WFP Techniques

« **on:** January 08, 2006, 10:08:09 pm »

I often wonder how our techniques differ from each other what with different lenghts of pole and the vast amount of odd shapes and sizes of windows

so as with many other things on this forum maybe us newbies to wfp can learn a thing or two from the die hards

I'll start with new upvc sash windows with 15 or so induvidually double glazed panes, whats the best way to tackle these?

Chris

« **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:16:14 pm »

The same as any other window

« **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2006, 10:29:10 pm »

Yeah but just up and down doesnt do it , lots of corners
I tend to go around and around circular motion almost
probably compleatly incorrect

hense the reason for this posting

« **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2006, 12:18:17 am »

hi chriss. im new to all this to. my mate stu has been at this wpf for 5 years now, he does commercial, he showed me across heads, sides and cills, up and down the glass then rince but not get the heads too wet.

« **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:35:27 am »

Similar. I'm a novice, but, I do tops of frames, sides, rinse, glass(top side to side) rinse, bottom of frame, always do that last as it's had a good rinse all through, and no sense bringing dirt back up window again. So, try to work downward wherever possible.

I got a 4', 12', 18', 35'. Seems like too many, but already I need a 24'!

Pj

« **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2006, 03:10:42 pm »

scrub accross the top of the frame side to side a few times to loosen all the dirt.
up and down over the whole window from left to right and back again including frame edge and then rinse from the top in a diagonal manner to the bottom.
perfect results everytime for the last ten years!

« **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2006, 05:24:18 pm »

Here you go guys this is how you do it

http://www.window-tools.com/auto.htm

No need for thanks

« **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2006, 07:23:29 pm »

No No No Dave

Thank you.. Thank you... Thank you.

Now I know where I,ve been going wrong.. all thanks to you

Humbly yours

Andrew

« **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2006, 07:31:12 pm »

wow thats one powerful pump. or good jets or both.

« **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2006, 07:55:24 pm »

I have a similar flow rate and i am nearly as quick as that guy

« **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:01:29 pm »

On the video clip of the auto brush, Is that fan jets hes got in his pole Brush?

Its mighty impressive. Mine just comes out as 2 jets of water. But on the video there is a good spread of water.

Nel.

« **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:03:09 pm »

yes its a fan

« **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:04:15 pm »

I rinse with the brush on the window through the bristles so it doesnt matter to me

« **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:13:11 pm »

Are you using one of those powerbrushes Dave?

Pj

« **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2006, 10:55:26 am »

Hi people , im impressed with that video , what i need to know is ....
How much water is that throwing out and where can i get those fan nozzles ?
I reckon i could be even more productive with that flow rate and those super nozzles !

Rich P @ F

« **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2006, 02:27:15 pm »

Quote from: P @ F on January 10, 2006, 10:55:26 am

Hi people , im impressed with that video , what i need to know is ....
How much water is that throwing out and where can i get those fan nozzles ?
I reckon i could be even more productive with that flow rate and those super nozzles !

Rich P @ F

rich,
cleantech in kilmarnock do fan spray jets and cost about 90peach
they dont use alot of water and are easy to fit into vikan brushes
phone number is 01563 550450
i buy vikan brushes without any holes in and with a 6mm and 8mm drill bit fit them easypeasy in minutes.

« **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2006, 04:42:52 pm »

Quote from: Morph on January 09, 2006, 08:13:11 pm

Are you using one of those powerbrushes Dave?

Pj

No i use an ionics and a brodex brush head which have monofilament bristles which dont hold dirt like the vikan brushes

« **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2006, 05:36:46 pm »

Thanks Genesis , i will call them .

Rich P @ F

« **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2006, 06:01:59 pm »

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No i use an ionics and a brodex brush head which have monofilament bristles which dont hold dirt like the vikan brushes

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Thanks for reply Dave. Wat is a monofilament? Aren't ionics that?

On Vikan do you mean those hairs that are shredded at the end for car wash brushes?

Pj

« **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2006, 06:20:18 pm »

correct

« **Reply #20 on:** February 02, 2006, 11:22:47 pm »

Quote from: david@ St-Ives on January 09, 2006, 05:24:18 pm

Here you go guys this is how you do it

http://www.window-tools.com/auto.htm

No need for thanks

I take it everyone realises that the video clips were purely to show how the Autobrush works, and not to show people how to clean windows with a water fed pole. The brush was fed by a mains tap. The faster the water comes out the brush the faster you can work.

The first clip without the separate rinse off the glass, is about the time I would spend on a regularly cleaned window with a 60psi pump on one of my trolley systems.

Peter

« **Reply #21 on:** February 02, 2006, 11:34:08 pm »

Quote from: neil100 on January 09, 2006, 08:01:29 pm

On the video clip of the auto brush, Is that fan jets hes got in his pole Brush?

Its mighty impressive. Mine just comes out as 2 jets of water. But on the video there is a good spread of water.

Nel.

Fan jets save time. To reach the edge of the glass you don't have to go over the frame with the brush. Before anyone says but I want to clean the frames anyway, you can't get any water on the frames without a fan spray in the video clip without having to lift the brush off the glass, point the jet onto the frame, put the brush back on the frame, and then brush it. Much better for the water to be spread over the whole width of the brush.

Peter

« **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2006, 11:42:37 pm »

I am still a novice, but my spray jets seem to clean the windows fine. I like the idea of fan jets, but in practise are they really so different?

Maybe Im off topic. Sorry if I am, but I would like to know the general concensus, as I'm sure Chris would.