I had a client the other day who hired me to wash only the inside of the windows in his home because he planned to clean the outside with a borrowed pressure washer. He had hired a company to pressure wash them once and they still looked filthy. Having never used one on windows, can they truly get them as clean as the traditional approach with a squeegee and a bucket of soapy water? Just wondering.
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Nothing...absolutely nothing will get them as clean as the tradditional way. However, pressure washing the windows (low pressure of course) and rinsing well with DI water can leave them cleaner than just leaving them alone....Midwest68 said:
The trick is knowing how to rinse. I know your thread is about which one is better...BUT...if one uses DI water for rinsing, then, in theory, the DI water will not leave spots. What will leave spots is the stuff that gets into the water during the rinse. For example; if you hit the frame above the window while rinsing, that will drag contamination back onto the glass which will spot. Or, if there is dust or pollen in the air, it will settle onto the wet glass and cause spots.
alot of guys PW a house and neglect the windows...that causes them to get dirtier..but if just a little of attention is given to the windows during the final rinse, the windows can come out rather nice.
I do both services so I try and upsale the window washing service. But when the client refuses, I still try and get good results on the windows.
Finally, if a realtor or property manager hires me for windows on a budget, i will power wash them using the method mentioned above...faster but cheaper and decent results.
Thanks for the explanation, MR ALAN.
I really think that I can expand the business if I invest in a pressure washer and offer that option to customers in addition to the window washing, as others have done. However, I need a model where the pressure can be adjusted and I'm not sure that all pressure washers have that feature. I need to do some research before I make the investment.
Have a great day.
I really think that I can expand the business if I invest in a pressure washer and offer that option to customers in addition to the window washing, as others have done. However, I need a model where the pressure can be adjusted and I'm not sure that all pressure washers have that feature. I need to do some research before I make the investment.
Have a great day.
Midwest68 said:
It's all in the nozzles. Some PW's have adjustable unloaders, some don't. You will get the same results from using different sized nozzles though. So in theory, it doesn't matter if you have an adjustable unloader. I NEVER touch an unloader, I always use a different nozzle if I need to decrease pressure.
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H2Ocean said:
At the risk of sounding like a jerk since I am fairly new to the site and all, the man asked a fair and honest question and should, as such, deserve a fair and honest answer. Not a "are you really that stupid" response. I think an effort should be made to keep the responses limited to the questions posed to the forum, not have the responses being limited in thought.
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john orr said:
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Honestly, Cleaning windows using Di Water is realy still nothing compared to using a squeege and brush.
Di water tends to spot and realy only gets the window 90% clean.
Some customers will be ok with that others may not. I would make sure they know that it won't be perfect before you close the deal. I
If you want a DI Tank, the best way to get one is to rent one thrue US Filter, or a water treatment shop. It will cost you about $10.00 a month for the tank and about a $100.00 to recharge it when needed.
Also you might want to look in to geting a cheap waterfed pole. Unger and Winspray, make cheap ones for ocasional use, or you can step up to an Aquaflow or Tucker pole if you are going to realy be making some money.
My 2 Cents.
Honestly, Cleaning windows using Di Water is realy still nothing compared to using a squeege and brush.
Di water tends to spot and realy only gets the window 90% clean.
Some customers will be ok with that others may not. I would make sure they know that it won't be perfect before you close the deal. I
If you want a DI Tank, the best way to get one is to rent one thrue US Filter, or a water treatment shop. It will cost you about $10.00 a month for the tank and about a $100.00 to recharge it when needed.
Also you might want to look in to geting a cheap waterfed pole. Unger and Winspray, make cheap ones for ocasional use, or you can step up to an Aquaflow or Tucker pole if you are going to realy be making some money.
My 2 Cents.