Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: S_RICHARDSON on January 06, 2007, 05:12:52 pm
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Regarding your post on this topic http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=30261.0 :
1. Are the Bristles soft or hard?
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2. Do the bristles not scratch the glass at all?
Shaun R.
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Shaun,
I'll repry later...........got a guest coming for tea.....................NOW :o
Gotta Go!!!!!!!!!!!
David
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Shaun
I use addis sweeping brush heads on my poles and just put jets in them myself, I use the hard bristle brush head with no problems at all. They are light and shift the most stubborn of bird muck with no problem at all.
It is near on impossible scratch glass, diamonds and concrete are about all that will do it - try a brush yourself - you will be amazed.
marc
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Cheers Marc
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Shaun
I use addis sweeping brush heads on my poles and just put jets in them myself, I use the hard bristle brush head with no problems at all. They are light and shift the most stubborn of bird muck with no problem at all.
It is near on impossible scratch glass, diamonds and concrete are about all that will do it - try a brush yourself - you will be amazed.
marc
btw
whers the best online place to buy jets, y piece and microbore by the metre and also a angle adapter please?
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Shaun,
I don't know if the brush is Hard or soft. All I know is it scrubs a bit better than a standard Gaz h20 brush (although Gaz has hard soft or medium brushes).
As for scratching the glass ??? ???. I don't think any brush worth considering for WFP will scratch glass.
As for fitting with jets:
All I have done is:
1. About a meter of fish tank air tube (3mm id and 5mm od)
2. 3 6mm joining barbs
3. A T connector.
First, about 1" 1/2 in from either end of the brush head pull out about half a dozen clumps of bristles. enough so as to fit the jets in and allow flow of water.
Then drill, from the bristle side of the brush 2 6mm holes for the jets.
Then, take 2 of the 6mm barbs a pair of wire clippers and snip off one of the barbs on each. This makes 2 jets!
Then cut 2 15cm lengths of the Fish tank tube and squeeze on to the jet barbs left.
Then slide the tubes thruogh each of the holes in the brush and push the jets into place. They should be a tight fit and pushed up to the wide bit on the barbs.
Then cut about 30cm of the Fish pipe. Connect the three lengths together with the T connector.
Then push on the 3rd 6mm barb and connect to your pole tube.
The brush should screw onto your pole screw, it does fit an Unger adapter (a bit stiff, but all the better!).
Try it!
It'll only cost you about £6 - £7
£3.98 for the Melody Brush from Tesco
£1 for a meter of tube
£1 for the 3 Barbs
50p for the T conector.
David
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Hi mate what are barbs and where do i get these from? Oh and thanks for the long reply!! :)
Shaun R.
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I'll repry later...........
Egg flied lice please. ;D
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The barbs are the conectors for the pipe they just pushfit. Use Hozelock micro irrigation or Algarde from the aquarium shop. All true microbore fittings at 4mm Internal dia 6mm external.
You can use any floor brush.
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where do i get them from online then? ???
Shaun R.
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Shaun,
Barbs are joiners for the 6mm tubing that you push in the end of eah tube to be joined. I go to our local Auto Extras Shop and buy a pair of 6mm tube joiners for, I think!, Vauxhall windscreen washer pipe.
Squeeks,
Love your reply in the No use Ladders debate
"Just like your WFP the regs don't wash!!!" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
David
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Barbs Online:
http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_40&products_id=59
David
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Cheers Mate! ;D