 2 lpm as yours- as lots of factors will determine the final (brush end) flow within each individual system. I just cannot understand why anyone would run a pump flat out with no flow control.
Yip, I agree with you on that one.
Do you know what flow rate you use though?
I'm always interested to see what other people find is optimal.
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the tanks marks not yours, your tank is in marks van :)
Half mine yes ;)
well when i did the deal with mark there was no talk of you being involved in the deal and i believed it to be marks as he had it of me originally, also i dont quite know why your on the defensive when i was mearly making a constructive comment. was only a bit of advice we can all learn of people
Yeh it half ours as he has mine, Mark said hes sorting it anyway. Im not on defensive at all lol, things read differently on here, im laughing mon. You should know my sarcasm by now. Of course we can all learn, my original point was i dont use much water and dont see how anyone else uses so much and i dont consider my water slow at all. Never seen yours tho...mark has spoke of it lol, id probably pass out using that much ;D
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i didnt know it was part yours untill i had it all rigged up and he decided to say you wanted it lol :o but when i first took it i thought it was his and he didnt say otherwise. i would of mentioned it to you before fitting it if id known :) on a serious note tho, have you ever tried gardiner fans? not any other once, gardiner once id be happy to let you borrow my clx 18 on for few jobs if you wanted to try them they require higher flow but they really are ace :)
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i didnt know it was part yours untill i had it all rigged up and he decided to say you wanted it lol :o but when i first took it i thought it was his and he didnt say otherwise. i would of mentioned it to you before fitting it if id known :) on a serious note tho, have you ever tried gardiner fans? not any other once, gardiner once id be happy to let you borrow my clx 18 on for few jobs if you wanted to try them they require higher flow but they really are ace :)
Marks got them and i do like them when the rates right up. No good for us with 2 poles off one pump tho. they come out worse than pencils lol. I just find them a little messy...maybe ill give em another go some day
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There are two of us working plus we use a high flow rate as we work faster that way and are more confident in the results. It does use more water though.
If I install a 650l tank what would the police be clued up on me being overloaded if they pulled me over? What's the punishment if they do know I'm breaking the law?
Its like everything else you could do it for years and never get caught or you could get caught tomorrow, but what you
need to remember is if you are involved in an accident you wont be insured and even if the accident isn't your fault
you could still get the blame because you are overloaded.
Punishment, anything from a fine to a prison sentence.
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
higher flow = quicker rince iv helped mark with a few houses hear and there and his flow is painfull takes me ages to clean the windows properly in comparison to my flow setting and when i moaned to mark lol he said yours is even slower. but i use gardiner fan jets mite make it different, i also understand that you may be on a meter and when im eventually on one my attitude will change im sure. ;D
get a set of gardiner fan jets and turn your flow up a bit more probley number 6 on the varistream id say on one real that is you watch how many more houses you will do honestly mate you will do more an hour just have to push the pole a bit quicker to match the flow :)
Lack of confidence=higher flow=quicker rinse.
Confidence=lower flow and very little time spent wasted on rinsing.
There's a good video that pops up on here every so often of a guy cleaning windows very quickly, it shows how little the amount of rinsing you actually need to do this job and how quick you can become when you have the confidence.
Hold your brush off the glass and watch how the water hits it, you will see that a large amount of water never touches the
glass even with a low flow.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying there wont be times when you will need to use more water very dirty first cleans is one
example but like I keep saying there's very little dirt on a four weekly maintenance clean.
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Try hot to :) I dont have a slow rate mind! i have to have it on 4 to get the boiler fired up. I just really dont know how you guys use so much water.
higher flow = quicker rince iv helped mark with a few houses hear and there and his flow is painfull takes me ages to clean the windows properly in comparison to my flow setting and when i moaned to mark lol he said yours is even slower. but i use gardiner fan jets mite make it different, i also understand that you may be on a meter and when im eventually on one my attitude will change im sure. ;D
get a set of gardiner fan jets and turn your flow up a bit more probley number 6 on the varistream id say on one real that is you watch how many more houses you will do honestly mate you will do more an hour just have to push the pole a bit quicker to match the flow :)
Lack of confidence=higher flow=quicker rinse.
Confidence=lower flow and very little time spent wasted on rinsing.
There's a good video that pops up on here every so often of a guy cleaning windows very quickly, it shows how little the amount of rinsing you actually need to do this job and how quick you can become when you have the confidence.
Hold your brush off the glass and watch how the water hits it, you will see that a large amount of water never touches the
glass even with a low flow.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying there wont be times when you will need to use more water very dirty first cleans is one
example but like I keep saying there's very little dirt on a four weekly maintenance clean.
The video your talking about proves my point Sean.
He is running his flow rate at the highest he possibly can. 70psi pump flat out.
That's the main reason he can work so quick.
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There are two of us working plus we use a high flow rate as we work faster that way and are more confident in the results. It does use more water though.
If I install a 650l tank what would the police be clued up on me being overloaded if they pulled me over? What's the punishment if they do know I'm breaking the law?
You don't want to drive round being overloaded.
Worse case scenario is you have an accident and the police take your vehicle and put it on a weigh bridge. Your up the creek without a paddle if that happens. Major fine and insurance won't pay out.
Your best bet is to put a bigger tank in and then go to a weigh bridge. Put a line on your tank to the maximum you can fill it legally. Then if your working on your own you can put a bit more in.
I might be really dense but if you went to get it weighed and had a full tank and I was overweight would you just keep emptying the tank until you were legal by repeated weighing?
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Either that or let air out of the tyres.
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Either that or let air out of the tyres.
Also eat the contents of your lunch box. Then go to the toilet after and get back on the weigh bridge.
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I am not on a water meter and between me and my son we use about 4 or 5 bags of resin per year.
Water for me is cheap.
I have just gone from a 350 to a 650ltr tank
I've just bought a 110amp Leisure battery and I work without a controller
I have a 5ltr pm pump working on full flow, I get hardly any complaints EVER
I am working so efficiently and fast I can't believe it.
Maybe I've hit the sweet spot I've been looking for.
I know one thing, I am always learning from some lads here on ciu and from my own experience on how to make a successful business ;D
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I am not on a water meter and between me and my son we use about 4 or 5 bags of resin per year.
Water for me is cheap.
I have just gone from a 350 to a 650ltr tank
I've just bought a 110amp Leisure battery and I work without a controller
I have a 5ltr pm pump working on full flow, I get hardly any complaints EVER
I am working so efficiently and fast I can't believe it.
Maybe I've hit the sweet spot I've been looking for.
I know one thing, I am always learning from some lads here on ciu and from my own experience on how to make a successful business ;D
That's the thing, the higher the flow the faster you work.
No doubt you can achieve the same results using much less flow, but you will be earning far more money and getting finished your work far quicker with a good flow rate.
It's taken me 4 years to realise this. :)
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It took me 5 :o