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Title: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Martin ccs on March 20, 2010, 09:40:23 am
could be on to something here - may make a few extra quid! :D
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on March 20, 2010, 09:45:50 am
I do this for freinds....for free :o
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: karygate on March 20, 2010, 09:46:41 am
just fill there pop bottle up,you,ll earn more in the good rep you get off them and a few recommendations. don,t charge.
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: landy2 on March 20, 2010, 11:17:58 am
what benefit does pure water have on using it in your iron than tap water :o
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Martin ccs on March 20, 2010, 11:20:53 am
what benefit does pure water have on using it in your iron than tap water :o

the limescale in tap water makes the iron spit at times
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: landy2 on March 20, 2010, 11:21:28 am
i see
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Wizard on March 20, 2010, 07:13:36 pm
Tap water will clog up your iron and stop it steaming. This applies to kettles and coffee machines and also fish tanks.I also drink it with orange squash as it better tasting and the tea is better aswell.
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Ian W on March 20, 2010, 07:40:56 pm
I have a custie that likes a few litres for their steam cleaner. They have an older dog and use the cleaner quite a lot. As someone has said, you will get a well deserved reputation in the area that may lead to extra work.
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Post by: chris@c.m.s on March 20, 2010, 07:42:13 pm
wouldn't use it in fish tanks unless you add essential minerals.  
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Wizard on March 20, 2010, 08:34:26 pm
My custy buys from me they must put something in not my problems.
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: jeff1 on March 21, 2010, 09:26:12 am
I supply 25ltrs a time free to a custy for his photograpy
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: John Walker on March 21, 2010, 09:47:50 am
Tap water will clog up your iron and stop it steaming. This applies to kettles and coffee machines and also fish tanks.   I also drink it with orange squash as it better tasting and the tea is better aswell.

Are you drinking the water from before or after the resin.  The reason I ask is that some time back I recall a post from a member of one of the forums who became ill after drinking water while out on his round. 

The water had been through his resin beds. 

Although we get a zero reading after the resin I do worry that the resin might cause the water to be unfit for human consumption.

However, providing filters have been changed regularly etc, i would have thought it safe to drinker after the R.O. unit and before the resin.  This would be similar or perhaps even the same as water produced by a domestic water filtration unit.

Any update on this?
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Londoner on March 21, 2010, 09:51:43 am
I supply several of my customers with water for their ironing. Its all part of the service.

On the subject of drinking the water -DO NOT. The water may be chemically pure but it is not sterile.
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Post by: Richard Holt on March 21, 2010, 09:59:26 am
I use pure water in my fish tank, and I've never had any problems with my fish (cold water fish).

I used to have a custie that had water of me all the time for his photography hobby, he used it for developing his photos, but then switched over to digital.
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Post by: Jack Wallace on March 21, 2010, 10:01:10 am
If you want to drink water after DI make sure you buy "food Grade"
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: windowcleaninginessex.co.uk on March 21, 2010, 10:51:16 am
wouldn't use it in fish tanks unless you add essential minerals.  
You can buy pure water, from aquarium shops, for marine fish tanks
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: John Walker on March 21, 2010, 10:57:14 am
wouldn't use it in fish tanks unless you add essential minerals.  
You can buy pure water, from aquarium shops, for marine fish tanks

Has this water been through resin filters?  I have a customer asking me for a 25 litre for his fish but I'm wary of what to give him.  ie.  before or after resin?
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 21, 2010, 11:28:35 am
Before resin, John.  That's what they sell at Notcutts (Maidstone)
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Window Washers on March 21, 2010, 12:16:18 pm
wouldn't use it in fish tanks unless you add essential minerals.  
You can buy pure water, from aquarium shops, for marine fish tanks

Has this water been through resin filters?  I have a customer asking me for a 25 litre for his fish but I'm wary of what to give him.  ie.  before or after resin?
defo before resin, my dad owns an aquatics shops, cold water , tropical and marine and reef tanks. resin can and will kill the fish
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Post by: Wizard on March 21, 2010, 02:59:49 pm
I have been drinking after di in tea and orange squash for 4 month. I dont think I am dead yet. Will ask the wife she might disagree.
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on March 21, 2010, 03:17:36 pm
wouldn't use it in fish tanks unless you add essential minerals.  
You can buy pure water, from aquarium shops, for marine fish tanks


You will have to an vitamins to the water, but personally I use 70% RO and 30% tap water for my tropical fish tank.



Matt
Title: Re: customer wants to buy my water for the ironing.
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on March 21, 2010, 03:21:00 pm
You also have to make sure the PH isnt too high or too low, my pure water has a PH of 5 and my tap water has a PH of 8




Matt