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R.C Property

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Re: whats a good hot water system
« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2013, 05:37:09 pm »
How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.

It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.

Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.

You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,

R.C Property

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Re: whats a good hot water system
« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2013, 05:40:22 pm »
Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas.  I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.

Simon.

When you say temperamental what do you mean?

Did you just plumb it in and off you go or did you adjust the flow within the heater with the low pressure screw? So it works a lot better on low pressure?

Got mine right down so it fires up each time on 20psi flow.

R.C Property

  • Posts: 1599
Re: whats a good hot water system
« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2013, 05:41:01 pm »
Never had a big problem with hot, I wouldn't be without it. Between the 2 of us I reckon we get an extra 3 smallish jobs done a day which more than pays for the gas.  I wouldn't recommend the L5 unit I'd have a look at the 8L units on eBay, cheaper and better in my opinion. I've used the L5 for 2 years and its very temperamental.

Simon.




Don't let Richard here you say that about the L5  ;D

Lol

Lee GLS

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Re: whats a good hot water system
« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2013, 05:49:10 pm »
How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.

It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.



Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.

You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,

I personally don't think it make any difference to dirt/dust that has only been on the glass and frames a month or two. I cleaned my windows which haven't been cleaned for a few months with a SL flocked brush, cold water and rinsed on the glass to test the brush out, I did virtually no rinsing, and the windows came up perfect.

I think we tend to over think maintence cleans, worrying hot water, the brush that scrubs the best and rinsing enough, but in reality windows that get cleaned every 4 or even every 8 weeks have very little dirt, and it embarrassing how little effort is required to achieve perfect results.

R.C Property

  • Posts: 1599
Re: whats a good hot water system
« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2013, 05:59:35 pm »
How do you get more done in a day? Do you scrub less or rinse less. I can't see how it can be any quicker on maintenance cleans unless you physically miss something out that you'd normally do with cold water.

It's better on bird poo granted but the scrubbing action is identical on normal cleaning - you can't possible see the dirt coming off.



Its only a few house more not a great deal, but I find the warm water lifts any dust, muck off the glass and frames quicker, plus you don't need to scrub as much.

You should try it out on your own house, might be surprised on how little effort you have to put in at times on maintenance cleans, if you scrub several times only try a few times,

I personally don't think it make any difference to dirt/dust that has only been on the glass and frames a month or two. I cleaned my windows which haven't been cleaned for a few months with a SL flocked brush, cold water and rinsed on the glass to test the brush out, I did virtually no rinsing, and the windows came up perfect.

I think we tend to over think maintence cleans, worrying hot water, the brush that scrubs the best and rinsing enough, but in reality windows that get cleaned every 4 or even every 8 weeks have very little dirt, and it embarrassing how little effort is required to achieve perfect results.

Might be different and areas then, when I use hot and cold on the same houses on the round I found that I got same amount of houses done in less time.

Everyone works different with different equipment so in a way it's hard to compare to others. So i can only say what I find with it.