[Erithwc]

Hi

With the drought coming soon i know im going to get asked why im not using a ladder & bucket so i want to find out how many ltrs of water does it take to clean the water that my washing machine would use to clean my scrims if that makes sense.

Thanks Paul

[SunShineCleaning]

20-25 gallons

[Erithwc]

20-25 gallons

so 112 ltrs max i use more than that so can't use that to warant using my pole back to the h&s factor 

[bumper]

1  buket hot water and a good sh squuezzing

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi

With the drought coming soon i know im going to get asked why im not using a ladder & bucket so i want to find out how many ltrs of water does it take to clean the water that my washing machine would use to clean my scrims if that makes sense.

Thanks Paul

Whilst the washing machine only uses about 100 litres of water per wash it then takes the water company about 5000 litres of 'clean' water to clean the detergent filled water that the washing machine has discharged into the drain.

Looking at the environmental impact then of traditional cleaning versus WFP cleaning

1 days work Traditional method
3 Buckets of soapy water = 15 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged bucket water = about 700 litres
1 washing machine load = about 100 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged water = about 5000 litres
Total clean water used per day = approximately 5815 litres

1 days work WFP method
400 litres of pure water in the van = 400 litres
Waste from RO to produce the 400 litres = 400 litres (no need to clean this as it is not polluted by detergents, just slightly high on TDS)
Total clean water used per day = 800 litres

Obviously there will be an increased environmental impact of the heavier WFP vehicle, but this is a different issue to the water usage issue.

[Small but perfectley formed]

How does clean water clean dirty water

[H S and Son]

I was just looking for that equivalent post on windotools 

[Alex Gardiner]

I was just looking for that equivalent post on windotools 

It is there somewhere - I just thought it easier to type it again than to search for it!

[dazmond]

i really dont see it affecting window cleaners.if your that concerned just wfp the top windows and trad the rest then at least it shows your showing a little bit of care.

i for one will just be wfpoling most windows as usual although there is no hosepipe ban imminent for manchester!!

i for one know i have lots of work where ladders is simply not an option so wfp every time.

as regards to the topic of this thread i bung a load of sill cloths,microfibres in the machine at the end of the working week even though im mainly wfp.lots of domestic customers like dry ground floor sills and doors!! it makes me stand out from the other window cleaners!!

[Erithwc]

Hi

With the drought coming soon i know im going to get asked why im not using a ladder & bucket so i want to find out how many ltrs of water does it take to clean the water that my washing machine would use to clean my scrims if that makes sense.

Thanks Paul

Whilst the washing machine only uses about 100 litres of water per wash it then takes the water company about 5000 litres of 'clean' water to clean the detergent filled water that the washing machine has discharged into the drain.

Looking at the environmental impact then of traditional cleaning versus WFP cleaning

1 days work Traditional method
3 Buckets of soapy water = 15 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged bucket water = about 700 litres
1 washing machine load = about 100 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged water = about 5000 litres
Total clean water used per day = approximately 5815 litres

1 days work WFP method
400 litres of pure water in the van = 400 litres
Waste from RO to produce the 400 litres = 400 litres (no need to clean this as it is not polluted by detergents, just slightly high on TDS)
Total clean water used per day = 800 litres

Obviously there will be an increased environmental impact of the heavier WFP vehicle, but this is a different issue to the water usage issue.

Thank you very much Alex Gardiner i will print this info off for future reference 

Thanks Paul

[zimzam]

  just coz it says it on the tinternet dont make it the truth.........     :

[Carl@Cwc]

Hi

With the drought coming soon i know im going to get asked why im not using a ladder & bucket so i want to find out how many ltrs of water does it take to clean the water that my washing machine would use to clean my scrims if that makes sense.

Thanks Paul

Whilst the washing machine only uses about 100 litres of water per wash it then takes the water company about 5000 litres of 'clean' water to clean the detergent filled water that the washing machine has discharged into the drain.

Looking at the environmental impact then of traditional cleaning versus WFP cleaning

1 days work Traditional method
3 Buckets of soapy water = 15 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged bucket water = about 700 litres
1 washing machine load = about 100 litres
Clean water used by water authority to clean this discharged water = about 5000 litres
Total clean water used per day = approximately 5815 litres

1 days work WFP method
400 litres of pure water in the van = 400 litres
Waste from RO to produce the 400 litres = 400 litres (no need to clean this as it is not polluted by detergents, just slightly high on TDS)
Total clean water used per day = 800 litres

Obviously there will be an increased environmental impact of the heavier WFP vehicle, but this is a different issue to the water usage issue.

Thank you very much Alex Gardiner i will print this info off for future reference 

Thanks Paul

how informative a post that was m8. thanx i will save that info

[Smudger]

nice post Alex with an interesting piece of info.

for what it's worth i put out some 'feelers' to customers today and not one had any negative comments
on using WFP while their was a hose pipe ban - all said well your ok, your hose goes to your van !

or - you have that special water not tap water  

so the perception appears to be that wfp water has nothing to do with the current hose pipe ban.


Darran