WFP Tips and Tricks

What are your WFP tips and tricks that make the job easier / more efficient for you?

I'm newer to this and have never had other window cleaners to learn from, interested to know what others do.

Mine may be fairly obvious but:

• Use a rag in one hand to clean the hose of grit and water as I reel it in.
  
• Use the bottom part of the middle frame on window, brush over it side to side quickly to remove **** from the brush before heading back to the top of the window with a cleaner brush.
  
• Use foam balls to protect my hose fittings when dragging along the ground 
  

Learn good posture for cleaning, protect your knees, hips, neck, elbows and shoulders.

You can thanks me for that in about 5 years.

Learning how to rinse while walking to the next window.

Part Timer said:

Learning how to rinse while walking to the next window.

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Not everyone as 8’ legs haha

Always aim to do the very best job you can...for the money your earning.

Part Timer said:

Learning how to rinse while walking to the next window.

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Interesting idea.... so you just aim the water at the current window and get further and further away with the water splashing every where I assume ???

Wash all windows, run back to the van whilst aiming the jets on windows hoping they all get rinsed 

Part Timer said:

Learning how to rinse while walking to the next window.

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Yep, a very good point. While finishing the rinse on one window I step half way to the next one. Once finished the first with a double swipe of the sill, I swing the pole to the next one (with the water still running) and start the wash on that one while continuing to walk till I'm square under it.  Keeps the whole thing moving, saves time, energy and water. A relatively loose grip on the pole, no need to try and wear a hole through the glass. Light pressure on the brush, let the bristles do their work. Put pressure on only when it's needed, ie bird muck. I use a Gardiner scraper for baked on stuff.

To be fast and efficient it needs to be almost a dance. 

Den said:

Not everyone as 8’ legs haha

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P4dstar said:

Interesting idea.... so you just aim the water at the current window and get further and further away with the water splashing every where I assume ???

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I suppose for the weaklings that only use 18' extremes then it's not possible. Those of us who can use a 27' CLX all day can manage. Man up ladies ?

Den said:

Not everyone as 8’ legs haha

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I'm another shorthouse but we get by mate. ?

Part Timer said:

I suppose for the weaklings that only use 18' extremes then it's not possible. Those of us who can use a 27' CLX all day can manage. Man up ladies ?

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27... pft, I bought an SLX30 a few months back. Gotta build up the muscles and I can't afford a gym membership, just stick the 45cm flocked on the end haha

P4dstar said:

27... pft, I bought an SLX30 a few months back. Gotta build up the muscles and I can't afford a gym membership, just stick the 45cm flocked on the end haha

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27' CLX with 4 jet fully flocked 45cm brush and plenty of nights out for counter balance. Who needs gym membership. 

Part Timer said:

I suppose for the weaklings that only use 18' extremes then it's not possible. Those of us who can use a 27' CLX all day can manage. Man up ladies ?

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You're 3ft taller than me ?

Iron Giant said:

You're 3ft taller than me ?

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I'm 6' 2" 

and he his 3ft taller than me lol

I had problems with my back and ended up buying a back support for £23, best thing I did.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clever-Yellow-Support-Lower-Brace/dp/B00YSS53EI/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=2QVUEX9GP7KM5&keywords=back+support&qid=1565851645&s=gateway&sprefix=back+su%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExOTFOM1A4TlhPUE5DJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzE5MzI3Mk44RkpEU1lXMDI5NyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzMwNTcwMkxKRTU1SFpKVldETCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

scottish cleaning service said:

I had problems with my back and ended up buying a back support for £23, best thing I did.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clever-Yellow-Support-Lower-Brace/dp/B00YSS53EI/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=2QVUEX9GP7KM5&keywords=back+support&qid=1565851645&s=gateway&sprefix=back+su%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExOTFOM1A4TlhPUE5DJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzE5MzI3Mk44RkpEU1lXMDI5NyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzMwNTcwMkxKRTU1SFpKVldETCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

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• ✔ SHAPES AND TRIMS WAIST AND BELLY - Wear to improve and keep form during exercise and as a waist trainer corset to help maintain a trim mid-section. Thermal material helps the girdle burn stubborn belly fat. Adjustable band shrinks with you as you slim down.
  

need one just for this ??

Always reel the hose in with a cloth in the hand guiding it never bare handed....who knows what's stuck to the hose ready to rip your hand apart.

Use a swivel brush adaptor. Generally don't know how people clean windows without one?? 

Converting all my poles to hoseless system saves huge amounts of time 

Den said:

I'm 6' 2" 

and he his 3ft taller than me lol

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That really means that, I'M NOT SHORT I'M A HOBBIT 

Iron Giant said:

You're 3ft taller than me ?

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Den said:

I'm 6' 2" 

and he his 3ft taller than me lol

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Agree and disagree ?