Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: d s windowcleaning on April 18, 2008, 08:44:41 pm
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i used mine today for the first time and im totally pleased that ive got it , its a great bit of kit to have so for anyone thinking of getting a back pack try one of the wcw ones . i would reckon it saved me around 40 minutes today , i took jeff brimbles advice and put 10 mtrs of hose on how easy can it get ;D ;D
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dave, what size pump is in them, is it 40psi
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im not 100% certain jouk45 but i think it is will let you no later today when ive had chance to look on the spec sheet that came with it , its in the wifes car and shes at work til 3 pm .
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hi dave,,where did you get the backpack from,and what make is it,,i saw a couple of guys round my way (southend-on-sea) using one it was a shurflo ? and he said if i orderd direct from usa i could have two for £250+ shipping but as of yet i,m unable to find them...many thanks ..kev 07940 705738
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i think the back pack dave is talking about is a window cleaning warehouse one, and the shurflo ones from the usa are on ebay and i think they are £125 each incl shipping but if they are stopped by customs you willl have to pay the import tax.
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jouk45 ive looked on the spec sheet and it dont say what psi the pump is but im sure i once read somewhere that it was 40 psi it minght have been a topic by luke , cottonbud 10 i got it from window cleaning wharehouse (thanks steven ) it was around £94 inc vat , my mate who uses shurflo says the 1 ive got is as good as his .
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dave shaw .how high can wcw backpack reach .n .what fittings do u need apart from pole n hose .thanks tacky
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I considered buying it, but I went with a shurflo after all, you can't order spares for the wcw one, and you can for the shurflo. I think £94 for something that doesn't last as long as a shurflo (let's face it, things need to be replaced) is a bit dear. I've got my shurflo from eBay USA, which was £125 or something, only a bit more, but the peace of mind that you change out the pump.
Also different flow settings is what I wanted, which you can do of course with a tap valve, but I don't like that.
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thanks for that steve
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dave shaw .how high can wcw backpack reach .n .what fittings do u need apart from pole n hose .thanks tacky
i use a 24 ft pole but i would imagine it would work higher , the other bits i needed were hosetail adaptor , microbore to hoselock adaptor and a hoselock connector all my poles have flow control valves fitted so i didnt need to get one of them , they are worth the money and after 1 days use mine as paid for itself .
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it might be in my interest to buy another shurflo backpack, if there was spare parts for the wcw backpack, i might have bought one,
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jouk45 ive spoke to window cleaning warehouse this morning and you can get spares for this backpack and he thinks its a 45psi pump in them .
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jouk45 ive spoke to window cleaning warehouse this morning and you can get spares for this backpack and he thinks its a 45psi pump in them .
Oh that sucks then, in the beginning people said you can't get spares! One of the biggest reasons I went with the Shurflo. :-\