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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: purpleroad on September 15, 2016, 12:18:22 pm

Title: Using the customers water?
Post by: purpleroad on September 15, 2016, 12:18:22 pm: I have found it difficult to always fill up at home with water. Is it possible to get your 50/25 litres of water from the customers hose and run it through filters in your van? Obviously only using the water you need for the job so in my case 25 or 50 litres.
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Shrek on September 15, 2016, 12:24:55 pm: I'd say the first person to ask is your customers! as iv found that a lot of them are on a meter
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: purpleroad on September 15, 2016, 12:37:47 pm: Quote from: Shrek on September 15, 2016, 12:24:55 pm
I'd say the first person to ask is your customers! as iv found that a lot of them are on a meter

Lots of them ask me if I need to use their water so I guess it's ok if just 25-50 litres. How would you connect it all up to the van - just connect their hose to your twin DIs then back out to pole?
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Shrek on September 15, 2016, 01:26:57 pm: Is everyone's TDS pretty low?
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: simonr on September 15, 2016, 03:57:23 pm: My mate does it a lot. He fills his tank from their taps but he has good patter and offers freebies etc for it
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: dazmond on September 15, 2016, 07:07:02 pm: IMO it looks unprofessional and its time consuming.2 things you dont want when running a window cleaning business.

i do use customers outside taps occasionally though (with 20m of extension hose) for a conny roof job for example with their permission of course but i wouldnt filter the water to my van tank for regular window cleaning jobs.
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Smurf on September 15, 2016, 07:11:25 pm: I have no problem using customers outside tap on exterior property cleaning. Best practice it's only polite to always ask in advance first. I've never had anyone say no yet.
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on September 15, 2016, 10:28:45 pm: Maybe see if you have an old granny on your round. Store some gardening equipment for a mate. Then start producing water ?
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Smurf on September 15, 2016, 10:36:18 pm: Quote from: Clever Forum Name on September 15, 2016, 10:28:45 pm
Maybe see if you have an old granny on your round. Store some gardening equipment for a mate. Then start producing water ?

What a good idea....NOT ;D
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: nathankaye on September 15, 2016, 10:53:04 pm: Quote from: Smurf on September 15, 2016, 10:36:18 pm
Quote from: Clever Forum Name on September 15, 2016, 10:28:45 pm
Maybe see if you have an old granny on your round. Store some gardening equipment for a mate. Then start producing water ?

What a good idea....NOT ;D

Lol i remember those post....did we ever get the outcome of that terrible situation
Title: Re: Using the customers water?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on September 15, 2016, 10:54:57 pm: Quote from: nathankaye on September 15, 2016, 10:53:04 pm
Quote from: Smurf on September 15, 2016, 10:36:18 pm
Quote from: Clever Forum Name on September 15, 2016, 10:28:45 pm
Maybe see if you have an old granny on your round. Store some gardening equipment for a mate. Then start producing water ?

What a good idea....NOT ;D

Lol i remember those post....did we ever get the outcome of that terrible situation

I don't think he ever posted again haha.