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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil_A on November 17, 2007, 12:54:46 pm

Title: wfp Question
Post by: Neil_A on November 17, 2007, 12:54:46 pm
I still have about 20ltrs of pure water  left in the van tank from friday.. Can i leave it in there and top it up monday or will the water turn ??
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: NWH on November 17, 2007, 12:55:38 pm
You can leave it in there forever.
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: windowwashers on November 17, 2007, 12:55:51 pm
I still have about 20ltrs of pure water  left in the van tank from friday.. Can i leave it in there and top it up monday or will the water turn ??
I leave mine in there and it is fine on monday
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Neil_A on November 17, 2007, 12:57:55 pm
Thanks guys.. I thought i might have to drain it out!

Allso.. 'This may sound a stupis question' But people hjave been asking me if the pure water we use is drinkable?
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 17, 2007, 01:02:36 pm
It is perfectly drinkable if you drink it straight out of the RO Machine.  However, if you leave it standing in a tank, then there is no defense against bacteria as you have stripped the chlorine out of the water (which is the very reason that the water board put chlorine in).
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Neil_A on November 17, 2007, 01:06:36 pm
It is perfectly drinkable if you drink it straight out of the RO Machine.  However, if you leave it standing in a tank, then there is no defense against bacteria as you have stripped the chlorine out of the water (which is the very reason that the water board put chlorine in).

But bacteria takes time to grow right?  I have 800ltrs in the ibc take in my garden just sitting there waiting to be used money... I will test to make sure its still pure enough to use...  It should be
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: NWH on November 17, 2007, 01:07:32 pm
Why don`t you have a DI in the van.
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Neil_A on November 17, 2007, 01:10:01 pm
everything is in the garden... i just pump it into the van in the morning
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Wayne Thomas on November 17, 2007, 05:19:53 pm
Bacteria doubles in size every 20mins ???
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Post by: steve m on November 17, 2007, 05:26:05 pm
may be wrong but once its been through a di dont drink it. I did last summer and it turned my guts to jelly
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Post by: MSTAV on November 20, 2007, 11:33:16 am
i tried it and my guts also turned to jelly a big mistake must be todo with the chlorine. DONT DO IT.......................................... :o
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Post by: alan andrewswestsi on November 20, 2007, 11:46:44 am
don,t drink it , because you,ve taken all ds out it tries to return to iots natural state and takes all the vitamins and minerals out of you , that why you will get a dodgy gut .
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Ian Lancaster on November 20, 2007, 01:24:19 pm
It is perfectly drinkable if you drink it straight out of the RO Machine.  However, if you leave it standing in a tank, then there is no defense against bacteria as you have stripped the chlorine out of the water (which is the very reason that the water board put chlorine in).

So if the water's pure, what do these bacteria eat?
Title: Re: wfp Question
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 20, 2007, 03:52:59 pm
The water is only pure by window cleaning standards. What we remove is dissolved solids down to 1 million parts.  The water may still have bacteria, etc in it.  This of course poses no problems for cleaning windows with but technically it is not really 'pure'.  Some websites have described WFP window cleaning as sterilizing the windows which of course is absolute rubbish.  Bacteria only needs light and oxygen to multiply in water.
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 20, 2007, 04:19:44 pm
Some websites have described WFP window cleaning as sterilizing the windows which of course is absolute rubbish.
Ah, right.
I've always told my customers that, because it sounds "super clean" ;D