Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richard iSparkle on December 06, 2019, 09:05:35 pm
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Hi,
does anybody equip their staff vans with an electric hose reels? or is it just a great add on for you if you are doing the cleaning yourself?
i'm wondering if there is an productivity improvement that makes it worthwhile for staff having it i suppose
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Hi,
does anybody equip their staff vans with an electric hose reels? or is it just a great add on for you if you are doing the cleaning yourself?
i'm wondering if there is an productivity improvement that makes it worthwhile for staff having it i suppose
Yes we have them in all our vans , staff love them saves time and more energy to scrubb the glass . 😂😂😂
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Hi,
does anybody equip their staff vans with an electric hose reels? or is it just a great add on for you if you are doing the cleaning yourself?
i'm wondering if there is an productivity improvement that makes it worthwhile for staff having it i suppose
Dont have staff but I use one myself. Its great to use and as your saving energy/calories from not reeling in, it could be argued that staff wouldnt feel as fatigued perhaps and therefore help with morale which can help with productivity.
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More productive definitely to have them in all van-vans.
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We have a mix of Waterworks and Pure freedoms electric reels. Sometimes I wish I never bothered. Too many call outs to the vans for tangled hoses, chains coming off and blown fuses.
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We have a mix of Waterworks and Pure freedoms electric reels. Sometimes I wish I never bothered. Too many call outs to the vans for tangled hoses, chains coming off and blown fuses.
Thanks. I wondered about that.
The last thing I want is Something that makes my life or business harder
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Had 1 for a few years had a fuse blow once,if you’ve got very compact work and use little hose you won’t see the real benefit,if you are reeling out over half the reel most jobs it’ll save you loads of energy over the course of the week.
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We have a mix of Waterworks and Pure freedoms electric reels. Sometimes I wish I never bothered. Too many call outs to the vans for tangled hoses, chains coming off and blown fuses.
A call-out for a blown fuse or tangled hose?
What do you employ, fannys?
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Lol yeah that sounds like your usual employee for this job I had to go home because a fuse blew,did you check the fuse No it just stopped working lol.
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Don't give them to staff the hose can come off and dryers rail the chain which means you having to come and fix the problem
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De-rail the chain
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Don't give them to staff the hose can come off and dryers rail the chain which means you having to come and fix the problem
this cant happen with the pure freedom electric reels as they have a chain cover AND a bar across the front of the reel to stop the hose coming off the sides.....
personally if i employed id just buy manual reels and CLX poles for staff
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Electric reels.....
Not a chance ...
Saves them going to the gym in the evening ;D
Darran
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Hardest part of our job is reeling in every day I’ve always said that,any lower back niggles and shoulder injuries are down to manual reeling in. Get an electric reel and see if they disappear in a few weeks,I bet they do.
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Don’t have any back problems ....
Don’t have any kidneys either ;D
Darran
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Didn’t think people manually reeled in anymore,bit like going out with a spear and hunting for meat you don’t need to do it anymore guys lol.
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I had DIY power reel funnily enough :D
Took it out as I only clean maybe 10 a day , normally from just a couple of wind ins , I just didn’t want to wear my battery black and decker drill out
That could well be the next product for me and my stainless dude ;D
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Go for it I'm sure it will be a lot easier to sort than the hot water ;D hats off to you mate well done
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I got one a month ago, brilliant. Only problem is I've now got tennis elbow, think it's due to elbow not moving as much😱
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I got one a month ago, brilliant. Only problem is I've now got tennis elbow, think it's due to elbow not moving as much😱
Ive had one for a couple of years or more now, since then my shoulders have been playing up.
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What a load of rubbish
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I don’t have staff but for me using an electric reel is a must abit like using an xtreme, I wouldn’t or couldn’t go back making things harder!
Anything that makes our job easier I’m always up for and for me i make more money because I’m less tired through the day so able to add more work in and get it done quicker.
If I had staff I’d give them an electric reel but warn them if they pull the chain off then they’ll be using the manual handle that can be attached until I have time to fix it😁
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i wouldnt give them to an employee
just another thing for them to break
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I have a van mounted manual Hannay reel (similar to Cox reel) that is now 14 years old and it is very easy to use.
I wonder if a lot of problems people have with manual reels is due to the quality of the hose reels they use. They Hannay is about £400 to buy incl VAT, but well worth it IMO and last years.
Nothing against electric reels, but if you use a top quality manual you are less likely to feel the need to get one.
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I have a van mounted manual Hannay reel (similar to Cox reel) that is now 14 years old and it is very easy to use.
I wonder if a lot of problems people have with manual reels is due to the quality of the hose reels they use. They Hannay is about £400 to buy incl VAT, but well worth it IMO and last years.
Nothing against electric reels, but if you use a top quality manual you are less likely to feel the need to get one.
i recently took my hannay out of the van because none of us liked it. its sat on the floor of the unit now unused.
it was too good. it would continue to turn after you'd stopped pulling so the hose always ended up loose on the reel and then get looped over itself.
we never got to grips with it. we used it for about 5 years, and it worked amazingly well in terms of it being smooth and gliding out. it was just too frictionless
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The Hannay has a brake which applies friction when reeling out (I disengage brake to reel in), this prevents over running. The brake is very simple to adjust.
The last few metres of hose I pull out I also pull more slowly which prevenst over running of reel. (I prefer my brake to be lightly adjusted).