Working in low temperature

[john docherty]

Whats the best squeegee rubber and the best soap for working bellow zero doing traditional seem to be getting some smears and lines when working about -1 anything that can be added

 

[Swasher]

Seen people use screenwash in the solution , is this any good as may try it tomorrow

 

[Part Timer]

Any Isopropronol liquid will change waters freezing point

 

[Pjj]

Screen wash would need to be used practically neat to prevent it freezing

 

[Swasher]

Any tips ? I had to squeegee off super quickly to avoid it freezing

 

[Pjj]

Any tips ? I had to squeegee off super quickly to avoid it freezing

Not really apart from using hot water in some form

 

[eson]

Screen wash is good because the authorities don't care about motorists spraying it out all over the roads so window cleaning has to be just fine.

 

[Yogi1872]

Screenwash does work, have had to use it most years at some point.

 

[JBC]

I used 50/50 water - screen wash today. No issues ?

 

[eson]

I used 50/50 water - screen wash today. No issues ?

Excellent . . . it was -2DegC today by me and I was cleaning the inside of a conservatory with doors all open and sheet frost on the external glass with no freezing issues on the inside glass.

 

[Barry1609]

only in my 3rd year currently still the old traditional bucket and ladder but been finiding it really difficult past few days with temps water freezing on windows,any tips?and when shoukd i not even bother to go out? thanks

 

[mike007]

Sometimes weather conditions get too severe to work well, so take day off. Not unlike brickies, sometimes if temps are freezing they cannot lay bricks.

 

[Chris34]

I had to pack up today at the first house, it was 12:30 and the water was freezing on the glass on the side of the house in full sunlight. Got to the back and it just sheeted over immediately, it was impossible to clean, looked a right mess so had to give up. The windows that I did will be frozen over for at least the next 48 hours. Don't know how cold it was but I reckon it must have been the coldest day yet.

I think we have to be careful not to push it too far. The state of the windows frozen over is not a pretty sight and if I was the customer I'd be pretty annoyed with my window cleaner attempting to clean them.

I'm taking tomorrow off and just going to get up early each day next week. Predicted to be 13c on Monday so it should be a doddle.

 

[Clean zero]

Normally it’s ok if there is heat in the house I’ve found .I can understand it with conservatories as they are normally shut off from the house

 

[Chris34]

Normally it’s ok if there is heat in the house I’ve found .I can understand it with conservatories as they are normally shut off from the house

Until today that's what I found. I think today was just so cold that even the outer glass was freezing despite there being warmth inside the house.

When I started at the front, well the sun had been on it fully for at least 2 hours, despite this the water was slushy on the glass and some of the panes were freezing slightly after scrubbing them. Steam was actually coming off the cold water I was using, I couldn't believe it, for a second I wondered if I had hot water

I think it must be due to several days of it being below freezing. Earlier this week it was frost everywhere but the water wasn't freezing on the glass.

 

[ched999uk]

Tomorrow's forecast isn't too bad as it starts getting warmer earlier. Weekend getting better and better temp wise.

 

[Chris34]

Tomorrow's forecast isn't too bad as it starts getting warmer earlier. Weekend getting better and better temp wise.

Wouldn't be so sure Ched although you're on the coast aren't you? Still not that far from me and my forecast is saying 13:00 is 0c , 14:00 is 1c, 15:00 is 0c. In the shade it will probably still be -5c.

Forecast for Monday is 13c and no lower than 9c though, all the way through the night. That's warmer than my house is in the morning at the moment ? Going to feel like spring ?

 

[Clean zero]

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[ched999uk]

Wouldn't be so sure Ched although you're on the coast aren't you? Still not that far from me and my forecast is saying 13:00 is 0c , 14:00 is 1c, 15:00 is 0c. In the shade it will probably still be -5c.

Forecast for Monday is 13c and no lower than 9c though, all the way through the night. That's warmer than my house is in the morning at the moment ? Going to feel like spring ?

Yes only 1.5 miles from sea plus only 2 from tidal river creating a peninsular, so probably stays a few degrees warmer than inland. Tomorrow looks OK for me to get a few hrs in but yours only seem to get above 0 for an hour or so.
Good luck.

 

[THL4KEL]

Wind and rain next week.

 

[Chris34]

Yes only 1.5 miles from sea plus only 2 from tidal river creating a peninsular, so probably stays a few degrees warmer than inland. Tomorrow looks OK for me to get a few hrs in but yours only seem to get above 0 for an hour or so.
Good luck.

Yeah I'm just taking the day off, it will mean I've got a very busy week next week but at least it will be a lot warmer. Just have to get out early on Monday and make a good start.