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A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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winter prep for us windys
« on: September 25, 2011, 05:35:33 pm »
now its close and i dont want to be caught with my pants down, have got a few things in for the winter. de icer and screenwash salt and waterproofs, good boots and clean cloths hats and gloves also. think thats everything. anything i have missed mates. forward planning is my game.

the bfg

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 05:58:02 pm »
still 3 months before winter

SB Cleaning

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2011, 06:00:26 pm »
still 3 months before winter
Worry about it if and when it arrives

LWC

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2011, 07:14:28 am »
I do think its time to get something in place to be fair, then you know your ready, ive just got a tank with immersion heater in, a couple of aquarium heaters for my ibc, the RO is tucked up nicely inside now, never leaving them outside again (after smashing 3).

Ive also built up a trolley and have barrels that ill keep inside, not that i want to really use that but if the van frozen thats what ill need to use. How ever im hoping the immersion heater in the tank will act as some sort of radiator in van like ive read on here and keep van nice and warm...i aint getting stuck this year. Last 2 winters killed me and almost made me sack the job off!

dazmond

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2011, 08:01:55 am »
oil filled radiator and aquarium heaters plus duvet over the top of tank.bring trolley,poles,reel inside to be safe.should be no problem.only thing is hoses freezing on the ground.if its that cold ill get my trad pole out or ladders with screenwash in my bucket.
price higher/work harder!

Londoner

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2011, 08:10:10 am »
My wife bought me a willy warmer

Poles R Us

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2011, 08:13:23 am »
it would be a good idea to get a little side line job going for when the snow comes and you cant work at all. ;)

the bfg

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2011, 08:27:40 am »
My wife bought me a willy warmer
















that wasn't for you  :D :D :D :D :D

bobby p

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2011, 08:37:43 am »
might be an idea for the WF lads to do one day each week trad,starting soon, to hone the skills so you can slide into trad easily once the going gets tough . last winter i noticed a lot didnt work for a while

Scrimble

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2011, 10:41:47 am »
winter tyres
fogwash
12v fan heater for van
oil filled rad 
new gloves hats socks etc
savings in bank
holiday to canarys over xmas

think that should do it for my winter prep list

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2011, 12:40:03 pm »
Mugs of Bovril.

G Griffin

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2011, 08:10:56 pm »
now its close and i dont want to be caught with my pants down, have got a few things in for the winter. de icer and screenwash salt and waterproofs, good boots and clean cloths hats and gloves also. think thats everything. anything i have missed mates. forward planning is my game.

Good point.
I find clean cloths allow me to continue working in sub zero temperatures  ;D.
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A & J Owen Window Cleaning

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2011, 04:57:17 pm »
golf clubs just in case i win the lottery and i can bugger off to spain for a game or two.

Mike #1

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2011, 08:56:47 pm »
might be an idea for the WF lads to do one day each week trad,starting soon, to hone the skills so you can slide into trad easily once the going gets tough . last winter i noticed a lot didnt work for a while





If you cant clean wfp in winter you cant trad it all depends how cold it is i worked all winter and only lost a weeks work with wfp.  MIKE

Jackal

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2011, 09:06:44 pm »
all the money some of you guys claim to earn! why you worrying about winter just have the bad days off

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2011, 10:31:25 pm »
oil filled radiator and aquarium heaters plus duvet over the top of tank.bring trolley,poles,reel inside to be safe.should be no problem.only thing is hoses freezing on the ground.if its that cold ill get my trad pole out or ladders with screenwash in my bucket.

do you think you really need the aquarium heaters as well as the oil filled rad? will my 350 ltr tank full of water still freeze even with my oil rad in my van?  :-\

dazmond

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2011, 10:34:25 pm »
DUNNO GB!but i think its good to have the option of using them if we get the freak -15 nights we had last year with a tankful of water in my van!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
price higher/work harder!

d s windowcleaning

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Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2011, 11:00:11 pm »
oil filled radiator and aquarium heaters plus duvet over the top of tank.bring trolley,poles,reel inside to be safe.should be no problem.only thing is hoses freezing on the ground.if its that cold ill get my trad pole out or ladders with screenwash in my bucket.

do you think you really need the aquarium heaters as well as the oil filled rad? will my 350 ltr tank full of water still freeze even with my oil rad in my van?  :-\
my 400 ltr tank froze , this only happend as i was moving house at the time and was unable to get sorted in time for the bad weather we got .
ive goy a immersion heater fitted in my van tank and static tank , all pipes are now insulated on ro unit , tube heater fitted in my van , salt , grit in stock .
16 inch of snow falls again and no matter what ive done to prevent frozen times it will have been a waste of time .
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES .
where theres muck theres money

H S and Son

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2011, 11:02:30 pm »
I'm planning on sorting my system out this weekend for next summer.

Re: winter prep for us windys
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2011, 06:47:19 am »
What you gonna do for that?