[Shrek]

Hi all ,

Iv been rinsing on the glass for the last 2 months and enjoying it much more!
However , iv noticed on a lot of jobs that there are still crumbs on the glass after iv finished, resulting in rinsing off!
My flow is on 60 , I now use a gardiners SL compact brush with fan jets . My question is , am I doing something wrong? am I going to quick? Do you have to push the brush hard on the glass for this to work ?
Any help.....
Thanks in advance 👍

[M & C Window Cleaning]

I have found this too. I'm not sure it something you can 'fix' so to speak. It seems to depend on how much dirt is on the windows and or brush to start with.  Even working with my flow on full it still occurs though you can rinse the bits off quicker. As a result, I keep my flow on about 50-60% like you and rinse on when I can but when I see the 'bits' I rinse off.

[Smurf]

To be honest I've found gardener red fan jets not ideal for rinsing stubborn bits off glass no matter what the pump flow rate is set on. I’ve not tried any others yet so can anyone recommend larger fan jets to try please.

[NWH]

All I've ever done the best way is to tilt and rinse you certain of a good rinse then,in order for this to work you need to turn up your flow though plenty of water with the brush close to the glass so you  don't get it bouncing off the glass making a mess. Still makes me laugh when I see people holding the brush 2 foot back from the window rinsing there the ones giving it a bad name.

[nathankaye]

Yep, sadly younget the odd ones like that. But ive done exactly what you have done, just rinse of the glass and chase it down the windows.

But it might also be worth checking how clean your brush is to begin with, as they (as you no doubt knw already) soon trap cobwebs n bits inside the strands on the brush which can contribute to it as well.

[Smurf]

I tend to run a cobweb brush around frames, sills, glass etc first if bad.
I do luv a good cobweb brush don't you know and customers luv it too   

[Shrek]

I seem to be cleaning my brush after every window lol
Iv done my windows in direct sunlight with a scrub and a little rinse and I'm so much happier.
To think back when I first started , I used to be scrubbing the window for ages and then rinsing for ages , it's surprising how less is sometimes more!

[Shrek]

I tend to run a cobweb brush around frames, sills, glass etc first if bad.
I do luv a good cobweb brush don't you know and customers luv it too   

Yes but don't you just do 1 house a day? Lol

[Smurf]

I tend to run a cobweb brush around frames, sills, glass etc first if bad.
I do luv a good cobweb brush don't you know and customers luv it too   

Yes but don't you just do 1 house a day? Lol

Yep and that's probably why 

[Shrek]

Lmao

[duncan h]

loads of bits this time of year. Spiders are in force. Just put pump on full and rinse down the glass.
picking loads of crap up off the cills lately

[M & C Window Cleaning]

This is the sort of thing that loads up your brush. Downstairs you can carry a cloth to wipe down cills but upstairs it all ends up on the brush. Good fun

[Shrek]

Iv defo come across that a lot lately, iv ended up just giving a little rinse at the end of 'rinsing on'
SL compact brush scrubs very well!

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Has the SL compact got shorter bristles than the ultimate?

[Tosh]

Iv been rinsing on the glass for the last 2 months and enjoying it much more!
However , iv noticed on a lot of jobs that there are still crumbs on the glass after iv finished

Turn your pump up you dozy dipstick.

[Shrek]

Has the SL compact got shorter bristles than the ultimate?

I think so , not in my van at the mo so il check later - it doesn't splay like the ultimate, it's a lot more stiffer , it's given 3 ticks for rinsing on , the snail trails / hard bird poo are a breeze though , fantastic on first cleans , heavier than the ultimate but I don't mind

[Shrek]

Iv been rinsing on the glass for the last 2 months and enjoying it much more!
However , iv noticed on a lot of jobs that there are still crumbs on the glass after iv finished

Turn your pump up you dozy dipstick.

Lol , have it on 60 , maybe I need to try it on 70!

[Tosh]

Turn it up. Whats wrong with 100?

[Shrek]

Turn it up. Whats wrong with 100?

That's true mate , iv never actually tried it past 60 .... Gotta bit scared my pump might explode or something lol

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Has the SL compact got shorter bristles than the ultimate?

I think so , not in my van at the mo so il check later - it doesn't splay like the ultimate, it's a lot more stiffer , it's given 3 ticks for rinsing on , the snail trails / hard bird poo are a breeze though , fantastic on first cleans , heavier than the ultimate but I don't mind

Sounds like a nice brush. I'll have to give it a try. The snail trails are on the increase just now