[cleanability]

Just wondered where you chaps have your machine set up when your cleaning. I've got an Alltec Pro Plus and it always always stays outside by the door come rain or shine. Only ever bring it inside if I'm cleaning a big house or commercial premises. Saves trying to position it in awkward spaces and must add life to the motors if they are outside in the cooler air.

                        Chris

[Martin Sambrook]

Normally i leave my machine in my van and just run xtra hoses unless i cant get right up to the customers property then i leave it outside somewhere where its safe.

[Chris R]

I try to leave the machine outside but find that its not always possible. How do you go on if its raining heavy, you have to keep going in and out to empty and fill the machine. This will mean either changing your shoes every bucket full that you carry outside or bringing dirt and mud back into the customers house.  Its no problem in the summer, I just put a big dust sheet down on the drive by the back door, stand the machine on it, and walk in and out of the house on the "clean" sheet.
regards
Chris

[paul@ctcs]

9 times out of 10 i take machine indoors but a majority of my jobs are in empty properties.I would avoid running machine on public paths for safety and security reasons.Wouldnt want to electricute anyone

Paul

[Fintan_Coll]

If I can leave it outside I do,if not it has to come inside. When inside I try to leave it as near to the door as possible.

[paulchambers]

So what do you do if you got a four bedroom house run extra hoses, go through  the window or take machine upstairs,  what i find myself doing is ending up cramp by the door with all equipment i know i should move what i dont need out of the way i but dont but always intend to    paul

[Dynafoam]

Except for security reasons, I have not taken a machine into a building for decades.

It does not take the greatest ingenuity to devise a rain cover, and who wants all that hot, damp, smelly air exhausted by the machine, discharged into the work area?

Where appropriate I locate the machine under the awning attached to the van.

[SteveTruman]

If my machine was left outside i would need shackles, chains and running shoes on to catch the buggers as it disappears down the road .. Also it is not insured if left outside..

Steve

[scott.]

I leave mine in the hallway near the front door...if anything its centralised to your work area & the hallway is the last thing I would do...no worries then.

[Ian Gourlay]

Ideally I like to leave my machine outside.

However if its cold day customer not happy. Not always convienient to go through windows.

Letter boxes are a pain.

Concerned when it rains.

So 5 times out of ten I keep machine in hall.

[paulchambers]

Mine normally left in spare room waiting for the phone to ring  

[Chris R]

John said "Where appropriate I locate the machine under the awning attached to the van".
Is this awning something that you have made yourself John, or can anyone buy one?
I like the idea  
Dont suppose you could post a photo?
Chris

[Dynafoam]

Chris,

It's strictly DIY - one of the simplest devices I have built, but absolutely life-changing.

John.

[HolmansUKLTD]

What about the cables ? Dont they get wet John?

Nick

[Dynafoam]

Hi Nick,

Yes the cables do get wet, but provived the PAT is suffiently regular, that is not a problem. cleaning/ drying hoses, as every TM opperator knows, can be more of a pain.

John.

[Len Gribble]

John

You have been talking to Len

What PAT have a tm do I need to do on van

By the way missed call was wife night out cancelled thank G hard night at B&Q’s

Len

[Dynafoam]

Hi Len,

The PAT I was referring to was on the cables.

For the benefit of those who do not know Portable Appliance Testing is a requirement for all portable electrical appliances, including extension leads.

John.

PS Glad the missed call was not vital.

[ABLECLEAN]

I have an Alltec Professional plus also and I will usually leave it in the hall as I like to use one set of hoses if poss. Otherwise I leave it outside if one set will reach.
If it rains I put a sheet over the machine (not the fan or exhaust). Obviously if I am working upstairs I will run two sets of hoses.