[Steven Shoreditch]

What about using a pressure washer with pure water to clean windows?

No brush action, no trad tools, water evaporate as normal.

Bingo!

[dazmond]

SSWC have you tried it on your own windows?im sure that blasting with high pressure jet will make more of a mess!stupid idea!!

[Steve CM]

you'll cause no end of problems. Mainly flooding houses

[Steven Shoreditch]

I don't mean using MASSIVE high pressure!

Just keep the lance end/tip/whatever its called a couple of feet away from the window, and move a bit closer to remove baked on bird shy te.

Obviously don't use it close up near openings.

[Blue Frog Systems]

I have a customer who told me her previous window cleaner who cleaned her windows ONCE used a hose pipe. No brush, just sprayed and went.

[Steven Shoreditch]

But that's not using pure by the sound of it, so not the same thing.

[Steve CM]

I don't mean using MASSIVE high pressure!

Just keep the lance end/tip/whatever its called a couple of feet away from the window, and move a bit closer to remove baked on bird shy te.

Obviously don't use it close up near openings.

georgian windows, leaded windows, breaks in seals on double galzed units etc

you start using high pressure water it will find its way in

[andyjm1]

What about using a pressure washer with pure water to clean windows?

No brush action, no trad tools, water evaporate as normal.

Bingo!

Can't see how it would be any less work / quicker than wfp.

Even if the results were as good, you'd definitely use a lot more water so can't see the point in this idea.

[Steven Shoreditch]

Less agitation means less strain on the back/arm muscles etc.

Hey, I'm not saying point it at weak points on the windows.

The pressure, as such as it would be enough to do the same as a brush.

Yes, it might use more water, but I reckon you could save time doing it this way, and earn more.

In fact, you could perhaps do the soffits, gutters and fascias each time as well as part of the general house wash-down.

[Steven Shoreditch]

All you have to do is plug your pressure washer into the mains (water AND electric of not using one of those super-dooper ones) and with a lance you're away!

None of that nonsense you put in your post.  :

[Steve CM]

All you have to do is plug your pressure washer into the mains (water AND electric of not using one of those super-dooper ones) and with a lance you're away!

very pro. I like your approach

[Steven Shoreditch]

Well, I mean, all that tripe about paying £20000 for 'development', when it's already been done.

Sod it, all I need to know is how much a pw consumes water-wise and weight it up.

Thinking a bit more about it, you could have one tank of nasty high TDS water for the main clean, and then flick a switch to use the pure stuff for rinsing.  Gonna need a LWB Transit I expect, and two IBCs, or one biggun for the high TDS stuff and a 500l one for the pure.

[tom2009]

All you have to do is plug your pressure washer into the mains (water AND electric of not using one of those super-dooper ones) and with a lance you're away!

very pro. I like your approach

nice to see it's not only me who's done a half day today  its an idea worth trying, got to be less knackering than scrubbing all day, like the  main clean with tap and polish with pure switch idea.

[dd]

No way this would work IMO.

1 Need to control stream of water to avoid washing down muck from above window onto glass, not have it splash everywhere.
2 Brush is generally needed to agitate and loosen dirt.
3 Causes more strain on body as you are constantly holding lance/pole off window.

[Steve CM]

I knew a guy once who took a 240v shower apart. had it plugged in while the casings were off. whacked an inlet and outlet from an ibc. while it was running he had his fingers in the components tweaking things and then said. there you go. a hot water system. and it only cost me £30

This post is reminding me of that moment.

[outdoor restore]

Less agitation means less strain on the back/arm muscles etc.
No it doesn't using an extending lance (unless you're just doing bungalows) means more strain on back/arm
Hey, I'm not saying point it at weak points on the windows.

The pressure, as such as it would be enough to do the same as a brush.
No it isn't you still need to agitate with a brush or some such

Yes, it might use more water, but I reckon you could save time doing it this way, and earn more.
It would definitely use more water and the set up and break down time for each customer would be increased.  High pressure hoses are much heavier and more awkward to handle than mini/micro

In fact, you could perhaps do the soffits, gutters and fascias each time as well as part of the general house wash-down.
Pressure washer (with adjustable pressure) very useful for gutter, soffit and fascia cleans, but I find I still need to use a brush to get them clean.

We have used a pressure washer with pure water to clean the frames on a large comprehensive school that hadn't been cleaned for a few years.  It did a good job of removing the spider's webs etc but was no good for cleaning the glass.

[Steven Shoreditch]

At least someone's tried it.

Cheers.

[leights]

sorry but iv heard some kac in my time, thats just taken first place ...

[Steven Shoreditch]

Some people will always be in the stone age, as far as w/c is concerned.

[Steve CM]

i don't think thats true. Inovation is for all to see in the wc industry. Your idea however wasn't one of them

Keep trying though as you never know you could come up with the next aqua-adaptor