[Lee Burbidge]

http://www.windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk/blog/how-squeegee-size-affects-a-window-cleaning-businesses-bottom-line/

 

[Ian101]

lets get anal about this   ........... the calculations didnt take into effect time to move the squeegee over the glass only amount of strokes .............. a "12" squeegee compared to a "24" squeegee would be more manouverable so not as clear cut I think .

Funny this topic should come up as I have a row of shops in Chester all with big panes of glass and used to do them with a big mop and squeegee ... "24"  but did find the big squeegee too cumbersome so now I use big mop and "14" squeegee

you can tell its raining today  

[Lee Burbidge]

lets get anal about this   ........... the calculations didnt take into effect time to move the squeegee over the glass only amount of strokes .............. a "12" squeegee compared to a "24" squeegee would be more manouverable so not as clear cut I think .

Funny this topic should come up as I have a row of shops in Chester all with big panes of glass and used to do them with a big mop and squeegee ... "24"  but did find the big squeegee too cumbersome so now I use big mop and "14" squeegee

you can tell its raining today  

lol I know, chucking it down here. Have you seen Mark Hendersons video on using a pole and wagtail for store fronts? It might help you get quicker through the work but needs practice??

[Ian101]

yup seen it and even tried a wagtail once or twice when I was trad.

[SunShineCleaning]

'Tis true when using the "American Method" of pulling top to bottom but I think for the "English Way" there is an optimum size at about 14" due to the dificulty turning a larger blade.

(Cut and Paste from another forum comment by me)

[Lee Burbidge]

yup seen it and even tried a wagtail once or twice when I was trad.

What did you think?

[Ian101]

yup seen it and even tried a wagtail once or twice when I was trad.

What did you think?

would take a little getting used to ... little like a gardiners resi neck for wfp but never bought one as went wfp pretty much from start business and too tight to buy one now for a shops 

[Lee Burbidge]

I got kit for everything in my garage, never know when you might need something. What system you got? Im looking at Grippa Tank as a potential for my next van 

[bobplum]

wagtails are brilliant especially on a pole for the big jobs
and i have to say the wagtail rubber imo is the best

[rosskesava]

What a strange article.

4 minutes to clean a 6ft by 8ft piece of glass - I would say it takes nearer 30/45 seconds and why wipe the rubber?

Generally, a piece of glass that size be done without taking the squeegee off it.

[Ian101]

Origianally a window cleaning warehouse 650 two man set up but now just a 650 tank with twin pumps as the 4040, prefilters and di vessel attached to an ibc in my garage static system

[Lee Burbidge]

wagtails are brilliant especially on a pole for the big jobs
and i have to say the wagtail rubber imo is the best

Thats the red rubber right?

[dazmond]

there are some local guys i see in the morning on my way to work and they also use 12in squeegees to clean large plate glass windows on shop fronts.

i use a 14in unger ergotech squeegee for most domestic work and i have a 18in swivelock squeegee for large plate glass and trad pole work.using a unger BOAB that carries 2 squeegees comes in handy at times.

i know  its a sweeping generalisation but most window cleaners i come across dont care what equipment they use and dont have any pride in their work.

some dont even use a squeegee.still on wet scrim,dry scrim.unbelievable i know!!

ive never used a 12in squeegee in 18 years of window cleaning.


regards


dazmond

[Lee Burbidge]

Origianally a window cleaning warehouse 650 two man set up but now just a 650 tank with twin pumps as the 4040, prefilters and di vessel attached to an ibc in my garage static system

Cooooool. If you add everything up how much that all cost you? Do you have a tank in your van to transfer from your static or do you use trolley and jerry cans?

[H S and Son]

What a strange article.

4 minutes to clean a 6ft by 8ft piece of glass - I would say it takes nearer 30/45 seconds and why wipe the rubber?

Generally, a piece of glass that size be done without taking the squeegee off it.

+1

[dazmond]

i bet that hula hoop comes in handy while your waiting for your water to purify eh ian!

[Ian101]

Origianally a window cleaning warehouse 650 two man set up but now just a 650 tank with twin pumps as the 4040, prefilters and di vessel attached to an ibc in my garage static system

Cooooool. If you add everything up how much that all cost you? Do you have a tank in your van to transfer from your static or do you use trolley and jerry cans?

didnt cost owt directly as ripped it all off my van mount system .... got a b&Q submersible pump in IBC (wasnt when photo taken)

but cost wise to replicate prob do a duplicate for under £500 I rekon

IBC off ebay £50 tops
4040 from H2o (Ionics shadow company) £280 last time I looked again off ebay
2 x Prefilters complete £60 ... rough guess
DI Vessel £70 with resin ??
Submersible pump £25 off ebay or about £50 new
Hoses / cable ties etc £10

[Ian101]

i bet that hula hoop comes in handy while your waiting for your water to purify eh ian!

pmsl .... gotta do summit to keep me waist nice and trim 

[Ian101]

oh and £500 for mofo booster pump 

[Lee Burbidge]

Here's me using me big squeegee on a store front

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