Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: xxmattyxx on February 12, 2008, 06:40:26 pm
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I got a new square-headed vikan brush today, with fan-jets; from one of the web suppliers.
One of the nozzles squirts 3 inches higher than the other >:( that aint right surely?
At first it was squirting into the brushfibres, until I trimmed them down, now its more dodgy than before. How are you meant to rinse the glass without disturbing too much on the frame like that?
Matt
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You will have trouble with fans and flocked brushes unless you give it a real good trimming,i did tell you to get a salmon brush didn`t i.If you pull the brush back off of the glass then yes water will splay over the frame,but the idea with them is that you can rinse on the glass better or holding the brush say a couple of inches off of it therefore the water will stay where it should on the glass,go onto www.window-tools.com and view the autobrush video,that`s the kind of fan your looking for.He sells those brushes ie salmon in a smaller version 12",get him to fan it and test it so it works he uses them all the time and with those salmon brushes rinsing on is a breeze.
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What I meant was one of the fans was spraying INTO the bristles, totally obliterating the jet, flocked/mono or anything else its irrelevant when the jet on one side is level and the other side its going into the bristles and then when theyre trimmed its 3 inches higher.
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You need to speak to who you got it off of then,i had to send 1 back today as it wasn`t working right but it was from someone else not the supplier mentioned in previous post.
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i had a cleantech brush that done this, 1 fan spray in the air, so i got a screwdriver and put it in the slot of the fan and turned it around, i dont know if you can do it with the vikan but it worked on the cleantech
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Yea I will, ta.
What is a salmon anyway?? ;D
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Salmon is just the make but they are normally crinkled monofilament and hold no dirt or bits in the bristles,ideal if you want to work quicker.
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Rightie, ta.
Matt
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I'm in a minority, but I prefer the one you've got Matt.
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matt
sending the brush back will cost time+money
if screwing dont work-
take jet out bore it out very slightly with drill
start the pump see where it sqirts get the angle right hold it just there jam in slivers of sthing
araldite it
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you should also check the Y piece before the brush to check there isn't any debris blocking the tube.
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better stil get pencils ;D seriosly tho i think you can turn fan jets (THINK) where did brush come from ? bit crap if it turns up like that , only brushes i bought with jets fitted came from gardiners and cleantech ,if i want jets spraying all over i can do that at home ;D ;D
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You can turn the jets with a thin edged flat blade screwdriver.
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just for record pre jetted brushes from both gardiners and cleantech were fine no probs at all
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Turning the jet once make any difference, its like it is because of the angle of the hole that the dodgy jet is fitted in, must be a Monday morning job, the hole is ped, at an angle, shot, kapput, la la, doo lally.
I'll call 'em tomorrow morning, see what they offer.
Matt
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How do you take jets out anyway, they all seem rather solid, is it a hammer jobbie, or hammer and bit of wood to protect the jet or mole-grips or what?
Matt
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
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Turn the brush up side down,put a xhead screwdriver against the jet and hammer them out carefully.
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
Cleaning spot lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
Cleaning spot lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Spoke to a foreigner (might have been French Huh ) got a pole-valve, now that was money well wasted, got me shurflo strainer, that was the onl;y decent thing to turn up today, fits nicely onto the pump just right on the trolley, no need to dismantle the pump from trolley either, so pleased with that Grin
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
Cleaning spot lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Na, norf of the border type accent ;D
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
Cleaning spot lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
beat me to it BUT just check they aint threaded cos cleantechs are and i only found out after i sheared one off ::) ::)
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Not saying who sold it to you but i bet it was a frenchman.
Nope, but he had an accent ;D
Cleaning spot lol. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Na, norf of the border type accent ;D
definiteley check em
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In this game you need to deal with either WC`s or people who have been,half the time the pro`s will know what you need before you have to explain because they know what works.Some will plug an item because they have loads sitting on the shelf where`s others will plug an item because it`s what you need,you need to deal with the latter.
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if you got it from cleantech and its vikan it may have facelift jets which are threaded try turning wit pliers but put something on shoulder of jet first as they damage easy
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hang on they are fans aint they
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Ive just been outside to have a play with it again, its crap >:(
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lol what brush is it.
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hang on they are fans aint they
Yea, but one sprays 3 inches above the other at 4" from the brush face.
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lol what brush is it.
Vikan square
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send it back mate i have a shed load of messed up brushes that I MESSED UP but if i buy pre jetted i think it should work(however i ONLY use pencil jets so fans aint my thing )
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Mines a square brush spoed to be a vikin ??? but it has unger on it so dont understand it! sposed 2be does the pole its a xtell hybird
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Water-fed-Pole-27-Feet-Glass-Fibre-Unger_W0QQitemZ280197629764QQihZ018QQcategoryZ112579QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
there on ebay now but i didnt get it from there
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where DID you get it ??? ??? ??? just say mate its there prob
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Mines a square brush spoed to be a vikin ??? but it has unger on it so dont understand it! sposed 2be does the pole its a xtell hybird
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Water-fed-Pole-27-Feet-Glass-Fibre-Unger_W0QQitemZ280197629764QQihZ018QQcategoryZ112579QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
there on ebay now but i didnt get it from there
dave man where the fudge did you come from ??? ??? ???whats going on ???
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what do u mean were did i come from?
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sorry mate no offence i thought it was matts post ??? ??? am i losing plot ::)or am i missing stuff
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hang on i see whats happening ;D ;D dave the where did you get it was for matt i didnt see your post but it looks like i am replying to you when you look back sorry
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i was just posting the brush i had! which is sposed 2be a vikin which i thought he had similar because all these diffrent names means nothing 2me
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I've had a few problems with cleantecs fan jets, one will spray perfect and the other is all over the place, turning it with a screwdriver don't help coz its just as bad whichever way you turn it.
Just give em a call and to be fair to them they just send a replacement.
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Ta, thanks John, I'll be hoping for the same tomorrow, did they want you to return the duff one?
Matt
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Not last time it happened no.
I'm sure they manually make the cross cut in the jet and unfortunately it's a bit of a "hit or miss" as to wether the 2 fans line up or not.
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Funny reading this
Of all the brushes i've had, cleantech ones have been jetted the best, with better pipe & connector too. ;)
I'd get pencil jets if i were you mate.
Tony
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Funny reading this
Of all the brushes i've had, cleantech ones have been jetted the best, with better pipe & connector too. ;)
I'd get pencil jets if i were you mate.
Tony
what he said
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I been thinking bout that ;D
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Theres a new one in the post, with pencils ;)
Good service from Cleantech.
Matt
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Just popped in for a coffee, new replacement brush arrived, not bad, not bad at all, only spoke to them yesterday morning.
Ill go out and give it a try in a sec.
Matt
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Nice brush, just been out with it.
Bristles nice and stiff, just runs up the side of the beading and right into the corner, pleased as punch ;)
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Nice brush, just been out with it.
Bristles nice and stiff, just runs up the side of the beading and right into the corner, pleased as punch ;)
The best brush i've used IMO. ;)
Tony