24" washer in a 6 gallon bucket?

[JfromtheD]

@FastFanner

I don’t get HOW that doesn’t sink in?

Eh, for the most part, they get it white.
(not a pun)

But they get it “included” white" not “paying for it,” white.
In all fairness, they are doing what they are used to… hitting the ground running.

It’s the one exception I make in my training. :o

[JaredAI]

@Steve076

I will use it where ever it was needed. When I was 23 i had been working for the same company for about 3 years doing everything, high rise, ladder pole, lift you name it. When I met smoking Joe, he was 45, had been cleaning windows for 25 years at that stage, he would always carry around a banister brush. I would think he was just old timey and that that extra step of dusting off sills, frames before he wet the glass up was slowing him down and he was stuck in his ways. One day I asked him why waste all that extra time, brushing off the dust 1st. His response was so logical that I adopted his approach. he said “Its much easier to brush the dust off than it is to clean up the mud after you wet it.”

So the approach I take now is to brush/de -web the dry stuff that just comes off with a quick swipe when its dry rather than use my washer to try to collect up all the webs and have the chance of a strand or strands of webs acting like hairs under the squeegee blade leaving streaks, then having a washer covered in webs. eww wet webs.

Humm, I usually hit the cobwebs and carry a chip brush for the sills because I feel you on the mud. But what I’m talking about is the normal wind blown dust that cakes the window itself. I guess I could fit one of my screen washer brushes to a handle and hit the window too, but that seems like it would take more time than it would save (dump bucket and refil vs dry brushing every window).

However, I have had a few jobs where the dirt was so bad, that I had to brush down the window before cleaning it. There was a mud storm a couple years back that was super bad. Ever see mud come out of the sky? It was like that. A lady called and wanted her windows cleaned and when I said “It’s supposed to rain this afternoon.” She said “I don’t care, I need these windows cleaned.” Sure enough it looked like someone poured a bucket of mud on her windows. Solid.

[JfromtheD]

Yeah, I must admit.
For all the shit I cry about, I never have an issue with “blowing, thick, dirt.”

Road salt kind of sucks, but at least it’s only for a couple of months.

[system]

It really helps to wipe down the glass with a wet rag first… Two quick wipes If it’s that dirty… Rags cost less than washers and I think it’s much easier and faster than changing water and washers several times a day… That’s just me…

[system]

@JaredAI

Humm, I usually hit the cobwebs and carry a chip brush for the sills because I feel you on the mud. But what I’m talking about is the normal wind blown dust that cakes the window itself. I guess I could fit one of my screen washer brushes to a handle and hit the window too, but that seems like it would take more time than it would save (dump bucket and refil vs dry brushing every window).

However, I have had a few jobs where the dirt was so bad, that I had to brush down the window before cleaning it. There was a mud storm a couple years back that was super bad. Ever see mud come out of the sky? It was like that. A lady called and wanted her windows cleaned and when I said “It’s supposed to rain this afternoon.” She said “I don’t care, I need these windows cleaned.” Sure enough it looked like someone poured a bucket of mud on her windows. Solid.

Yeah that’s desert living FOR SURE. We don’t see that here… Our trees filter that stuff…

[system]

I’m not sure I’d wipe the windows in your case…

[Majestic66]

@Steve076

I never really understood why window cleaners feel the need to completely submerge their washers in a square/rectangle bucket. I always use a round bucket. My washers are never fully submerged in water 1 end is. My washer never comes out of my bucket dripping 1/2 a liter of water on the ground. my washer is wet as it needs to be, when its not all you need is to kiss the water with your washer (direct quote from mr sorbo there ).
I use a 5 gallon round bucket and use a 22" washer perfectly fine.

I’m with everything you say here , except wetting . Especially route work , an outsides. When dipping your strip Wahser in a round bucket I feel you need to dip each side. So the strip washer gets wet evenly. You don’t need to pull away from your bucket with a soaking wet Washer You can use your hand to wring out a little or a lot depending what your doing.

I’m all about the round bucket the rectangle buckets are to cumbersome .

Like Jared says sometimes you need to wring out the crap on the Washer . I’m not using that big ass brush on route work windows really no need to . Maybe during pollen season but to me it’s a extra step. I don’t have much cob webs here so maybe it’s different somewhere else.

Yes if there is lot of dust or cobwebs that would be a good thing to do before wetting. I like to use my track brush on resi sills before wetting if there very dirty or dusty.

Oh! When my strip Wahser need to be cleaned off of stuff. I dip it then run my squeegee down both sides

Outside my bucket of course , you could also take the strip washer off the handle an dip an ring
Takes all , but two seconds

I use a 22" on storefronts btw 24" squeegee
Sent from my iPhone using Window Cleaning Resource mobile app.

[wcs]

@Majestic66

I’m with everything you say here , except wetting . Especially route work , an outsides. When dipping your strip Wahser in a round bucket I feel you need to dip each side. So the strip washer gets wet evenly. You don’t need to pull away from your bucket with a soaking wet Washer You can use your hand to wring out a little or a lot depending what your doing.

I’m all about the round bucket the rectangle buckets are to cumbersome .

Like Jared says sometimes you need to wring out the crap on the Washer . I’m not using that big ass brush on route work windows really no need to . Maybe during pollen season but to me it’s a extra step. I don’t have much cob webs here so maybe it’s different somewhere else.

Yes if there is lot of dust or cobwebs that would be a good thing to do before wetting. I like to use my track brush on resi sills before wetting if there very dirty or dusty.

Oh! When my strip Wahser need to be cleaned off of stuff. I dip it then run my squeegee down both sides

Outside my bucket of course , you could also take the strip washer off the handle an dip an ring
Takes all , but two seconds

I use a 22" on storefronts btw 24" squeegee
Sent from my iPhone using Window Cleaning Resource mobile app.

Except you dont want to be dong this during winter. A few sharp shakes of the mop after you dip both ends will leave the right amount of water on the mop.

[Majestic66]

@wcs

Except you dont want to be dong this during winter. A few sharp shakes of the mop after you dip both ends will leave the right amount of water on the mop.

You would Know! That’s why I wear glazier gloves water proof . First few stops my water is still nice an hot. That don’t last long though. Why are we talking winter