The Key To A Perfect Rinse Using Water Fed Pole
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
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Great video Ash. Top advice. Keep it coming 👍
Thanks!😃👍🏼
Cheers Ashley a good detailed explanation especially if new to the Business, as i remember starting a very long time ago nobody told you anything so its refreshing to see this at last. Cheers Andrew 😁
Thanks! I appreciate your comments.😃👍🏼
Great tips thanks Ashley. Tony
Glad you find it helpful. Thanks for commenting.😃👍🏼
Great advice, I have the same brush setup with the Gardiner DuPont brush with the blue pencil jets, works really well and saves water. 👍
Exactly, yes, thanks ! I’m loving this brush setup.😃👍🏼
Very very helpful. I did it in the same way but it doesn't work really well. So now I learned it again. Thank you 👍
Great. I hope it helps.😃👍🏼
Clean top frame and side. Top part of top window. THEN rinse top frame only. THEN clean glass and rinse. Faster and less water. Try it.
Thanks 😃👍🏼
Handy mate keep them coming also a Northampton based company ❤
Nice one. 🤩👍🏼
Hi Ashley. Good advice. After years of wfp cleaning different type of windows over and over again, 100% spotless result will become easy if you experiment different methods and equipment. You 'll exactly know which brush/jets to use, how long to agitate, which frames can cause problems, flow rate, rinse on or off the glass etc. There's so much variables.
Sure, absolutely. I don’t quite have the same level of experience in wfp just yet. I’m loving this supreme brush with DuPont bristles from Gardiner though, and I’m using the smallest pencil jets 1.4mm which I find helps to save water.😃👍🏼
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It's a very versatile and light brush. Have one too, suits best on about 3/4 on my Windowcleaning jobs. One of your older video's made me buy one actuallly 😁
I’m glad you find my channel useful.😃👍🏼
THANKS. A little overkill on a window that size but good advice...lol.. I would say top third and bottom third are key followed by edges and finish with whole glass side to side. Up and then FAST pull down down and done. Do all top windows on one side of house before going back to do bottoms will minimize frame drips. A window that size should take you about 30 seconds per pane. Oh and definitely invest in some type of shut off valve at pole. Will save you a ton of money over the long term on that precious pure water.
Thanks. I’m exaggerating a lot bit to make the point, but yeah, thanks for your comments.👍🏼
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It took me a while to accept the technology and understand clearly how to get perfect results, but once adapted, it's nothing but money. I did a large modern home recently with BIG plates, at various heights, and I I basically deliberately went slow just for appearances. Where I am is low TDS to begin with so it's really a no brainer. I don't even go up on ladders anymore, unless it's to do a skylight.
Great thorough video. We have a task to do with our clients because they are usually none hit wonders or at best bi-yearly. We've been wfp for years however and we wouldn't be window cleaners without it. What are you using to turn the water on and off though???
Thanks. A uni valve inside the pole is the best way to turn the water on and off.😃👍🏼
Thanks for the good tips. What drives me mad is how come it takes me so long? People say I stand over it too much, but I just want a brilliant finish like others like yourself seem to achieve so effortlessly. I switched from trad to WFP because the average semi was taking me about an hour and everyone else was saying should be 20 mins max. Now on WFP taking me less time but still about 3 mins per window. Any less and I just seem to finish with a poor result!
Also along the same basic vein. Why I use so much water!! I'm using like at least one whole BigBoy backpack of water for the average house. I have been doing 8-9 of these houses a day, should I really be bringing with me about ten 25L containers of purified water every single day just to earn about £100 because it doesn't seem right 🤯😫
Yeah, it’s a balance of time vs being thorough vs water usage. The longer you are using this method, the more you will finely tune this balance of tool and technique. Keep up the good work!😃👍🏼
Good thorough job that. Totally agree with you, it's hard to get a 100% job with wfp all the time. All you can do is tell the custy that if any problems ie spotting or a streak to give you a ring.
Good vid 👍🏻 bud
Thanks!😃👍🏼
Love your content would you do the same action movements just alot quicker for maintenance cleans?
Yeah, pretty much. But if you know it’s being cleaned nice and regularly it won’t be so dirty, so it probably won’t need quite as much scrubbing or rinsing.😃👍🏼
I personally think the traditional way is a bit better...you’re using no where near as much water and can get real close to the windows and scrape off those stubborn micro stains. Also I find that especially on higher windows the pole fed system can damage air vents due to gravity. Contradicting that I will say that pole fed is a lot safer and a bit quicker, and that just means moving onto the next job faster! 🤑 Happy Thursday all.
There are pros and cons to each I suppose. I love the way wfp washes the frame as well and the windows should stay cleaner for longer since there is no soap residue left behind.😃👍🏼
The problem with Trad cleaning is the soap ( often a dish soap like fairy is used or dawn ) it gets into the seals and causes quite a lot of black leaching and damage to the actual seals after time combined with Uv sunlight . Of course both have got their advantages.. but above all Water fed pole should let the windows stay cleaner longer Dish soap attracts dirt.. So if you want to upsell WFP menton what i just explained that should ease the customers fears of concerns and get them on board so to say..
I agree with everything you’ve said in this video. The one thing I would say for people using fan jets is that rinsing on hydrophilic glass with fan jets is much easier than hydrophobic. I clean a lot of hydrophobic glass in old wooden frames in country homes. The best way to rinse with fan jets on hydrophobic glass is up and down. This makes the water move faster down the window rather than leaving a mist on the window.
That’s great, thanks. Yes, the difference between hydrophobic and hydrophilic glass is a whole different video for another day.😃👍🏼
Exellent
Thanks. Glad you liked it.👍🏼
Perfect, works each time, how I've been doing it Ashely! 👍
I also clean under sills esp on top windows when do first clean, know alot don't do this, just makes you stand out for the crowd 😃
What's your opinion on 50 degree water jets or say 100 degree jets?Also rinsing on the glass?
Great! I’m glad you agree. It’s good also to be thorough. I do quite like a fan jet, but I reckon they use more water. I’m using small 1.4mm pencil jets which I think helps to save water.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh Thanks Ashely. Yes tried the 1.4mm actually tried them all and come back to the 2mm. Found 1.4, noisy and took longer. But feel it's a personal thing and what best works for you. Just be thoughough, do a good job each time and your be ok. 👍
I just leave a explanation letter with any new customer. Explaining it sometimes takes 2-3 cleans , before both window & frames become effectively sterile. Personally thats worked for me for many years now. ☘
Sounds like a good idea.😃👍🏼
Thanks for the tips and videos. Do you have any tips for cleaning when you have the pole extended to 30 feet or longer when its difficult to apply pressure in order the give a good scrub.
Darren Kinsella I second this question
Use an angled gooseneck attachment and higher water flow.
The higher you go, the further back you should stand, if possible. The weight of the pole against the window should then do a lot of the work for you. Also, at height, it should be more of a rocking motion on your feet to scrub, rather than an action with your arms.😃👍🏼
Great content 👍✨
What type of brush do you prefer, all Nylon or hybrid with boars hair?
Thanks! I like different brushes for different purposes. DuPont bristles for regular cleans, nylon for first cleans, hybrid with boars hair for certain other tough jobs.😃👍🏼
Hello just a quick question what's a good first carbon fibre pole ??
Great videos
Gardiner is a great place to start. But Unger have a new range of poles coming out in February. I think they are going to be awesome.😃👍🏼
Hi AE, seen window tracks get flooded when helping on jobs...would you set up drop towels there before washing or would you mop up the flooded tracks afterwards?
In the UK we don’t have many windows with tracks.
I get rgat this video is old. But as someone who is thinkjng of trying to get a round together, ive looked into wfp and uts a rabbit hole. Have you done a video for a complete novice ..ie what hoses are neefrd, what adapters, what brush and motor etc. There seems to be so many combinations.
Appreciate any help.
Check out my training course where all this is explained. The window cleaning course will be out in the next week or so.
www.aemackintosh-onlinetraining.com/courses/window-cleaning-tools-and-techniques
@@aemackintosh top man, cheers.
Hi. Please could you tell me what brush you are using in this video? Thanks
It’s a Gardiner Supreme brush with DuPont bristles.😃👍🏼
I wanted to ask - I use waterfed poles - but have a hard time with calcium/hardwater spots - any solutions? (Ive been following you for a while, love all your videos) 🙂I think my bristles might be too soft also - is that important? (the rigidity of the brush?)
Are you using pure water? Also, a brush with bristles that give you a good scrub is good.👍🏼
what about wooden window frames? Should you rinse them aswell?
Yeah
Hi, could you tell me what water pressure you have your system set at?
I usually have my pump controller set to around 30, but it depends on the jets I’m using on my brush. Recently I’ve been using a rinse bar and I’ve had the flow set slightly higher to help me work more quickly.😃👍🏼
How you clean a windows, when painters left over spray paint in the window pr paint drips
You might need a razor blade scraper.👍🏼
The way I do a perfect rinse
If it was a first clean I would set my flow rate to 7 litres and rinse three times
Using a good rinse bar
If was general maintenance type cleans
3 litre flow rate and double pass rinse making sure all areas covered
I do this and it works no spotting on the glass maybe thanks to the water softener I use for my purewater trolley system as I live in a hard water area
drops on the bar can fall on your window when your gone, wind.
Do you wipe these bar ?
If you scrub well and rinse from the top of the window frame you should be fine.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh ok thank you .
Hi what gloves do you use mate
I use Black Mamba latex gloves or some thin fabric ones from Site with grippy palms.😃👍🏼
Do you ever think to yourself, I could of done this traditional a lot quicker? Soap on squeegee off, edges and corners done, sills wiped onto the next. I’m always thinking this 😁
It has crossed my mind. There are pros and cons to each method. But I love the way wfp washes all round the frame far better and quicker than I ever could by hand. WFP also doesn’t leave behind a microscopic residue like traditional soaps can, which can cause the windows to become dirty again more quickly.👍🏼
Yes, except. You forget that one of the main reasons for the development of this method was for safety, no ladders, no falls and risk of severe injury.
Bear in mind this is the first clean and the next visit would be gone before trad gets to the back of the house.also no falling off of ladders which would mean a visit to the local covid hot spot
Great vid again
Quick question how many houses and hrs do you do in a day .
(On average)
Hi mate
Great video, what on/off switch have you got on your pole ? If you don’t mind me asking.
The other day I did one house. I cleared out the gutters, washed the fascias, pressure washed the drive and cleaned the windows. I was done by about 3 and I earned more than if I had just done windows all day.😃👍🏼
On this small pole I’ve put a little tap valve. On my other Ova8 I’ve got a univalve. The Gardiner website has some great hose connectors and attachments.😃👍🏼
Yes, of course I have a univalve on some of my other poles. I have to try these things. I put the little tap on this pole and I’ve never got round to changing it.😃👍🏼
Well I suppose if you only have 10 houses (not that you only have 10 houses)you wont focus on how many you do in a day but If you have a lot and have to work 4or5 days a week to get them done then you do have to make sure you get a certain amount done, I don't consider it an achievement to do as many houses as possible, or more than anyone else, just enough to get the correct amount done each day for the week and for the month.
The question was only out of curiosity not to be better than anyone else
How many houses do you get done a day at that speed 😛
Do you find higher PSI helps with getting a better finish? Im working on about 50 as recommended by a friend but having issues getting a perfect rinse. All my customers are happy, but I'm not. Fussy bugger 😂
I usually work with my controller somewhere between 30-40. It depends on the size of the brush and the type of jets. I’m loving a rinse bar at the moment for a good thorough rinse.😃👍🏼
That window was clean, why don't you do a demo on a manky window and frame. People can get a better gist of it then and see that it's not a bed of roses like that.
It was actually a pretty dirty window that hadn’t been cleaned for several months, it just didn’t really show up on camera.😃👍🏼
@@aemackintosh I can totally relate to this ash, I've filmed dirty windows before, then when I've watched the footage on the pc it looks clean! Haha the camera is just not as good as the human eye 😁👍🏻
Naff music spoils the video.
All the copyright free music is pretty naff to be honest.🤦🏻♂️