Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on September 30, 2006, 08:16:40 pm
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Hi again,
Would it be worth me advertising for a starter back pack or trolley mount wfp on the buy and sell site or will you all read this :D... thinks its the RO.
i need as want to just do upstairs and keep costs down, and in a hard water area..
maybe this will be deleted trev? ???
gary.
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check out '' The Buy and Sell '' section on the forum. You can pick up some good stuff there
JohnL
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cheers john will do ... its hard though because im at a loss as to what i really need.... :-[
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What exactly is it you want ?
I have a trolley system i rarely use , maybe i will get rid , nowt wrong with it , just rarely use it
Rich P @ F
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Hi Rich.
Well i am just looking to get some sort of wfp. where i can use on upstairs as and when, but not use resin as it would cost a fortune as hard water area etc...
gary.
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please email with a price rich
cheers
gary.
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Its a home made trolley , 35 psi pump , 28 amp per hour battery , should go for 6 hours constant use , it has a return to barrel valve to save water , 25 L lasts for about 20 mins consant use with the right size jets on your brush .
It comes with 25 m of microbore not the standard hose in the pic .
You will still need your water to be treated by DI or RO before it can be used though , and you will need your own pole of course !
If you are interested let me know and will mail you price , lets just say its about a fifth of a freedom .... no pole though remember
Rich P @ F
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yes im interested rich,
where is the best place to get a pole.
cheers
gary
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Gaz,I have an 18ft pole you can buy.
Includes the hose and Vikan brush.
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You can also buy your water from me till you get an RO.
I have 16 25ltr barrels full all the time in case of emergencies.
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your a star, pete... is 18 ft ok, some one posted saying above conservatories is a bit hard with 18ft... but hey will get me up and running... how much pete could you email please....
Rich hasnt replied yet so i cant say if i am having his trolley set up.
gary
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Gary
I brought the freedom Trolley second Hand, But i think for just upstairs you might be better of with a back pack.
If you need to climb over gates your trolley can not get over.
Also by having the back pack it is less bulky
Dave
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Gaz,I have an 18ft pole you can buy.
Includes the hose and Vikan brush.
If he does not buy it, Could u let me know the price.....Dave
Email as been sent to you
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GAZZASP8 , Sorry for delay , will sell it for £200 if you want it , and youll have to pay the carriage dont forget , still for that money its cheap enough to get you going .
If you want more pics i will post them up .
Rich P @ F
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hi rich after a lot of thought and discussions, i dont feel im ready for wfp just yet, i prob need to buy it when i have a few on same street as the tops have to be dry to do the bottoms, that would mean me hanging around waiting,, when i only have spread out calls at the moment... also because i am try to build a customer base, i am afraid i could lose one or two by changing over,
so later, when i can afford to drop a couple, i will then consider again,
thanks rich..
and sorry if i messed you about
gary.
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No probs mate , as i said im not hell bent on selling it , but it seems a shame to have it sat there and not use it when somebody like yourself could get started up with it , maybe i will bang it in the for sale section .
One thing i will say though is , if you have the spare money about take the leap as you could sell it on again easily anyway , i see your concern with buying so early in your launch , but it has also got the good point of the earlier you do the change the less you will have to change over .
Only you can make the choice of when you do the jump , but one thing is when you do it , you wont look back .
If i didnt do my knee in i dont think i would have done the change as quick as i did , and i honestly dont think i would have still been in the trade .
In short mate , take the leap when your good and ready .
All the best , Rich P @ F
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Gaz
when you are ready to go into wfp hit the new building sites with 3 storey houses on them, you will soon get a good round together and you havent got the hassel of changing people over as the windows are new there is no soap to take out the glass and frames.
Best of luck
Brett
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thanks for your good advice again..
"ere i go again,
i may try a pack pack, do any of you use these, ?.............as a starter i should be ok for money i hope with one of these... easier to get around too.
gary.
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you must all have van set ups then ;D
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You're right, I do!! ;D ;D
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Hello Gaza.
The backpack would be ideal for you to use on the dangerous to get to windows you mentioned in another thread. Its a great piece of kit and would mean that you wont be walking away from potential customers. In fact because you will be able to do hard to get to windows you will probably pick up work that ladder only users dont want.
You will need a backpack. pole.. probably an 18ft one would be good for you. and RO and a DI vessel. RO and DI around £125. Pole.. 100 ish and backpack just over £200 so you should be able to get up and going WFP with a decent set up for just over £400. I see from previous posts that money is tight but if you can get it together it will be money very well spent. If you move up in the world and get a different WFP set up the back pack will always be usefull.
I have 7 back packs and they have earned their keep many times over. Go for the Shurflo backpack. Its very well built and has a 4 speed flow control.
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Thank you Extreme,,(dont know your name)
Thats good info, i have just been looking at that backpack on e.bay....must admit i thought they looked good, even with my limited knowledge :)
, do i need di and ro?.... i could buy my water to begin with also, i think...
also do all poles fit all systems?
thats def. the route i will take though .. thanks for that ;)
Gary.