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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Trad soap
« Last post by dazmond on December 06, 2025, 09:07:41 am »
HG window cleaner from B&Q....its basically the same as squeegee off( just re branded for B&Q).

It's not sticky like washing up liquid,good suds and glide.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Electric hose reel
« Last post by dazmond on December 06, 2025, 09:01:10 am »
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 .

3 things that would make your working day easier and more efficient....

Electric reel
Microbore hose
Hot water

I use a PF reelmaster which has slow start and snag protection built in. Its over 7 years old now and still going strong. It just wires up to your system battery. Very easy to fit. Microbore hose is just so much easier to manage than minibore! Couple that with hot water pumping through it just makes it warm and manageable especially during the autumn/winter months.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Electric hose reel
« Last post by zesty on December 06, 2025, 07:51:58 am »
Wouldn’t be without mine, no way.

Had them for years, and just upgraded my old water works electric reel for the new chain drive one, Black Friday deal.

Also giving micro bore a go this time rather than 8mm.

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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Electric hose reel
« Last post by Tam1872 on December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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 December 05, 2025, 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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