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Wfp or traditional?

I own a Water-fed-pole system
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Sir Squeaky

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Which method do you use?
« on: May 28, 2006, 09:18:23 pm »
Simple question....

Just wondered how many still clean in traditional manner?
Please answer as what you use now, even if you are changing soon.

No arguements or discussions as to which is best.

I'm not expecting trad to be higher, as wfp'ers use the forum more, as they have more queries in general.
I think there's a few trad cleaners who read the threads though....

Obviously the first vote was mine!
Thanks, Rog. :)
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MNWC

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2006, 09:24:11 pm »
wfp on commercial

wfp on domestic upstairs only

trad on domestic downstairs
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Chris Cottrell

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2006, 09:31:42 pm »
Wfp everything outside

Trad inside ( obviously  ::) )
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windows_chepstow

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2006, 09:33:58 pm »
WFP 1st floor and above, unless it's leaded or Georgian.

Squeegie ground floor.

I have a good number of accounts (about one day per month) that I still use ladders for; but only because I assess that they're not practicle for WFP.
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jeff1

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2006, 09:37:42 pm »
All Traditional

still in support of squeaky, even when I change over, I'll support him, becauses there is still bound to be Traditional work out there.
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Karl Wheeler

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2006, 09:40:18 pm »
All traditional...don't know for how much longer though. The pull of the WFP is very strong ...
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jinky230

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2006, 09:46:07 pm »
wfp commercial, wfp domestic upstairs and moving it towards downstairs

but at present stil alot of downstairs traditional still working on the perfect system.

jinky
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JohnL

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2006, 09:47:07 pm »
trad but looking to go wfp

JohnL
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brett walker

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2006, 10:15:05 pm »
wfp tops leaded and georgian

trad downstairs


If i need to use a ladder for a job i will  whatever suits

Brett
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Ian_Giles

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2006, 10:34:41 pm »
WFP just about everything, ladders for access only.
But still do an awful lot of trad work, shops, insides and so on.

Ian
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Sir Squeaky

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2006, 10:42:57 pm »
We're up to 4 then. ::)

 ;D
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Paul Coleman

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2006, 11:11:37 pm »
Quote from: Squeaky Clean. on May 28, 2006, 09:18:23 pm
Simple question....

Just wondered how many still clean in traditional manner?
Please answer as what you use now, even if you are changing soon.

No arguements or discussions as to which is best.

I'm not expecting trad to be higher, as wfp'ers use the forum more, as they have more queries in general.
I think there's a few trad cleaners who read the threads though....

Obviously the first vote was mine!
Thanks, Rog. :)

I've put WFP but often use trad for lower floor windows and even for a couple of complete jobs where the frames are badly oxidised.
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Andrew McCann

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2006, 11:18:57 pm »
WFP for everything that would need a ladder. All the property if it's leaded or georgian.

Trad on ground floor if no climb at all. Only because it gives us variety in our work.

Andrew
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Archy136

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2006, 11:22:51 pm »
I'd be interested in knowing how many of those 4 are planning to go WFP
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JM123

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2006, 11:24:45 pm »
wfp everything, I'll even wfp insides if no ones looking ;D
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ducky

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2006, 11:28:41 pm »
 ;D trad all the way cant change and wont change.
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Archy136

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2006, 11:37:37 pm »
Ducky

You should stick up abit more for squeaky then, he's constantly getting cained on this forum.
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edd

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2006, 12:31:26 am »
wfp all the way im here to make money not lose it we earn the same money in 3 days than 6 days as before???
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pjulk

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2006, 12:42:21 am »
I wfp mostly everything but sometimes i will do traditional downstairs.

Paul
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jouk45

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2006, 01:17:13 am »
wfp everything, even downstairs,  only clean insides for oaps, or contract jobs
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mark dew

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2006, 01:38:03 am »
I also wfp everything.
I have some jobs that i will revert to trad again, but it is too soon after changing and the choice at the moment is wfp or nothing.
Trad insides of course.

mark


should add that i would definitely have been trad still if it wasn't for the forums.

 
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D.Salkeld_Ltd

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2006, 08:40:36 am »
After 2 months WFP everything I can
Trad inside :o
Still got a bit to learn about using WFP!

Trad shop fronts

David
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Lee.

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2006, 09:12:58 am »
Trad only, WFP in a couple of months, told myself that 10 months ago though.

 ;D

Lee
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Londoner

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2006, 09:28:08 am »
WFP on everything high but  about 50/50 at ground level. Now I have the pole I do things like leaded that I never would have touched before so they all get done with the magic water.
The main reason for doing a lot of the ground floor windows with WFP is to bring the frames up rather than the windows which could be done trad.

Also, I don't agree with the idea that once a window has been cleaned WFP you can't switch back and forth between WFP and trad. As long as you don't use washing up liquid but use a "proper" window detergent and pure water it works OK.

As D Salkeld says, we are all still learning
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Morph

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #24 on: May 29, 2006, 09:39:07 am »
wfp 99%
Insides still trad.
Ladder hasn't been off for about 2 months!
Trad for nearly 19 years.  Knees shot, elbows and wrists not much better, insteps collapsed.
wfp 8th month- did it for health and safety, didn't expect to make much more at end of day.
Mind you if I wasn't wfp I'd be trad ;D
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ronaldo

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #25 on: May 29, 2006, 09:42:37 am »
WFP,

 Old
 wooden framed windows traditionall.
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Trevor Knight

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #26 on: May 29, 2006, 09:49:17 am »
WFP for anything outside, traditional inside
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rugby

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #27 on: May 29, 2006, 10:06:47 am »
wfp 99%
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Malcal

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #28 on: May 29, 2006, 11:07:26 am »
Hi All
Just going over to pole (4 weeks ago). Its very slow and I use a lot of water to get the first clean to very good quality. But I can see the speed coming up. I hope to be faster with the pole than trad as I'm only 5 foot 4, I need a pointer on most ground floor windows and standoffs on most first floors. I'm as quick as most on windows I can reach. Most of my work is on mature estates with a mix of window types with tall windows and bays etc. I think I'll allways trad as some windows just are not suitable for the pole.
Regards Mal
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S.C.S

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #29 on: May 29, 2006, 11:24:18 am »
traditional for everything same as the 3 lads who work for me was gonna go to wfp but stickingwith traditional for some time yet i see no trouble with it  :)
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Franky2020

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2006, 11:26:27 am »
100% Traditional and happy with it at present.
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Moderator David@stives

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2006, 11:36:02 am »
Wfp everything ,upstairs, downstairs,insides, gutters,kids, vans, car,

Sorry i lied about the insides

Dave
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S.A.J

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2006, 12:30:09 pm »
70% wfp     30% trad
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Tim Morton

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #33 on: May 29, 2006, 12:32:12 pm »
I have 1 day a week that's trad, it's all shops, but the rest of the week I'm wfp except for 3 bungalows that are easier to do with trad.

Tim
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dai

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #34 on: May 29, 2006, 04:38:37 pm »
If the Mrs is working with me it's everything WFP except some doors,[leaks]
If I'm working alone it's tops, and the bottom ones I can't reach without a ladder.
I still trad oap's bunglows, even if I have to stand on my trusty milk crate, I prefer it to the pointy.Dai
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jeff evans

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #35 on: May 29, 2006, 05:20:55 pm »
Trad 95% wfp on 1 commercial job i have but allways have to trad bottom third of window to remove spots & runs because they are alu frames no matter what i try i cant get these right with wfp  :( :(

All new accounts of a deceint size i wfp it works fine on u p v c frames, and anything leaded.

Cheers Jeff.
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telboy

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #36 on: May 29, 2006, 06:09:52 pm »
Mostly WFP pole
 trad  for shop fronts and internals

Telboy ;)
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Johnboyfree

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #37 on: May 29, 2006, 06:23:06 pm »
Trad.on all jobs....................................................................
.........................sorry...........................................................
.............will be changing over to wfp...................................
..............in two to three weeks...........................................
..............needs must... :-[....will still do trad ground floor......
I will still support squeaky,as everyone loves an underdog.... ;D ;D ;D
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callum macleod

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #38 on: May 29, 2006, 06:30:20 pm »
wfp on nearly everything still do some ladder work
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macc

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #39 on: May 29, 2006, 08:37:42 pm »
Hi Squeaky. Sorry mate, all wfp outside,

macc
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rosskesava

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #40 on: May 29, 2006, 08:50:18 pm »
Commercial work that's loads of windows - wfp
Shops and ground floor commercial - trad
1st and 2nd floor commercial - wfp

expensive resindential - trad with some hard to reach windows - wfp
'bash 'em out' houses - wfp

I reckon about a third of our work is wfp
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DASERVICES

Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #41 on: May 29, 2006, 09:34:54 pm »

  WFP - Outsides
  Squeegie - Insides, still looking at WFP  ;D ;D ;D

  Doug
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abacus

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Re: Which method do you use?
« Reply #42 on: May 29, 2006, 10:37:54 pm »
Hi Squeaky
wfp 99%
trad on acouple - old lead and oak frames -spots like the  pox with the pole



Come over to the dark side squeeky
the force is strong     moneys not bad either
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