Gutter vac users

So ordered a gutter vac today (the atom, seems an all round goer for a first vac and from research holds its own reputation) ordered one as trying to bring in other services and don’t really have anyone to foot a ladder for me. I appreciate that a vac won’t be able to do every job going so obviously have to go out and have a visual inspection before taking the job on!

To yous who also use a vac how do you go about a power source? Do you inform the customer you need them to be in for a source or...?

Also with gutter waste do you take it away with you or place it in a plastic carry bag and leave it with them to dispose of how they wish? 
 

Two options, access to power then £50 / £60 / your price, or I can fetch my own but it's another £30. As for the waste there are 3 options, green bin, hedgerow or £10 to take away.

I normally only add a tenner for bringing power, might up that price ?

THL4KEL said:

I normally only add a tenner for bringing power, might up that price ?

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Depreciation, wear and tear, petrol, loading up twice,  unloading twice for a tenner. Far easier to wash someone's windows.

I stipulate that I need access to power either through an outdoor socket or they leave an extension lease through the letterbox!

Takeaway for a tenner? DID SOMEBODY SAY JUST EAT?

We always like to be self sufficient for power , customers will forget you are coming , we  try and leave the rubbish behind but will take it away if we have to , I don’t charge for taking it away as we are expensive anyway ???

Pjj said:

We always like to be self sufficient for power , customers will forget you are coming , we  try and leave the rubbish behind but will take it away if we have to , I don’t charge for taking it away as we are expensive anyway ???

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For a professional outfit like Reflection you can't really ask a customer for power. I think that's why I will invest in a 5 Kva or 4 Kw gennie. The Honda one is around £850 but they are the most reliable ones but another 80 Kgs on to the van's weight. The more professional i become the less I like asking the customer for anything or using their toilet nor bins. One ocd customer was going to get the Bin Police on to me because i put the wrong kind of plastic in his plastic bin so i removed it and put it in mine.  ? 

I don't think you look unprofessional asking for power. Does a sparky or a plumber bring power? 

Having a gen just makes the job happen without having to wait

for power to be provided. 

Having a generator will save u money in the long run it saves u messing around looking for power ? time is money 

Its more of a hassle taking the gen, it's 80kg I don't normally carry on the van. Lifting it in and out.. Given the chance I would take the customers supply anyday.

THL4KEL said:

Its more of a hassle taking the gen, it's 80kg I don't normally carry on the van. Lifting it in and out.. Given the chance I would take the customers supply anyday.

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That's why I have a 240v and 110v, I have to have the 110 for H&S and therefore a generator. My genie though is 97kgs, whilst I can lift it in and out on my own it isn't really advisable, and not something I'd like to do 3 or 4 times a day.

Part Timer said:

That's why I have a 240v and 110v, I have to have the 110 for H&S and therefore a generator. My genie though is 97kgs, whilst I can lift it in and out on my own it isn't really advisable, and not something I'd like to do 3 or 4 times a day.

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Quite agree that’s another reason to get the interceptor no electric of any sort needed total weight of 68-70 kg with ramps  it’s a doddle to get in and out of van on your own , I can lift the front up into the van on my own without Ramps and easily lift the back end up and push it in also , so either way it’s far easier than a vac and genie set up , we still use the little 240 volt Grippatank one for small shop fronts and difficult back access jobs .

Pjj said:

Quite agree that’s another reason to get the interceptor no electric of any sort needed total weight of 68-70 kg with ramps  it’s a doddle to get in and out of van on your own

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No such thing 18 months ago though ? Give me another 6 months and I'll have one for the start of next winters gutter run.

Part Timer said:

No such thing 18 months ago though ? Give me another 6 months and I'll have one for the start of next winters gutter run.

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Ime well impressed with it , I was very dubious initially and was going to get the set up you have but glad I got the one I did  so much quicker moving it around on large commercial one person moves the unit the other vacs we have done  a lot over the last couple of weeks that we used to do with a vac and genie and it was quicker , not so keen on the noise of the engine though I think Honda need to address that there is no need for it to be that loud no other engine on the market makes any where near the noise of Honda , but aside from that I cannot fault it , Ime sure you would be impressed with it for the work you do .