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No need to use pure water for sift washing because you us strong chemicals so the water is pure nomore
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Wfp On A Tight Budget Using A Pressure Sprayer
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harunh
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I see
M.K Cleaners.co.uk
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How is that possible? You would think it would be better for it lol I had a look around and theres a few companys that do window cleaning that use there pure water for pressrue washing too
Belfastcleaning
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Jetmac have these extensions pal
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Well here I am again lol.
I've tinkered with this again this morning and totally surprised myself again, so much so that I've decided totally against getting one of the higher psi backpack versions.
All I've basically done is take off the curly hose and use a length of normal garden hose, the green 12.5mm stuff. I've taken off the trigger as well and replaced it with a hozelock tap and theres so much output at the brush I have to turn it down and it doesn't take anywhere near as much pumping up. The hose is just wrapped around the pole a couple of times to keep it from hanging down, it's a lot less cumbersome than the curly one, it's lighter and I have to add that before I cut the hose to the length I needed I had 25 metres on it and it lost no pressure or output at the brush whatsoever.
The only thing I'm going to do now is look at building this into a larger vessel that I have already as 8 or 9 litres doesn't really last long enough and put the hose inside the pole which is a slight problem because of it's external diameter but I'm thinking that if I reduce the size right at the end I can get it through a smaller hole in the pole.
I'll upload a picture later from same angle as earlier one just to show how much more pressure I've released at the brush end, I had this at full extension stood on table in garden lol and it will now reach 4th floor easily. 7 quid sprayer and a Harris pole, go figure.
Here's the new image, if you take a look at the last 2 images in the first post you'll see the difference in output.
Walls 8 feet away and it's bouncing off.
I've tinkered with this again this morning and totally surprised myself again, so much so that I've decided totally against getting one of the higher psi backpack versions.
All I've basically done is take off the curly hose and use a length of normal garden hose, the green 12.5mm stuff. I've taken off the trigger as well and replaced it with a hozelock tap and theres so much output at the brush I have to turn it down and it doesn't take anywhere near as much pumping up. The hose is just wrapped around the pole a couple of times to keep it from hanging down, it's a lot less cumbersome than the curly one, it's lighter and I have to add that before I cut the hose to the length I needed I had 25 metres on it and it lost no pressure or output at the brush whatsoever.
The only thing I'm going to do now is look at building this into a larger vessel that I have already as 8 or 9 litres doesn't really last long enough and put the hose inside the pole which is a slight problem because of it's external diameter but I'm thinking that if I reduce the size right at the end I can get it through a smaller hole in the pole.
I'll upload a picture later from same angle as earlier one just to show how much more pressure I've released at the brush end, I had this at full extension stood on table in garden lol and it will now reach 4th floor easily. 7 quid sprayer and a Harris pole, go figure.
Here's the new image, if you take a look at the last 2 images in the first post you'll see the difference in output.
Walls 8 feet away and it's bouncing off.
M.K Cleaners.co.uk
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You sound well chuffed with it. I want to see pictures
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Alot of fire power! lol. The water looks like its flying out there. How long does it last you?
Not long enough mate, I'm guessing an experinced wfp'er could easy do a couple of big windows though on 10-15 pumps.
For what I want from it though that's enough, I like doing trad so it's just for the real hard to reach ones every now and again.
Thats on full by the way, 2nd floor I turned it down half way and was easy enough power and lasts longer.
For what I want from it though that's enough, I like doing trad so it's just for the real hard to reach ones every now and again.
Thats on full by the way, 2nd floor I turned it down half way and was easy enough power and lasts longer.
M.K Cleaners.co.uk
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Aslong as its doing what you need it to, its all good.
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It's flying out of there dodger, you are the inventor lol
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Your the new H-man lol
It almost does now Chip, flows that good I have to turn it down less than half way so pressure lasts longer and I'm putting a better piston I got into a 30lt barrel I got hold of which is strong enough to hold way more pressure.
I've played with it even more today lol, I've now put the hose through inside of pole, cutting a notch out of end of pole instead of drilling a hole which doesn't weaken it too much once pole end is fixed in place.
I should have taken a photo cos was funny actually, had harris at full extension up in the air at my back door, tap fully open and the water was hitting my shed which I measured after at 16 metres away.
Typo it was 18 metres.
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Dodger, hman and Wagga need a scrap yard challenge for the best window cleaning machine
