[kevin James]

This forum has improved my daily work routine big time!

Tips gleaned:

1) Without doubt, the L5. Got it working early December & have only missed 2 days work this winter. Plus warm hands & place to heat up the pasties!

2) Gardiner Pole.  Used alloy poles before. The speed increase worth between £20 - £30 a day.

3) using 2 angle adaptor in tandem on the pole. Think it was macmac who suggested this. Really gives flexibility with deep cills plus you've got a spare handy if one breaks.

3) FTP for sending you tube link on snow plowing. Shall have ordered a plow for the quad in April ( i know, the snows gone but it's service time then & cheaper off season )
Asda, M&S etc couldn't get their car parks cleared & it does look fun.
Hey Dave, for this golden tip how about I work with you one day next winter. I'll gonahead & clear the way!

Anybody else picked up goodies from the forum?

Kevin.

[kevin James]

And I forgot to add the example if Jeff Brimble in acheiving Water usage of 200 litres per day, down from 800.
His tips on 1mm jets & using algarde hose have proved themselves in considerable financial savings, what with being on a meter.

Kevin.

[pingu]

Kevin what that link for the quad snowploughs?

Cheers
Dave.

[ftp]

I'll swap this    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2vUuV9FfPU&feature=related

For the secret to cut my water usage in half!
   

[macmac]

It was me regards the angle adaptors. Now try a swivel connector for even faster & easier poling

[kevin James]

Kevin what that link for the quad snowploughs?

Cheers
Dave.

here you go dave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2vUuV9FfPU&feature=youtube_gdata

[kevin James]

I'll swap this    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2vUuV9FfPU&feature=related

For the secret to cut my water usage in half!
   

Get 1mm jets off gardiners. Drill another hole next to thecexidtinf jets ( I think the hole dia is 2mm). Fit the new jets & use 4mm algarde hose fir pole hose. Also have 15 m if the same hose at the end if your main hose. Then between windies just pinch the algarde & the flow stops.
You'll be down to 200 litres before you know it.

[Jeff Brimble]

You can go smaller than 1mm,  I use 4 jets  a 1/16" drill bit is a tad smaller than 1mm , but Hozelock micro jets are also smaller than 1mm if you buy the right colour. err Kev its usually 100Litres /day  but with the glass being so dirty from the snow you may have to increase the ammount.

[ftp]

I use at least 400 a day and shut the water off after every window. 

[lee_dewing]

1mm jets & using algarde hose have proved themselves in considerable financial savings, what with being on a meter.

Kevin.

can anyone point me to post on this or elaborate a bit more.

i remember looking at a website couldn't work out what jets were the one's needed.

also are fan jets better than pencil jets, better rinse, less or more water used.

thanks lee

[michael papworth]

You can go smaller than 1mm,  I use 4 jets  a 1/16" drill bit is a tad smaller than 1mm , but Hozelock micro jets are also smaller than 1mm if you buy the right colour. err Kev its usually 100Litres /day  but with the glass being so dirty from the snow you may have to increase the ammount.

This isn't really pertinent, but 1/16 inch = 1.6 mm. And that's quite a bit bigger area.

A 1 mm jet has a cross sectional area (CSA) of about 0.78 mm².

A 1.6 mm jet has a CSA of about 2 mm² - 2 1/2 times as much.

A 2 mm jet has a CSA of about 3.14 mm².

So 4 x 1 mm jets has the same CSA one single 2 mm jet.

A set of 4 x 1.6 mm jets has a greater CSA than a pair of 2 mm jets.

[Jeff Brimble]

Thanks Wally I am sure you are right, I was going off memory, its a smaller bit so maybe a miniscule 1-2 32nd, no idea as I cannnot read the size    but it is imperial and smaller than 1mm
hmm will have to check on the Hozelocks jet size as well 
Lee do a search for algarde on Matts diy site or I think theres a few topics here, back in the mists of time,
Darn I hate this weather 

[Clive McDonald]

You're good with figures wally.

I've never ever understood this idea of Jeff's.


The ratio i look at is water to time, and time to money,i'm a 600l kinda guy,and i work fast.

Not saying what i do is right, but i work to earn money, and the more i do in the least time the better.The high flow does much of the work for me.I'm on q meter- this is about £2 a day, and hot is another £1,- so for £3 i get to splosh for dosh.

[gary999]

i use 40% less water since i changed over jets and hosing
around 1 ltr pr min im no slower than when i was splashing
water around everywhere.

i carry less water every day now so less water production needed
and weight in van so less fuel,over along period of time a good
saving on cost.

i have very few issues when working in really cold temperatures
as i leave very little water around i hardly had to salt at all
during the period we had snow.

i prefer to work as if im threading an eye of needle rather
than smashing a nut with a hammer

[dazmond]

for all those window cleaners that are a few months away from the changeover to wfp.ask ur custys do they want a upvc clean with the window clean and put in a good price then theyll be ready for wfpoling with reduced risk of spotting and youve earned good money before the changeover.

its just a thought!


dazmond