[dazmond]

so i managed just over 3 hours work with 120L pure today (and thats cleaning most ground floor windows with the pole too)so from monday im going to take a little DI vessel with me and fill up somewhere at lunchtime whether itll be at home or at a customers property.

i was surprisingly fast really as im using 40m of pole hose so dont need to move the backpack often(some jobs i leave it in the car!).

i was only around 10 mins slower than my van mount!this was on 4 weekly work though(estate work too).ill probably be a bit slower on larger jobs and commercial but who knows?i might surprise myself!.

also purifying 120L takes about 15-20 mins so quick too.

i am avoiding lots of top frames(unless their really dirty) and im more careful with water generally esp when rinsing upper sills.

[Tosh]

Not being funny Daz, but why don’t you just bugger off to a Greek or Spanish island for 10 days?

[dazmond]

Not being funny Daz, but why don’t you just bugger off to a Greek or Spanish island for 10 days?

because i spent £7,000 just before xmas and this is going to cost me at least £1500 for a new engine plus my missus wouldnt be happy if i buggered off on holiday without her! (she cant take the time off work)

....plus im 2 weeks behind with work!........dont you just love january?

[Tosh]

Don't tell her

Say you're having a post-sobriety black-out and you just woke up one day in Spain, no idea how you got there. If you really want to lay it on thick say you don't even know where your passport is and you came round wearing a strange woman's pair of knickers, dressed in nothing else, except the number of the local hooker tattooed on your forehead.

[deeege]

Make sure you check the DI of the water if you fill up at customers property Daz. I live in Thelwall and my water is 70ppm, not the 30ppm that you get. Other areas of Warrington are as high as 350ppm, wouldn't  want to put that through your resin.

[dazmond]

Make sure you check the DI of the water if you fill up at customers property Daz. I live in Thelwall and my water is 70ppm, not the 30ppm that you get. Other areas of Warrington are as high as 350ppm, wouldn't  want to put that through your resin.
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Yeah will do mate.its usually around 80-90  in Warrington(it is at girlfriends) so I'll nip back here if it's too high where I'm working.

[Smurf]

Just a thought that backpack would make loads more money doing softwashing instead of window cleaning for the same amount of containers used surely?  Say doing 3-4 house render cleaning  jobs  priced well then you should have enough money to buy another engine. 

[Dave Willis]

Those chemicals would ruin Dazs leather jacket!

[deeege]

Make sure you check the DI of the water if you fill up at customers property Daz. I live in Thelwall and my water is 70ppm, not the 30ppm that you get. Other areas of Warrington are as high as 350ppm, wouldn't  want to put that through your resin.

Yeah will do mate.its usually around 80-90  in Warrington(it is at girlfriends) so I'll nip back here if it's too high where I'm working.

Bit weird the water locally.

My old place in Latchford was 029.

My new place in Thelwall is around 070.

Orford and Padgate are both 350 😳

I was told the south of town the water come from Walton reservoir hence the low TDS. The north of town the water comes off the Pennines, hence the high TDS.

[Smurf]

Those chemicals would ruin Dazs leather jacket!

Probably would Dave as is made of skin after all 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQSuPPaK_s

Seriously Daz if you want to make a fast buck go knocking houses with filthy render walls.
If you can slap water about I'm sure you can slap a softwash sh mix about too.  Then afterwards take the money and ride of into the sunset as quick as you can....YEHAA!   

[Tosh]

Make sure you check the DI of the water if you fill up at customers property Daz. I live in Thelwall and my water is 70ppm, not the 30ppm that you get. Other areas of Warrington are as high as 350ppm, wouldn't  want to put that through your resin.

Yeah will do mate.its usually around 80-90  in Warrington(it is at girlfriends) so I'll nip back here if it's too high where I'm working.

Bit weird the water locally.

My old place in Latchford was 029.

My new place in Thelwall is around 070.

Orford and Padgate are both 350 😳

I was told the south of town the water come from Walton reservoir hence the low TDS. The north of town the water comes off the Pennines, hence the high TDS.

Thelwell ponies crap on the moors. That's why the water is dirty.  I know, I used to read the Thelwell pony books when I was a kid.

[dazmond]

Those chemicals would ruin Dazs leather jacket!

Probably would Dave as is made of skin after all 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQSuPPaK_s

Seriously Daz if you want to make a fast buck go knocking houses with filthy render walls.
If you can slap water about I'm sure you can slap a softwash sh mix about too.  Then afterwards take the money and ride of into the sunset as quick as you can....YEHAA!   

I've got plenty of regular window cleaning work overdue mate.I'd rather get that cleaned and up to date than splashing about with hazardous chemicals on one off jobs.

[Smurf]

Those chemicals would ruin Dazs leather jacket!

Probably would Dave as is made of skin after all 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szQSuPPaK_s

Seriously Daz if you want to make a fast buck go knocking houses with filthy render walls.
If you can slap water about I'm sure you can slap a softwash sh mix about too.  Then afterwards take the money and ride of into the sunset as quick as you can....YEHAA!   

I've got plenty of regular window cleaning work overdue mate.I'd rather get that cleaned and up to date than splashing about with hazardous chemicals on one off jobs.

Fair comment but was thinking more of an add-on to help bring in more bucks for you in your time of need.
I don't know of many one man bands that could earn more on glass in one day doing domestic than you could earn doing the same hours if not less softwashing.

[dazmond]

I've got the money for the engine mate I just want to keep working esp after nearly 2 weeks off over Xmas.

[Smurf]

Hope you get the van sorted soon then as I'm thinking the novelty is going to wear off very quickly.
I give it to the end of the week and you will be pulling yer hair out with all that farting about.

[dazmond]

Hope you get the van sorted soon then as I'm thinking the novelty is going to wear off very quickly.
I give it to the end of the week and you will be pulling yer hair out with all that farting about.

ill be fine.at least im not resorting to getting the ladders out and going back to 100% trad!

i couldnt face doing that again!

dont forget smurf ive been in a lot worse situations than this over the last 25 years!

[Klean07]

Not being funny Daz, but why don’t you just bugger off to a Greek or Spanish island for 10 days?

because i spent £7,000 just before xmas and this is going to cost me at least £1500 for a new engine plus my missus wouldnt be happy if i buggered off on holiday without her! (she cant take the time off work)

Just curious as to what you brought for £7,000 before Xmas? A new car for your Mrs maybe?

....plus im 2 weeks behind with work!........dont you just love january?

[Klean07]

Not being funny Daz, but why don’t you just bugger off to a Greek or Spanish island for 10 days?

because i spent £7,000 just before xmas and this is going to cost me at least £1500 for a new engine plus my missus wouldnt be happy if i buggered off on holiday without her! (she cant take the time off work)




Just curious as to what you brought for £7,000 before Xmas? A new car for your Mrs maybe

Just curious as to what you brought for £7,000 before Xmas? A new car for your Mrs maybe?

....plus im 2 weeks behind with work!........dont you just love january?

[dazmond]

a GOLF GTI for myself,tax,extra insurance and xmas!

[Smurf]

Flog that toy and yer clapped out van a buy a decent workhorse...sorted