Self service pure water

[Sbr1t]

Had a letter off a company today who supply pure water 24/7

Self service

Just wounded if any body has used any price £0.03 per litre also get free £20 to start off

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[Nudel]

The gist of it is that it is expensive in the long run, but good when starting out, if you run out during the day, or if you are at all unable to produce your own. It's an easily managed expense you can write off anyway.

You can do the math, depending on how much water you use, if you are on a water meter, how long you have to drive to fill up etc.etc.

I produce my own, and wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Part Timer]

3p + VAT, 3.6p per litre. As @Nudelsays expensive in the long run but a cheap way to start out. Actually think this will do a great deal of damage to our industry when they are up and running countrywide. 

 

[Bart90]

3p + VAT, 3.6p per litre. As @Nudelsays expensive in the long run but a cheap way to start out. Actually think this will do a great deal of damage to our industry when they are up and running countrywide. 

I hadn't thought of that; from the point of view customers will be able to access their own pure water?

 

[Part Timer]

I hadn't thought of that; from the point of view customers will be able to access their own pure water?

Currently I believe you have any number of people that would like to become a window cleaner as it's portrayed as "easy money". What is stopping them is firstly scared of ladders and secondly not knowing how to purify water, talk of R / O's and DI's baffles them. If they can go to a pump and buy it then all they need is a delivery system, backpack, and pole. I actually never factored the DIYers into it either. 

 

[Sbr1t]

3p + VAT, 3.6p per litre. As [mention=3558]Nudel[/mention]says expensive in the long run but a cheap way to start out. Actually think this will do a great deal of damage to our industry when they are up and running countrywide. 

I make my own water 2 as I find it easier as I have a storage tank in the garage and just transfer it as need

But also it’s not 3p a liter is 0.03p a liter
Still works out to about £30 for 1000liter plus vat tho


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[Dave B]

I make my own water 2 as I find it easier as I have a storage tank in the garage and just transfer it as need

But also it’s not 3p a liter is 0.03p a liter
Still works out to about £30 for 1000liter plus vat tho


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No it is 3.6p a litre (£0.03) so 100l is £3.60 meaning 1000l is 36 quid

1000l for me is pennies if you divide the cost of prefilters etc as I'm not on a meter

Why would you pay so much for water

An average guy on 500l per day would spend 90 quid a week

 

[Teaboy]

People might want to see the other business to understand the true damage this will cause once the network is built.


It’s a brilliant idea by Tim, the fact you can use the industry to pay for change is brilliant.

I tried to do it had plans, but was too easily put off it by funders/advisors,


Again there is another trick he is missing that was in my plans but will cost him 5% for that haha


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[ks789]

Currently I believe you have any number of people that would like to become a window cleaner as it's portrayed as "easy money". What is stopping them is firstly scared of ladders and secondly not knowing how to purify water, talk of R / O's and DI's baffles them. If they can go to a pump and buy it then all they need is a delivery system, backpack, and pole. I actually never factored the DIYers into it either. 

Agreed. Its one reason Im not keen on reading all about £40/£50 per hour on here. I started coz used to do trad years ago, then did a succession of dead end factory etc work, so I liked the idea of the freedom. Fact is, its not some miracle job that will get everyone their dream house/car etc. It can be damn hard, especially starting out. Reality checks needed.

 

[Part Timer]

Agreed. Its one reason Im not keen on reading all about £40/£50 per hour on here. I started coz used to do trad years ago, then did a succession of dead end factory etc work, so I liked the idea of the freedom. Fact is, its not some miracle job that will get everyone their dream house/car etc. It can be damn hard, especially starting out. Reality checks needed.

I think established rounds will be ok, just think any newbie will soon have it a lot harder than the old boys like @Den I know they are still building houses, and that will continue, just think supply will out strip demand, hope I'm wrong.

 

[Teaboy]

I think we will see professionalisation of our industry, licensing with criminal checks would be a good start it’s already hard enough to set up and make a living anything to slow down or stop the fair weather summer cleaners is a step in the right direction


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[RyeCleanLiam]

People might want to see the other business to understand the true damage this will cause once the network is built.


It’s a brilliant idea by Tim, the fact you can use the industry to pay for change is brilliant.

I tried to do it had plans, but was too easily put off it by funders/advisors,


Again there is another trick he is missing that was in my plans but will cost him 5% for that haha


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I don’t follow what you mean by see the other business to see the true damage?

Im not particularly worried I think it will be more than just Window Cleaners who use it. Car Valeters etc will probably too. And I personally don’t think that your average new starter will be too happy about spending £20 a day just for their water alone.

 

[Teaboy]

He owns spotless valeting that’s massive in London and just opened up franchising options in the uk

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 I don’t follow what you mean by see the other business to see the true damage?

Im not particularly worried I think it will be more than just Window Cleaners who use it. Car Valeters etc will probably too. And I personally don’t think that your average new starter will be too happy about spending £20 a day just for their water alone.

Sorry but I disagree and either way that isn’t the long term plan,

Ask yourself this

If it goes national who would buy the business, who would it be a massively valuable business too.

We are just all paying for them to get there, once they are truly National it’s a game changer, and I mean iPod/iPhone game changer to our industry.

Ild sell my kidney for 10% stake of the pie

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[Mrwindowshine]

Hopefully they will all brake down or go bust lol 

 

[Bwfc]

It's good idea but fact is its still cheaper making it yourself. Fortunately like been said they rely on other business like coffee bars etc. 

Can't see average guy wanting hassle to buy water & then buy pole to do them, people can't be bothered & haven't got time to do mundane job like window cleaning

 

[Pjj]

No it is 3.6p a litre (£0.03) so 100l is £3.60 meaning 1000l is 36 quid

1000l for me is pennies if you divide the cost of prefilters etc as I'm not on a meter

Why would you pay so much for water

An average guy on 500l per day would spend 90 quid a week

Dear me that would be costing me £720 a month at that price ,producing my own costs me around £800 per quarter 

 

[Iron Giant]

I think we will see professionalisation of our industry, licensing with criminal checks would be a good start it’s already hard enough to set up and make a living anything to slow down or stop the fair weather summer cleaners is a step in the right direction


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Licensing won't help the industry much take a look at Scotland in the past lads have complained about unlicensed window cleaners working unchecked and people happy to have them clean the windows, if the government can't catch benefits cheats and tax dodgers they have no hope been successful with licensing it will just be another tax on the working man. 

 

[YNWA1988]

Agreed. Its one reason Im not keen on reading all about £40/£50 per hour on here. I started coz used to do trad years ago, then did a succession of dead end factory etc work, so I liked the idea of the freedom. Fact is, its not some miracle job that will get everyone their dream house/car etc. It can be damn hard, especially starting out. Reality checks needed.

True

 

[scottish cleaning service]

Licensing is the way forward especially for domestic inside cleaners. They do check up on them and many have left the industry. Up here there isn't anybody canvassing for work, usually its the other way round and they cant get a reliable window cleaner!

 

[THL4KEL]

If licensing is the way forward thats great but I dont see why it should just apply to window cleaners. It should apply to anyone providing a service on someone's property. 

 

[scottish cleaning service]

Its coming slowly but surely. When I went to work for Scottish Power I needed a Discloser before I could start. Its all in the Civic Government Scotland Act 1982. England will have a similar Act but it all depends on a council acting on it. Sooner or later there will be a test case and the judge will recommend the council to act on it. Eventually you will need a Discloser before you even get an interview. An employer will be concerned that they may get sued if their employee does something untoward.