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BVC

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Which backpack?
« on: May 22, 2012, 05:11:25 pm »
Been about 5 years since I used them. (started with a couple of shurflos) 

Need to drop a lad on a couple of jobs here and there. Just wondering what you guy would recommend.

Any new developements I might have missed? Shurflos took a right battering but the switches all needed bypassing within a couple of months and you could only pick them up with the strap..

Would appreciate your input. Stay cool and enjoy the sunshine 8).

BVC.

Lee GLS

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Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 05:13:24 pm »
I've got the window cleaning warehouse one which has been great, but the new gardiners one looks nice too and it's cheaper

CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 05:15:18 pm »
Dora the explorer has always done me well  ;)
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

keyser soze

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Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2012, 06:50:51 pm »
lee . do the back packs last long before refilling , are they worth purchasing. do you get the same water pressure coming out the brush

Lee GLS

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Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2012, 06:53:33 pm »
lee . do the back packs last long before refilling , are they worth purchasing. do you get the same water pressure coming out the brush

Not overly, but I only use mine for awkward access windows. The pressure is good though.

keyser soze

  • Posts: 1694
Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2012, 07:00:34 pm »
lee . do the back packs last long before refilling , are they worth purchasing. do you get the same water pressure coming out the brush

Not overly, but I only use mine for awkward access windows. The pressure is good though.


nice 1 bud, is a trolley a good item to have ???.

Lee GLS

  • Posts: 3844
Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2012, 07:32:36 pm »
lee . do the back packs last long before refilling , are they worth purchasing. do you get the same water pressure coming out the brush

Not overly, but I only use mine for awkward access windows. The pressure is good though.

I had a trolley before the backpack and hated it. It was hassle lifting in and out of the van, and a pain to pull around the back or terrace houses which is what I bought it for. The back pack is good and comes in handy, but you can't beat a van mount. A trolley will only hold an extra 7 litres anyway, so it's not going to get much more work done than a backpack


nice 1 bud, is a trolley a good item to have ???.

keyser soze

  • Posts: 1694
Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2012, 08:17:50 pm »
i v got a van system now... just wondered if these other gadgets were of any use ..  you know how it is( boys and toys)

smearo

  • Posts: 556
Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2012, 08:27:25 pm »
i have just brought a 16l ecomomy back pack from john hewitt on ebay good tool
good pressure under £100 only problem is no flow control so i feel water goes to quickly..... hope this helps.....

jk999

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Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2012, 11:39:45 pm »
Ive had the ones from hewitts n both the switches and pumps only tend to last about three months before your changing them

Re: Which backpack?
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2012, 06:53:05 am »
i have a van mount but have uses for backpacks all over, i find the wcw ones are the best for us, fit with a tap or aquadapter and strap it to a sack trolly with 10-20 meters of extra pole hose