Quote from: Splash and dash on February 18, 2026, 02:26:35 pm

Quote from: dazmond on February 18, 2026, 09:04:23 am

Quote from: Pete Thompson on February 18, 2026, 07:53:54 am

This forum never ceases to amaze with the idiotic comments.

Of all the people who could be considered takers… mark munro LOL! The guy literally got off his backside and using his own time, money effort and massive risk created an entire exhibition from nothing which filled a niche perfectly.

And then, continued to do it every year, growing it, organising it, planning it etc. for the massive benefit of the window cleaning industry.

Sorry Mark, it’s just not enough. You must also be on here every day helping everyone with what pole hose to buy and brush heads. You just can’t make this stuff up!

I go to this show every year, and always find something highly useful and interesting, not to mention catch up on what’s happening. And it’s also the ONLY show you can bring kids too, so we can go without missing out on time with my daughter, and she is at an age where she finds it all fascinating and exciting.

Mark, I feel like I need to apologise in behalf of the morons on here. But please be assured there are many, many of us who are not morons and genuinely appreciate the work and effort that you have put in over the years and continue to do.

Keep up the good work, and please ignore the absolute cakes who think you should be dispensing daily advice on here instead of organising the most useful show in the industry.

I agree but it's only splash and dash that's having a dig. No one else is slagging him off....

Many feel the same way but can’t be bothered to post on here , that’s why so many have stopped using this forum , ime not afraid to speak out like some

Could you post a link to the survey you carried out to come to the conclusion you have about how others feel.

Thanks

 No survey needed ones have contacted me saying they agreed with what I said,  I said they should post a reply but they feel it’s a waist of time as to use one guys words it’s a toxic environment another said there are far to many clicks on here and he hasn’t posted in years due to the way ones  pick on others , I could quote a few more but can’t be bothered to.

Got to say because they gave me an extra swivel and a few extra washers . And the swivel lasts 6months I can probably last another year . In the mean time going to source a better swivel connector . Once I work out the size is the threaded screw . Rest of the reel is perfect .

I've never heard of tap tds being that high. I'm in the Anglian Water region and we have some of the hardest water in UK, its usually around the 400 mark, did mine this morning and it's a little higher at 435. Even the waste water from my ro only  registers around the 500 to 600 mark, 800 is just nuts, definitely ring up  your supplier (presumably AW or could be Cambridge Water?) and have a chat.

Edit..and borrow a colleagues tds meter just to check yours isn't faulty.

I'd use a second TDS metre to eliminate malfunction 🙂

Quote from: Splash and dash on February 24, 2026, 08:07:47 pm

Quote from: AuRavelling79 on February 24, 2026, 08:03:19 pm

Quote from: Andrew4444 on February 24, 2026, 07:20:23 pm

Thanks.  I will check.

I'm in st.ives but cambs one not cornwall.

Near huntingdon

I'm on the north west edge of Bristol and get supplied by Bristol Water. They use Chew Valley reservoirs in North Somerset AND draw off water from the Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire which is fed by the River Severn.

I find after a lot of rain my tds DROPS. I've been window cleaning WFP from here since 2005 and the pattern is as follows -

After a lot of rainy days Input TDS250/300 output 4-6ppm. After a dry spell, Input TDS 350 plus output 7-9ppm.

I use an old Merlin type PRF R/O with the uprated membranes.

We used to do a bit of work in Bristol and the reading was 450-475

Wow! It is certainly higher because of all the limestone around Bristol. In general terms When you are getting water via the reservoirs from the Mendips it is higher. I don't recall mine ever going above 400. Never lower than 250 either.

Maybe because I am on the NW edge I get more of mine from Purton on the Severn/Sharpness side rather than the Southern side of Bristol? So mine is a bit lower overall?

My water pressure is good - normally between 60 and 65psi naturally so that helps the output.

We used to fill up at a job in soundwell road and another in rough old fishponds 😂

Quote from: AuRavelling79 on February 24, 2026, 08:03:19 pm

Quote from: Andrew4444 on February 24, 2026, 07:20:23 pm

Thanks.  I will check.

I'm in st.ives but cambs one not cornwall.

Near huntingdon

I'm on the north west edge of Bristol and get supplied by Bristol Water. They use Chew Valley reservoirs in North Somerset AND draw off water from the Sharpness Canal in Gloucestershire which is fed by the River Severn.

I find after a lot of rain my tds DROPS. I've been window cleaning WFP from here since 2005 and the pattern is as follows -

After a lot of rainy days Input TDS250/300 output 4-6ppm. After a dry spell, Input TDS 350 plus output 7-9ppm.

I use an old Merlin type PRF R/O with the uprated membranes.

We used to do a bit of work in Bristol and the reading was 450-475

Wow! It is certainly higher because of all the limestone around Bristol. In general terms When you are getting water via the reservoirs from the Mendips it is higher. I don't recall mine ever going above 400. Never lower than 250 either.

Maybe because I am on the NW edge I get more of mine from Purton on the Severn/Sharpness side rather than the Southern side of Bristol? So mine is a bit lower overall?

My water pressure is good - normally between 60 and 65psi naturally so that helps the output.