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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Gutter vac filter.
« Last post by simon w on December 01, 2025, 11:39:36 am »
Thanks.

In a sky-vac there is also that plate that comes down from the motor, intended to protect the motor I guess from the sludge that fires in to the vac. If that’s positioned correctly (in the line of fire) I’m sure that helps too.


Dusty crud is easy anyway as it’s so light. It’s the wet mossy crap u want more power on.

Yes the deflector helps if you line it up correctly and is a better design on my newer skyvac models, I think it's the tinder dry dust you have to worry about if using without a filter, personally I always keep filter in and clean it off after every use.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Gutter vac filter.
« Last post by Slacky on November 30, 2025, 09:39:14 pm »
Thanks.

In a sky-vac there is also that plate that comes down from the motor, intended to protect the motor I guess from the sludge that fires in to the vac. If that’s positioned correctly (in the line of fire) I’m sure that helps too.


Dusty crud is easy anyway as it’s so light. It’s the wet mossy crap u want more power on.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Gutter vac filter.
« Last post by simon w on November 30, 2025, 12:33:41 pm »
Anybody use their gutter vac with the filter removed?

Guess it improves power/suction if filter removed? This is what Skyvac have to say about it:

Can I use my skyVac without the filter?

Most of the time we would advise against removing the filter as it is there to protect your motor against damaging particles. However, you are able to remove the filter if you are dealing with wet and sludgy debris.

Please note your filter must be replaced to avoid dust damage to motors as dust damage will not be covered in your warranty.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on November 29, 2025, 08:40:03 am »
Several countries charge a per-mile or per-kilometer fee, particularly for heavy vehicles, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic. The UK is also planning to introduce a mileage-based tax for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles starting in April 2028. Many countries, however, measure mileage-based fees in kilometers rather than miles.

This could turn out a money spinner in the future for the UK Gov. They have nibbled around the edges with congestion charge but the gold mine will come from pay per mile. I think there is nearly 43 million vehicles in the UK and if they can get even half of them on the pay per mile then they will milk it for all its worth. If you look back at fuel duty, it is now nearly 70% of the cost per litre. Diesel and petrol is cheap as chips if we remove the duty and vat then a litre of petrol would be around 75p.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Gutter vac filter.
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on November 29, 2025, 08:25:57 am »
No, because i bought 10 filters for £60 on Ebay. All I needed to do was cut the plastic bottom to make it fit.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Gutter vac filter.
« Last post by Slacky on November 28, 2025, 08:31:19 pm »
Anybody use their gutter vac with the filter removed?
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: MAKING TAX DIGITAL - DISCUSSION
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on November 28, 2025, 07:03:59 pm »
All HMRC needs is total income, total expenses, and the calculation from those two figures for profit per quarter.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: MAKING TAX DIGITAL - DISCUSSION
« Last post by dd on November 27, 2025, 08:14:48 pm »
I have never broken down the form of payments I receive, always just given hmrc a single total figure for my annual income. Don't see anything about that changing, except with MTD I would need to supply this quarterly.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by Splash and dash on November 27, 2025, 08:09:59 pm »
It's obvious that electric vehicles would be subject to road tax eventually (as more people are forced to buy them). Its not a surprise. I don't know how the per mile charging will work though. Its probably better to just have an annual one off payment.

Guess it will be linked to the mot test and you then get a bill from DVLA ? , but that could only happen when the vehicle is 3 years old so who knows 😂
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