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winter
« on: August 20, 2008, 10:51:43 pm »
During the winter what percentage of your working week are you actually able to work

Dean Aspects

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Re: winter
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2008, 10:55:54 pm »
I find very little change as it rains in the summer as much as the rest of the year the only difference is probably the length of the day i work but thats only about 4-6 weeks when it gets dark earlier

tonyoliver

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Re: winter
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2008, 10:58:57 pm »
100%

dave0123

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Re: winter
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2008, 11:23:11 pm »
I think it stays more dry in the winter just cold but dry.. love it me ;D
Dave.

seandyer2003

Re: winter
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2008, 11:29:24 pm »
I prefer winter to summer, just those dark mornings, evenings i dont like, but the temperature is pretty good for window cleaning i think because i hate sweating my a** of in the heat.

macmac

Re: winter
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2008, 11:32:32 pm »
I prefere to work in the cold but hate sub-zero for wfp, frozen hoses, paths left like ice rinks etc!

Tony

seandyer2003

Re: winter
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2008, 11:33:25 pm »
Yeh, but i only remember one or two sub zero days in last year they were around xmas 2007

macmac

Re: winter
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2008, 11:35:14 pm »
Yeh, but i only remember one or two sub zero days in last year they were around xmas 2007

Well up here north of the border we had -8 & -6 regular last winter :'(

Tony

john tomkins

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Re: winter
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2008, 11:46:21 pm »
Don't know about percentage, but it sometimes dont get light till gone 9am and going dark again by 3:15pm so obviously cant do as much even if you need to catch up :(

Wayne Thomas

Re: winter
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2008, 03:04:43 am »
Roll on winter, might get some decent weather. August in Devon has had more than twice the average rainfall and that was up until the 18th of this month so far, simply because the jet stream is sitting much futher south over us than usual. Definitely getting dryer days in winter than July & August as this climate change trend is going these past few years.

Re: winter
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2008, 05:37:32 am »
During the winter what percentage of your working week are you actually able to work
every day, had pole freeze solid once or twice last year took a while to defrost them.

pingu

Re: winter
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2008, 07:16:14 am »
Worked pretty much all of last winter...couple of days of high winds and rain, couple of days where the water was freezing as it hit the ground and ledges...

But rescheduled and I did not loose any income....must admit I did remove the pump box and reel from the van on more than a couple of occassions.

Plan my work days around 09:00 - 15:30 during the summer and winter so...have a clear idea of my income throughout the year.

Cheers
Dave.

NWH

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Re: winter
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2008, 06:57:32 pm »
I love the winter,cold bright days love it.

matt

Re: winter
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2008, 07:41:32 pm »
ive lost more this SUMMER than i did last winter  :(

it shouldnt be like that should it  ? ? ? ??

Re: winter
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2008, 07:48:32 pm »
Does IPA acctually stop the freezing at the mix most use it at? (What ever that may be!)

NWH

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Re: winter
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2008, 07:50:49 pm »
Does IPA acctually stop the freezing at the mix most use it at? (What ever that may be!)
At -2 my Y peice and pole hoses were freezing,i used ipa and worked with no problems at -5.

Re: winter
« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2008, 07:57:44 pm »
Does IPA acctually stop the freezing at the mix most use it at? (What ever that may be!)
At -2 my Y peice and pole hoses were freezing,i used ipa and worked with no problems at -5.

How much did you use, in what sized tank?

kris martin

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Re: winter
« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2008, 08:33:16 pm »
whats ipa

NWH

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Re: winter
« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2008, 08:41:10 pm »
Does IPA acctually stop the freezing at the mix most use it at? (What ever that may be!)
At -2 my Y peice and pole hoses were freezing,i used ipa and worked with no problems at -5.

How much did you use, in what sized tank?
There`s a big thread on this that will give you all the answers,i had a 500ltr tank last year and used about 330mls,i think that`s how much is in a can of coke.