[dazmond]

any of you guys wasted money on equipment in hindsight?

heres mine!

1.vikan stiff sill brush/mono rectangle      too heavy!

2.fibre glass 20ft streamline pole             rubbish!too heavy and bendy!

3.4-5 sections of unger teleplus              hardly used but might come in handy in future!

4.ladder stand off.                                   again hardly ever used!

5.gul gloves                                             fell apart after 4 weeks

6.25ft hydra alloy pole                             too heavy hardly used

7.unger hi-flo with soap dispenser          rubbish and again too heavy with crap brush!

[dave.e]

any of you guys wasted money on equipment in hindsight?

heres mine!

1.vikan stiff sill brush/mono rectangle      too heavy!

2.fibre glass 20ft streamline pole             rubbish!too heavy and bendy!

3.4-5 sections of unger teleplus              hardly used but might come in handy in future!

4.ladder stand off.                                   again hardly ever used!






5.gul gloves                                             fell apart after 4 weeks

6.25ft hydra alloy pole                             too heavy hardly used

7.unger hi-flo with soap dispenser          rubbish and again too heavy with crap brush!

Hi daz there are some replies to your post on this one  ( totally fed up)

[Small but perfectley formed]

At least 2k on sh7t not fit for purpose equipment the manufacturers should be ashamed.

[lee_dewing]

Hi Daz,

I think i could fund a nice holiday on the money i've wasted over the 7 yrs window cleaning

No one thing i've wasted a fourtone on, just all the different squeegee's , pouches, applicator sleeves, clothes, scrapers.

then wfp, streamline poles are pants, microbore fittings male/female (cost alot for what they are)

Regards to ladder stand off, thought mine was not needed, until i used for conny roof clean; put on base section on ladder, then put standoff resting under conny roof gutter, just above window frames.

Really helps speed things up for conny roof cleans

Ps: wish i had bought standoff with V notch in to rest on corners of wallls, for getting on top of kitchen extensions.

Will probably buy one soon, more money

[bobby p]

 LYTE domestic ladder- strong as matchwood !

[LWC]

Gets to me when i really have a think about the money ive wasted, ive realy wasted ALOT of money.

Crap poles snapping, crap hose reels falling apart - the metal ones to, i wasnt happy with them! Crap micorbore splitting and bulging! The list goes on.

Fortunately now i know whats what now and get away with minimum expense. Ive just cut my fuel bill in half by getting a new van. I now use harris poles, and hozelock reels, cheap as chips and hard wearing!

This aint an expensive game unless you make it

[lee_dewing]

LWC how do you cut van fuel bills to half;

LPG?

[mci services]

LWC how do you cut van fuel bills to half;

LPG?

he bought a van and stopped using his fuel guzzling car

[LWC]

LWC how do you cut van fuel bills to half;

LPG?

Was using a 2.3 petrol for galaxy (dont ask) lol, 20 quid used to get about 70 miles...gone to a vauxhal combo 1.7 DIESEL 20 quid put in other day, got 170 miles and i still had more in there but put some in anyway lol

[Nathanael Jones]

Worst gear I ever bought:

Merlin RO,.. tap pressure to low & output tds was still over 50

Flag poles,.. light, short & clampless,... also whippy, short lifespan & they spin

Autobrush,.. great concept, but too heavy

Cheap work boots,.. used to go through 3 pairs a year. Decent Goretex all the way now

Cheap waterproofs,.. If you're going to be working in the wet you need gear that actually keeps you dry

Sealskinz,.. the quality of these gloves had disappeared completely. the last pair I got didn't even last 3 weeks of very light use. I use Fox gloves now.

Rectus 21 connectors. They don't last & they leak! I use the slightly bigger rectus 19 ones now, which are cheaper & actually do the job they're supposed to!

[luther1]

Rojak Stopper

[Lee GLS]

I bought an aquadapter,

i hated it

then i love it

then i hated it

then i loved it

then it hated it

then i loved it

so is it a waste of money i dont know, i cant make my mind up or should i put it in the best equipment bought topic


PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE DAZ I KEEP CHANGING MY MIND

 

[Frankybadboy]

really havent wasted any money cause i read this good forum and listen to what people have said,

[Paul Coleman]

The two main items that spring to mind are a trolley and a couple of ladders that weren't up to the job.
At the start I bought a van mount, a trolley and a backpack.  In hindsight, I should have left out the trolley.  They're OK if you can't do a van mount but otherwise, van mount and occasional backpack have been fine.

[jonboywalton75]

The two main items that spring to mind are a trolley and a couple of ladders that weren't up to the job.
At the start I bought a van mount, a trolley and a backpack.  In hindsight, I should have left out the trolley.  They're OK if you can't do a van mount but otherwise, van mount and occasional backpack have been fine.

Ditto

[gary999]

ladders 

[SPE]

2 very exspensive mistakes

merlin ro, complete and utter waste of time, rubbish pure tds level and an appauling waste ratio.

emporium modular poles, snapped in half, chipped, splintered, stuck together, blah blah and emptied my bank account by well over £400

 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

wheres the merlin gone

[SPE]

wheres the merlin gone

long gone now, I have a 4040, when the merlins membranes were shot I did advertise it on here as spare housing, thought it might be useful for someone who had cracked one in cold weather but there were no takers so it went to the tip