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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: The Jester of Wibbly on March 20, 2018, 01:05:14 pm
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What do you use ? 35cm or 45cm brushes?
Looking at purchasing one to speed up some of my commercial jobs with big windows.
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Ive used both. Thing about the 45 cm brushes is you can't realistically get enough water flowing out of it to rinse properly. If we had an equally large job as for when we first bought those brushes I probably give them another go but you literally need a 1/2" hose-pipe for them to be anymore effective.
I use 35 cm brush everyday now. Wouldn't clean with anything else.
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Cant comment on the 45 but I use a 35 with the six jets on which youve probably got bored of watching all the vids on in past ;D ;D
I dont do commercial but it certainly speeds up residential work and for me, many of the windows with the side opening windows...... the brush fits snuggly into it so two passes (esp on maintenance cleans with hot water) and the windows done.
You wont regret it!
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Ive used both. Thing about the 45 cm brushes is you can't realistically get enough water flowing out of it to rinse properly. If we had an equally large job as for when we first bought those brushes I probably give them another go but you literally need a 1/2" hose-pipe for them to be anymore effective.
I use 35 cm brush everyday now. Wouldn't clean with anything else.
Is that just using the standard jets that come with the brush?
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Fan jets.
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I've used a 35cm Extreme natural hybrid brush with pencil jets, for domestic work.
For me: It doesn't work! It doesn't make me any quicker.
However, the brush is excellent and very much suited to large panes of glass.
For commercial work, I think it would be great (lots of large panes of glass).
And as Slacky said, I would go 4 red fan jets (on full power), rather than pencil jets.
Twice over the glass, job done.
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P.S.
If it's really big, then plug into customers tap.
Then have someone following you round with pure.
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I spoke to Mr G about this and that was the route we were thinking was reasonable if you’re doing a big panel commercial job.
It’s the rinse flow rate that slows you down. Everything else is down to the speed of the operator.
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Thanks
I prefer pencil jets though due to better control.
So is it ok if you increase flow rate for 4 jets will be on a 35 brush head?
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Thanks
I prefer pencil jets though due to better control.
So is it ok if you increase flow rate for 4 jets will be on a 35 brush head?
I started with four jets on mine and for some reason did a quick vid, but not showing it on the glass
https://youtu.be/Ld3tEE3zb4o
But i do find six jets better and i use the flow controller that came from purefreedom on 75 with their standard sureflow 5lpm 100psi pump
https://youtu.be/oLP6OUW__oU
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Thanks
I prefer pencil jets though due to better control.
So is it ok if you increase flow rate for 4 jets will be on a 35 brush head?
I started with four jets on mine and for some reason did a quick vid, but not showing it on the glass
https://youtu.be/Ld3tEE3zb4o
But i do find six jets better and i use the flow controller that came from purefreedom on 75 with their standard sureflow 5lpm 100psi pump
https://youtu.be/oLP6OUW__oU
Cheers
Are you using 1.4mm or 2mm jets ?
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1521650519_Screenshot_20180321-151405.png)These are what i use, specially for the streamline brush as they are quick release jets. Just sern they do fan jets as well, might try them.
But no where does it tell you what size they are and i aint got a ruler with me at mo, but i would guess perhaps 2mm
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1521650519_Screenshot_20180321-151405.png)These are what i use, specially for the streamline brush as they are quick release jets. Just sern they do fan jets as well, might try them.
But no where does it tell you what size they are and i aint got a ruler with me at mo, but i would guess perhaps 2mm
I have some, don't quote me, think they are 1.5 mm. Easy enough to drill larger. I had some and drilled them out to 2mm. Prefer 35 wide brush with 6 jets on rather than larger brush on commercial as flow of water becomes a problem.
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I put 6 2mm jets in 14" brush and the flow was poor, I now have 4 1.4mm jets and the flow belts out.
I think you told me when I asked you how you got so much flow from your 6 jets that they were 1.4mm Nathan.
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Cheers chaps. Was looking at 35 wide brushes on Mr G site ;D
Options are 2mm or 1.4mm jets for 4 jets
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Cheers chaps. Was looking at 35 wide brushes on Mr G site ;D
Options are 2mm or 1.4mm jets for 4 jets
Why not buy the brush with 1.4mm jets and also buy a separate set of 4x2mm jets?
Then you can swap them around and see which you prefer ;D
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Cheers chaps. Was looking at 35 wide brushes on Mr G site ;D
Options are 2mm or 1.4mm jets for 4 jets
Why not buy the brush with 1.4mm jets and also buy a separate set of 4x2mm jets?
Then you can swap them around and see which you prefer ;D
Or better still. Take them off my old worn brushes
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Thats what i like about the stream line ones, they are twist lock so you can swap them about, extremely easily