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chuggers

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New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« on: February 20, 2009, 09:30:37 am »
Ordered my new WCW Backpack today off their website last night, i'm like a kid on christmas eve!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Im hoping this piece of kit is gonna save me a lot of hose dragging and snagging, and Ive been told i should be able to do about three houses off one fill. Anyone got any experience of using these??
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CLEANGLASSUK

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2009, 09:39:37 am »
You will be lucky to do three window's if they havnt been cleaned before, But seriously back packs are great but the water in them doesnt last long.
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Nathanael Jones

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2009, 01:23:45 pm »
£95 + VAT???

They were £80 +VAT before,.. or £71 inclusive of VAT & delivery off ebay!!
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chuggers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 01:29:29 pm »
I did have a gander on ebay, they were not the same spec with the 85psi pump. not the ones i could find anyway! i asked the lads about the price increase, apparantly its to do with the pound going down against the euro, makes sense i guess but still a pain in the ****!

but then again, compared to the 180+vat the shurflo would set me back, its still a no brainer!
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Darren O

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2009, 02:00:28 pm »
The company that makes these backpacks is the same company that makes those dodgy trollies that Omnipole and the guy from Ebay sell ive got one already the backpack costs £40 and the trolley costs £90  if you buy them from China but i dont no what the delivery charges would be like coming from China.
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chuggers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 02:51:52 pm »
Quote from: DARREN O on February 20, 2009, 02:00:28 pm
The company that makes these backpacks is the same company that makes those dodgy trollies that Omnipole and the guy from Ebay sell ive got one already the backpack costs £40 and the trolley costs £90  if you buy them from China but i dont no what the delivery charges would be like coming from China.

Cheers for the info mate, i bet the delivery costs are ridiculous for one backpack, and it seems like a lot of hassle! The price im still happy with, so c'mon guys I just wanted to know ARE THEY ANY GOOD!??? :P
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Andrew McCann

Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 04:35:17 pm »
Quote from: Nathanael Jones on February 20, 2009, 01:23:45 pm
£95 + VAT???

They were £80 +VAT before,.. or £71 inclusive of VAT & delivery off ebay!!

It's the exchange rate that explains this.

The Chinese want paying in dollars so anything imported from there will be a lot more expensive now.

Andrew
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john tomkins

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 04:43:51 pm »
Quote from: chuggers on February 20, 2009, 02:51:52 pm
The price im still happy with, so c'mon guys I just wanted to know ARE THEY ANY GOOD!??? :P

Too late to worry about it now, you should have asked that question BEFORE you bought it ::)
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chuggers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2009, 04:47:58 pm »
Quote from: john tomkins on February 20, 2009, 04:43:51 pm
Quote from: chuggers on February 20, 2009, 02:51:52 pm
The price im still happy with, so c'mon guys I just wanted to know ARE THEY ANY GOOD!??? :P

Too late to worry about it now, you should have asked that question BEFORE you bought it ::)

Well its still more relevant than quibbling about a couple of quid when ive already paid for the thing!  :o
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KINGAKNAA

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2009, 04:49:30 pm »
I have one after running a shurflo backpack for 1 1/2 years. Have had the WCW number for 6 months and find it better, I CAN do 3 2 bed semis or 2 3 bed semis on one fill. Capacity is not as large as shurflo but it has a more powerful pump, 1 speed so no messing with settings. I've had it apart and its a much simpler set up than the shurflo, with much easier access to the parts. Kept my battery from the shurflo so have a back up. The shurflo pump gave up the ghost by the way and I was'nt paying £70 for a new pump when I could have a new pack for the same price!!!!
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Jeff Brimble

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2009, 05:57:47 pm »
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tacky

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2009, 10:05:17 pm »
like kingaknaa i have both .n i prefer the wcw backpack .maybe its because im not much of a diy .( to transfer the switch on the shurflo from the bottom to the top ) mind u iv got to patch the shurflo up .after my son bumped it n cracked the bottom . n the wcw bp is easyier to carry
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windowswashed

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2009, 10:30:34 pm »
I have two of them. One's filling on a float switch whilst the other is being used for window cleaning so no time wasted waiting to fill up or transfer water from van tank to backpack. Very impressive. Much more practical with a sensible hand held handle built into backpack.
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trevor povey

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2009, 10:44:00 pm »
would these backpacks be any good for conservatory cleaning with ecowash?

just thinking of how long 15 ltrs would last on a job?


I have also have a 50 ltr trolley but just wanted to keep it for window cleaning with pure.
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Window Washers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2009, 10:50:21 pm »
Quote from: trevor povey on February 20, 2009, 10:44:00 pm
would these backpacks be any good for conservatory cleaning with ecowash in them?

just thinking of how long 15 ltrs would last on a job?
expensive way to do it, as you can get a hand pump sprayer a lot cheaper no battery to mess about with. I am sure you can get a hand pump sprayer somewhere with 15l/18l capacity as the guys I saw a few years back hand them for weedkilling and they was hand pumping them..
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trevor povey

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2009, 10:57:07 pm »
I,ll look into one of them ian, will need to get us upto gutter and fascia level though...



ps i.ll be in touch later nxt wk re the other business cheers... poovey!! ;D ;D
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Window Washers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2009, 11:14:50 pm »
Quote from: trevor povey on February 20, 2009, 10:57:07 pm
I,ll look into one of them ian, will need to get us upto gutter and fascia level though...



ps i.ll be in touch later nxt wk re the other business cheers... poovey!! ;D ;D
I have an easy way for that that fella, and very simple to do, you use it every day on your set up anyway  ;)
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trevor povey

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2009, 11:47:50 pm »
Quote from: windowwashers on February 20, 2009, 11:14:50 pm
Quote from: trevor povey on February 20, 2009, 10:57:07 pm
I,ll look into one of them ian, will need to get us upto gutter and fascia level though...



ps i.ll be in touch later nxt wk re the other business cheers... poovey!! ;D ;D
I have an easy way for that that fella, and very simple to do, you use it every day on your set up anyway  ;)

aup Ian ... re fascia and outside of gutter cleaning on domestics i,ve always done them from ladders and by hand ... weather or not by using a wfp/truckwash will give similar results is something we,ll find out. :-\ :-\
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Window Washers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2009, 11:52:28 pm »
Quote from: trevor povey on February 20, 2009, 11:47:50 pm
Quote from: windowwashers on February 20, 2009, 11:14:50 pm
Quote from: trevor povey on February 20, 2009, 10:57:07 pm
I,ll look into one of them ian, will need to get us upto gutter and fascia level though...



ps i.ll be in touch later nxt wk re the other business cheers... poovey!! ;D ;D
I have an easy way for that that fella, and very simple to do, you use it every day on your set up anyway  ;)

aup Ian ... re fascia and outside of gutter cleaning on domestics i,ve always done them from ladders and by hand ... weather or not by using a wfp/truckwash will give similar results is something we,ll find out. :-\ :-\
My results doing these wfp have always been good so cant see why yours would not be.
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chuggers

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Re: New WCW Backpack FINALLY in!!
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2009, 03:32:28 am »
cheers  guys exactly the sort of info I'm looKing for. That's what a forum is all about in my books.  ::)all in all sounds like a good buy for a relatively non educated newbie like me!   
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