[Shrek]

It’s bloody slippery out there!! The rest of the month is looking good though ( above zero degrees anyway)

[cleaniac]

Haha. These posts make me laugh.

We are quick enough to dump and do the flounce on customers who cancel at the last minute, but its ok for us to do the same.
 

[Slacky]

Thats the privilege you get when you don't tie yourself to a particular date for your next visit.

[Shrek]

The ice is thick on the window sills , no chance of doing a proper job with cold water . But like slacky said , I’m not tied in to any dates so happy days

[G Griffin]

Haha. These posts make me laugh.

We are quick enough to dump and do the flounce on customers who cancel at the last minute, but its ok for us to do the same.
 

We don't all dump and flounce (there could be a dance, there) though if there's good reason for a cancellation.
Most customers, imo, would accept today as good reason for a cancellation on our part.
I might go out later but only if I fancy it.

[Stoots]

-2 here when starting out, first 6 houses froze on the glass ....never mind it'll melt. And the sills yeh they were solid they won't have been cleaned properly....

Just about workable now 1 degree, I did consider sacking it off but almost always when I sack work off it turns out it's actually doable with a bit of determination.

Somedays of course it's just hopeless but most of the time work can be done in almost any weather.

[nathankaye]

-3 here this morning and face n ears pretty cold. Windscreen frozen over...........

But then i remembered ive got a tank full of hot water! Turn on transfer hose for back pack and a quick splash on windscreen and all is good!

Yes i could also choose to not work today but nah, the joys of hot water😎

[cleaniac]

Awww u bunch of big girls blouses.   

Got the heater on tickover, its sitting at 0 degrees here, and a small bit of sleet, boiler keeping the flow no probs, and hands warm on pole and hoses.

I don't know how i managed last year with cold water in these tempratures.. 

[G Griffin]

-3 here this morning and face n ears pretty cold. Windscreen frozen over...........

But then i remembered ive got a tank full of hot water! Turn on transfer hose for back pack and a quick splash on windscreen and all is good!

Yes i could also choose to not work today but nah, the joys of hot water😎

You remembered you had water? How long did you forget for?
I can give you some links to videos of your hot water system if you need or ever forget again  .

[nathankaye]

-3 here this morning and face n ears pretty cold. Windscreen frozen over...........

But then i remembered ive got a tank full of hot water! Turn on transfer hose for back pack and a quick splash on windscreen and all is good!

Yes i could also choose to not work today but nah, the joys of hot water😎

You remembered you had water? How long did you forget for?
I can give you some links to videos of your hot water system if you need or ever forget again  .

Haha i understand ur sarcasm, perhaps i need to work on mine.
Frozen windscreen or even snow etc isnt a worry at all, even if it comes without warning.   

[Slacky]

Bloomin freezin', i aint going out in that.

[John Mart]

Bloomin freezin', i aint going out in that.

Me neither.

[P @ F]

Spot on here , van and TDS meter say it’s 14 but phone says 7
Even the chimps are havin lunch up in the trees!

[Shrek]

-2 here when starting out, first 6 houses froze on the glass ....never mind it'll melt. And the sills yeh they were solid they won't have been cleaned properly....

Just about workable now 1 degree, I did consider sacking it off but almost always when I sack work off it turns out it's actually doable with a bit of determination.

Somedays of course it's just hopeless but most of the time work can be done in almost any weather.

When your customers own million pound houses and pay you good money , you may want to think twice about not cleaning the sills properly which is why I sacked it off

[֍Winp®oClean֍]

IMO, what's more important in sub-zero temperatures is not whether you are able to work but consideration for any slip hazard you are going to cause!! If you haven't got the sense to acknowledge this then you shouldn't be out splashing water all over the place!

[John Mart]

IMO, what's more important in sub-zero temperatures is not whether you are able to work but consideration for any slip hazard you are going to cause!! If you haven't got the sense to acknowledge this then you shouldn't be out splashing water all over the place!

In general, skip doors or cloth them, then there's no issue.

[cleaniac]

Just keep some grit with you in the van.

[Granny]

First time I have seen the water freeze on the glass in the house.
I have seen it in an unheated conservatory before but not the house.
We do the doors dry.
If there's a window over the door, brush any standing water away and put some salt down - proper clean salt not that dirty stuff with sand in it.
Txt customers to warn them of possibility of ice and the salt, it's probably dark when they arrive home.
Bit if a faff but at least we're still working.

[Plankton]

Water froze at the brush head! Narrow 6mm hose and water in the tank was low temp around 15c so when the new guy said his water stopped and I went back to my pole the brush head was frozen, It was -5 according to the van.
Delivering letters round the houses instead and I went on my arse, right onto my bad wrist! Thank fook it's held up.
Roll on tomorrow.

[dd]

First time I have seen the water freeze on the glass in the house.
I have seen it in an unheated conservatory before but not the house.
We do the doors dry.
If there's a window over the door, brush any standing water away and put some salt down - proper clean salt not that dirty stuff with sand in it.
Txt customers to warn them of possibility of ice and the salt, it's probably dark when they arrive home.
Bit if a faff but at least we're still working.

I do not think texting your customers to warn them you have likely created a trip hazard for them by cleaning their windows looks good, and is a very bad idea.

It would not protect you from being liable were they to fall and injure themselves. Quite the opposite, it would leave you more open to being prosecuted.