[dazmond]

unlike some of you on here i dont want to keep buying bigger vans/tanks etc.maybe ill buy a slightly bigger van and put a 400L tank in it in a few years but thats it!

so heres my tips on saving water during my working day.


1.wipe doors/ground floor sills with scrim/microfibre instead of washing with wfp(unless its a dirty first clean)

2.get a pole tap.i use an aqua-daptor.for ground floor i can control the flow with the brush end wheel.

3.on fairly clean windows turn the water off after first initial soak.scrub,then rinse.

4.on tight space work use trad with a bottle on ya belt.

5.have a length of hose in the van with connectors for putting on customers outside taps for some conny roof/fascia cleans.

this is for all you newbie one man bands with no desire to employ or get a large van!!

i find customers like dry ground floor sills and doors(esp in winter).also my older customers like to see a bit of the personal touch so ill trad the ground floors on some of em.i enjoy the change from constant poling as well.

the extra costs/hassle parking and getting onto customers drives has put me off getting a large van!a hi roof connect/doblo will be my next van methinks!

my 350L tank is now lasting me all day most days  with no flow controller(its not working again!)


regards

dazmond

[AuRavelling79]

Quite right Daz!

Just make sure the time you spend saving water couldn't be better used. It can be a balance act at times. And use old towels for the cills.

[dazmond]

i have loads of the large "towelling" variety microfibres from the pound shop for sill cloths.do some of you still use beer towels?i wont on principle!not drank any alcohol for years now!!!

[EandM]

Use to use 400 litres most days then fitted triggers to the poles. Using some of your tips, particularly scrubbing without the water on, has cut my consumption down to around 200 litres per day. It's amazing what you waste between windows. Tried a pole tap and it did help but not always possible to reach it to turn off. Trigger works well as you just let go and it stops. Very simple, very effective and less than £25.