Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: windowcleaninginessex.co.uk on May 12, 2009, 08:38:30 pm
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Been cleaning windows for over 15 years now and it is time to go wfp, looking at all options at moment. Purefreedom seems the one to go for.
but wanted to know if anyone used one of these poles and what are they like
http://www.ufind.at/mscleaningpoles
£35.00 is cheap, does it mean cheap
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Cheap? yes, practical? No. Imo, 12ft is nowhere long enough. On quite a few of my jobs the 18ft is only just long enough.
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PMSL
Check out the video's. Looks like I've been doing it wrong all this time. Didn't know you were supposed to put fairy on the brush :o
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It says it works directly from a mains tap!!!!
Miles too short . What if you encounter windows above conservatories?.
This appears too restrictive.
Cant see any advantages in using this.
Get a good 5 section telescopic one from about £170.
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convert a haris pole and it will do 95% of your work £15 and by a biger pole for hier work
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Been cleaning windows for over 15 years now and it is time to go wfp, looking at all options at moment. Purefreedom seems the one to go for.
but wanted to know if anyone used one of these poles and what are they like
http://www.ufind.at/mscleaningpoles
£35.00 is cheap, does it mean cheap
The best advice I can give you with 5 years wfp experience under my wing is not to over-look the huge importance of your pole & brush. These two things are the most important & influencing tools you will buy. Don't handicap yourself from the outset by useing inferior poles, they will make your life SO much harder. 400 quid will get you a superb pole, might sound dear to you as a newbie but they are worth every penny & I class them as investments as the enable you to work faster, easier & do a better job every time! ;)
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OMG! they use a soapy brush and rinse with 200 litres of tap water from a market stall caravan cleaning brush,
its the future ive tasted it ;D
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You all worded your answers well but to the point -They are crap
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You all worded your answers well but to the point -They are crap
That would be a compliment! You would have to stick a couple of "F" words in to do it justice! :D
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darrencharm you can always pop down road and have a look at my set up
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Is that one of them car cleaning things where the hose in no way stays on the end.
Ive got one, paid £4 from a warehouse cash an carry and use it with a bucket of water and fairy on the van.
Scuse me if im wrong, but £35 Narghh
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convert a haris pole and it will do 95% of your work £15 and by a biger pole for hier work
This is the best advice you will get on here, most of my work is done with the Harris, I paid over £800 for a superlite 2, But for 95% of my work I use the £15.00 Harris, and have been for the last 2 years.
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yeh convert a unger of harris, if youre on a budget its much cheaper, drill a couple o holes and slip 6mm tube though, add a pole valve and a hosetail waterstop and bobs your uncle....
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convert a haris pole and it will do 95% of your work £15 and by a biger pole for hier work
This is the best advice you will get on here, most of my work is done with the Harris, I paid over £800 for a superlite 2, But for 95% of my work I use the £15.00 Harris, and have been for the last 2 years.
When you say harris pole , i take it you mean the extension pole for decorators etc,
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8HhgHcz0M&feature=channel_page
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that 12ft pole is just a caravan brush, I used these on conservatory roofs before converting to WFP they are a good little pole for cleaning plastics and caravans and cars, but they are NOT a waterfed pole.
Matt
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Been cleaning windows for over 15 years now and it is time to go wfp, looking at all options at moment. Purefreedom seems the one to go for.
but wanted to know if anyone used one of these poles and what are they like
http://www.ufind.at/mscleaningpoles
£35.00 is cheap, does it mean cheap
Don't bother with it I already have one I first bought for doing conservatory roofs with and they are good for that but they weigh a Ton but after a short while they leak like anything because the whole pole is full of water.
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I use expensive rigid poles for commercial work, but for domestic an 18 foot glass fibre with vikan brush head is practical!!!
At the end of the day a £400 pole wouldn't last too long on daily domestic work!!!
For 1st floor standard house windows a gf is cheap and practical, you don't have to worry about the whip due to the heights you need to reach!!!
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Ian that was great, ended a little short though but got the gist of it, I am going to try and make one at the weekend as a spare lol
Matt
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8HhgHcz0M&feature=channel_page
Thanks Ian, will give this a go
Darren
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Ian that was great, ended a little short though but got the gist of it, I am going to try and make one at the weekend as a spare lol
Matt
My camcorder died :'( but am getting another one shortly, the end of it was a rectus 21 fitting female to fit in 6mm tube (one supplier calls them easy snap range) same thing real name rectus though.
I have a few more vids I want to do, but have to wait till have the time to sort them out.
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35 quid, get a harris or buy one of mine ;)
www.wfpshop.com
watch out the interceptors about, he will zap this post coz its got advertising from other suppliers.
come pick me up mikie 8)
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still here?......wheres the interceptor when you need him ;D
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;D
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got a phone call regarding what the bulldog consists of when i ship it out, it comes with the pole, the pole hose and the angle adaptor...you will need to supply your own brush and connector for the hose.
(i can see the interceptor, hide) :'(