Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mikey on January 08, 2017, 08:21:12 pm
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how many fills will it take cleaning a 40ft long by 20ft drive block paving using a 21ltre honda gx using this tank http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Rainsaver-100-litre-water-butt-kit-/142232943777?hash=item211dbe7ca1:g:G~0AAOSw8oFXz-8l as i dont have much space in my van
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Forever mate, u need to fill a few wheelie bins up before u start.
100L @ 21 lpm gives u about 5 mins if u not filling as u empty, if u filling up at same time should last about 10-15 mins.
U need the buffer zone in a bigger tank so u start at full and be filling up at same time
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ok so fill the tank but keep the water flowing from the tap to tank didnt think of that i think that would sort of work for me
thanks matt
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What don't you just use a wheely bin - 240 ltrs is much the same footprint as that water butt. Bulkhead fittings at bottom for positive feed and a 3/4" ball cock on the feed with a hose lock
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sometimes the bins are locked away or full
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Ok - ever thought about purchase of your own ?
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Ok - ever thought about the purchase of your own ?
;D :D :D
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i have the info i need thanks i dont have room in my van for a weelie bin just a 100ltre thin garden but
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i have the info i need thanks i dont have room in my van for a weelie bin just a 100ltre thin garden but
Sounds like you need to get a bigger van.
What van are you using?
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its a peugot expert only 2years old not getting another 250 tank inside 50lt pure freedom trolley reell trads gear gutter vac poles pressure washer iam maxed out i think i may just be able to fit a 210ltre garden tub inside with a bit of rearanging i have seen this will make a lot of difference for space http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pure-water-systems/water-storage/standard-size-vehicle-tanks/210-litre-water-tank-tower.html
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A 210 ltr water butt is very light in weight and can also be stowed (or thrown in my case) on top of other gear if need be. ;D
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thanks for all your advice
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They are cheap as chips too. ;) http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/traditional-water-butt---210l-013274
Mind they are a bugger to move about with water in them but very easy to empty if need be. If I should ever want to move the washer location I just keep an eye out on the water level in the butt and turn the inlet off with the built in xhose tap. That way I don't have to mess about turning the water on/ off at the tap. Also comes in very handy using the xhose for washing stuff down as I go or on final cleanup when I don't need or want to use the washer for rinsing down.
On some jobs I just set the butt up on the ground by the van back doors and run the washer from the van with enough high pressure hose to get to all the surfaces that need cleaning. That way I have the best of both as by the time I've started filling the butt, I get on preparing the area to be cleaned then normally the butt is full.
I also have a separate 250 van tank for the washer but prefer to use it for storing extra pure in it now as the butt works just as well.
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great thanks iam also looking at a washer with a reel so i can work more from the van might just buy a 15ltr 2200psi with a reel and sit the butt outside van like you say then just reel out iam also looking at this one http://jetmac.co.uk/products/loncin-7-hp-rr-industrial-business-start-up-package looks just right for me
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Smurf what's an xhose
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Smurf what's an xhose
Like this bud http://www.argos.co.uk/product/1065714
I only buy 100 ft ones. Also if you shop around you may get the original xhose cheaper but there are a lot of fakes about that may not be the same quality.
Like I said before xhose's come in very handy and take up very little storage unlike conventional large garden hose reels.
This also comes in handy too for rinsing down stuff but I would not run chems through it as would last 5 mins
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/1064313
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great thanks iam also looking at a washer with a reel so i can work more from the van might just buy a 15ltr 2200psi with a reel and sit the butt outside van like you say then just reel out iam also looking at this one http://jetmac.co.uk/products/loncin-7-hp-rr-industrial-business-start-up-package looks just right for me
Looks ok but would be painfully slow trying to clean filthy block paving drives etc compared to a better say 13hp gx390 21 lpm spec washer. Also what I find very odd being there is no spec (psi/bar & lpm) listed for that pump I can see on that site and don't mention in that vid either people have no ideal what they are getting surely?
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this is what is anoying i think its a copy iam not going down that route again when i need one in march i will go to rutland pumps and measure the right washer to fit in my van and buy from them because iam going round in circles
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Loncin engines can't be all that bad as even Ben sells them ;D
Mind the pull cords tend to snap and the 14hp loncin motor washer I have as a backup tends to drink fuel ::)roll
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wheelie bin is the best all round ten to have if you don't have a dedicated tank in van
how a bout removing the gutter vac etc.. as your unlikely to do/want to do other cleaning after a pressure washing job
Darran
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iam getting a thinner tank for van then i will just have enough room foe everthing and still have a bit of room left its this tank what iam going to get http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pure-water-systems/water-storage/standard-size-vehicle-tanks/210-litre-water-tank-tower.html its ample for a days work on the windows and then i will just have enough room in the van for this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/210Litre-Strata-Slim-Line-Water-Butt-Set-Childproof-Lid-Tap-Green-Quality-GN325-/262258629019?hash=item3d0fd5199b:g:PHAAAOSwGotWpg~C i have always fed from a tap but now iam going butt feed it i need all the kit inside because i got sick of turning gutters down then when i buy the kit no one asks weird
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1484078299_Funny.jpg)
Did i load on my nozzle ?
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I take it that's what your van looked like before you got a trailer ;D
What goodies have you got inside it Aqua...anything worth pinching? ;)
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iam getting a thinner tank for van then i will just have enough room foe everthing and still have a bit of room left its this tank what iam going to get http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pure-water-systems/water-storage/standard-size-vehicle-tanks/210-litre-water-tank-tower.html its ample for a days work on the windows and then i will just have enough room in the van for this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/210Litre-Strata-Slim-Line-Water-Butt-Set-Childproof-Lid-Tap-Green-Quality-GN325-/262258629019?hash=item3d0fd5199b:g:PHAAAOSwGotWpg~C i have always fed from a tap but now iam going butt feed it i need all the kit inside because i got sick of turning gutters down then when i buy the kit no one asks weird
If you don't want to change your van then your best bet is to get a decent trailer like aqua or maybe a decent box trailer.
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sometimes the bins are locked away or full
That did make me laugh !
Smurf , I have all the gear but no idea !
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i have a licence for a trailer and iam going to see how it goes i have thought about it and it would be easy tank in pressure washer in etc done if this all works out i will buy a trailer i can pick a cheap trailer up second hand or even from halfords
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Halfords? they are way too small for what you need surely?
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yes thinking now 1000ltre ibc would have to be put in payload would have to be around 1300kg min however if i do ok it would pay for itself very quickly good thinking smurf
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ifor-Williams-GD85SA-Braked-General-Duty-Trailer-G-V-W-1400kg-/232176202781?hash=item360ec7b41d:g:kv8AAOSw8vZXMQpU
something like this
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Ifor williams twin wheel braked trailer would be better like in the pic I posted. Or maybe a decent twin wheel box trailer instead to keep your gear out of site and not open to the elements.