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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GB Window Cleaning on June 24, 2010, 10:04:24 am

Title: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on June 24, 2010, 10:04:24 am
hi all w.f.p'rs

just wondered what are the warning signed that you need to replace your splitt end brush? mines around 6 months old used daily (4 day wks) and is starting to look like a woen toothbrush.

i pull some stray bristles out here and there but the bristles have not worn beyond the split-ends yet!

thanks in advance

all the best g.b.w.c
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on June 24, 2010, 12:51:38 pm
I've had one of my brushes for 14 months now... I find its better now than when it was new (vikan oval mono)

I think you get a feel for when a brush needs changing.

I think if your having to pull out strands that stick out from the rest, its time to change.
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Dave Anderson on June 24, 2010, 06:31:52 pm
Every 2 years I order a new brush...seems to work.

'every 3 to 4 months'.... ;D thats funny...

Dave.
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Clive McDonald on June 24, 2010, 08:20:36 pm
I never change them. I get a new one on a new pole.
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: dazmond on June 24, 2010, 08:26:03 pm
mine looks pretty knackered and ive only been wfp for 2 weeks!!(vikan mono rectangle) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: elite mike on June 24, 2010, 08:37:18 pm
mine looks pretty knackered and ive only been wfp for 2 weeks!!(vikan mono rectangle) ::) ::) ::)

hi daz get a gardiners brush you cannot go wrong

i have the dt flocked which is top dog in my book and the mono st

both are great 8)
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: jefftemperley on June 24, 2010, 08:49:02 pm
see craig at polarbrite his new lightweight brush is good i just picked up another one as i contaminated last one and couldnt be bothered cleaning it

i think they are only round the £20 mark
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: lyndy on June 24, 2010, 09:48:06 pm
£20 the mark up on the kit we buy is silly!!
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Londoner on June 24, 2010, 09:57:50 pm
One of my brushes must be three years old now. Still being used daily. I don't see any reason to change it.
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: elite mike on June 24, 2010, 10:07:35 pm
mine looks pretty knackered and ive only been wfp for 2 weeks!!(vikan mono rectangle) ::) ::) ::)

hi daz get a gardiners brush you cannot go wrong

i have the dt flocked which is top dog in my book and the mono st

both are great 8)


Care to elaborate, my tooth brush is great, but I’m not going to use that

not sure how big your mouth is ewan

but ime sure your teeth will be spotless, with a supalite brush ;)
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: elite mike on June 24, 2010, 10:14:06 pm
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: A+CleaningService on June 25, 2010, 04:59:39 pm
Replacing a brush head. A few months, a few years, I guess it depends on how much you use it. But great to use the old brush just for conny roofs, etc :)
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Londoner on June 25, 2010, 09:56:46 pm
I'm not comvinced at all by this thread regarding the frequency of brush replacement.
The brush doesn't really do the cleaning, the water does that and the rinsing afterwards.

All the brush really does is agitate the surface of the glass to get the dirt moving.
Provided the bristles aren't falling out or worn where is the problem?

I'm sure the people who want to sell you a new brush every six months or so will tell you a different story.

But my three year old brush works just as well as it ever did and I have absolutely no plans to change it.
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Dave Anderson on June 29, 2010, 04:43:34 pm
Horses for courses...you can change your brush every 3 months or so and I'll change mine when I think it needs changing...and we'll more than likely earn about the same...

The corners on my current DT brush were rounded off so I just unscrewed the pole attachment and refitted it the other way round...that'll keep it good for another year or so....

Windows still get cleaned the same.

Dave.

Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: Dave Anderson on June 29, 2010, 06:45:59 pm
So in essence very little advantage then changing the brush head so often...I'll save the pennies for a lady-boy on my next trip to Thailand.. ;D
Title: Re: w.f.p pole brush replacment
Post by: elite mike on June 29, 2010, 09:32:11 pm
LOL, pennies and lady boys for you, but its worth me saving 8 hours every month, how much did you save using a Harris pole and an old brush  :P
So in essence very little advantage then changing the brush head so often...I'll save the pennies for a lady-boy on my next trip to Thailand.. ;D

you guys worry me ;D