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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Electric hose reel
« Last post by Tam1872 on Yesterday at 11:35:24 pm »
I've never had a manual reel, and I can't get my head round it when I see people using them, when there's an alternative out there where you just push a button and it winds up itself.

The jobs poope as it is, if somethings put there that makes it a wee bit less poope, then it's a no brainer.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Trad soap
« Last post by Tam1872 on Yesterday at 11:29:25 pm »
Have tried all the window cleaning ones.  The ones that don't leave the suds. There nowhere near as good as using fairy.  The ones I still trad i don't waste time wiping the soap away anyway.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Trad soap
« Last post by Col on Yesterday at 09:55:45 pm »
Maykker Orange Krush.
Not the cheapest but the best i have used and trust me i have tried them all.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Xmas Tips
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on Yesterday at 07:07:05 pm »
Tips seem slow this year but the ones I am getting have been mostly cash (so I don't have to declare them). 🙂👍

Yea I've noticed the same.  Those rich folks with big properties and fancy cars never tip, but the average family and retired couples are the best tippers, but even that's slowed down. Times are hard.

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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Xmas Tips
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 07:04:25 pm »
It all sounds a bit desperate to me, ive never expected tips and tbh they are almost non existent theses days anyway, its certainly dying out.

Daz sends them a card as a bit of manipulative giving i believe   ;D

You may as well just ask them

It cost me £8 for 160 cards. I'm more bothered about getting paid for the window clean as some customers can forget with the mad xmas rush so the card tends to jog their memory! Obviously some will tip too....

...every little helps......😎👍
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Xmas Tips
« Last post by dazmond on Yesterday at 06:56:24 pm »
Tips seem slow this year but the ones I am getting have been mostly cash (so I don't have to declare them). 🙂👍
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Window Cleaning Forum / Electric hose reel
« Last post by RPCCS on Yesterday at 05:57:09 pm »
I’d like some more information about this please. Have some of you got one, where can you buy them and are they any good ?
Does the hose get snagged on things that my 8mm does, I’ve had a lot of hassle this week with my temper going  very  quickly.
I’ve had kinks in the pole hose the main hose getting stuck on buildings, sticks a kink in the hose , but I always unwind the reel , but it just gets snags  and  water  stops. I know they cost from about £600  +vat.
  How are they wired up ? I have a battery charging  from the van so it doesn’t need charging , although a couple of days recently the pump controller has been reading L , so I think a more powerful battery  will be needed too.
 Would like to hear your thoughts about this , many thanks .
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Xmas Tips
« Last post by Stoots on Yesterday at 05:13:35 pm »
I`ll bet hes gone back in and told her he gave you 40 quid and shes gone mad   :D
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Xmas Tips
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on Yesterday at 03:34:37 pm »
Classic one today. I do a small £15.00 house where they pay cash and the retired geezer gave me a tip.

He hands over £40 and says here's a Christmas tip too.

I reply that's incredibly generous, thank you!

He says no problem your service is reliable and worth it. Then he goes back in.

One minute later his wife comes out and says how they are terribly sorry they meant to round it up to £20 not £40 and the other money was for 'someone else'.

I laughed and asked why her husband hadn't come out and told me.

She said he's too embarrassed and is skulking inside.

I said I thought it was generous but no worries, and handed back the £20.

 ;D ;D ;D



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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Got bogged down
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on Yesterday at 09:19:32 am »
Exactly that. Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t 100 metres of hose enough to reach? Or didn’t you think of that?

100m is plenty but I remember I could drive down and round because I used to live around the corner. The reason it never happened before was because I used to clean 2 houses and would walk round the back of the other house and clean both. That house was sold so I only clean one house at the moment and I was trying to save time but I never realised the council had fitted a concrete bollard at the exit. It was a tough lesson to learn and then a few other things happened that day when someone reversed into the van. Its the only time I'm glad I have an old van because there was no damage. Not had a day like that since school days but I still managed to pickup 3 new customers and I don't know why.
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