[nathankaye]

On the jet washing pages on ciu and other forums, sadly us window cleaners offering a jet washing service are not held in a favourable light. They feel we are karcher warriors and under pricing cowboys.
Lol, these are often broad sweeping statements as most of the time I find its the gardeners who are the karcher warriors 
This is a quick (less than a minute) vid of someones standard that ive been called out to quote and im also quoting to rectify their clean as well 
But if were venturing into widening our cleaning services, please i beg dont use karchers and cheap petrol machines 

https://youtu.be/wcGf4l0slxU

[Smudger]

I thought broad, general, ill informed, opinionated, sweeping statements were the realm of Nigel 😂

The general board has always been say we say “odd” mainly due I feel that over the years window cleaners (and others) have shown contempt for this area of cleaning without realising there is more to it than spraying water about - just like window cleaning there are lots of part time glory boys doing cheap jobs for cash

Do some decent posts on there and you may one day be accepted 😀

Darran

[Simon Trapani]

On the jet washing pages on ciu and other forums, sadly us window cleaners offering a jet washing service are not held in a favourable light. They feel we are karcher warriors and under pricing cowboys.
Lol, these are often broad sweeping statements as most of the time I find its the gardeners who are the karcher warriors 
This is a quick (less than a minute) vid of someones standard that ive been called out to quote and im also quoting to rectify their clean as well 
But if were venturing into widening our cleaning services, please i beg dont use karchers and cheap petrol machines 

https://youtu.be/wcGf4l0slxU

Yeh, build a cheap trolley system instead eh?!

[Stoots]

You are right.

The key is to not give a flying thingy about what anyone else thinks.

[nathankaye]

On the jet washing pages on ciu and other forums, sadly us window cleaners offering a jet washing service are not held in a favourable light. They feel we are karcher warriors and under pricing cowboys.
Lol, these are often broad sweeping statements as most of the time I find its the gardeners who are the karcher warriors 
This is a quick (less than a minute) vid of someones standard that ive been called out to quote and im also quoting to rectify their clean as well 
But if were venturing into widening our cleaning services, please i beg dont use karchers and cheap petrol machines 

https://youtu.be/wcGf4l0slxU

Yeh, build a cheap trolley system instead eh?!

There's a huge difference.
Theres no difference in pumps n psi between my pump box and that of a pure freedom trolley system. Although i did make one with a higher psi than pure freedom once 
Whereas theres a huge difference in water flow and pressure or that of adjusting the pressure.   Never mind using say a plastic fsc with a karcher or aldi bought machine 

[Tom-01]

Using an FSC of any description is a waste of time

[Dane]

A job of mine and it wasnt done with a karcher 😬

[dazmond]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

[Slacky]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

You cant melt conservatories with them.

[Slacky]

[Dane]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

I’m not knocking karcher.. just giving Nathan peace of mind 😆

[nathankaye]

I have piece of mind, it amazes me on two levels.  The first is that someone would do such a poor job and expect to get paid for it (ref my video) and 2nd that customers are happy to pay for that job.

[CleanClear]

On the jet washing pages on ciu and other forums, sadly us window cleaners offering a jet washing service are not held in a favourable light.

You mean because they post pictures of potential jobs and ask.......

how much would you charge for this, how long will it take, whats the best way to do it, should i use hippo [sic], and whats the best ratio to mix it......... never done one before but i reckon it could be a good earner

  

[Simon Trapani]

I don't do pressure washing Nathan but I've done my own patio & driveway with a Karcher and it looks fine. I think whoever did that one in the video went too quick and only used a spray lance and not the spinny thing.

[nathankaye]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

Nothing wrong with karchers,  the majority are sold targeting domestic home use and not domestic trade  work.    So if you want to spend a whole day or days depending on the size of your drive etc then so be it.   Or to blast the car safely clean then its a great piece of kit.
But to turn uo to someones house with  a karcher you picked uo from asdas or bnq is taking the mickie just a bit and then to ask to plug it in and use their water is a little cheekie dont you think


It reminds me some time back of someone in my local village coming round with a flymo asking to cut lawns with two extension plugged to make one big extension wire.   

[G Griffin]

My Learjet could do with a wash.

[dazmond]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

Nothing wrong with karchers,  the majority are sold targeting domestic home use and not domestic trade  work.    So if you want to spend a whole day or days depending on the size of your drive etc then so be it.   Or to blast the car safely clean then its a great piece of kit.
But to turn uo to someones house with  a karcher you picked uo from asdas or bnq is taking the mickie just a bit and then to ask to plug it in and use their water is a little cheekie dont you think


It reminds me some time back of someone in my local village coming round with a flymo asking to cut lawns with two extension plugged to make one big extension wire.

i dont offer jet washing commercially....but i know window cleaners that do(and they use karchers!)

[deeege]

whats wrong with a karcher?great for domestic jobs......(and cleaning cars!)

Nothing wrong with karchers,  the majority are sold targeting domestic home use and not domestic trade  work.    So if you want to spend a whole day or days depending on the size of your drive etc then so be it.   Or to blast the car safely clean then its a great piece of kit.
But to turn uo to someones house with  a karcher you picked uo from asdas or bnq is taking the mickie just a bit and then to ask to plug it in and use their water is a little cheekie dont you think


It reminds me some time back of someone in my local village coming round with a flymo asking to cut lawns with two extension plugged to make one big extension wire.

i dont offer jet washing commercially....but i know window cleaners that do(and they use karchers!)

Nor do I. We did do for a year or two whilst getting established but just windows/gutters/conservatories now. Leave the jetwashing to the specialists.

Jetwashing always seems to give me a sore neck anyway.

[dazmond]

i love jetwashing the drive/decking/cars at my girlfriends house but id hate to do it as an add job.it gives me a sore neck too......

[Shrek]

Gives me a sore back , why do they make karchers so short?!!