[Captain Scarlet]

Well at Windex I bought the WCing Warehouse backpack to suppliment my van mount and today I used it for the first time.

I am very impressed, it is by no means a viable alternative to a van mount ( just in my view!!! ) but its brilliant and must have saved me half an hour to an hour all day on domestic stuff.

I decided to use it on everything and on the first job used far too much water but then easily learnt to use it properly and could do an entire 3-4 bed semi with consevetory on one fill by the end of the day!!!!

For my commercial it is pointless but for my domestic it is one of the best things Ive ever bought.

It would also be very time consuming for first cleans. But today I just didnt even want to get the hose reel out, it was just far simpler to use the backpack. You also dont need any cones out as there are no trip hazards!!! So more time saved. I always knew it would be a handy add on to my van mount, but I can see it replacing it for quite a bit of work, Luke

[Captain Scarlet]

Oh and another thing, I never once used it on my back!!!! Just carried it around with its handle, so less stressfull than hose!!

The way I have it set up is with a ball valve on the end of the backpack hose ( always left open shrader connector which prevents the water flowing until connected ), to the ball valve on my hip. So that way the backpack can be left on all the time and control the flow at the hip! Luke

[Dean Aspects]

I got a backpack for the same reason as sometimes it is just so much easier to use it rather than having to set my hose out but i wouldnt want to use it all day

Dean

[matt]

oh no luke

that will set the fireworks off

stand back and watch the display 

[chris@c.m.s]

Too late for April fools wasn't it ?

[Wayne Thomas]

What pressure is the pump on this handheld backpack? My last backpack fell over a balcony railing 4 storeys up (with a little push, lol) and I'm looking for a better type replacement.

[Captain Scarlet]

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/products/accessories/wcw-backpack.html

Its this one, think it might be 40 psi??? It comes out at a good flow rate, but then I use the tap to lower it, Luke

[jouk45]

luke, i was going to buy one like that, but the comments that came back said it was not up to the job, and would not last the whole day, plus they said the pump was rubbish, so i ended up buy a shurflo, let us kow how it works out, you never said how much it cost you luke, jouk45

[Captain Scarlet]

jouk, they were all wrong. Ive got it out of the box and NEVER even charged it and have used it for two days solid. The pump is perfectly capable of doing this job.

And ontop of that the Window Cleaning Warehouse have had hardly any complaints about them unlike their shurlfo ones they sell. But the jury is still out on its reliability. But from looking on other forums, all I have heard is lots and lots of positive comments regarding it.

Today I used it all day on my domestic, its great! Never once used the van mount, Luke

[Captain Scarlet]

Another thing is you have to be careful with these type of products as many companies in China will produce nearly identical versions of the same product. I know people have bought ones very similar to this one ( even look nearly identical ) but I recommend going for the WC Warehouse one, Luke

[jouk45]

sounds good luke, where is the switch on it, i also like the solid handle on it, shurflo dont have a handle and is aquard to carry by hand, as you have to grab the strap,

[[GQC] Tim]

£80 bucks. That's quite nice.

Can you provide us with some pics Luke?

[windowwashers]

jouk, they were all wrong. Ive got it out of the box and NEVER even charged it and have used it for two days solid. The pump is perfectly capable of doing this job.

And ontop of that the Window Cleaning Warehouse have had hardly any complaints about them unlike their shurlfo ones they sell. But the jury is still out on its reliability. But from looking on other forums, all I have heard is lots and lots of positive comments regarding it.

Today I used it all day on my domestic, its great! Never once used the van mount, Luke

Luke

how are you filling it up each time and how long is it taking to fill?
I have some houses that I was thinking of getting one for.

Ian

[NWH]

From your vanmount through hosereel it will take about 5 mins to fill it,can`t see it myself really they don`t hold enough water.How some use them allday to work with is beyond me,they should call them breakback packs.

[windowwashers]

From your vanmount through hosereel it will take about 5 mins to fill it,can`t see it myself really they don`t hold enough water.How some use them allday to work with is beyond me,they should call them breakback packs.

I was thinking maybe installing a large tap in my system at the bottom with a thick hose say 2 inch would fill in less than a min that way.

there is no way working with a backpack would last all day the amount I have to do the battery is to small.

Ian

[NWH]

Yeah that`s ok but your water would have to be 000 so it has to go through resin don`t forget unless your tank water is 000,my tank water is between 10-15 so it has to go through the hosereel.To much like hard work mate if you ask me,if i can get the hose to a window from the van then it`s job done you lift that breakback pack around with you allday long and you`ll know what i mean.

[windowwashers]

Yeah that`s ok but your water would have to be 000 so it has to go through resin don`t forget unless your tank water is 000,my tank water is between 10-15 so it has to go through the hosereel.To much like hard work mate if you ask me,if i can get the hose to a window from the van then it`s job done you lift that breakback pack around with you allday long and you`ll know what i mean.

my tank water is 000 always is.

I would never carry it around allday but would be handy for the odd few house here and there.

I use van mount always unless I cant, and that is wear a back pack will come in, thought about maybe a trolley still not sure either way.

Ian

[NWH]

I put mine on a trolley that i got from aldis,£18 and good quality aswell folds down to nothing but as i cable tied the backpack hose to the handle it had to stay upright.I have maybe 2-3 houses where it comes in handy but thats about it,i can see there usefull in some situations but i couldn`t use it for all my work it would be like pulling teeth.

[NWH]

Windowwashers if your tank water is 000 why do you have a RO vanmount system for.

[windowwashers]

Windowwashers if your tank water is 000 why do you have a RO vanmount system for.

I make the water from tap pre pre ro di di tank(pure)

I dont have storage at this house and I dont have a unit as yet, so needs must for the time being