[glimmer man]

Am a trad window cleaner just starting out and want a wfp system to do tops with. To a ignorant like me it seems real complicated and a bit of hastle purifing the water etc. also would i need a vehicle mount system really or can you get good trolley or pack pack systems that do the job equally as good as a vehichle set up.All info greatly recieved guys.Thanks.
TONY 

[groundhog]

Hi Tony, it is not complicated at all mate and the advice I would give is not to go out and spend a fortune on an expensive system. You can make an excellent system yourself,  all you need is an ro unit which you can purchase from ro man or similar, an ro200 is perfectly adequate if you are working on your own. You will need a holding tank, 600 ltrs is probably big enough if you are on your own, you then need a baffled tank for your van, check the payload on your van to see what size tank you are able to fit, but 400 ltrs or more is ideal if your van can take it. Get the tank secuarly fitted as if its not it could be very nasty in an accident! you then need a pump, a hose reel and a pole, you then have a cheap but very effective system, there is a link on here somewhere for a diy site that will show you exactly how to do it.

I started out with trolley, but I would say don't bother as it is a real pain getting it in and out of your van all the time and time consuming. If you are just using it for tops, I think that a backpack may well be a good idea although I have not tried one yet, I am planning to get one soon. Back packs are cheap, and probably an excellent way to try out wfp and make your own mind up as to whether its for you or not.

[glimmer man]

thanks guys that makes it all alot clearer.Will it even take off the sort of dried on birds mess and fly spots that sometimes require a scrapper to remove.And how are you able to see these sometimes very small when you are stood on the ground?Do you use any detergent in the water or does the pure water do the job.Vision on which pack pack do you use mate.

[glimmer man]

Is all that is envolved in purifying the water just filling the tank and letting your ro do the rest or is there more to it then that like adding resin and stuff.IS it loads more expensive to just buy your pure water is it is availible.Sorry for all the questions but i had nevr really even heard of wfp before i found this website as no one in my area(backwards down here in somerset) YET! and i am pretty interested.I love the results i get from trad and it leaves the upvc and the window literally gleaming after i have but hate using ladders as i work on my own as a new starter thus have no one to foot my ladders