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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: BNJ on January 11, 2007, 06:13:51 pm

Title: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: BNJ on January 11, 2007, 06:13:51 pm
Im thinking of changing from traditional window cleaning, to a reach and wash system. Can anybody who has already changed over tell me if it is any quicker , and knowing what they know now would they bother. P S my rounds are domestic .
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: Moderator David@stives on January 11, 2007, 06:14:36 pm
safer rather than quicker.
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: BNJ on January 11, 2007, 06:19:30 pm
Thanks how did you get on just before christmas with the frost
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: matt on January 11, 2007, 06:50:05 pm
reach and wash is nowadays a generic name for WATER FED POLE

a bit like Hoover and vaccum cleaner

loads of other options other that ionics, have a read of some of the posts on here
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: neil100 on January 11, 2007, 09:33:00 pm
Yes its a lot lot quicker.

My round is domestic and I have beem wfp for over a year. 25yrs Trad.

Its a fantastic feeling starting to clean houses without haveing to go up and down a ladder all day.

On an average day I earn 50% more then when I was trad. If you times that over a year you are talking some serious lolly.

I was plagued by bad vibes when I was moveing from trad to wfp. Its a massive step. Was it worth it? For me yes. My only regret is that I did not do it 5 years ago. I did to much umming and arghing about it.

A freind of mine whos been cleaning a year longer then me said he would not change but he now as acsess to his sons wfp set up for 3 days a week. He used it two weeks ago on his first day useing wfp he did his work 2 hours faster. He wont be going back to trad and thats after 2 weeks.

nel.
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: brett walker on January 11, 2007, 11:09:41 pm
ionics

brett
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: BNJ on January 12, 2007, 03:03:05 pm
Thanks for that bit of advice , has anybody tried useing wfp in a team of two is this possible ? Also what size van would be best suited .
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on January 12, 2007, 04:36:55 pm
a lot quicker, a lot safer and better all round
domestic or commercial
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: mark f on January 13, 2007, 10:43:53 am
been reach and washing for a month weaning it in gradually doing tops only and i dont think it will be any slower or faster cos im  very quick off a ladder. Some work it will be slower on and some it will be quicker on. Im hoping in time to save an hour a day to pay for the system and to allow for the extra work involved. if that happens i will be chuffed.

  My work is domestic and if ive picked my work carefully to switch across. But now ive got to hit the work with the dreaded upvc windows!!
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: sair on January 13, 2007, 06:04:02 pm
soon going into 8th year wfp

safer, faster ,easier on health and can earn more yet theres still a limit one can do.

takes a while to learn as anything, different aches and pains. and theres the maintence on the system

whether its diy or service provider i think its worth the effort
Title: Re: Changing to reach and wash system
Post by: tonylee on January 13, 2007, 06:37:08 pm
hi
i changed over from trad in august last year.
would not go back now. i am mainly domestic and used to work 5 hours a day. the first week or two were hell as i was getting used to working a different method. i now complete the 5 hours work in a little over 3.
this has allowed me to take on more work boosting my income.
i lost no time last week with all that wind.
its safer, faster and has given me back enthusiasum for my work.
everything changes and there will alway be people who do not like it but i lost no customers and as i said would not go back
tony