I really think it would be worth you investing in electric reels it does make a huge difference to the working day , especially if you have health issues well worth the money , I certainly dint regret getting them , I have some fit guys working for me and they say it makes a big difference.
Yeah, Paul. We probably will at some time. We use the metal clover reels. They were stiff to use initially but we sorted that by bolting through the two sides using 6mm threaded bar and nuts. This stopped the sides from spreading and made winding much easier.
Your setup sounds similar to myself, running the extreme sill brush with 100deg fan jets and univalve/hoseless. MY concern with the extreme is just how delicate it is, its a shame theres no quantifiable value for fragility!
Work wise, this is the 2nd easiest job I've done physically since leaving school 15 years ago. Its easy compared to lugging pallets weighing upwards of 750kg across carpet!
I've been using WFP's for 9 years and the only pole section I've ever snapped is on a newish Extreme, shutting a window.
No one can make our decisions for us. The questions were asked and they were answered very promptly and thoroughly. The SLX is light in comparison to what we were using before it. The Extreme is lighter again but quite delicate. From what I've studied on the forum, a few people have had sections break but if the SLX is too heavy, then there IS only one answer.
I don't push windows closed. I generally clean them even if they're open. On the rare occasion when I close a window, I don't push it, I swing the pole gently towards the window and stop swinging it as soon as it touches. I let the momentum alone push the window, using the bristles as a cushion.The pole is kept straight the whole time, only the weight and momentum do the closing. If this doesn't work the window is either washed while open or it's left on this occasion.
First time is understandable, second time is clumsy, third time is ?. Good job it wasn't an employee ?
That was over a period of probably 15-18 months , two was shutting windows and once was just cleaning a window
There’s nothing like reeling in 100m of hose manually to get you warmed up on a cold winters morning. Especially when there’s a few walls and car tyres to contend with.?? It reminds me of back in day fighting over a scrogger first thing. No one wants em at the end of the day though.?
I've never fought anyone over a scrogger . Don't know if I should have? Scuse my lack of knowledge. What is a Scrogger? Is it mancunion for a bacon buttie or something? ?
You won’t make any more money. You’ll just feel better doing so. I remember when I got my first window cleaning job and we all used to share the equipment. There was a ladder that nobody wanted, heavy as hell and a bit too big for domestic window cleaning. Every morning we used to do the old rock, paper scissors to see who would get it. Thing is, even though it was a ball ache to work with, you never really did any less work than anyone else and no one really complained. It was more cosmetic. I bet there’s some young lad on Monday morning somewhere out there that’s been lumbered with an old clx that spins to hell with a vikan sill brush just to add to his misery. ??I remember when they was standard equipment. Sometimes I think you need to experience the misery to appreciate what we have now. All this talk of electric reels and hi mod poles. Pft. I remember when drying your scrim and warming your hands on a custys heating outlet was a luxury. Cracking your scrim after a cold water wash out?
Haha. A scrogger is a full leaded property which when done trad is a right pita. For everyone that remembers the old mop and scrim.? A nice way of getting the blood flowing when it’s sub zero. I can’t believe they used to clean everything that way. Some say the same about a pad and blade these days. I wonder if wfp wil be the same one day. What method comes next???
64 years of age and I can still learn something new on a Saturday night!
Your very welcome.? I’ve been at this 20+ years and thought i knew everything until I came on here. You can read and study all you like but there’s no better way of learning than experience which is an abundance on here.
