[jouk45]

this new window washing system was just launched in 2006. i think this will take over from the self cleaning glass, they are mainly aiming at high
rise buildings, offices, and shop fronts, and very cheaply to.
its comming to the uk soon 


have a look  http://www.windowwashingsystem.com/

[Cleaner Windows]

im sure i saw this on one of those "inventions" progs a while ago. i hope its not a good invention 

[jouk45]

your right, its the same one on the invention show, i have spoken to him by email,
and he was telling me that since the programe, he has had hundreds of investers from all over america and france, willing to invest millions into it,

[Pat Purcell]

Saw roughly the same thing at a trade show in Vegas about 15 years ago, Still haven't seen one on a building, My guess is that window cleaning 1-2 times a year is cheaper than the maintenance costs of the system
 Although in your H&S enviornment it may not be

[brett walker]

hi jouk

im afraid 


im afraid   does it clean the window sills


brett

[jouk45]

brett, at least we will get to clean something lol

[Cleaner Windows]

phew!!! thats o.k then we shall now become known as water fed sill cleaners and.... just plain old sill cleaners lol, im sure we will make a fortune lmao.
better start a new invention jouk hehe  :

[jouk45]

he was asking me if there is anything i could add to  improve his machine, well i was going to say, well get rid of the squeegee  add a brush, and use pure water, what do you thing my reply should be,  :

[U.S. wfp USER]

Lets just say that it cost 50.00US per pane(which is probably quite a bit lower then reality).

Building 'A' has 400 panes of glass spread over 3 stories.  

Cost of install=$20,000.00

How many times would you have to have that building cleaned to make this thing worth it?

There are very large hard to reach buildings in major cities in the US and some of those buildings have robots on them cleaning the glass 24/7.  That is a bit more of a realistic option in my opinion.

[Pat Purcell]

Are you calling me a robot

[jouk45]

U.S. wfp USER,  thanks for that bit of info, i think we can all relax now, but it still has a lot of potential, 

[U.S. wfp USER]

In my opinion if they had it available 15 years ago and it never has gone to production then Im not worried.

[KarlJones]

heres the question you should really be asking yourself...

Would you buy one?
Could you sell one?

[S_RICHARDSON]

In my opinion if they had it available 15 years ago and it never has gone to production then Im not worried.

Same here mate! Not Worried. YET!


Shaun R.

[s.hughes]

I'm concerned. Me thinks

Steve

[matt]

what about self cleaning glass 

[s.hughes]

Looked at the site and I cant really see very clearly how it works.

Steve

[WavieDavie]

http://www.windowwashingsystem.com/image/windowwashingsystem.jpg

I think it looks great - so many things to go wrong or need attention.

And what happens when you try to clear a bird-bomb, one wipe at a time? Oh, my aching ribs. And if you're advised to fit it to swivelling windows so you can easily change the nicked rubber . . .

Hundreds of investors? Millions of funds? That's a salesman talking - he'd be in full production by now and could show you a video of one in action. Just like self-cleaning glass, I can't see too many being fitted retrospectively, and if the architect for your wonderful new house tells you he's got a delightful gadget to fit to the windows which will take away any bother you might have had about keeping them clean - for only £XXXX - it's going to the foot of the list of priorities until you've figured out how much his overspend on lightswitches and toilet fittings is going to fleece you for.  Bring it on!

[s.hughes]

I dont know how this thing works but if you have to change a rubber if only once then how would that benefit a high rise building.

Steve

[Alex Gardiner]

Great idea if it works - and most of us know that it won't work well.