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Title: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: stuart howes on August 31, 2006, 08:22:09 pm

hi all which are the best fan jets or pencil jets and what is the best place to buy
thanks stu

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: Chris Cottrell on August 31, 2006, 08:43:24 pm

Cleantec for fan spray get my vote

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 31, 2006, 08:51:43 pm

I used fan 15" x 2" (salmon) then pencil 10" (Vikan) then back to fan 12" x 3" (salmon)

I prefer fan jets but when using the brush at 90 degrees (awkward to get at windows) you need to be aware of overspray bringing muck down off the top frame.

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: Pj on August 31, 2006, 09:08:48 pm

Pencil do me fine.  For nearly a year now, but I keep getting a nagging feeling that fan jets would serve me better.  I just haven't got around to it yet!

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: ccwc1988 on September 01, 2006, 04:33:44 pm

Pencil jets are good all day every day, but found them a pain when doing big sheet glass on 100% glass buildings. That is where the fan jets come into there own, it mists up well and dry in no time, no time for runs.

As I say fan jets have there place and its not on everyday windows.

 Perfect for sheet glass, just bring the head down slowly perfect results coz of the overhead spray.

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 01, 2006, 04:56:55 pm

I find that you can be more accurate with Pencil jets.

Alex

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: windows_chepstow on September 01, 2006, 05:11:02 pm

I've tried fan-jets with my backpack, but they didn't seem to work; well one side did, the other didn't.

It could be because my pressure was too low for them to kick in....?  Or it could be because one of the jets is dodgy.  I don't know.

But do you really think it matters?  To me, pencil jets do the same job; get water to the glass and to rinse you just 'rinse'.

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: Clear Vision on September 01, 2006, 05:25:06 pm

I first started off with pencil jets then I changed to fan jets. The reason I changed  to fan jets Is that I thought rinsing the glass would be easier and you would'nt have to keep chasing that bit of dirt down the glass with the pencils. I was wrong and I quickly changed back to pencil jets.

The pencil jets went well for me, & I was starting to like them untill I bought one of peters auto brushes which had fan jets built In. I stuck with the fan jets and really got to like them and now I wont even look at pencil jets.

Matthew
Clear Vision

Title: Re: fan or pencil jets?
Post by: pjulk on September 01, 2006, 11:48:39 pm

I have both fan jets and omnipole pencil jets which are finer than some pencil jets i have tried.

I go for the omnipole pencil jets everytime.

But its probably what you get used to as i have been using these for 18 months and just can't get used to fan jets

Paul