[gewindows]

I use a Salmon dual trim. I havent had to remove any bristles with this style of brush, its a 12" brush and Id say the jets are positioned approx 3" in from each end.

[AuRavelling79]

I have two working poles - on with fan and one with pencil. Both are supalite brushes. Now here's the thing.

On my SLX30 which I use for 3rd floor and rooflight at a distance work I have pencil jets which at height and distance I have more confidence in as I cannot hold the brush as stably at 30ft as I can at 20ft.

My other pole which is an slx22 running as an slx18 and which I use for 85% of my work I have fan jets as I feel they give better rinsing and spread when I can hold the pole steadily. If I need a fine pencil jet I can turn the flow down on my hip tap (if I did not have the hip tap then I would be happier with pencil all round).

I really think it is a matter of preference rather than what is "best" - almost like do you prefer front or rear wheel drive? (I know manufacturers have moved largely to front wheel drive as it is better for them - I am just talking preference as a user.)

[Smudger]

I changed over from pencils to fans several months ago and haven't looked back.

with good quality fans (blue plastic ones screwed into steel body) combined with dual trim brush head you not only get a solid 'flat' line of water spray but the water is contained inside the brush head by the longer outer bristles
of the dual trim brush. ( you have to be a long way off a window to get overspay ) i cant fathom the accuracy of a pencil jet - as with a fans i just run the brush upto and into the corner of a frame and it's instantly washed clean where a pencil set 3/4 inches from the edge needs to be lifted then aimed or for the brush to run outside the window frame.

with dual trim brushes only one or two bristle clumps need removing or shortening - water flow can be turned up and cleaning and rinsing is far faster with excellent sheeting down the glass.

and spotting is a thing of the past.

40 deg is by far the best angle  60 deg lacks punch and i would consider using 3 or 4 40 degree fans on larger brushes of 16"+

don't bother with the cheapo brass fans, i trialled them, not worth a light, very poor spray pattern.

i use superlite dual trim and the pro-window (salmon) dual trim brush heads.

Darran

[Spruce]

Hi Darren & Gold
Thank you both for your replies - that has made very interesting reading. I really appreciate that.
Spruce

[Smudger]

No probs

Darran