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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by dd on April 16, 2024, 06:03:44 pm »
Well neither a split charge relay or a battery to battery charger will fully charge your battery if you dont do enough miles.

But i would check the battery isnt faulty and that its holding charge and i would then check its not a bad connection thats causing the controller to detect low battery rather than the battery actually being low...

If everything checks out ok then its just a case of bench charging the battery more often, personally i do this everyday.

I have purchased a mains trickle charger to charge it over night. I thought the 12v trickle charge from battery would be enough but clearly I was wrong.
Best charger in my experience is ctek mxs 5
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by dd on April 16, 2024, 05:58:24 pm »
If you have been running your battery for a while without bench charging it you have most likely knackered it.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by The Jester of Wibbly on April 16, 2024, 05:50:00 pm »
What battery reading are you getting?

After charge result without load.  Then a result when running your pump when charged (let it run a few minutes before taking a reading).

Then keep a track of the readings without load during the working day to see how much it's loses.

Should give us an idea of what's going on.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by liphook on April 16, 2024, 05:36:53 pm »
Well neither a split charge relay or a battery to battery charger will fully charge your battery if you dont do enough miles.

But i would check the battery isnt faulty and that its holding charge and i would then check its not a bad connection thats causing the controller to detect low battery rather than the battery actually being low...

If everything checks out ok then its just a case of bench charging the battery more often, personally i do this everyday.

I have purchased a mains trickle charger to charge it over night. I thought the 12v trickle charge from battery would be enough but clearly I was wrong.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Don’t know what to say.
« Last post by Spruce on April 16, 2024, 04:56:46 pm »
That's the windie. I've often wondered what happened to him as well.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Don’t know what to say.
« Last post by Frankybadboy on April 16, 2024, 04:40:41 pm »
The “hottie”
Yep, Fogwash on a trailer pulled behind a Canam Quad I think. He even bought a snowplough to go on the front, then the climate changed!
think his name was kevin and a friend of dave willis
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Building a large window cleaning business
« Last post by Frankybadboy on April 16, 2024, 04:38:25 pm »
So you started young enough - you’ve got a good 15 years in you yet so really no need to expand

I only started windows at 44 so I needed expand to protect my future

15 years?he's only 43!he's got at least 25 years til 68 until he gets his state pension and then he might carry on working for another few years.

The guy I used to work for in 1992 only retired last year at 75 and only because he was forced to.another guy I know is still working at 80(he started up as a window cleaner aged 18)

62 years window cleaning!he says he's no plans to fully retire yet.👍

Daz some people don’t want to work til they’re that age. You will out of necessity, some people plan a different course of events for that stage of their lives.

I’ve got 2 - 3 months left to do then I’m outta here. I’ve sold my house, I’ve sold my business.

In three months I’m going away for a month to the sun then off to British Columbia to be with Laura. We’ll both have something to occupy us for three days a week each. Rest of the time we’ll be living a comfortable life in a great environment and travelling the world. Figi first probably for Christmas then we’ll see what 2025 brings.

I don't blame you mate.you ve aged terribly over the last few years.i was shocked at how old you look these days....I thought you were in your 70s already!😦😦

lol  ;D ;D ;D

That's funny!



Looks like I need to buy some more baked beans I guess ;)

i can see way you was chased out of keynsham  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by Stoots on April 16, 2024, 04:37:32 pm »
Well neither a split charge relay or a battery to battery charger will fully charge your battery if you dont do enough miles.

But i would check the battery isnt faulty and that its holding charge and i would then check its not a bad connection thats causing the controller to detect low battery rather than the battery actually being low...

If everything checks out ok then its just a case of bench charging the battery more often, personally i do this everyday.


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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Battery question
« Last post by Ched on April 16, 2024, 04:34:28 pm »
Short journeys won't put enough power back into the battery. Ideally you should mains charge it each night. If you have been regularly draining it below 50% capacity (12v rested) then you have probably killed the battery! 
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Building a large window cleaning business
« Last post by Richard iSparkle on April 16, 2024, 03:21:04 pm »
Are there any others on here who are trying to build a large residential window cleaning business?  i.e 1 million pound turnover

yep i'm working my way there...

not as quickly as i'd like though  ;D
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