leaning pole against wall!

[buzzing]

View attachment 4808 Is this safe, I always lean pole against wall when waiting for frames to dry! Or when waiting for dripping to stop for lower windows, seems like a lot of time wasting to contract pole. Worry it could blow over though!

 

[cheapncheerful]

well its safe if its not windy....

I always park mine in a corner....

but by cheapies reckoning you have committed a cardinal sin...

and as you know Im a wfp newbie ...so what is it you long term wfpers...

and its not the obvious as in....kind of in the custys way...

oh I tripped over your equipment and now am suing you for xxx millions for loss of work

and believe me life is funny...

I have a pavement one with a busy road with hgv etc...so I shoved my trolley down the alley as there was enough hose and I kept my eye as I work..

first I went to do the one down the alley...

and then I heard some commotion to look up to see out of nowhere some old peep had turned up and was struggling to get passed with one of them zimmer frames and I had just put my trolley on the edge...and it was in the way...

 

[Smurf]

It's convenient but not a great idea to lean extended poles on walls especially if frank is lurking about. Not only that a wet brush can get contaminated with brick dust/grit. Poles can also get broke too if they fall so could put paid to your working day too if you can’t mend it or don’t carry a spare pole.

 

[MrBump]

I'm sure it's fine, no different from being used pressed against a window, as long as it's not a trip hazard as has been said above. Although when I do that it seems to pinch the hose underneath. But if you just waiting for the tops to dry to do the bottoms why not just retract it to its shortest length and just lay it flat or rest it on a lower window / frame?

 

[heyoh]

I have never had to 'wait for dripping to stop'.

If you start upstairs windows from the left, by the time you finish on the right you can start bottoms from the left.

I always do a last wipe on the sill with water turned off, to remove excess water.

But even if it was a property with one window upstairs and one right below it, I would never stop between the two, just wipe the sill and crack on immediately.

On the other hand, I leant my pole against my van one time (collapsed), it was quite windy, it fell.... the brush broke in two... (brodex brush)

 

[Jake]

It wouldn't even pass my mind unless it was windy,

Why do you wait? If you brush of the sills with the water off, you won't have to wait to do downers...

 

[SolarPanelCleaning]

Wouldn't lean a brush against a wall for fear of picking up loose mortar or somting.

 

[Jonathan Sanderson]

Aw man, my OCD kicks in big time here.

NEVER lean your brush head against a wall. Your just asking for trouble and potentially scratched glass with mortar and brick dust on the brush.

Don't risk it.

 

[Jake]

Aw man, my OCD kicks in big time here.
NEVER lean your brush head against a wall. Your just asking for trouble and potentially scratched glass with mortar and brick dust on the brush.

Don't risk it.

Rubbish, I've done it ever since ever and that's never happened,

It's not like your brushing up the wall!

 

[cheapncheerful]

sorry jakey but I agree with above...DONT DO IT....

turn it the other way round....

yes thats the point cheapie was out to make its easy to pick up mortar dust and scratchy scratchy glass is naff...

the reason I panicked is because on a new wfp job as I checked after the first time the bathroom window was scratched to feck...

now I dont know whether it was the previous windy me...in which case it was frank....or as usual a bloomin decorator...they were all varnished....

but...I did decide to be very careful where I park my brush...

I also admit to lying it on the grass wrong way round and contaminating it with muck..remember pure likes dirt..../emoticons/biggrin.png

of course..this is only my personal opinion

but....is it worth the risk..

and yes it also doesnt take much wind to send a wfp down....and Im sure some person up above waits to blow the wind for a laugh.../emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Smurf]

I'm not being funny @Jake but speeking from personal experience I've broke a pole when it fell over also on the way down it hit a parked car too. That was another frank moment I could have done without.

I've now taken the dislike off your post otherwise you may think I'm just having a pop but I'm not./emoticons/wink.png

 

[Jake]

I'm not being funny @Jake but speeking from personal experience I've broke a pole when it fell over also on the way down it hit a parked car too. That was another frank moment I could have done without.

Yeah but on a still day, no worries at all,

And I've never noticed brick mortar on my brush after resting it on a wall, if I brushed the wall then yeah, but not from just resting on it...

 

[cheapncheerful]

but...jakey...do you get up the ladder and look....remember ladders....:rofl:

dont worry jake not having a poke cheapie does plenty of frank things...like...

deciding to wipe excess water off the limestone flagged front step and then carrying on wfping the windows next door...

just a good job cheapie always wipes the sills and checks the windows afterwards...

 

[Jake]

but...jakey...do you get up the ladder and look....remember ladders....:rofl:

I still do trad remember cheap /emoticons/wink.png

I wouldn't leave a pole there un attended, but I certainly wouldn't worry about brick dust/mortar... But thats just me, you know what I'm like! All guns blazing lol

If eating a pole on the wall, I usually turn it round anyway, so the bristles aren't really touching the brick,

But I still don't know why the op is wating for drips!?!? I just turn water off and brush the sills...?!?!?!,!,!,!

 

[cheapncheerful]

yeh but dont get us wrong on this forum we are not that other have a go **** forum ..we are here to help and offer advice gleamed from mistakes we have made to stop others making the same mistake...

and the brush head has two sides....so why risk it....plus dont tell me you dont :turd: up your brush...cause as I say ...pure loves the :turd:

 

[Smurf]

It did not help when my mate frank tripped over the hose as that day there was no wind but plenty of cursing

 

[Jonathan Sanderson]

Rubbish, I've done it ever since ever and that's never happened,
It's not like your brushing up the wall!

Is this real life?

Trust me mate. It's not a risk you want to take. Just spin the pole round and have the bristles facing away from the wall.

 

[MrBump]

If its rested around the other way its less stable and more likely to fall, although corners are better. The bricks or mortar will have to be pretty darn old and battered to crumble all over a brush, so just don't rest of old bricks, its been fine for me on newer ones, although I agree best just not to in the first place. However, in this case theres no need to rest it anyway, just make it shorter and get on with it lol.

 

[cheapncheerful]

yep smurfy done that too...frank tripped up on the hose tugging it and sending banana flying...lucky it wasnt extended...

as for why we leave it fully extended well...

in my case of course the water runs out and its time for a new barrel but....I always leave it in a corner...

yep done the one where I couldnt find out why the water wasnt coming out and kicking my backpack and switching it on and off only to find the weight of the pole does the tuffers pinch very well../emoticons/biggrin.png

if you think about it......unless they have had a smurfy do an exterior clean...hes very thorough...brickwork is never cleaned and as such....is full of :turd:

anyway...cheapie was lucky enough to spy on a real wfper in action right across the road...

lucky cheapie had finished his wfping effort or else he may have wet his pants in laughter at banana in action...

cheapie was now in gardener mode....so he could spy in peace...

cheapie learnt a top tip.....that particular wfper...washed his brush in a bucket of pure before starting :thumbsup: ya live and learn...

 

[MrBump]

He washed his brush in a bucket of pure? I wonder if he does that everytime. If he does he sure must go through alot of pure in a day! I was actually going to ask if and how anyone washes their brushes. I just pull off any cobwebs, shake and then they get hung back in the van lol

 

[cheapncheerful]

mine is usually bone dry so I fluff it about to get rid of dust and yep wipe the cobbys off..

but I do like the wash it in pure idea ...and I did use it on a first clean...

now it is about time my applicator cover went in the wash...

trouble is...my bloomin wife gives it a low priority so its ages before it comes back..

and as for my window cleaning pocket that just wants a stitch in time...

I give up..yeh I ll do it myself...

not the only thing I have to do myself but thats another story..:devil: