Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Big Dave @ CWC on October 05, 2008, 07:22:23 pm
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Need another two 25Litre barrels for freedom trolley - the clear type,
i'm seeing them on ebay for about £10 each plus £5 postage, :o a little excessive, anyone know where to go for cheaper ones?
i can't remember what i paid through pure freedom, it was a quite while back..... ???
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cleantech
5 quid each, or they have allways been 5 quid each
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Go to a local car wash they will give you them free ;)
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Go to a local car wash they will give you them free ;)
Will they? Sounds good.
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Go to a local car wash they will give you them free ;)
Will they? Sounds good.
I only found out this by going in one and asking if I could buy the 4 barrels I could see at the side, the reply was how many do you want you can have them free as we have to pay for them to be taken away. They get through alot of these.
Result all round I thought, they will need washing out, but will save you a packet
if your near me come and pic up a couple for nothing I have a couple spare.
Ian
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Nice one ;D ;D ;D
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they do take a while to get the soap out though
i know some1 who spent a entire evening rinsing them out ;D ;D he got fed up and ordered them online ;)
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greaat stuff guys thanks
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they do take a while to get the soap out though
i know some1 who spent a entire evening rinsing them out ;D ;D he got fed up and ordered them online ;)
all you have to do is pick them up and shake shake shake a few times swill and do again
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they do take a while to get the soap out though
i know some1 who spent a entire evening rinsing them out ;D ;D he got fed up and ordered them online ;)
all you have to do is pick them up and shake shake shake a few times swill and do again
seriously, he spend a entire evening doing that, said he couldnt get rid of the soap suds, ran a hosepipe in 1 of them for 15 mins and it was still soapy
ihe is on here, i doublt he will admit it though ;D ;D ;D
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they do take a while to get the soap out though
i know some1 who spent a entire evening rinsing them out ;D ;D he got fed up and ordered them online ;)
all you have to do is pick them up and shake shake shake a few times swill and do again
Running a hose pipe in a barrel is no wonder why the soap did not shift, you have to shake it off as it sticks to the sides etc, it is also a good workout ;D
seriously, he spend a entire evening doing that, said he couldnt get rid of the soap suds, ran a hosepipe in 1 of them for 15 mins and it was still soapy
ihe is on here, i doublt he will admit it though ;D ;D ;D
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Ian,
Thanks for the call mate,
Ill give you a call back tomorrow.
I could do with speaking to you about your services,
Thanks again,
Dean.
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I got a couple you can have for free if you wanna collect.......in norfolk :-\
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lol - ;D two hour drive, be cheaper to buy the ones on ebay for a tenner a piece
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Visit your local Tropical fish aquarium shop they normally sell these with de-ionised water for aquariums for about £7 or £4 empty.
just an idea in case you have an aquarium shop more local to you.
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wherever they use forklifts. They throw them out. and they have been used for deionised water!
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cleantech are doing them for £5.06(Ex.VAT)
£5.95 (Inc.VAT) if i read right
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im waiting on delivery of my freedom trolley, carnt wait to get started...
just wandering if youve had any problems with yours ,,also did you find you needed more ad ons / bigger poles, booster pump ???
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find a local printers in your area,and you,ll find they have loads of them to give away,they get them in because they need i.pa for there printing machines,i should know because i was a printer,so all you have to do is fill em up and away you go,the i.p.a is as you may not know is pure alcohol,so the drums are sterelized....hope this helps
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find a local printers in your area,and you,ll find they have loads of them to give away,they get them in because they need i.pa for there printing machines,i should know because i was a printer,so all you have to do is fill em up and away you go,the i.p.a is as you may not know is pure alcohol,so the drums are sterelized....hope this helps
would this i.p.a stuff you mention help stop the water from freezing ? ? ? ?
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Here we go ;D
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If anybody wants a few, I have some going spare. I am in Portsmouth.
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thanks guys ive ordered from cleantech,
STIG, since i have upgraded to the new type freedom trolley with battery removed via the wheel last december i have just had my first prob with my trolley, knackered battery. thats it, you wont need a booster pump, the one on it is more than adequate,
Dave
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cheers :)
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Hi Stig,
I've had my freedom trolley for just over a year now with no problems other than a puncture within the first month of using it. Someone had trimmed a blackthorn hedge and left a few trimmings lying on the floor and they were covered with leaves from nearby trees. A full barrel of water was heavy enough to force a thorn through the tyre. It was very tricky to repair and took some time so I bought a couple of spare wheels from Pure Freedom so that if it happens again I won't be wasting work time to repair it. I can replace it in seconds and repair the punctured one at leisure.
I've also fitted a spare barrel cap to the barrel hose to prevent sloshing. This works very well. It requires drilling a hole in the barrel cap for the hose to go through. The hole shouldn't be an airtight fit to the hose as air needs to get in as the water is coming out to prevent flow problems.
Also on the recommendation of others on the forum I've fitted a waterstop connector to the barrel hose and removed the tap. This reduces the airlock problem that some, including me have experienced when lifting the hose out of a nearly empty barrel. However you will still get the airlock if you let the water run right out. This is easily cleared though, by unplugging the pole hose from the trolley and opening the tap or valve on the output side [if using a waterstop connector on this side too] and turning the controller to full power for a few seconds when you've fitted a fresh barrel.
Hope this info is of use to you.
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when i started i got 10- 25 ltr containers from the local car wash, they throw them away, just go in and see one of the lads,i gave him a fiver- so cost me 50p each . ;D
daz
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thanks for that m&c . cheers m8