[sean84]

For the record I only started using WFP for the last 6 weeks for tops windows only.

I picked up my first bi montly house today which has air vents on the windows. To all my other monthly customers I have said that on the 1st clean there may be some dirty water marks from the vents and as its only a month in between cleans they all seem ok with that.

But two months with water marks seems a bit to long and obviously I want to do a good job. Just wandering if you guys tackle bi montly houses any different? I was thinking for this first clean I could clean the frames and glass as normal then go back to the first window and clean them all again but glass only which should keep drips out the vents to a minimum?

[CLEANCARE WC]

thats exactly the way to do it.

[sean84]

Forgot to add, on the first going over I brush over the vent with the flow off, turn flow on then clean window.

Second time going over the window dont touch the vent, just clean glass then rinse.

[dazmond]

ive never ever had a problem with vents above windows.just make sure water doesnt go up inside them then youll have no problem.pencil jets are very accurate.just be careful!!



dazmond

[sean84]

ive never ever had a problem with vents above windows.just make sure water doesnt go up inside them then youll have no problem.pencil jets are very accurate.just be careful!!



dazmond

Just brush over them before turning the water on?

[sean84]

thats exactly the way to do it.

Cheers 

[dazmond]

sean i always brush over them with the water turned on but i just make sure i dont squirt water directly into the vent!!

never had any problems!!

[mickwc]

Hi
i give vents a good going over on a first clean, above and even inside the vent itself!!! this gets all the dirt out! i do this so that any clean after i have no problems, i not had any problems yet!! lol just make sure that you allow time for the drips then give a good rinse. i think the key is in the first clean.

Mick

[SB Cleaning]

sean i always brush over them with the water turned on but i just make sure i dont squirt water directly into the vent!!

never had any problems!!

I do the same as Daz

I don't get problems either

[johnny bravo]

are you cleaning with backpack sean,    do you put it on a cheap trolley,  im getting one   idea to carry a 25litre drum as well as backpack if trolley base large enough. how you getting on with backpack techniqus

[pristine window cl]

Hi Sean when useing wfp the important thing to note here is that vents can be different, some it is difficult to get water into them others YOU JUST CANT AVOID IT.
I had just such a job the other day . Although previous wc used wfp he did not clean frames. consequently he always left runs etc.the vents were the ones that had no cover so water WILL POUR IN. So I washed all frames glass and vents thoroughly.
customer came out complaining but explained. hang on I have not finished yet.
As assumed the vents dripped, went around again .Did just the glass in a fraction of the time.
The lesson here is price the job  right LOOK at things like vents and factor them in.     YOU MUST.    In future on this job I will AVIOD the vents alltogether and they wont be a problem
Alan  Pristine window cleaning

[Mike #1]

I do the same as mickwc best to get all the dirt out firstime round . Do all the frames first then glass on first clean . Then next time you clean just clean frmes and glass as normal . Never had any probs . Mike

[sean84]

Hi
i give vents a good going over on a first clean, above and even inside the vent itself!!! this gets all the dirt out! i do this so that any clean after i have no problems, i not had any problems yet!! lol just make sure that you allow time for the drips then give a good rinse. i think the key is in the first clean.

Mick

I presume with water flow off when cleaning the vent?

[sean84]

are you cleaning with backpack sean,    do you put it on a cheap trolley,  im getting one   idea to carry a 25litre drum as well as backpack if trolley base large enough. how you getting on with backpack techniqus

Yes with a backpack at the moment doing tops only, loving it as wern't keen on ladders and obviously can clean awkward windows 

[sean84]

Hi Sean when useing wfp the important thing to note here is that vents can be different, some it is difficult to get water into them others YOU JUST CANT AVOID IT.
I had just such a job the other day . Although previous wc used wfp he did not clean frames. consequently he always left runs etc.the vents were the ones that had no cover so water WILL POUR IN. So I washed all frames glass and vents thoroughly.
customer came out complaining but explained. hang on I have not finished yet.
As assumed the vents dripped, went around again .Did just the glass in a fraction of the time.
The lesson here is price the job  right LOOK at things like vents and factor them in.     YOU MUST.    In future on this job I will AVIOD the vents alltogether and they wont be a problem
Alan  Pristine window cleaning

Cheers, if you avoid the vents and top frame like previous WC wont there be dirty runs again?!

[mickwc]

the key is the first clean, this is what i do on all first cleans, go round all frames, sills and vents first giving them all a right good scrub and rinse making sure all the dirt is rinsed away, then start back at the first window and do all the glass, i always have a high flow rate on first cleans, you want to be rinsing everything away! don't be afraid of vents just make sure on the first clean they are well rinsed and you will never have a problem,

[sean84]

the key is the first clean, this is what i do on all first cleans, go round all frames, sills and vents first giving them all a right good scrub and rinse making sure all the dirt is rinsed away, then start back at the first window and do all the glass, i always have a high flow rate on first cleans, you want to be rinsing everything away! don't be afraid of vents just make sure on the first clean they are well rinsed and you will never have a problem,

Do you have flow on or off when brushing over vents? I always have the flow off.

[H S and Son]

Forgot to add, on the first going over I brush over the vent with the flow off, turn flow on then clean window.

Second time going over the window dont touch the vent, just clean glass then rinse.

Thats the answer to your query.

[Mike #1]

Flow on giving a good rinse inside and outside of vent until water runs clearthats what i do . If you dont go all out first time you risk having probs with dirty runs every time after . Mike

[H S and Son]

Flow on giving a good rinse inside and outside of vent until water runs clearthats what i do . If you dont go all out first time you risk having probs with dirty runs every time after . Mike

Lets hope the vents aren't open.