Different glass, different channel?

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Hey everyone,

I have read a bunch of search results and I still have a couple of questions.

First, is there a big difference in the glass itself, between residential and commercial. I’m talking about the part we deal w/, the surface, smoothness and or actual flatness. Is flatness a word?:smiley:

I do mostly residential. I use all ettore stainless channel, with the 16" being what I use most. There are times when using a bigger channel would help, big picture windows, window walls in A frame houses, etc. I have an 18" stainless ettore channel. But it seems like every other time I go to use it, it doesn’t work well, usually missing badly in the middle. Changing rubbers helps sometimes, sometimes not.

From the information I have gathered here, I think it might be two things, poor quality glass, and I am using the wrong channel.

Last night I finally figured out part of why the Slayer channel and its predecessor are so popular. I only saw a couple of posts that mentioned moving the rubber up and down in the channel. And I didn’t actually grasp what they were talking about until I took another look at the cross section of the channels. I am assuming that this gives you the ability to change the the effective stiffness and angle of attack of the rubber.

I realize these are popular channels. I would love to hear a little more technical explanation about the how and why of these channels. If a different channel can help me do my job more efficiently, I will use it.

Thanks again for all the help,

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The biggest thing you are dealing w/ is that on IG units the surface can be anything but flat. Many times there can be a concave surface and a larger channel will leave small puddles of solution on the surface . It’s one of the reasons I use a 12" and 16" channel for residential. Just use small channels on resi and save the bigger ones for large commercial glass.

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Used my Sorbo Quicksilver today and was reminded why these thicker channels are the shizzle. I find I hardly have to press at all and the channel just glides incredibly. Not to mention the water flows out of the channel much quicker than with a reg Ettore stainless. I have had that happen where even a 14inch leaves a puddle in the middle of my stroke. That doesnt sound too good if you take it out of context :slight_smile: Glasss definitely varies from house to house or store to store. I have been taking mental notes on types of windows and figuring out what methods, channels , ammont of pressure works for each type.I personally dont like moving the rubber higher up in the channel, just my preference. All just a learning experience. Just finished about two hours ago doing frickin mini-blinds all day plus a bunch of disgusting windows. I hope tomorrow brings mercy!

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Wow!!! Guess u backed in too something of time saveing !! But there’s more too it !! Then try it with a swivel ledger !!you will have to change the way you do things !! Get the dvd. How did you do the blinds ? Machine?? Stan

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I dont really understand what youre talking about. I did the blinds with a telescoping brush. Laid them out on the drive way on astro turf. Then hang them to air dry. What dvd are you referring to??