Brushes

[Tuffers]

Yes they will get you going :thumbsup:. After a while you'll want to try different poles and brushes etc. Your sill brush (all red) looks like it needs tightening by half a turn.

 

[Tuffers]

Are you running the pole hose on the outside of the pole? And if so, have you chosen this way to work?

 

[kevinc250]

not having a good time with the new tecbucks/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png:--------------('my brush is bent like a banana and has a crack along the line of one jet,its only three months old,i think i may have to mention this to richard,anyone else had this problem?

 

[Jonathan Sanderson]

I've seen a few with this problem. Thankfully mine is fine. I'm sure richard will sort this out for you?

 

[Aide]

Cheers Tuffers, I haven't even tried the Sill brush yet as that's on the end of a 35ft pole. The other one is on an 18ft pole which has been long enough so far.

The pole hose was set up like this and it seems to be ok. Is this unusual ?

Thanks Again.

 

[Natty1972]

I've just changed over to the new stock . My old red polyester brush has a thicker stock , I better be careful , me think Cheers for the heads up :thumbsup:

 

[Tuffers]

Cheers Tuffers, I haven't even tried the Sill brush yet as that's on the end of a 35ft pole. The other one is on an 18ft pole which has been long enough so far.
The pole hose was set up like this and it seems to be ok. Is this unusual ?

Thanks Again.

Most people run the hose inside the pole. Some run it outside like @Smurf

 

[Bingo]

not having a good time with the new tecbucks/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png/emoticons/sad.png:--------------('my brush is bent like a banana and has a crack along the line of one jet,its only three months old,i think i may have to mention this to richard,anyone else had this problem?

I've seen a few with this problem. Thankfully mine is fine. I'm sure richard will sort this out for you?

.....Oooo, not good........how much were these brushes again :zipit: .

 

[Smurf]

My wfp's are hoseless @Tuffers.../emoticons/biggrin.png

Meaning I run the hose on the outside of the poles for a good reason as then I can use them for a variety of tasks/tools not just for wfp work

Not only that I can quickly add or take off pole sections too if/when required./emoticons/smile.png

Most people run the hose inside the pole. Some run it outside like @Smurf

 

[Jonathan Sanderson]

.....Oooo, not good........how much were these brushes again :zipit: .

Too much for that to be happening!

I'm happy to pay £60 for a brush, but the quality has to be there.

 

[Aide]

Regardless of personal preference, can you fit all brushes to all poles or does each companies brushes only fit their own poles ?

 

[Aide]

Also does anyone use the Sill brush I have above as their main window cleaning brush ? It seems to be doing a better all round cleaning job than the other one pictured above.

 

[Duncs]

My every day pole is a 22' Phoenix hybrid with a vikan brush. Recently I bought a SLX-35 with a super lite duel mix brush. Now I hate my Phoenix and vikan combination and have found myself reaching for the SLX-35 on even the smallest jobs. It just works better. I now need to order another SLX maybe an 18' and put the Phoenix on ebay.

SP go for the SLX 22 & the teubuk mixed with boar hair this brush is my best i.ve used you wont be disapointed

 

[Aide]

ok,aide,a brodex stystem is pretty robust so will last for ages,i wouldn't waste my money on new brushes etc as you i assume have to learn to use a pole?its not as simple and easy as some make out,for me i would ditch the poles and buy a phoenix of gardiners with a tecbuck brush or maybe the gardiners brush,i am only saying this as everyone has overlooked your poles,if they are brodex's everyday day is gonna be a pain regardless of the brush,your going to hate wfp and then give up,post some pics up of what you have so a better solution could be made,not being arsey but have made all those mistakes a long time ago

Thanks Kevin, Do the Gardiners brushes fit any poles as I'm not going to be able to stretch to a new SLX just yet ?

 

[Aide]

Hi Aide,
It will come down to your own cleaning method, and how you use brushes. To start with 2 different types of brush is the minimum requirement –

Some first cleans are not all bad, so you could use your regular maintenance clean brush, if the new customers has had a regular window clean service previous, these jobs may not have to much accumulated dirt, road grime, oily deposits etcetera, that will soil the brush for the next clean. If you’re unsure don’t use the main brush.

Primarily a non Absorbent Polyester Monofilament brush (or Hybrid) for regular maintenance cleans this is for speed of cleaning, and reduced final rinsing. This will be your most used brush when you have built up your round.

Your second brush could a Absorbent Nylon Monofilament for first cleans, this should be a slightly bigger monofilament and it also has much more scrubbing ability, you must always do the final rinse with a absorbent monofilament, other wise you will get spotting – Not so with Non Absorbent Polyester Monofilament, you will learn this as you gain experience.

After these two brushes, you should know the difference between your first 2 types of brush, and then you can move on to others.

It comes down to speed of cleaning; you match the best brush to the job, with good working practice and cleaning method, you will find it takes you longer to set up, get out the hose reel and put it back etcetera - if it doesn’t your still slow.

Thanks Richard,

I think you sell the Tekbuk brushes from my months of reading on here. DO brushes fit any poles (universal) ?

 

[Mwwindowcleaning]

Are these tecbuk brushes as light as gardiners medium mixed sill brush?