[Ste M]

Looking into a backpack WFP system, just wondering how much water you use on an average 2,3 or 4 bed house? I dont want to have to be filling up like mad all the time if i can avoid it

cheers ste

[Sean Dyer]

when starting you will lucky to get away with one fill per house, but as you get better its less... if you can learn to turn flow down

[Ste M]

is that mainly because the first clean is also the dirtiest? the system i am looking at holds 15L

[daz1977]

i have got a small system with 125 litre tank and that the more that  i use the less water i use as i am getting better at it,  i used 125 lit today on 8 house  bearing in mind 7 of these i do trad and are all 3 bedroom and 1 thats hadnt been cleaned in ages and had about 20 windows,   need to get a bigger tank to help me but i cant be bothered yet,    i remember readiing some where that you use 20 litres of water per house,


 

[Sean Dyer]

if you get a tap to stop flow when not scrubbing, you can set it too 1 litre a min and you know how long you have got then

[Jeff Brimble]

If you want to use gallons of water for the first clean think about using standard tap water then final rinse with RO/DI.

[ian1972]

on first cleans i always batter the water the more effert and scrubbibn and rinseing you put in the easier it is down the line.i dont want to b telling my custys that it takes 3 cleans to get perfect imagine telling them that then pocketing £25 quid for the next 3 month and windows not looking spot on,

[Gleaming windows]

If you want to use gallons of water for the first clean think about using standard tap water then final rinse with RO/DI.

I taught him everything he knows. Thats the best thing Ive read on this forum in 43 years.

[Kwackers]

I used to use a backpack system and hated it, sometimes its quicker to fill up rather than using a lower setting is what I found, so a bit of a pain.

Most houses i'd get away with 1 full pack though on the second highest setting.

[John Walker]

Apart from first cleans I manage most houses on one fill on setting 2.  You do need to work at a fair speed to get round before running out at the setting but you do get a fair flow of water.

On first cleans I connect to the customer's outside tap where possible and use this to get rid of years of grime.  It's eqivalent to a very high setting and really rinses the grime off.  Don't use a trigger though as the back pressure will probably blow your connections.  Once fully cleaned and rinsed - finish off with pure water in the usual way.

Setting 1 on a backpack is more relaxed but I find the rinse is not always good.

[Kwackers]

Apart from first cleans I manage most houses on one fill on setting 2.  You do need to work at a fair speed to get round before running out at the setting but you do get a fair flow of water.

On first cleans I connect to the customer's outside tap where possible and use this to get rid of years of grime.  It's eqivalent to a very high setting and really rinses the grime off.  Don't use a trigger though as the back pressure will probably blow your connections.  Once fully cleaned and rinsed - finish off with pure water in the usual way.

Setting 1 on a backpack is more relaxed but I find the rinse is not always good.

Definately, rinsing on the low setting will take forever and you'll probably end up using more water anyway!

[EZclean]

faster the flow
faster the clean

but there is a balance in there with not wasting water