[colin purewater]

hi people

does any one no of an internal window cleaning kit that has the mist spray and micro fiber velcro cloths that you can add on to the angle adaper on your pole?
i was told about theese by a windy at the qcf course, he said they were around £200 from brodex but when ive looked on there site there is only at kit for £1700!!!

ive got to put a price in for a internal roof clean in a hotel asap?

(or if anyone wants to rent one out for the day in the liverpool are give me a shout)

any advise would be great

many thanks

colin.

[Dave.]

Hi Colin,

There is a kit called a dragonfly which sells for about £400, it's basically a Vikan easishine kit, with a battery operated misting spray from a small belt worn reservoir.  It doesn't come with a pole either.

If you seach this forum for dragonfly - you'll find  the the general fealing is that they're not that good for first cleans, OK for maintenance cleans - and you'll need plenty of clean, spare microfibres and polishing cloths.

I started down the DIY route using a similar mop head that fits a WFP, with a belt battery sprayer ( gardiners sell them think they're about £30 ) - after reading the reviews on the dragonfly I've sheved that project for the time being and use a mop and squeegie on a pole.  I don't have many internal jobs with loads of high glass to warrant the outlay - at the moment.

Dave

[mikecam]

Col, just use a trad mop and blade on a pole. Harris pole summat like that. How high is the roof?

[[GQC] Tim]

Funny, I just got my vikan head and cloths in from Gardiners with pole adaptor collar. Add a mist jet, a cheap harris pole with trigger, backpack or handpumped vessel containing pure water and a bit of ISO and you're off.

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Indoor_Cleaning.html

TBH it's laughable that some of these companies sell these kits for that much. DIY you can do it for not much.
From what I've seen is they do a good job, but only when used in a two pad approach. Use one pad to get all the muck off, then put another one on there to buff it up. You might be able to get away with a one pad on very regular cleans. Swap it over when it gets too wet and you should be allright.

I've got two lanterns that I clean every 4 weeks and such a pain doing them by ladder, and high up too! Scary!!! This should hopefully work out well. The actual Vikan head is quite small so should be able to get properly in the corners.

[colin purewater]

thank you for all your relpys gent very kind,

mike its about 25 ft and i dont think i personlly wouldnt make a great job at that hight with mop
(truth be told im not that great with a m&s on a bungalow ha ha)

thanks for the info chaps ill look in to it a bit more,

i had a call from brodex this morning, they informed me that a kit to go on to my clx would be 199! not to bad and verry helpfull chap too

many thanks gents 

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Colin,I did what Dave Silverleaf did and go down the `DIY route`.
One rainy morning I knocked myself one up in about 2 hours.
It looks nearly as professional as the `DragonFly`.
Brodex are now doing the eqivalant to the `DragonFly`.
I disassembled mine cos`I too havn`t the work,,,,,,well I have,
But I use my Wagtail with drop cloths down.
Can send ya some `pics`of mine if ya interested.
They are big money for what they are.


Lewis  Doubtfire

[colin purewater]

yes please mate that would be great thankyou
colin6452@hotmail.com
 

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Just had a look at my `pics`.It`s powered by a 12 volt rechargeable
Battery.Forgot where I got the fine mist jet that’s in the end of the
Unger cone.The unit is there in a two compartment bycycle pannier
Carrier.They are Harris poles,the swivel head is from PoundStrecher,
(£1. 20p)
Can you copy and paste the `pics`when I send em`down to you ?
Ya don`t know someone might want to set up in business making em`.
 

Lewis  Doubtfire

[colin purewater]

sound simple enough mate!
and cheap!!! (i like cheap )
look forward to seeing them and hqaving a bash

cheers mate appreciated

[[GQC] Tim]

Just had a look at my `pics`.It`s powered by a 12 volt rechargeable
Battery.Forgot where I got the fine mist jet that’s in the end of the
Unger cone.The unit is there in a two compartment bycycle pannier
Carrier.They are Harris poles,the swivel head is from PoundStrecher,
(£1. 20p)
Can you copy and paste the `pics`when I send em`down to you ?
Ya don`t know someone might want to set up in business making em`.
 

Lewis  Doubtfire

Hi Lewis, could you do me a big favour and send me the pics as well? I'm trying to set this up for myself as well. If you want to I can then upload them somewhere so it's easier for people to see. Thanks.

Email address in profile.

[LADDER MONKEY]

Just had a look at my `pics`.It`s powered by a 12 volt rechargeable
Battery.Forgot where I got the fine mist jet that’s in the end of the
Unger cone.The unit is there in a two compartment bycycle pannier
Carrier.They are Harris poles,the swivel head is from PoundStrecher,
(£1. 20p)
Can you copy and paste the `pics`when I send em`down to you ?
Ya don`t know someone might want to set up in business making em`.
 

Lewis  Doubtfire

email too me to please  prwindowcleaning@live.co.uk    THANK YOU 

[Dave.]

the misting head I was using was from a micro irigation kit, think it was Gardena, most garden centres sell similar kits with spare nozzles.

It was just the right size to fit in the end of 5mm ID tubing

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Sounds like Dave Silverleaf is the man to ask.
I`m putting a patent on my system,going into
Manufacture next week.
Week after that I`ll be a millionaire,no danger. :


Lewis  Doubtfire