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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Tom@clearview on October 14, 2006, 09:51:12 pm

Title: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Tom@clearview on October 14, 2006, 09:51:12 pm
WHEN YOUR UP THE LADDER POLISHING THESE WINDOWS, DONT PASS WIND ON THE WAY DOWN! COS IT WILL CATCH WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

(I know caps abuse)

Come on now people, think of the simple things that we all take for granted, and type em down.
    If nothing else it will help me as i am fairly new and always learning !

 Cheers Tom

P.s how do I change my sign in name as it has changed due to another w/c in my town with same name??
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Pat Purcell on October 14, 2006, 10:53:47 pm
You could try Joe@reflections
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: jeff1 on October 15, 2006, 09:19:15 am
P.s how do I change my sign in name as it has changed due to another w/c in my town with same name??
And on the forum  ;D ;D

You have to reregister with a different name, what area do you live in, there is nothing in your profile? ???
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: WavieDavie on October 15, 2006, 09:48:40 am
Click on the profile button at the very top of the page.
On the left, click on Account Related Settings" in the Modify Profile section.
Your UserName can't change, but you can alter the Name everyone else sees.

If you want to put "Formerly known as Tom@reflections" or similar in your signature, click on Forum Profile Information.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Tom@clearview on October 15, 2006, 02:22:27 pm
Thankyou waviedavie ;D

come on then fellas! gis them tips!!!!!!!!!!!1
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Tom@clearview on October 15, 2006, 02:33:02 pm
Hello Jeff1 sadly I dont live anywhere as nice as Somerset,

South coast near Hastings.

Cheers Tom@clearview.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: WavieDavie on October 15, 2006, 02:49:27 pm
WHEN YOUR UP THE LADDER POLISHING THESE WINDOWS, DONT PASS WIND ON THE WAY DOWN! COS IT WILL CATCH WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on now people, think of the simple things that we all take for granted, and type em down.


A la Viz. . .
If you think you might not want to be identified by your fingerprints at some time in the future, always hand rinse your scrims in boiling water - it worked for me.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Pj on October 15, 2006, 02:53:36 pm
If you are wfp

Rig up a drain off in your van, somewhere between your pump and hose connection, with a tap connector.  Before you reel your hose back in, switch off your pump, open the drain off which will run surplus water back into your tank through the vent, no water left in the hose = easier to wind in = no wet leg when you disconnect hose.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: dai on October 15, 2006, 06:32:17 pm
Make sure you empty your hoses and pump at night when frost is expected. Saves you loads of hassle trying to de ice them next morning
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 15, 2006, 06:53:49 pm
When urinating against a customers wall make sure that you are looking through the window of the room that the customer is in. They will not walk round the corner and catch you by surprise. (Also make sure that the window cill is above waist height.) ;D

Tosh told me to say it Ian, honest!
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: jeff1 on October 15, 2006, 07:47:52 pm
When urinating against a customers wall make sure that you are looking through the window of the room that the customer is in. They will not walk round the corner and catch you by surprise. (Also make sure that the window cill is above waist height.) ;D

Tosh told me to say it Ian, honest!
And if your stood behind the shed doing it through the hedge, make sure you don't hit the electric catle fence! Now this really Hurts  ;D ;D
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: WavieDavie on October 15, 2006, 07:59:07 pm
Little Known Fact No492

If you P against a wall it makes a splashy noise - but if you P on a downpipe it's silent.

I don't know if the techie-minded folk here can explain that one. Something to do with the flow following the profile of the pipe, I think.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Toff on October 16, 2006, 11:59:40 am
P J,
i have just got a small system and  what you suggest seems  a good tip, what is a tap connector, and do you fit it into the hose or on the end of the hose.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Pj on October 16, 2006, 04:44:02 pm
Rig something like this up if you have a tank in the van.
Run a bit of pipe from your pump outlet into the end of this - then you have four outlets with taps - run your hose off one, run another back into your vent in your tank.  When you switch off your pump, just turn on the tap to your vent and the excess pressure in your hose will drain back into your tank, making it easier to wind the hose back up.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: Toff on October 16, 2006, 06:48:13 pm
Thanks P J good idea because that clean water can ruin your van.
Title: Re: TIP OF THE DAY
Post by: dai on October 16, 2006, 08:32:41 pm
When you get caught short, cut the neck off a plastic pop bottle and use the bottle to pee in.
When you stand at the back of your van pull the doors together round you and pretend your looking for something in the back. Using this method you can take a leak even when people are quite close. Dont forget to empty it before you move off though. Dai