Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: TomCrowther on September 12, 2011, 09:34:59 am
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Tha last time I cleaned in very strong, gusty wind a lot of the windows were far from clean when dry. The customers were OK about it but as the service I offer is "window cleaning" I don't want to make the same mistake again.
It's blowing like mad here this morning. I know the firms who employ have different pressure due to salarys etc but what are you sole traders doing today?
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staying in bed great !!!!!!!!!!!! ???
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Having a later start.
I should be gone from here later in the morning.
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I find if the ground is wet then its likely that you'll get problems, its when its wet and dry you need to be concerned, thats when dust is about.
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When is it too windy? Right about now I reckon.... hence sat on the laptop bored out me skull..... :-\
Was going to try but some of the gusts on the coast are waaaaaaaaaaay too risky for my pole & pocket. But the custies will love it when I clean all that windswept cack off the glass - every cloud eh? kerching ;D
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When the water exits the brush, does a quick about 90 degrees and doesn't actually end up on the window.
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When you super duper light weight carbon pole is flying in the air and the only thing that is stopping it blowing away is the hose it's attached to. ;D
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I find if the ground is wet then its likely that you'll get problems, its when its wet and dry you need to be concerned, thats when dust is about.
I think it's more of a case of the water from the frames getting blown onto the glass, which leaves the marks.
I don't think it's debris in the air that makes the windows spotty when you clean them in the wind.
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agree with tosh its the debris in the wind which stick to wet glass and leave dirty windows , i spent 3 hrs cutting wood this morning ready for the winter , Mike
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Been at it since 7am, just got in, no probs for me as it was commercial. :) Had to rinse "brush on" a few times mind.
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It was pointless me doing the wfp jobs I had today as I live along the south coast in the Brighton area.
The windy conditions mean the windows would be covered in salt within half an hour of cleaning them so a day off for me.
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agree with tosh its the debris in the wind which stick to wet glass and leave dirty windows ,
Thats not what he said ;)
I don't think it's debris in the air that makes the windows spotty when you clean them in the wind.
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On previous windy days like today I decided not to work. But today I went because sun was out and it worked out alright even though I didn't start until 12pm.
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i worked all day a bit of stoping and starting but did ok
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Most work today was ok - gusts of around 30 mph had a couple later when the wind started to get stronger and blowing all the dust off the garden onto the conny - in the end bladed the side that kept getting covered in grit/dust.
as per MB - windy but wet ground no problem windy and dry ground - potential problems
Darran
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worked from 12 today wind bit of a pain but no too
bad
found as mentioned in a previous post that water blowing around
off sills was biggest prob
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started at 8 on a 3 story block of flats then on to some houses and finshed at 4.no problems.
what up with you lot some of you need to man up.
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there was only a gentle breeze down here today ;D!! work all day without any problems :P
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Actually had two custys cancel me today because of the wind and it wasnt that bad here. One of them was a bungalow i do trad ! >:(, wasnt too chuffed.
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i wasnt going to, but because im 2 weeks late, had to do something. (got 6 in) had a lucky escape too, a road which i had driven down 4 times today had a huge tree fall down on it, not sure if anyone was hurt?
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agree with tosh its the debris in the wind which stick to wet glass and leave dirty windows ,
Thats not what he said ;)
I don't think it's debris in the air that makes the windows spotty when you clean them in the wind.
Sorry misread but i agree with what i said i cleaned my own windows on friday . my house is facing west wind and rain been coming from that direction . and they need cleaning again looks bad when sun is shining on them
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The Beaufort Scale:-
0 Smoke goes straight up luverly
1,2,3 light breeze - no worries
4,5 bit windy, Squeaky stays home
6,7 bit of a blow hold on to your hat!
8 Gail Force the lady windy gives up
9 feel a slight sway on your Gardiners SLX
at 30ft unger aluminium is horizontal
10 Bumpers Face stays the same shape
11 Tosh's front teeth get blown away
12 It's a conspiracy! Prince Philip with a wind
machine blows over the twin towers and ex Pres Bush hunts for oil in
Capricorn one!
That's enough wind! Hic!