Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: krave on December 16, 2009, 10:11:13 pm
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Sorry again for another thread.
How many times have I said that lol.
But I need to work tomorrow and is there any problems or tips with working in the snow Wfp.
Will I get bad finishes if its the first time on a house Wfp, or anything to consider or know? All help appreciated .
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how do you know its going to snow tomorrow ??? ???
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just as normal maybe a bit more care with rinsing..
worked through the snow today with no problems.
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never had any problems with snow last year and wfp. to be honest i like it because it usually means the temp is slightly above 0 and the customers cant complain its raining ;D
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Snow is even purer then rain, so wouldn't worry about it.
Dress up warm.
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Had fun working in the snow today.
Tip. Keep moving, have flow up as high as you can so that it's not in the hose for long, don't stop and leave hose laying on ground for a long time with out pump running. As regards cleaning, snow is actually good, it's pure and adds a little more friction.
The first thing to normally freeze is the t piece at the brush. Water will also freeze on some conservatories and porches that have no heating.
Simon.
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tip yellow snow is not pure ;)
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Cheers guys.
Weather forcast said all ay, so wanted to prepare for it to be honest. Although I know these cant be trusted thought id be better being safe. Looks like its not seeting in till 3pm tomo now! ;D
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let it snow, let it snow, let it snow , never bothers me just keep going
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Make sure you take some pic if it snow when your working. You can then use them for your website ;)
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I have not had a problem cleaning in snow, but have noticed over a peroid on many years that after snow everyones windows are dreadfull.
Roy
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awww now i want snow over here!!!
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let it snow, let it snow, let it snow , never bothers me just keep going
lol I was whistling that song all day yesterday whilst it was snowing lol
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Snowing here in the Borders. But I'm trad
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I've just booked a large clean for Monday, so guaranteed the weather is going to be ruddy awful. I'd plan for Monday off everyone, if I were you.
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got caught in a white out on my last job today, was doing a town house dormer 3 floors up, the kids and parents coming out of school opposite found it all highly amusing :D and to be honest I was'nt bothered found it much easier than rain, gets in ya eyes a bit though ;D suppose the biggest hazard is slipping over though fortunately it was not settling on the ground, could be a different story for me in the morning though >:(
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snowed most of the day today really heavy at times just kept going nobody said anything
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I got soaked today with the snow, A shocked woman came out and said you guys must be freezing would you like a warm drink ;D
With one eye open I politly declined and carried on working.
just needs to hold off till next thursday at 4pm, then can do what ever it like for a week
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its rained on and off for 3 days then snowed to day i have nearly got all my work done this week not a a chance if i was trad it's great been wfp bring it on, One customer came out to pay when it was snowing heavy and said i must be hardcore ,I said i have only wfp system to thank that i can work and pay my bill's in this terrible weather.
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I had a couple of custards come out in the last 2 days saying I must be brave.
No dear, I just need to pay the bills.
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I had a couple of custards come out in the last 2 days saying I must be brave.
No dear, I just need to pay the bills.
I don't need to pay the bills, I just have a need to go out and get cold and wet to prove it can be done ;D
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Who pays your bills then?
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Wasnt a problem today, was sunny and hailed every now and then so jumped in van. Will be working in snow tomo if its light and not get in van!....... was very very worried about leaving the windows wet and not seeing the final finish, But once dried was very supprised, Although I knew how they should be finishing.
One customer even said there was a couple if tiny white spots upstairs but the rest was amazing!
Really can see the difference in the finish once dried with pure, Real nice and very very clear.
can not believe the speed, Was a bit worried I wasnt cleaning them enough but it was enough as almost every window was good.
Had my ecoflo/flomaster set to 45, which I think is about 2.2 lpm.
Found making the water sheet hard somethimes, and cleaning away the water marks where there was soap residue, How would I best off getting rid of this?
Seems like it was getting onto the brush....
All in all was a good day.
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Who pays your bills then?
My wife ;D
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I knew I was doing something wrong :-\
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Generally no problem for me. Had the brush stick to the window on very frosty mornings. Fortunately ground floor - no one looking. poured some water from car on them and packed up until it warmed up later.
Again not a problem if it snows as paths and steps are going to be wet in the thaw anyway but I do worry about leaving water on otherwise paths to freeze in frosty weather - in case a customer slips on it.
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Generally no problem for me. Had the brush stick to the window on very frosty mornings. Fortunately ground floor - no one looking. poured some water from car on them and packed up until it warmed up later.
Again not a problem if it snows as paths and steps are going to be wet in the thaw anyway but I do worry about leaving water on otherwise paths to freeze in frosty weather - in case a customer slips on it.
put salt down, I went and wiped out summerfield last year of all there salt about 35P a bag of table salt, loaded up the trolley wa s quite funny and gave up 2 cards when buying it ;D
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Great idea to do some pics cleaning in the snow....."we work in ALL weathers!"
Mr B
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what size tank you got krave,glad it all went well for you.I seem to be using loads of water,I seriously need to up my speed(but only few customers so not a big issue at moment).How do you rinse?with brush on or off,I do both(no wonder I use so much water!!).I read on here that one of the key factors in a good result is the rinse,so I give windows a good blast!.Still earned £60 in a total of 6 hours,not great but ok,and I came back to top the tank up in that time,as i was near home and did not want to risk having to come back from my other jobs which were 10-15 mins away.Have started selling nets of logs and sticks which i get at wholesale prices off a mate of mine,I deliver them on a evening,seems to be going ok so far,and makes use of the van a bit more,also,can deliver/earn in bad weather(IF orders keep coming in!)
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I have 350 litres mate, Today I used about a hundred and done £60,
Had over 3 x that work but couldnt do it to to be honest. Too much hail at times.
I generally think 350 litres will be plenty. What setting and lpm you using?
I find making the water shet hard on some windows, Very hard, infact on some I couldnt get it to!