Do You Carry Your Water With You?

[buzzing]

As I am planning on doing traditional window cleaning, I was told I would need to carry my own water, is this true? And if so what size water container? 25 litre or two small 10 litre ones do? I need to them to fit in my boot

 

[Masons]

Nah, I never did but then again no harm in doing so. just get a 25 litre can filled with water then use what you use.

 

[M.K Cleaners.co.uk]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/unger-28l-bucket-and-lid-/180870551602?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item2a1cb99832#ht_500wt_1361

I dont even fill this up full and it lasts me all day. It also keeps the water in when your driving around

 

[All Round Cleaning]

What I do is use a 5 litre screen wash bottle fill it up with hot water out the kitchen tap

In the morning when going out and then fill a ecover bottle with water and ecover .

When I get to my first job I put a couple of squirts of ecover in my window bucket lather up

My applicator and leave the bucket in the back of the car and take the 1 litre ecover bottle with me .

I only use the bucket in the car for washing out the applicator nothing else , no need to lump a bucket of water

Around with you all day and jobs a good en . I have noticed that I am the only window cleaner around that I

Have seen around my area that uses this method .

 

[mrtaytay]

I always have a bucket of water with me. Like to rinse out my applicator quite often. I carry water in the car...a 25 litre container from yeomans....its no hassle at all

 

[John B]

I carry a 25 litre barrel of water in the van. It usually only needs refilling once a week, especially as I top up my bucket from the tap each morning, and I only need the reserve supply if doing seriously dirty first cleans or gutter/fascia cleans. Many of my customers are surprised when offering me fresh water, I tell them I have plenty on board. As Mrtaytay said, it's no hassle.

John

 

[Posh]

As above.

 

[Paul]

You dint need much mate a few old 1l pop bottles do the job I only fill my bucket enougth to cover my applicator about 2 inch deep

 

[Dodger]

I carry 1 or 2 gallon containers with water, ecover and vinegar solution made up to fill my sprayer, never used more than 1 yet though but I don't use same method as anyone else cos I can't find me bucket.

 

[Belfastcleaning]

Before I bought wfp I never had water with me. Your customers will only be too happy to give you some hot water. Iv quite a few oldies always ask me you need any hot water son? If all else fails use someones water tap..

 

[buzzing]

I am just starting out. Well could get the bucket recommended above, or a 10 litre or 25 litre camping water container thingee. The ten litre would be better for size as it would fit in my car's boot better, would that do? could get two of them. The 25 litre fits but has to be put at an angle and is a bit bulky.

 

[buzzing]

Well could get the bucket recommended above, or a 10 litre or 25 litre camping water container thingee. The ten litre would be better for size as it would fit in my car's boot better, would that do? could get two of them. The 25 litre fits but has to be put at an angle and is a bit bulky.

 

[All Round Cleaning]

Just get the bucket you dont need 25 litres if water if your trad 2 to 3 litres max is fine .

 

[Kips]

I use a 'frosty jacks cider' bottle that I enjoyed emptying. Take off the label obviously.. But yeah, you only need 2 or 3 inches of water in the bottom of your bucket, and that'll likely last you all day as long as you squeeze off your applicator into the bucket when you dip it in. Remember it isnt the water/applicator that cleans the windows, it just lifts the dirt away from the surface - the blading then takes it all off the window and leaves it clean. So you dont need loads of water...

 

[Kips]

I use a 'frosty jacks cider' bottle that I enjoyed emptying. Take off the label obviously.. But yeah, you only need 2 or 3 inches of water in the bottom of your bucket, and that'll likely last you all day as long as you squeeze off your applicator into the bucket when you dip it in. Remember it isnt the water/applicator that cleans the windows, it just lifts the dirt away from the surface - the blading then takes it all off the window and leaves it clean. So you dont need loads of water...

 

[M.K Cleaners.co.uk]

I use a 'frosty jacks cider' bottle that I enjoyed emptying. Take off the label obviously.. But yeah, you only need 2 or 3 inches of water in the bottom of your bucket, and that'll likely last you all day as long as you squeeze off your applicator into the bucket when you dip it in. Remember it isnt the water/applicator that cleans the windows, it just lifts the dirt away from the surface - the blading then takes it all off the window and leaves it clean. So you dont need loads of water...

You would do better the drink bleach lol. That stuff is the chepast of the cheap lol. The young lads dont even drink that stuff around here

 

[buzzing]

so if anything the ten litre would be enough? Or just get two two litre empty coke bottles? Could I do a few houses with four litres?

 

[GMcleaning]

get the 10 litre, i change the water in my bucket a couple times a day as it gets dirty with continual dipping, if i run out of water(i have a 25litre container, half filled) il just top the bucket up from someones garden tap and an extra squirt of fairy/ecover

 

[Gmeister]

But wouldnt it be better for window cleaners to be like Dodger and All Round Cleaning where they have SOABs (Sprayers On A Belt)

And seriously doesn't know why I haven't made that move!!!!!!!

Fed up of carrying water, and fed up of water sploshing everywhere in the front passenger footwell of the car!

 

[John B]

But wouldnt it be better for window cleaners to be like Dodger and All Round Cleaning where they have SOABs (Sprayers On A Belt)

And seriously doesn't know why I haven't made that move!!!!!!!

Fed up of carrying water, and fed up of water sploshing everywhere in the front passenger footwell of the car!

I keep an old bath towel in the van. It has 3 main uses; a) I put it over the bucket when travelling between areas to stop the water sloshing all over the load area, B) it comes in handy for drying myself when I get caught in the rain, and c) I use it on wet decking to stop the ladder slipping.

John.

 

[John B]

I keep an old bath towel in the van. It has 3 main uses; a) I put it over the bucket when travelling between areas to stop the water sloshing all over the load area, B) it comes in handy for drying myself when I get caught in the rain, and c) I use it on wet decking to stop the ladder slipping.

John.