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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Carl@Cwc on November 05, 2012, 10:54:30 am

Title: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Carl@Cwc on November 05, 2012, 10:54:30 am
tyring to speed up the fascias/guttering jobs i get.

ive got a petrol jetwash gx340 with interpump etc  and wondered how many people are using this method over water fed pole and how much quicker is it?

i would need a telescopic lance also , any suggestions on this, where and why.
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Dave Garrett on November 05, 2012, 11:11:28 am
Also interested with feedback have the same set up looking at lance etc i'm sure it would speed things up a bit
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: DMC Window Cleaners Ltd on November 05, 2012, 11:16:49 am
we jet wash gutters, fascias etc, it is mayb 3 times faster the a pole only on really stubborn cleans they will get a quick brush over with a brush as well.

deff quickier and better as you can get in all the places you cant with a brush
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Carl@Cwc on November 05, 2012, 11:18:04 am
we jet wash gutters, fascias etc, it is mayb 3 times faster the a pole only on really stubborn cleans they will get a quick brush over with a brush as well.

deff quickier and better as you can get in all the places you cant with a brush

do u run the jetwash at full bore or wind it down?
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Dave Garrett on November 05, 2012, 11:18:14 am
can you link me the lance / set up please
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: DMC Window Cleaners Ltd on November 05, 2012, 11:21:47 am
we jet wash gutters, fascias etc, it is mayb 3 times faster the a pole only on really stubborn cleans they will get a quick brush over with a brush as well.

deff quickier and better as you can get in all the places you cant with a brush

do u run the jetwash at full bore or wind it down?

depends on what type of gutter they are and the condition, so sometimes full power, some times half power. and a decent jet wash chemicals as well
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: scottt24 on November 05, 2012, 01:05:21 pm
A mate of mine moved house and was desperate to get the gutters, fascias and soffits done on his new place
I told him I could come round the following week but it wasn't soon enough for him
He saw a bloke cleaning them with pressure washer and stopped and asked him to do his, to cut a long story short water got in all the way along gutter and flooded half the loft, two ceilings had to be pulled down and re-boarded and skimmed and a couple of carpets were ruined

Has this happened to anyone else, was my mate just unlucky or did the guy that cleaned them do something he shouldn't have ie lance at wrong angle
Title: Re: jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: SB Cleaning on November 05, 2012, 01:56:03 pm
A mate of mine moved house and was desperate to get the gutters, fascias and soffits done on his new place
I told him I could come round the following week but it wasn't soon enough for him
He saw a bloke cleaning them with pressure washer and stopped and asked him to do his, to cut a long story short water got in all the way along gutter and flooded half the loft, two ceilings had to be pulled down and re-boarded and skimmed and a couple of carpets were ruined

Has this happened to anyone else, was my mate just unlucky or did the guy that cleaned them do something he shouldn't have ie lance at wrong angle

I have heard of it happening...

And that's the reason I use wfp pressure washers  are  too powerfull for this type of job.
Title: Re: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: DMC Window Cleaners Ltd on November 05, 2012, 02:19:59 pm
Any tool in the wrong hand is a bad thing it's how you clean not what you clean with
Title: Re: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: home6442 on November 05, 2012, 03:07:20 pm
A neighbour two doors down just got theirs cleaned by a pressure washer.
The mist coming from it dirtied all my windows.
So at least  two houses on each side would have got this.
Could end up with a lot of complaints.
But its a lot quicker and handier than wfp.
Title: Re: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Window Washers on November 05, 2012, 04:02:34 pm
tyring to speed up the fascias/guttering jobs i get.

ive got a petrol jetwash gx340 with interpump etc  and wondered how many people are using this method over water fed pole and how much quicker is it?

i would need a telescopic lance also , any suggestions on this, where and why.
you will find this a nightmare, using this pressure washer is like fighting a wild snake in the air, this can also blow gaskits of the gutters and old vents, I know this because I have this very same pressure washer.

I stopped using this very quickly after I bought the poles for it, and stick to using it as a surface pressure washer, and use wfp for this job.
Title: Re: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: Rob Knapman on November 05, 2012, 04:09:09 pm
Most 'new' fascias/gutters have soffit vents fitted and you will get the attic soaked as previously mentioned, not a good move imho, stick to wfp or ladder :P
Title: Re: Jetwashing fascias etc
Post by: richard jagger on November 05, 2012, 04:34:29 pm
I have always used a pressure washer at 150 bar and never had  problem at all. I would not buy a extended  lance as they are heavy.I used to fasten a lance to a Harris pole and I found it worked well. The pressure lances hoses are to heavy for the the long extension poles that one buys. You can get the hose loose with all the fittings and use an old pole. There is so much scare mongering on this forum. The same as cleaning a conny with a power washer till someone can  and did just that with out a problem. H S over kill does prevent one trying. Common sense and care will always prevail.