[jaykie]

Just make sure you keep the protein in the van.

Chris

[mr D]

y?

[mr D]

just a small what 'are these parts and there purpose' question:-

Pump strainer
Barbed fitting for pump inlet and outlet
half inch barbed fitting
8mm barbed fitting
Rectus 21 male

some of you willprobaly sayingto your selfs, 'bloody amature, these bits are so simple but without seening them its hard to ork out what they do.

i'm guessing barbed means like this:-
in which case yes there self exsplanatry but just want to conferm. and rectus21 male sounds like an advert in a gay mens classafides collum

[mr D]

Nathanael Jones
 just read your post conserning the pole lenths, that is a good bit of advice. if i buy a 17' and use it where nessesery then when time comes, even if its next month i can upgrade to a bigger, better pole.

i know i said prevously that i need hight because i want if for akward windows but what i dont want is to scrimp on the bulkof the system too much to alow more for the pole. at the end of the day if i need a new pole its just a case of unplug old plug in new where as if i need other bit replaced ive got to mess about with the system its self.

oh dessisions dessisions 

[mr D]

Discount Window Cleaning

i also forgot to say ive got a roof rack and there is a whole in the bulkhead at the moment its gotmy set of steps through it, weather i'd fit a 24' pole through it i dont know but thanks its something to measure and think about. after all i'm not keen on driving around with the pole on the roof rack like i see other guys doing,

oh andyes guys it was protein powder just green pads now, they make great water tight storage tubs but i'm very doubt full i'll struggle with the weight of the pole. its the looking up all day long i hate!!! dont forget i'm new to wfp but ive done a far bit of it with my old mans system.

[Alex Gardiner]

just a small what 'are these parts and there purpose' question:-

Pump strainer
Barbed fitting for pump inlet and outlet
half inch barbed fitting
8mm barbed fitting
Rectus 21 male

some of you willprobaly sayingto your selfs, 'bloody amature, these bits are so simple but without seening them its hard to ork out what they do.

i'm guessing barbed means like this:-
in which case yes there self exsplanatry but just want to conferm. and rectus21 male sounds like an advert in a gay mens classafides collum

A pump strainer is simply an inline filter to protect your pump from stray bits in the tank.


Your picture of the barbed fitting is quite right, except that it is usually better to use nylon fittings instead of brass. They come in a variety of sizes of barb and screw threads to fit different items.

Rectus 21 male is usually used on the end of the pole hose.


The only way that any of us has learned about WFP is by asking questions, either from friends, manufacturers or on the forums.

You are quite right about getting the system right. Once you have your system working well and with the right capacity then you rarely have to think about it again other than to maintain it. Ancillary items like your hose and pole are the items that you will then be 'interacting' with most often and these are the most easily upgraded items.

[mr D]

thank you Alex, strainer is alot clearer not silly of me its in the naming realy aint it.

[macmac]

One bloke on here says he never uses his grand facelift now he has the slx  Now that's false economy   

The facelift has paid for itself many, many times over & is still used for everything over 25ft. False economy is having to turn good work down 'cos you can't reach it!
One of my points was you, a 50 odd year old man who gets knackered winding his hose back in advising a young fit lad that a 24ft pole was too heavy for him for all day use : & like i said, you've never even used a proper 24ft pole!

Tony

[easycleaner]

Hi, give Adepta/Pure freedom a call they will supply you with all bits. They will put them together and test them befor sending out. Their number 01472 347519
Matt.

[Clive McDonald]

I can see why you like the racking but i think it will have to go. If you have a flat tank you can put stuff (racking or plastic containers) on it. You could also mount the reel on it and work from the side door.

There is a pretty good consensus and your van is pretty much designing itself. One thing I would say is that you are in this for the long haul, this may be the first of several vans, or just an excellent one man profit centre. Whichever the future is WFP whether you like it or not.

You may start only doing certain houses or only doing tops, but economics will kick in and that will change.


About macmac's comment about your being young and fit, and me being over fifty. Well I do find the job hard physicaly so where I can I try and use my intelligence.I have a glass fibre pole of 25' called universal and it's horrid, even you couldn't use it all day tops and bottoms at speed. Forget your youth and strength and look for better ways of doing things.(17'xtel is better and will reach over cons windows- used horizontaly i don't think there is a forum member on here strong enough to use a 24'fg pole at full reach)

[mr D]

now please dont you all jump down my throte coz i'm aware pure fredom have done some great stuff for lots of w/c's but my mate orderd a 400ltr system from them and it turned up 4 days late with bits missing and bits broken. this is prob the only case of this ever but its made me a little weary.

[mr D]

used horizontaly i don't think there is a forum member on here strong enough to use a 24'fg pole at full reach)

  wanna put money on it? i bet you your pole i can

[Clive McDonald]

I'm JW, we don't gamble, drink, or vote.

[macmac]

About macmac's comment about your being young and fit, and me being over fifty. Well I do find the job hard physicaly so where I can I try and use my intelligence.I have a glass fibre pole of 25' called universal and it's horrid, even you couldn't use it all day tops and bottoms at speed. Forget your youth and strength and look for better ways of doing things.(17'xtel is better and will reach over cons windows- used horizontaly i don't think there is a forum member on here strong enough to use a 24'fg pole at full reach) 

You're right, this is where the "proper pole" bit comes in!

I am supprised at you discount, 50k turnover in 16 months, preaching to others about using intelligence to make life easier & you're still fiddling about with sub-standard equipment! I can't understand you. tut, tut, tut.

Tony

[NWH]

About macmac's comment about your being young and fit, and me being over fifty. Well I do find the job hard physicaly so where I can I try and use my intelligence.I have a glass fibre pole of 25' called universal and it's horrid, even you couldn't use it all day tops and bottoms at speed. Forget your youth and strength and look for better ways of doing things.(17'xtel is better and will reach over cons windows- used horizontaly i don't think there is a forum member on here strong enough to use a 24'fg pole at full reach) 

You're right, this is where the "proper pole" bit comes in!

I am supprised at you discount, 50k turnover in 16 months, preaching to others about using intelligence to make life easier & you're still fiddling about with sub-standard equipment! I can't understand you. tut, tut, tut.

Tony

50k in 16 months i`m surprised he`s preaching at all,he must have had a lot of holidays in that 16 months lol.

[Clive McDonald]

There have been some very construcive posts, and some not so constructive on this thread. It's okay to disagree with me, sometimes- quite often in fact-, I am wrong.

I use machines to do the work where i can, and brains to drive the business. What else can I say, some cleaners do better than others and this isn't the first business i've built. I've used plenty of other peoples ideas in moving forward and like to put a little bit back.

[mr D]

guys please dont argue on this thread i'm taking all the advise and using it well to build MY BUSINESS! there is far to much bitching on this site.

as i said b4 discount gets lots of stick on her for what ever reasons but he has been alot of help on this thread. cant you let byegones be byegones?

[mark dew]

well i think anyone who has used a 25ft gf pole, unless they have never tried better, will say that using 1 all day is hard work, cumbersome and slow.
Better off with 17ft xtel as it is a speedy little pole, will reach 95% of domestic windows and is very cheap.
If you are trad, there will be windows that you can't reach on many houses anyway, so the 17ft xtel is the best starting point. Unless you can afford carbon fibre.

[mr D]

there arnt many windows i can reach from a ladder in fact pretty much just over conservatys. i'll prob go for the 17' then buy a better one once ive got the hang of it. after all i could always use if from a ladder if needed.

[Andrew McCann]

there arnt many windows i can reach from a ladder in fact pretty much just over conservatys. i'll prob go for the 17' then buy a better one once ive got the hang of it. after all i could always use if from a ladder if needed.

No..no...noooooo  Please don't try using a pole up a ladder. That's a recipe for disaster. You would be MUCH safer climbing to the top of a big triple ladder and tradding a window than doing that from the 2nd rung up.

The 17 ft exel is a cracking pole for the money by the way.

The 24ft isn't too heavy to use all day either It is whippy though at anything above 18 ft...ish.  It's a LOT lighter than the old universal 24ft ones which I think others might be thinking about on this thread.

Andrew