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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: borg on April 15, 2009, 08:22:25 pm

Title: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: borg on April 15, 2009, 08:22:25 pm
what jets do you all use its just i got a new brush with fan jets in it and i think its brill .
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: R W C on April 15, 2009, 08:39:51 pm
While on a job today, i was doing a window down the side of the house and wondered how this sort of window would get rinsed with a fan jet as the brush has to be side ways to rinse ?

Chris
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: michael papworth on April 15, 2009, 09:04:14 pm
Here's a video of pencil and fan jets:

http://www.wally-the-window-washer.co.uk/pencilsvsfans_0001.wmv
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: Oakley Windows on April 15, 2009, 09:09:49 pm
Fan jets all the way.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on April 16, 2009, 12:53:18 am
Tried both and although you may get a better coverage with fans, it's 10 times easier to make a mistake. I don't think they provide enough water drop on the glass either, the water just seems to stick to the glass before it decides to go south.

Simon.   
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: steven ainger on April 16, 2009, 01:03:36 pm
its a personal thing i think as to what jets you prefer,
but i always use pencils, as they are more accurate, and as what has been said before the extra weight of water, with the pencils, i find helps to wash the dirt away easier.
the only time i use fan jets is on gutter fascia cleans.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: Slash on April 16, 2009, 06:02:44 pm
I use fan jets all the time,I find pencil jets a nightmare on windows that bead,you could be there all day rinseing! :-[
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: Oakley Windows on April 16, 2009, 06:18:52 pm
I use fan jets all the time,I find pencil jets a nightmare on windows that bead,you could be there all day rinseing! :-[

Good post, thats exactly how it is.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: pjulk on April 16, 2009, 06:28:43 pm
I used fan jets about 2 years ago for 1 day and as soon as i got home changed them back to pencil jets i hate the fan jets.

I like the acuracy of pencil jets.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: mileslake on April 16, 2009, 10:11:07 pm
Can't vote as I use both.  I have been using supalite dt for rinsing on, for 6 months or so.  really like it except it has pencil jets. B4 I used a salmon brush with fans but was never 100% confident about rinsing on. Never had a complaint in about 4 months with that brush but sometimes when I checked up I could see spots. Next brush will either be a fan supalite or a supa lite with at least 3  pencil jets, preferably 4, if I can fit them somehow. B4 those 2 I used Vikans pencils.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: NWH on April 16, 2009, 10:20:49 pm
If the windows are cleaned regular it dosen`t matter what you use and whether they bead or not makes no difference,on 99% of work a brush with rinsing on the glass is all you need to do a good job you can get over cautious with rinsing it`s not always needed it`s all in the technique and amount of water used that determines whether or not you`ll do a good job.
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: tacky on April 16, 2009, 10:24:31 pm
pencil .
Title: Re: Fan or Pencil jets
Post by: Dave Turley on April 17, 2009, 08:42:36 am
I voted fan, but i'm awaiting delivery of 2 flocked supalite double trims- one fan, one pencil. i'll use whichever best suits the job.

i've never felt so posh!   ;D