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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on October 07, 2008, 11:47:19 am
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How do you pre soak Gutters, Soffits and Conservatory Roofs ect in TFR, before rinsing off with the water fed pole?
At the moment I clean just with the pole, unless there's some stubborn grime - then the ladders come out, and do it by hand. :-\
Would a garden sprayer type hand pump do the job?
But then spraying from a distance the stuff is going to go everywhere.
I had thought about dipping my brush into a bucket of solution, and applying it the way - But I really don't fancy using a pole brush in that way.
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
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How do you pre soak Gutters, Soffits and Conservatory Roofs ect in TFR, before rinsing off with the water fed pole?
At the moment I clean just with the pole, unless there's some stubborn grime - then the ladders come out, and do it by hand. :-\
Would a garden sprayer type hand pump do the job?
But then spraying from a distance the stuff is going to go everywhere.
I had thought about dipping my brush into a bucket of solution, and applying it the way - But I really don't fancy using a pole brush in that way.
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
just connect a garden hand sprayer upto you hose, a few pumps and it sprays out
im currently making a small brush with a over the top jet, just for this job
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What - have a connection from the hand Sprayer to connect to my pole 5mm hose?
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USE PIPE FROM BQ 4mm its in the self watering £499 10 m and put srayer head on end of your pole you will nead bits of biger pipes to atach it ,
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Good idea.
But don't you need two sets of arms to operate? - one brushing, and one pumping the sprayer?
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I use a 5ltr sprayer and if you unscrew the nozzel till it comes out in a jet then it will reach gutters/soffits etc from the ground, I doubted wether it would reach when told of doing it this way but it does.
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How do you pre soak Gutters, Soffits and Conservatory Roofs ect in TFR, before rinsing off with the water fed pole?
At the moment I clean just with the pole, unless there's some stubborn grime - then the ladders come out, and do it by hand. :-\
Would a garden sprayer type hand pump do the job?
But then spraying from a distance the stuff is going to go everywhere.
I had thought about dipping my brush into a bucket of solution, and applying it the way - But I really don't fancy using a pole brush in that way.
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks
I use this when I do conservatory roofs.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFR001Small.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFR003Small.jpg)
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFR004Small.jpg)
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dont you need to brush it on though jeff ? ? ? ? ? or does spraying work aswell
i havent used it yet, but i have a few jobs lined up for a wet day ( like today, i stayed home, i hate working in the rain )
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No need to brush it on, Just spray it and leave it for a few minutes, then brush it off.
This was the first one I made but having 2 pipes around your feet became a pain in the rear.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/HarrispoleTFRnew007Small.jpg)
I now apply it with the pole, leave it to soak and then brush it off using a 10' carwash brush connecter to the custy's tap, if its a glass roof then I finish off with a rinse with pure.
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k23/jeffo_01/Wincantonhouse014Small.jpg)
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Thanks Jef for the pics - that illustrates it perfectly.
Did the shower head come with the pump?
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The little rose type head you see came with the pump but the one fitted to my brush came with my backpack, I don't use the one on the brush anymore just the little rose one fitted to a Harris pole.
Use the tubing that we use for our poles and this will fit into the tube inside the pressure bottle, that way you can have it as long as you want.
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why not buy a shurflo backpack or better yet a shurflo pump, varistream,25ltr drum and trolley. just hook up to brush on pole and away you go. you can use chemicals in the drum and scrub and then simply rinse off with a garden hose, this is the way we do it and it is quick easy and works great. we use washing up liquid and a drop of bleach in the drum.
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Thanks Jeff.
I'm off to B & Q this weekend :)
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saw one of those pumps in focus £22.99. where do you get tfr from?
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I use ecover its available from Alex Gardiner
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go to BQ AND GOT THE £29 qid one the spay end is 10 mm a] a bit of ten mill pipe two push fit connetors and then rejuse with 6mm conneter \ put 4mm end pipe in hot water to fit then bungy spay end on to pole , pump up put on your back and spay leve trf on 10 mins and brush of , the grean just melts a way , when your not useing for guters pull push fit of wrap pipe up push the ends two gether for storage and its ready to do cony roofs with out pipe
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the brushes on cheap car washing brushes(the green and orange type in B and Q and most other types)have same thread as harris pole
i just mix a bucket of tfr , brush it on ,leave for 10 mins, brush / rinse off with wfp using old superlight brush (pants on windows imo great for soffits and fascias)
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This is my attempt at making a TRF Applicator and Agitator.
Seems to work Ok - I'm going to fix an adjustable Gooseneck to it, to give me more angle options.