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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: water meter
« Last post by Space monkey on December 18, 2025, 03:54:43 pm »Thank you
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Are we about to be regulated
« Last post by AuRavelling79 on December 18, 2025, 03:35:32 pm »https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-12-17/debates/D055A2C9-7E02-4741-A42E-962298B8AA16/WindowCleaningIndustryWorkplaceSafety
Wonder if we are about to be forced to buy compliant (no doubt more expensive) poles a that weigh a tonne
or made to complete a safety/training course ...
No we are not bgoing to be forced to buy compliant poles. The current guidance (pun attended) is to not put anything within 3 metres of a 33KV line. Electricity of that level can jump gaps.
Awareness and risk assessment are key.
If a mandatory training course came in (I don't see that either as mandatory training courses for ladders aren't a thing) then so be it.
One death or injury per year is too much. But it is incredibly low compared with ladders.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Purefreedom Reelmaster
« Last post by KS Cleaning on December 18, 2025, 03:28:24 pm »Purefreedom Reelmaster in powder coated steel ordered👍🏻
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Are we about to be regulated
« Last post by Scottish Cleaning Service on December 18, 2025, 02:44:40 pm »We already need a licence up here anyway. Probably to do with training prisoners to become window cleaners in jail. One of them will be trying to sue the Gov for falling off a ladder.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Are we about to be regulated
« Last post by Stoots on December 18, 2025, 02:39:38 pm »https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-12-17/debates/D055A2C9-7E02-4741-A42E-962298B8AA16/WindowCleaningIndustryWorkplaceSafety
Wonder if we are about to be forced to buy compliant (no doubt more expensive) poles a that weigh a tonne
or made to complete a safety/training course ...
Wonder if we are about to be forced to buy compliant (no doubt more expensive) poles a that weigh a tonne
or made to complete a safety/training course ...
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Purefreedom Reelmaster
« Last post by Splash and dash on December 18, 2025, 10:57:20 am »We have the pure freedom stainless steel twin stack reel masters they are ok very robust don’t have a swivel plate as the hoses go through the floor of the van
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by zesty on December 18, 2025, 10:39:13 am »Pay per mile will eventually apply to all motorists, it won’t end at ev’s. Still cheaper to run an EV even with Pay per mile.
The imbeciles that vote labour need to give there heads a wobble.
The imbeciles that vote labour need to give there heads a wobble.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Purefreedom Reelmaster
« Last post by NBwcs on December 18, 2025, 09:08:01 am »Yeah, I've got barn doors, but havnt had any problems. Don't be tempted to go for the new cheaper version without snag built in, terrible idea, you'll end up breaking customers garden ornaments or damaging something.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by dazmond on December 18, 2025, 08:16:10 am »The tories said they would scrap the petrol/diesel ban due to come into force in 2030 if they got back into power.....let's hope they get back in....Shame the site doesn't have a dislike button.
Ive got no desire to go electric at all and hopefully the next government will see sense and abolish it.
The whole green agenda is nonsense.
However, we’ve had a brand new Kia EV3 since August and its hands down the best car we’ve ever owned.
I’m a massive, and I mean massive, petrol head, but there is a place for EV’s.
For our type of work, and EV van is pretty much perfect, unless you’re doing loads of motorway miles.
Disclaimer - I absolutely despise the green agenda and owning and ev is purely based on what we wanted rather than ‘saving the planet’
I like using a diesel heater for window cleaning which will be a pain if im forced to lease an electric van. I just can't go back to cold water cleaning
Well there’s nothing stopping you having a diesel heater? Sure, you’ll need a separate tank, but that’s no big deal.
That’s not a reason to dislike EVs.
I agree with you the net zero policies are absolutely ludicrous, we are systematically destroying our own country over it.
Having a separate diesel tank in the van will have to do but it's much easier/convenient to run a diesel heater in a diesel van.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: EV Van Drivers, give us an update…
« Last post by dazmond on December 18, 2025, 08:12:51 am »The tories said they would scrap the petrol/diesel ban due to come into force in 2030 if they got back into power.....let's hope they get back in....Shame the site doesn't have a dislike button.
Ive got no desire to go electric at all and hopefully the next government will see sense and abolish it.
That comment is nearly as daft as you don’t need a van mounted system and I don’t need an electric reel that we’ve all lived through.
I’m 2 months electric and the running costs are 30% of what I was spending.
I’m happy with that and appreciate things may change but see sense, what on earth does that mean?
That'll soon change when the government charges you per mile for road tax!😄👍