Can You Clean Fascias Using Just A Backpack?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This video is about how to clean fascias, soffits, and guttering using a backpack.
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Ashley, you are so helpful I follow your films since 2019. I learn a lot from you Thank you so much
Thank you for your comments. I’m glad you find it useful.😃👍🏼
I’m a trad guy but I do have a back pack and pole for gutters, fascias and conservatory roofs. I use a garden pump to spray my chemicals, prefer to keep the pure water and chemicals totally separate. It’s budget but works really well.
Sounds really good.😃👍🏼
Been using a backpack for these jobs for years, even before I went wfp. Where possible ( and still do ) I will use the customers outside tap takes abit longer sometimes but saves on using pure water.
Nice.😃👍🏼
Not if you have just ordered one from Gardiner and you have to wait until May or June for it to arrive 🤣
For GFS I would highly recommend using only basic tap water if it's not to hard. If the water and debris hits the glass pure water clean it off. A massive Pure water saving technique
Nice one. Thanks for your comments.😃👍🏼
That bar and mini golf is the bollox 😆💪🏻
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Great video, backpack useful for so many thing. Great piece of equipment to always have on the van. Thanks Ashley
So useful!😎👍🏼
thank you for replys i watch your videos all the time many thanks from alan from yrkshire xxx
Thanks for your comment! I’m glad you find the videos useful.😃👍🏼
Just received my Gardiner backpack and a clx 27. Can't wait till end of Feb to start doing some render cleaning
I wish you all the best with your plans.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh thank you Ash, I hope you have an amazing season next year too 🙌
Another fantastic job Ash, great results!..
Thanks!😎👍🏼
Nice video.. A lot easier to clean the Facias from the roof.. So much more difficult from the ground
Yes, true.👍🏼
I use a Karcher pressure washer with a Karcher telescopic pole. That gets a lot off in a short amount of time. When I finish I look it over and decide whether to use the backpack with a stiff bristled brush and some pvc cleaner. I only go over with the backpack if the gutters and fascias are a bit old and discoloured.
Whatever works for you.😃👍🏼
Yes used mine for exactly that yesterday.
Nicely done.😎👍🏼
Great idea using the fitting for the hose 👍🏾
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@@aemackintoshwhere to dind this fitting?
Great video as always Ash i follow and watch them all, I personally find its alot easier and quicker just to dip your brush in the solution from a bucket apply and agitate with the brush then rinse of like you say from the customers tap, Not sure why you need the pure water after though was it just to demonstrate how much water is used ??, Then like you I put a car washing hand mit over a 6" unger T-bar and get rid of the water drips. I have bought the bigboy backpack v2 last week for where the customer has got no tap. Keep up the good work and vids
Thanks for your comments! I’m glad you enjoy the channel. Of course there is more than one way of doing things, as always, everyone has their own little methods they like to use. Yours sounds great! I also used to use a car wash mitt like you said, until I got the handy sleeve. I am just trying to show another option here. I like to rinse with pure water because the tap water is so hard in my area that you can often see the residue left behind, even on the plastic. So rinsing with pure gives the best finish.😃👍🏼
Good attention to detail . I just suscribed🎉🎉🎉
Thanks.👍🏼
Nice to see a gfs clean with a backpack. Great tips
Thanks!😎👍🏼
I actually use a pressure washer sometimes give it that first going over then once it’s semi clean give it a scrub to get the rest off then give it a rinse down after
Sounds good.😃👍🏼
Nice video Ashley!
Thanks!😃👍🏼
Another good video. What pvc cleaner and ratio do you use?
I mostly use a upvc cleaner from bonnymans.co.uk 😃👍🏼
which pole ashley did you use with the gardiner back pack for faciasis i have just got my self one one ot each need a flocked brusb next great videos i warch all the time lhave clx 27 pole thanks xx alan from yorkshire x
Glad you find them useful! I’m using a Gardiner 22 pole here.👍🏼
Game changer! (from the USA) Who sells the backpack? You didnt seem to wear the"backpack" (were you able to?)
I’m not sure where you can get it in the USA. The straps are pretty flimsy. No one really wears it as a backpack.😆👍🏼
Gardiner packs are in shortage here in the states. My supplier said mid to late May until back in stock....maybe.
Make a planet express account, they have addresses in the UK and you can post it to yourself.
They quite often seem to be sold out here too! Maybe because they are so good.😆👍🏼
Can you reccomend a complete starter pack for this? Thanks
The Gardiner website is a great place to start.😃👍🏼
Hi Ashley love the videos quick question ,can you use the univalve with the backpack to further control water usage? Does the pump stop under pressure? Keep up the good work.
Yes, it’s no problem to use the univalve with the backpack, as you normally would with any other pump system.😃👍🏼
Hi, always love your videos. Can you use the back pack for water fed window cleaning after you have had chemicals in them? Thanks again
Thanks! You will need to wash it out thoroughly before using it for pure water again.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh thanks for a speedy reply 👍
hey ashley! thanks for the great video in what price range is something like this please?
Check it out on the Gardiner website.😃👍🏼
Great vid, got a couple of questions, if you don’t use the gardener back pack every day do you still need to charge it on a regular basis to keep the battery in good order? Also really looking forward to knowing what and how you are getting on with the xline brush?
Yeah, it might be a good idea to charge it. The Xline brush has been great so far.😃👍🏼
What cleaning solution did you use/do you reccomend?
I use chemicals from bonnymans.co.uk
A upvc cleaner works well, or something like razor wash from WCW, they’re all very similar really. If you need something stronger, then I would suggest TFR or ubik 2000. These need to be used with a bit more caution as they’re a bit stronger.👍🏼
When u gonna tell us how good the gardiner pole is mate 👌
It is good, for sure! So many videos I need to make!😆👍🏼
Hi ashley, i have a spare back pack to mix up some screwfix degreaser but I only have my day to day window brush , I’m just wondering if a good a rinse out of my pole hose and brush head jets with pure water will be sufficient for when I come to clean windows, school boy question but I don’t want to learn the hard way and end up with spotting on the glass ! Thanks for the video
You should be good if you rinse thoroughly with pure water until there are no more suds.😃👍🏼
great video. does anyone know what happened to Dan Smithon i think his name was, he was also a youtuber/window cleaner, he has removed all videos and social content
I think he just gave up on the whole social media thing, I guess.
Hi Ashley are you using fan jets or pencil jets....cheers
Fan jets.👍🏼
Here where I live it's more wood instead of pvc, gutters is pvc, but fascias is wood :)
Any chemicals there is good for wood?
You could just use a gentle soapy solution to help things along.😃👍🏼
Brilliant mate
Thanks!😎👍🏼
Great video. What connector have you used to connect the backpack and your pole together?
The same little adapter that I used for the garden hose.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintoshthank you for this video and thank you to.pit all the information on the description. I just saw that
Ash, how's your back doing? I realized these Jobs can realy be too much at 39 age. 20yrs wfp.
Yeah, well actually, now you mention it, I haven’t had any back trouble since I stopped using the ladder so much. I’m actually really glad for the change to wfp, I was just starting to get back and knee niggles. So now I’m glad to be using a different set of muscles and joints with wfp.😃👍🏼
After cleaning the chemicals out of the backpack, would it be ok to use it to do the windows (using pure water obviously), or would you run the risk of it still being contaminated and leaving marks on the glass??
Yes, you will just need to give it a good rinse.👍🏼
Great video. Thank u 👍
Glad you liked it.🤩👍🏼
hey pls can u help me? wish connector to buy for de backpack to waterpol
I always use recurs 21 fitting on my pole hoses and the little adapter I showed in the video to connect to the backpack or garden hose.😃👍🏼
Hi Ash, exactly our method except if particularly bad we do an initial rinse with the hot water from our system, also do you not recommend pre wetting the area before using TFR? do you have a link for the connection from garden tap to pole hose?
I have put a link in the description for the hose adapter. Yes you could pre wet if you are using TFR, I didn’t want to make things too complicated for this video.😃👍🏼
Do the bristles scratch the pvc? I’ve never had any complaints and I don’t use a flocked brush
The stiffer nylon bristles could potentially scratch. It’s not a big risk, but it might be possible?
Hi Ashley what was the fitting called you used to connect customers hose to your backpack. Can’t find it anywhere lol. Thanks
It’s a hose adapter.
gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/metal-adapter-ez-snap-female-to-hozelock-type-male-plug.html
@@aemackintosh perfect thank you 🙏 and thank you for your content it’s been very helpful for someone new the the industry like myself
Could you use this with a WFP setup to clean windows where a customer does not have accessible taps?
E.g. Where I am the water quality is good enough to use a WFP direct from the garden hose connector, but some jobs don't have hose connectors in suitable locations unless you were to have 100's of feet of hose - say a long warehouse. I was thinking that a backpack would solve this problem...
Yes, it certainly comes in handy.😃👍🏼
Evening Ashley. What brand & type of pole are you using on that job.
It’s a Gardiner CLX pole on this occasion. Usually I would recommend the more rigid SLX carbon pole for high gutters though.😃👍🏼
Hi Ash, could you use this set up to apply biocide to a roof?
Yes, absolutely. It’s not as heavy duty, but totally doable.👍🏼
Thank you mate 🤙🏻
Did you change the hose your self to a smaller hose ?
On the back pack I have the same one 16 or 18 liters but uses water very quickly if I restrict the hose size it should give me better presure and last longer .
Any ideas please.
Regards
Ray
That's all I use, by the time it's empty with the pvc cleaner I swap the brush out for a jet nozzle, connect to customers water and rinse off. Then repeat.
Nice one.😃👍🏼
Could you use this setup to bioside a roof?
Yeah, just about.😉👍🏼
How often do you recommend to clean the customers fascias?
Thanks for video
Thanks.😃👍🏼
Hi Ashley
Where did you get the black hose connector protector from?
Varitech Systems with my van setup.😃👍🏼
Thanks
Ashley!
Would you use a different type of brush from the one you use to do windows (a tad more robust)?
Yes, this is a soft bristle brush I am using here, that won’t scratch or scuff the plastic.😃👍🏼
What would you charge for a section that long?
I’d be around £25/£30 doddle half hours work
That’s about right.😃👍🏼
Can you apply roof chemicals from this back pack????
Depends on the chemical you’re using. A bleach based product will cause damage, but a DDAC product will be fine.
@aemackintosh do they still sale this..I can't find it no where.. can you provide a link or website?
Hi Ashley
I am going to get the pole you recommended to me, if I get the backpack would I be able to get away with using rain water from water butts, as I haven’t got pure water?
On the subject of pure water which system would you suggest for a DIY person should I get it later on?
Thanks for your time.
The rain water will have a pretty low reading but you might find it will need to go through a resin filter to polish it off down to 0.👍🏼
@@aemackintosh thanks for quick reply, which resin filter do you recommend? This is getting expensive so I’ll have to do the neighbours as well lol 😂
Well the little Unger hydro power is the easiest to use, but it’s not the cheapest.😬
@@aemackintosh
I’ll check it out, many thanks
Hello Ashley😊 Will the Ionic constant pump be an equally good purchase for this type of work, or would it be a recommendation for this product? greetings
I’m not so keen on the constant flow to be honest. This backpack is a much more versatile product and much cheaper too.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh I would like a link to the product, please
Have you got a link for this backpack?
@@jamieanderson8171 Yes, gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/gardiner-pure-water-backpack-v3-22-litre.html
Do you have use pure water for this job lads or can the tape be used if the water is not to hard?
Maybe if it’s soft enough. But I prefer washing with pure to get the best results.😃👍🏼
Ashley where do you get you hose protector from the plastic/rubber ball? Thanks
It came with the pole setup from Gardiner, but you can also get them individually if you want.😃👍🏼
The one on your hose reel?
Varitech Systems 😃👍🏼
Good vid
Thanks!😃👍🏼
What it the best pvc cleaner to use
There are so many, I think they are all pretty similar. But what you need to look out for is the difference between a standard upvc cleaner which is pretty harmless like any other soapy solution, and a TFR type of cleaner which is caustic and more harsh, but better for cutting through really tough jobs.😃👍🏼
What cleaning solution you using ?? Basic tfr or a caustic tfr
I’m am using caustic TFR here.👍🏼
@@aemackintosh from bonnymans Scotland??
Yeah, that’s where I get mine.👍🏼
@@aemackintosh what one do you use?? and am I right in thinking as soon as there's no bubbles left of residue the guttering clear of the chemical
Could you fill up backpack from outside tap?
Any idea where I can get male Pro 26 6mm in a store so I don't have to wait a week from websites
Video idea..... How much does a window cleaner make?
That’s a good idea. I’ve had that sort of thing knocking around in my head for a while. I will get round to talking mire about that sort of thing eventually.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh :)
Hahahaha, straight drowning the customer’s plants and that 🤣
RIP plants 😂
No need for pure water for this .
We have very hard water in my area, so I find I get the best results after rinsing with pure water.😃👍🏼
chemical over plants haha class