Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clever Forum Name on February 16, 2020, 03:42:21 pm
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Hi Guys I've had a quick look through the forum and from own personal experience have drawn up a list of spares.
I am interested to see if i have missed anything off as i am trying to reduce short days and unexpected failures with no spares on the van.
Hose Clipper
O clip Pliers
Uni Valve which
7-9 mm o rings
8 mm o rings
9-11 mm o rings
10-12 mm o rings
Univalve set up as quick connect
Fuses for hose reel, controller and van 10 amp and 30 amp 7.5 amp
Electrical chocolate box strip
8mm push fit
8mm john guess push fit to barb 1/4
Long Resi neck connector
Resi neck handle and clamp
Complete Clamp Assembly
Push fit jets capsules
t piece for jet hose
jet hose pre cut
6mm to 6mm barb connector - brass
No 5 and No 7 end cap
Manual handle for electric hose reel
Pole hose
Resi neck handle and clamp
8mm John Guest clips in red (collar)
1/2 John Guest tap for trolley fill up
1/2 John Guest push fit
PTFE tap
Electrical tape
Super Glue
Jubilee clips
WD40 and pole spray
Sharpie Markers
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Van
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Self amalgamating tape
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Van
I’m literally sorting out a spare van now for the company.
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Self amalgamating tape
Only use I’ve seen that for is to make bump stops on poles? What else would you use it for? To fix leaks on a hose?
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Yes
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Wire Stripper Pliers?
Rarely needed but handy to renew any electrical connections as/when required.
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Knife
cable ties
jack, wheel brace, tyre inflator
spare links for hose reel chain
Box of tools, screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, allan keys, spanners/sockets, volt meter
hoselock connectors
oh and a hammer, sometimes you just have to hit stuff like stuck in goosenecks
i also carry a length of normal hose pipe to replace any splits
spare backpack, just incase your pumps decide to pack in
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spare pump and controller
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Rain coat, jumper, t shirts
You never know what weather we can expect now a days lol ;D
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
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Ladder and trad gear ;D
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Stanley Blades
Cable Ties
Socket Set
Spare Connectors for all fittings - Rectus / Hoselock / Slick Connect / Tubeless
Keep a box of cheap black biro pens in drop down compartment! Always feckin loosing them lol.
Spare Brush/Pole incase main one breaks or something goes wrong.
Trad Gear (you never know)
Towels for reeling in hose to keep clean
Keep a stock inventory list on your phone of the main 5 things you need to replace often so you can make sure you always have stock so your not held up if something breaks!
Great list by the way and good comments from all.
I need to get a Volt Meter for the van!
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shoe covers
spare scraper blades
spare squeegee rubber
magic sponges/non scratch scouring pads
disposable gloves
spare T mop sleeves
lots of scrims/microfibre cloths
spare 25 ft pole
spare leaflets/business cards/chits
at least 2 waterproof jackets in the van(both summer and winter)
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
i guess your joking right? ;D......never ever for me....just a pee bottle.....
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Thanks for all the replies, some of the stuff we have already on the vans but an inventory or stock list is a good idea.
:)
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
i guess your joking right? ;D......never ever for me....just a pee bottle.....
Nope.
Got caught out just last month.
Set off without having my usual morning excretion. Must have got up late and was rushing.
Driving for about 30 mins on the dual carriageway when I suddenly felt sick and my guts churn.
5 mins later I knew I had to go! Like immediately.
Pulled into a parking place and jumped in the back with my carrier bag and pot roll.
Dropped my guts in it, really awkward to do but managed it. Slung the whole catastrophe Into the undergrowth. I know, sorry shouldn't litter but there was no bins and I wasn't driving round with a bag of mushy 💩.
I must admit I did drive off laughing like a kid at my exploits. :D
Cleaned a couple of houses and out into the country side I was hit by another wave of guts churning.
This time I was out of bags and turd roll!
Found a bit of a lay by near a field and dashed along the tree line looking for somewhere to get dug in but there was no where.
I ended up dropping my guts just near the hedgerow and wiping my rear passage with a micro fibre!
Only once can I remember being caught short before that when I had a bucket handy.
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
i guess your joking right? ;D......never ever for me....just a pee bottle.....
Nope.
Got caught out just last month.
Set off without having my usual morning excretion. Must have got up late and was rushing.
Driving for about 30 mins on the dual carriageway when I suddenly felt sick and my guts churn.
5 mins later I knew I had to go! Like immediately.
Pulled into a parking place and jumped in the back with my carrier bag and pot roll.
Dropped my guts in it, really awkward to do but managed it. Slung the whole catastrophe Into the undergrowth. I know, sorry shouldn't litter but there was no bins and I wasn't driving round with a bag of mushy 💩.
I must admit I did drive off laughing like a kid at my exploits. :D
Cleaned a couple of houses and out into the country side I was hit by another wave of guts churning.
This time I was out of bags and turd roll!
Found a bit of a lay by near a field and dashed along the tree line looking for somewhere to get dug in but there was no where.
I ended up dropping my guts just near the hedgerow and wiping my rear passage with a micro fibre!
Only once can I remember being caught short before that when I had a bucket handy.
blimey........thats never happened to me in 27 years of window cleaning...i would of drove home myself..... ;D...only a handful of times in all these years ive needed to go in the afternoon (while im working) ive stopped off at a local pub!i always go in the morning before i leave for work and dont need to go until im back home after work.
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
i guess your joking right? ;D......never ever for me....just a pee bottle.....
Nope.
Got caught out just last month.
Set off without having my usual morning excretion. Must have got up late and was rushing.
Driving for about 30 mins on the dual carriageway when I suddenly felt sick and my guts churn.
5 mins later I knew I had to go! Like immediately.
Pulled into a parking place and jumped in the back with my carrier bag and pot roll.
Dropped my guts in it, really awkward to do but managed it. Slung the whole catastrophe Into the undergrowth. I know, sorry shouldn't litter but there was no bins and I wasn't driving round with a bag of mushy 💩.
I must admit I did drive off laughing like a kid at my exploits. :D
Cleaned a couple of houses and out into the country side I was hit by another wave of guts churning.
This time I was out of bags and turd roll!
Found a bit of a lay by near a field and dashed along the tree line looking for somewhere to get dug in but there was no where.
I ended up dropping my guts just near the hedgerow and wiping my rear passage with a micro fibre!
Only once can I remember being caught short before that when I had a bucket handy.
blimey........thats never happened to me in 27 years of window cleaning...i would of drove home myself..... ;D...only a handful of times in all these years ive needed to go in the afternoon (while im working) ive stopped off at a local pub!i always go in the morning before i leave for work and dont need to go until im back home after work.
That's the thing I always go on a morning like clockwork, I think this particular morning I woke up late and dashed out the door.
I wouldnt have made it home, I was a good half hour away and it was an emergency.
I was touching cloth. :D
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First aid
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Some of the list depends on your setup. I crawled around the van and made a list of every single component down to jubilee clips and electrical connectors and bought at least one of every single item. When we have a van kitted out for the franchisees, the order includes a spare of every single component used (bar obvious stuff like tanks!)
Even then things have broken that I didn't know about or hadn't noticed. When that happens I buy two replacements and one goes in the spares box. Also, every time a part out of the spares box is used, I reorder.
You also need a full toolkit. No point having a spare if you can't fit it. There are plenty of good, surprisingly cheap tool kits online. Not good enough for a professional tradesman but enough for our volume of repairs.
The thing that saves me and the franchisees more often than anything we carry is that we have a two-man setup in each van. If there's a fault in one they can carry on with the other reel, pump and controller pending repair. Cost over ten years? About 10p a day to ensure you never have to give up and go home.
Vin
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Thanks Vin and that's something I am planning to do as the franchise is making good money.
We use grippatank systems so easy to plumb in a second controller and pump.
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Toilet roll
Carrier bags
Nothing worse than busting for a crap
i guess your joking right? ;D......never ever for me....just a pee bottle.....
I don't think he was Joking, presume it's a he anyway :o