Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: neil100 on November 19, 2006, 06:04:54 pm
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I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE VAN TODAY.
I have changed a few things around. Repaired a couple of poles and replaced the pole hose on a couple of poles. All set for the rest of the winter.
I have just added another pole to the van, I nickname it the shredder, Its for Con roofs and facias.
I have counted up 8 poles.
2 x mini poles
2 x 24' poles
4 x 18' poles. Two of the 18' poles we use the most, The shredder is the new old pole I have just put in. The brush is new but the pole is on its last legs being a year old, but I will only be useing it now and again. I carry another 18' with metal gosseneck and vikan brush, I use this only on first cleans and a spare in case anything goes wrong with my other 18' poles.
Does anyone else carry more then 8 poles in the van?
I have a 36' pole but only use it once every 8 weeks. This I put on the roofrack as it will not fit in the van. So thats nine poles when I use it.
Heres a pic Nel.
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I have two men crews and in each van they have
1 x 4ft
2 x 24ft
1 x 45ft
If we are on higher jobs they swap a 24ft for the 60ft
8 poles, wow :)
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We only have two poles:
1 a 36ftpole, and
2 a 60ft pole
We use the same pole for tops and bottoms! ;)
:) :)
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Thing is, with all them poles and brushes, which would you say is the better brush?
Steve
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neil notice your running two pumps from two batterys does the alternator on the van keep these charged ?
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Steve,
On the mini poles I preffer the 10" vikan, Its great on removing snail trails, I tried a Gazza brush on the mini but I did not think it scrubbed as well as the vikan, Weight is not an issue so the vikan wins it on the mini pole.
On a 18' pole I hate the vikan, Its to heavy and If I were to use one all day long My arms would suffer with RSI because of haveing to lift off the glass to rinse. I preffer the Gazza brush because its so light and I rinse with it on the glass.
I have just bought an 18' extender pole from reachandclean last week, thats the one with the blackbrush in the pic. The pole is very light being an extender pole and the brush is as nearly as light as my Gazza brush. I get very little whip on the pole cos the brushs are very light. This is pushing the Gazza brush very close indeed. In some ways I prefer the new black brush because it as lower bristles in the middle which are stiffer and softer bristles on the outside. So you get a better scrub action on the windows and you can still leave it on the glass to rinse.
But the bristles on the outside are 1 cm to long and too soft, Plus they are not crinkled like a Gazza brush.I think the brush will struggle to maintain its shape for longer then a couple of months. If they had the crinkle bristles of the gazza brush on the outside and knocked off half a cm on the inner bristles. It would wipe the floor with every other brush on the market. It would have lightness, a good scrubing action, the ability to rinse on the glass mixed with the longevity a good brush should have whilst maintaning its shape.
The Shredder brush beats every other brush going for Con roofs. The bristles are a little to stiff to make it good on glass and frames and it could damage paintwork if windows are not upvc.
Nel.
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I have 4 poles with me always
1 x 4' Ali pole
1 x 18' GF
1 x 30' GF with gooseneck
1 x 40' GF
Use the 18' on most jobs
Chris
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Pdh
Each pump as an isolating switch. Both pumps run off one battery. I allways carry a spare battery just incase. If the power starts to drop off in the afternoon, we just switch to the other battery.
I do not have it wired to a split relay as I do not do enough miles in a day. Most of my work is within a 4 mile radius of home.
Nel
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We carry 6 all the time
2x 4'mini poles
2x 18' extender poles
1x 30' extender pole
1x35' glass fibre ergo lite ionic pole
Use the 18' poles every day of the week for 90% of the jobs we do.
Allso have a 40' carbon fibre pole from ionic. Only use this a few times a month so stays at home.
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1 unger pole (usually 4 sections but occasionally a fifth)
plus a 2ft hand held aluminium rod for downstairs windows.
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1 unger pole (usually 4 sections but occasionally a fifth)
plus a 2ft hand held aluminium rod for downstairs windows.
is this the canbon fibre poles or not? ??? ???
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2 poles
3 X 2M unger
2 X 1M Cleantech own brand
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6 in total so far.
2 x 4'
1 x 12'
1 x 18'
1 x 30'
1 x 35'
What are you guys referring to as a shredder?
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2X Super-Lite (1x 35ft 1x 45ft) Aluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
2x Super-Lite telescopic (prototypes 1x 12ft 1x21ft) Plastic crank and SL Brush
1x 26ft (5x5ft) Universal Aluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
1 x 21ft (4x5ft) Universal Aluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
1 x 15ft (3x5ft) Universal Aluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
1x 18ft Extender Aluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
1x 12ft (3x4ft) ExtenderAluminium Gooseneck and SL brush
1 x 6ft (2x3ft) UniversalAluminium Gooseneck and Vikan Brush
Total 10 poles.
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1 3x4 12" extender.
1 3x6 18" predator.
1 4x6 24" Universal.
at the moment but waiting for delivery of a 35" supalite.
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1 x 4' pole
1 x 18' pole used most of the time.
1 x 30' pole with Gooseneck.
All fitted with Vikan Brushes and 2mm jets
Got my old 18' pole in the garage which i snapped a few weeks ago that i have to repair, then that will go back in the van
Craig
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8 poles, :o.
1 mini pole
1 24 ft pole
1 45ft pole, but this one has all the section together, i split it & use this for gutter & fascia cleans etc.
I need to buy another mini pole for ground floor fascia's etc.
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3 poles.
1 x 4ft extender
1 x 18ft extender
1 x 30ft ionics
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2 poles sometimes 3
1x 70 super lite broken down to what ever height we need right down to ground level
1x12( 3x4) excel fixed gooseneck down stairs
if on a big job will use another 60 super lite bought as a spare between the two vans
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Minipole (Omni - extender + Vikan)
Predator (Brodex 18' fibreglass tele + Vikan)
Powerpole (Omni 24' alum + Vikan sillbrush).
Since getting the Predator a couple of weeks ago now use this for 95% of my work, including ground floor.
Minipole for individual bungalows
Powerpole for 3 story.
Cheers,
Ian
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I have 3 in the van all the time
A mini pole
18 FT
30ft .
When I need anything bigger I just put it in the van