[paul ette]

I see a few local people and people on here with a small van (that must have a small tank) just wondered how much water you use on an average 8 hour day, If I have a full days work I use close to 500 litres of water, how do you survive with a small van? Do you trad the rest when you run out?

[SeanK]

I used to use the same until I cut my flow rate from 44 down to 28 now use about 300 litres.
Made no difference to the quality of the clean so might reduce it again next year.

[paul ette]

That's good for a full day, I use a 500 litre tank in a merc Vito, see loads of people with kangoo size vans and transit connects, would love to use a small van but they won't hold a 500 litre tank

[Smudger]

Depends on how busy and what sort of cleans your doing

My guys usually do a full day and use around 400 ltrs solo or 650 when it's a 2 man set up

Darran

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

I drive a Combo van with a 350 litre tank, on average I work about 7 hours a day and rarely use all the 350 litres of water.
I do believe that a lot of window cleaners use far more water than is required for maintenance cleans.

[smearo]

The faster the flow the faster the clean !!!!!!

[keyser soze]

350 on average for me . i work all day with that

[marc]

I only have a 210ltr tank in my van and i would not be able to get a bigger one in as I'm driving a MINI clubvan great to drive but can't get a lt in lol most of my work is local to me so i start at furthest house and work back to mine then just fill up at home when I'm low have a cuppa tea take the dog out then back to work with another 210ltrs works for me and i never have trouble parking lol marc

[paul ette]

I use a varistream controller on a flow rate of 3 or 4 , maybe I should turn it down a bit

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

Paul there are alot of factors to consider.
We clean all frames, top edge and vents, all doors including garage doors. We use around 500 per 1 man van per day.
If we where just cleaning glass we could half the amount we use.
I know for a fact we over clean, BUT, we never have any call backs, never lose customers for quality reasons and are expanding rapidly so I am not bothered. Hope this helps with your calculations.

[Mist A Bit]

Domestic work on my own 500 ltrs a day with my worker 800 ltrs my other van goes out to hardcore window cleaning contract and can clear 1500 ltrs in one shift. I have 1000 ltr + another 1000 in trailer

[Smudger]

DK

A most sensible reply,  like yourself we do all the frames and sills, but not garage doors,  our flow. Rate is 6 or (65) depending on which controller I look at, but also one mans 8 hour day is someone else's 6 hour day.
Even comparing the number of houses done or £££ turnover in a day is not going to be that helpful only ever a ball park figure

Darran

[paul ette]

good point, suppose its difficult to gauge how much wter when people work differently etc, gonna just stick how i am, dont get complaints so cant be doing much wrong,