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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gr cleaning solutions on July 10, 2011, 12:52:56 pm
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wet n dry vac bought from lidl £47 and bits from bnq about £30 went home and made this and it works great
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well done!
i seen theese the other day and had the same idea just havnt had the time to do it,
what have you used for the poles? and to couple them togher?
full marks for effort and saved a fortune, 1600 w arnt they
thanks
colin
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Thanks Ive been meaning to make one for a while to but i was waiting for the vac,s to come into stock .
I got the idea for p@f from on here and i used the 2 metre mini flow gutter down pipe for the tubing and to couple them together i use 55mm tube and some jubilee clips
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How did you get it for 47? It is £65 on the lidl website?
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I went to get the £65 one but when i got there ,there was some the same make , power etc but in a different box for £47 so i got that one
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u used it yet, what is it like
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did my back guttering before and cleared it no problem going to try it out at the parents house later
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I picked one up today but the hose is a very small diameter even though the inlet is a decent size. I need to find a way of adapting 38mm or 51mm pipe to fit.
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i used a mini flow pipe socket and taped with black insulation tape
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mini flow pipe socket? What's that may I ask?
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have a look at the bnq website at the gutter section then look under mini line guttering its what i have used for tubeing etc
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awesome i want one! 8)
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if a bloke on ebay can sell a wheelie bin for a wfp system then you could def sell that as a domestic use gutter vac mate!
for the money you have spent, you must be well happy with that!
easily sell them for £150+
i bet even some of us on here would buy one if they couldnt do it themselves.
very good mate 10 out of 10.
watching blue peter in your childhood has paid off ;)
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Thanks wc solutions i always knew watch blue peter would pay off lol
if i had the time and i could get the machines i would make a load up as i enjoy making thing in the garage
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Thanks wc solutions i always knew watch blue peter would pay off lol
if i had the time and i could get the machines i would make a load up as i enjoy making thing in the garage
can u make my tea then please - nice pie n chips will do mate ;D
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sorry thats the wifes job ;D
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if you bought one of these vac, could ur run it off your van from one of these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Automotive-RINV120-12V-240V/dp/B002XDERD8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1310308774&sr=8-4
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do you use a mirror to see what you are doing? or even a camera?
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do you use a mirror to see what you are doing? or even a camera?
no thats also his wifes job! ;D
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gr, could you give me a full list of all materials used, am gonna knock one of these up tomorrow mate ;)
cheers
tripster
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gr, could you give me a full list of all materials used, am gonna knock one of these up tomorrow mate ;)
cheers
tripster
me too, me too! ;D
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Got mine up and running with Superlight tubes and 38mm hose. Not bad suction and light as a feather.
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Thanks Ive been meaning to make one for a while to but i was waiting for the vac,s to come into stock .
I got the idea for p@f from on here and i used the 2 metre mini flow gutter down pipe for the tubing and to couple them together i use 55mm tube and some jubilee clips
Where did you get 55mm tube? I scoured B&Q and couldn't find any.
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will post a list after ive had some dinner
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Ok guys, I 've been messing about with making a coupling out of the mini downpipe. What I have done is to cut two 12" sections of the down pipe. One section needs to have straight ends. You need to cut one of the ends of the other 12" section at an angle as it needs to slide into the other section. Heat the straingt cut 12" section very gently at one end. Wehn warm, slide the pointy end (you have just cut) of the other 12" section into it. Gently work it up the section reheating as necessary. Don't heat too much or it will tear.
Once you have expanded both ends of your 12" section, you have a coupling you can use for the longer 2m sections.
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ok what i used : 3 x 50mm x 2mtr mini flow down pipe
: 2 x 50mm mini flow112.5 offset bends
: 1 x 50mm mini flow pipe socket
: 6 x 50mm jubilee clips
: black tape
:1 x 55mm down pipe
: 1 x wet n dry vac
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ok what i used : 3 x 50mm x 2mtr mini flow down pipe
: 2 x 50mm mini flow112.5 offset bends
: 1 x 50mm mini flow pipe socket
: 6 x 50mm jubilee clips
: black tape
:1 x 55mm down pipe
: 1 x wet n dry vac
Love you man
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I bet all the gutter vac sellers love this post ;)
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i dont mind shareing ;D
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exellent gess wot im doing tomorrow ;D
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please dont ask for a step by step it will take me forever to write it :-[
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please dont ask for a step by step it will take me forever to write it :-[
Did you get the 55mm down pipe in bnq? I couldn't see any.
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i see all the plastic fittings on the b@q website, but i cant find 55mm downpipe, only 50mm
http://search.diy.com/search#?p=Q&srid=S8%2dUKSR02&lbc=diy&ts=ajax&w=mini%20line%20guttering&uid=97649323&method=and&isort=score&view=grid&srt=24
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No i rip it from an old shed in the garden what about wickes or homebase ?
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please dont ask for a step by step it will take me forever to write it :-[
before we know it we will have diy gutter vac section!
diy gutter vacs could work very well, as the main unit (the wet vac) is already made so we are just playing around with the tools of the vac really.
if they work well, gets work and customers are happy then happy days hey!
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is 1500watt gonna be powerfull enough though? ???
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wet n dry vac bought from lidl £47 and bits from bnq about £30 went home and made this and it works great
i cant bring up pic to see need help ???
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GR, Did the bricklayer not know how to point up that wall in your picture? ;D
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I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GONE INTO PRODUCTION ...........DARN YOU DIYers ;D ;D ;D
Thanks for the recognition chief !
Glad it went well.
Oh and i think the minifit is being discontinued by b&q , my brother picked some up for a £1 a tube last week , thats the reason they gave him anyway .
Rich
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only 55mm i could find is solvent waste the od is 55mm and the id is 50 so i reckon if you cut down the middle you will be able to slip the 50mm in side and tighten jubile clips . bingo ??? i think aint tride it yet so gonna have ago
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What like this you mean , too much time in my shed me thinks !
Rich
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Rich
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Your welcome p @ f took me a while to find your old post to help me along.
And rayleigh there was a fence in front of the wall.
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So you are the mystery pointer then ? ;D ;D ;D
Rich
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so do they work ? are they powerful enough?
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yes thats it ive tried it under the strictest scientific conditions the back ;Dgarden tried it on my gutters it works ;D ;D
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yes thats it ive tried it under the strictest scientific conditions the back ;Dgarden tried it on my gutters it works ;D ;D
i need videos mate 8) pleeeaaaassee :P
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Here's another one ;D
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hydro do you have link and a name for the fittings coming out of your vac and the connector for your pole....
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http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=51156.0
Threaded rod and hose supports. Gardiners sourced the bits yonks ago but as far as I'm aware they don't do this anymore?
The guy who did the post - MrH still posts on Nats forum I believe. Probably get the rod from B&Q, the supports I'm not sure about but a quick Google should bring them up. Maybe Dualpumps.co.uk
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so again, how do you see what your doing? are you gonna put a mirroe on it?
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A customer of mine has his own cctv business hopefully he will sort me something can use
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Used mine this morning - not bad. Still had to get the ladders out to unblock an S bend of roots and grass.
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A customer of mine has his own cctv business hopefully he will sort me something can use
cool
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Used mine this morning - not bad. Still had to get the ladders out to unblock an S bend of roots and grass.
so its not powerfull enough then! shame
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http://www.omni-guttervac.com/guttervac_system.html
this one as 3 1400 motors! :o
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so after seeing alot of diy vacs made - whats your total cost spent please??
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http://www.omni-guttervac.com/guttervac_system.html
this one as 3 1400 motors! :o
Slight difference in price! ;D
I used to use a 3600W vac and to be honest it would rarely clear an S bend if chogged with roots and mud.
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Got mine from lidls yesterday plus all this bits n bobs from B Q and wickes
Tried it on my own small gutters yesterday evening, what i found is that the 50mm gooseneck was too large,so today got a 50mm to 32mm reducer and used 32mm pipe, in old money thats 1 and a quarter inch wastepipe.
Just tried it now and it works a treat. ;D
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Got mine from lidls yesterday plus all this bits n bobs from B Q and wickes
Tried it on my own small gutters yesterday evening, what i found is that the 50mm gooseneck was too large,so today got a 50mm to 32mm reducer and used 32mm pipe, in old money thats 1 and a quarter inch wastepipe.
Just tried it now and it works a treat. ;D
yeah smaller pipe = more suction surely! good thinking. but it you go too small it would get clogged up though no?
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Hydrophyl is right. There isn't a vac that will clear every blockage, especially a tough weed in a downpipe.
Fortunately these are quite rare but I still have ladders just in case ....
... and then theres the customer who asks you to "just pop up and fix the downpipe" that has come out of it's housing.
I'm happy with most of these jobs. But I know my limitations. If I don't like the look of it I get my mate the roofer to do it ;)
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Hydrophyl is right. There isn't a vac that will clear every blockage, especially a tough weed in a downpipe.
Fortunately these are quite rare but I still have ladders just in case ....
... and then theres the customer who asks you to "just pop up and fix the downpipe" that has come out of it's housing.
I'm happy with most of these jobs. But I know my limitations. If I don't like the look of it I get my mate the roofer to do it ;)
spot on!
i find a good 80% of houses - down pipes have dropped as the wall brackets have come loose and need re drilling
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Here is the latest.... As you know on monday i bought one of these Lidl vacs :)
Today Frank sent his mrs to Lidls to buy ??? you guessed a wet n dry vac
This afternoon i was telling another window cleaning mate about them.... Yep off to Lidls he goes ;D
I think its gonna be record sales in the Bristol Lidl stores this week for wet n dry vacs ;D
Errrrr who else can i tell???
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Here is the latest.... As you know on monday i bought one of these Lidl vacs :)
Today Frank sent his mrs to Lidls to buy ??? you guessed a wet n dry vac
This afternoon i was telling another window cleaning mate about them.... Yep off to Lidls he goes ;D
I think its gonna be record sales in the Bristol Lidl stores this week for wet n dry vacs ;D
Errrrr who else can i tell???
where me bloody parts you. >:( :P
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Ah yes, forgot to mention muggings here has to go buy franks fittings ,and then if thats not enough, make them up for him, coz he's so flipping thick!!!
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Ah yes, forgot to mention muggings here has to go buy franks fittings ,and then if thats not enough, make them up for him, coz he's so flipping thick!!!
make me one then mate! still a few in my two local lidls stores! ;D
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Any of you guys from scotland, just letting ya know if your in the market for a lidl vac, the lidl's at tollcross has four or five in stock...£65..
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Any of you guys from scotland, just letting ya know if your in the market for a lidl vac, the lidl's at tollcross has four or five in stock...£65..
we only want English vacs thank you ;D
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;D
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Ah yes, forgot to mention muggings here has to go buy franks fittings ,and then if thats not enough, make them up for him, coz he's so flipping thick!!!
whos the thicko here, ;D ;D ;D
wheres me booldy pipes.cant you drop them around :P
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Ah yes, forgot to mention muggings here has to go buy franks fittings ,and then if thats not enough, make them up for him, coz he's so flipping thick!!!
whos the thicko here, ;D ;D ;D
wheres me booldy pipes.cant you drop them around :P
I will shove em where the sun dont shine tomorrow when you attend my bbq :)
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Ah yes, forgot to mention muggings here has to go buy franks fittings ,and then if thats not enough, make them up for him, coz he's so flipping thick!!!
whos the thicko here, ;D ;D ;D
wheres me booldy pipes.cant you drop them around :P
I will shove em where the sun dont shine tomorrow when you attend my bbq :)
well it wont be shinning tomorrow, ;D ;D ;D ;Dbilly no mates