[pylofm]

Hi all, as you may be aware I have been going nearly a year now and I have learnt by trial and error and the advice given here on this forum..

What I am asking is for maybe some video clips of wfp in action, not the speed freak videos but the genuine clean videos.

Now the reason that I ask is that I feel that I am far too anal about the whole cleaning process and sometimes make a 3 bed semi take 30 to 50 minutes.

I do clean the frames first then glass but I suppose it is just that as I have had about 5 complaints I am so very wary of doing a poor job so I continually take a long time cleaning the windows of my customers for fear of doing a poor job.  I am very adamant that I do a good job as lets face it the customer pays good money.

So a few points:
My brushes are cleaned each day.
Water is flowed through the hose/brush each morning to flush out, prior to start.
Water is regulary checked for 000ppm (have never used anything over 002ppm).
Varistream is set to aprox 12 o'clock (internal dial never adjusted).
Use 50meter hose normally and 100meter on occassion (8mm id).
Vikan brushes with 3mm jets.
Brushes either cleaned out regulary during day or swopped for clean brush (have 4 brushes).
Most of my cleans are 8 weekly.

All in all if I were in the UK I would ask to go out with a fellow w/c but I do not have any counter parts where I am located...

So why am I asking, well I would like the capacity to earn more money or have more time to leaflet/gain business or just on some days bunk off early and spend time with the girlfriend.

I hope that you can help....

ps I have searched some of the video sites and found that some of the video's seem more a demonstration of how fast someone can throw a pole about and not so much about doing a good job...or maybe they are 'best practise'

Many thanks
Dave Anderson.

[poles apart]

Hi Dave.
I would certainly turn up the flow on the varistream especially for first cleans and if you can, try some other brushes (I'm not a fan of Vikan as I've tried them and found them to be inferior), otherwise you seem to be doing everything right although I've not seen you in action so to speak!
Rod

[* mike RH]

The wfp video here shows plenty of realistic wfp use action.

Not the slickest of productions but the info is good.

http://www.windowcleancentre.co.uk/sectionlist.aspx?sectionid=39

[jouk45]

plyform, go to this link, scroll to bottom of the page, hope this may help you

http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/

[pylofm]

Just tried to buy the dvd and it will not let me use my UK card and then delivery to Holland....can anyone help out ?

Thanks
Dave.

[Jeff Brimble]

Delivery address it to me and I will forward it to you.
Jeff Brimble, 39a Well Street, RUTHIN LL15 1AW.

[pylofm]

Jeff many thanks for the very generous offer, I have copied your address...if you wish you may chose to take your address off this post....

I have in the mean time contacted the owners of the product and am awaiting an email reply...

I would of course contact you prior to any actions being taken by me re this kind offer.

Many thanks
Dave.

[Ian Lancaster]

Dave,

I've been WFP for about three years now.  At first I worried about getting complaints, and like you I spent ages going over and over the work to try to avoid them.  I still got a few.

I have a row of houses that were underquoted badly when I took them on.  Out of pride I kept them and made them pay by working hard (trad).  When I changed to WFP I put the prices up by 25% but they were still too low, so all I do is slosh over them with the brush and give a quick rinse.

I've never had a single complaint from them and they always look brilliant.

The answer is that some jobs will never look good done by WFP, and others will come up perfect every time with a "lick and a promise"

Try to find out which ones they are and do them as I do my "cheapos", any dodgy ones either get rid or be very careful.

Cheers,

Ian

[matt]

Ian

funny you should mention poor priced work being done quickly

i have a few that i did today, i took the work over from some1 else and its underpriced, BUT they get a quick job done on it, now 2 of them are the fussest people i have every met, they love to moan, i give them a quick "squirt and dash" and they think i do a great job

funny really