just wondered if any body has got any tips and tricks to make their day easier?? I have one where you block one of the jets on the brush with your finger which makes the other a bit more stronger I do this to flush the crud out of the little gap under window on conservatory units and window frames.
Though I do attempt to flush out the muck sometimes it just seems to keep coming and continues to run out after you've left. Oft times I find it better to turn off the flow before I run my brush over the ledge.
As most know, I use the hip holster for a tap connector on the main hose (on belt as most know), which has a push fit connection for my pole hose. I have cut the first meter of hose and join the rest via a john guest push fit and because of the hip belt, this doesnt drag on the floor and all is good. Yet it allows me to disconnect from the pole for various reasons, one of which is to squeeze the end and blast water out as you mention and this makes light work of it.
Alot of tricks arent tricks really, its about working smarter. Instead of putting the pole up n down etc, can the house be cleaned all upstairs first and then work back to the front cleaning all downstairs.
Walk to furthest house, so you have plenty of hose out and then work back to the van. This is where the electric reel and remote can help, so when you have too much hose out, you can wind back in as you work closer to the van.
Working out what brush is best for you and your work and then on average how many agitations to clean the window. A lot will either over clean or the opposite end and under clean via splash n dashing. Especially on maintenance cleans, I know with my set up that two passes of my brush will clean and the third will rinse. It will rinse due to a high speed and six jets. This is because I took the time to experiment in my first year and yes wasted some money doing so, but now, for my work atleast, I know I can work quickly and leave my customer satisfied that the job is done well.
Final one, is carry a damp cloth with you at all times, to either wipe the door, sill etc but mostly for the pole hose on these wet, dirty days.