[dazmond]

this will be my first winter wfp.


1. do you have salt or grit with you in the van to spread on pathways or do you miss the window over the doors on certain properties(esp if custy is elderly)in very cold weather?

2.do you trad more ground floor windows due to water issues?

3.i have a big DI vessel in a storage compartment outside my flat.is it best to bring it into my flat during freezing nights?

4.do you fill up in the morning on freezing nights or get a heater?

5.can you get a heater that you can just turn on and leave overnight on low without a lead to a power supply?

6.any of you guys had problems with freezing pumps WHILE YOUR WORKING?(trolley will be brought inside every night for charging)

7.any other tips guys?

many thanks in advance

dazmond

[chopsie]

I am interested in any replies to no.5. I have just moved house and have to park my van a long way from  my house. So no oil filled radiator in van for me this year 

[wezzy32]

no 5 you could get a night heater (the same as they have in hgv's) not cheep tho

[Jeff Brimble]

Thats a complicated list to answer, I think you will find we all have slightly different answers. I suggest that whatever answers you have to the winterwise problems, should be completed before they turn the clocks back. We went down to -12 degrees, everything froze solid. Unless you took it indoors. In the mornings which warmed up to -6 things still froze even the car door locks internals froze open and or closed,so I had to hook bungees on them and not lean going round corners,,,,
5 try quality paraffin glass house heaters and learn how to use them.

[d s windowcleaning]

you could get a calour gas heater just put on 1 bar overnight , or a paraffin heater but these leave a smell .

[chopsie]

what do you mean learn how to use them jeff? whats involved in using them to make them so difficult? and how would I learn how to use it? Seen some other week in B&Q but remember posts last winter about them smoking and leaving everything black

[chopsie]

you could get a calour gas heater just put on 1 bar overnight , or a paraffin heater but these leave a smell .

now thats not a bad idea (the calor heater)

[gewindows]

Daz, its October, its going to be 22 degrees next week.

Living in the wreckage of your own future?

[dazmond]

Daz, its October, its going to be 22 degrees next week.

Living in the wreckage of your own future?


its called being prepared so i dont lose too many days work and keep my business running as smooth as possible with minimum damage to equipment etc and keep my earnings at a certain level!


dazmond

[Steve_c]

Winter is not a problem, just when it snows or is well below freezing. Use common sense and your be fine. Just put a oil fill radiator in your van over night and set accordingly.

[gewindows]

I was simply responding to number 7 in your list. In other words stop worrying, it probably wont snow any, it probably wont drop below -3 for more than 3 days and if it does it wont matter as you'll be all caught up as you're WFP now.

[gary999]

heaters for vans salt, robbing grit ,from the council and get
yourself some barrels from car wash just incase temps dip
to extreme temps overnight likelast winter you can fill them
up bring inside leave next to rads overnight it will at least
give you head start in the morning if you have had any problems
with van system.

oh yeah and bring your poles and brushes in aswell

and one last thing dont come onhere and join all the
whingers finding any excuse not to work

and yes im not working today because ive finshed for
week,but i will be getting my wets on later to stick some
cards through some doors

[Klean07]

Last winter was worst in my 23 years wc. So hopefully when the next one comes I'll be out of here. Although temps were extremly low and everything froze I still managed to get 95% of my work completed. So I'm not worried.

[GB Window Cleaning]

@ dazmond this will be my 2nd winter w.f.p
And because like me you are using a trolley you will have no issues with freezing weather, just bring your trolley in every night!

i also was told that resin in vessels works better at room temp so i keep that indoors to! oh any the wet brush will freeze as well so bring your pole in as well!

That is about the only difference from summer. i trad ground floor anyway.

hope this helps mate

G.B

[GB Window Cleaning]

Last winter was worst in my 23 years wc. So hopefully when the next one comes I'll be out of here. Although temps were extremly low and everything froze I still managed to get 95% of my work completed. So I'm not worried.

last winter was my first winter in this job, so i started at the right time then!  mind you i was a plasterer before so used to long hours on cold building sites this is easy campared to skimming ceiling all day! i love it.

[GB Window Cleaning]

oh dazmond one more thing!

You WILL need gloves for hold the pole! i learnt that the hard way!  its so cold on bare hands!

[Silver Surfer]

last winter was my first winter in this job, so i started at the right time then!  mind you i was a plasterer before so used to long hours on cold building sites this is easy campared to skimming ceiling all day! i love it.

So was i!!!! 20 odd years doing it,bloody mugs game

[GB Window Cleaning]

@ neil mortimer...

have you got a clicky shoulder and tennis elbow like me then mate?  gota love achy eldows!

[GB Window Cleaning]

@ neil...

Also if your traditional, have you noticed using a squeeqy and applicator is like trowling walls?

its all the same really at the end of the day its just getting rid of trail lines on a wall surfice!

[Silver Surfer]

Mate i'm ****** from plastering,knees/shoulder/all f*****from spreading.   looking foward to being a shiner,and yeah your spot on with that