If I wanted to add a pure water sys. could I clean Res. windows. My business is 75 %housewashing. Could I just use a tbar/sleeve and rinse with pure water after a house wash. Of course this would be outside only with the screens pulled. I really don’t plan on scraping anything at first. My house wash seems to get the windows pretty clean except for the residue from the soap and bleach. Thought maybe a quick scrub with a tbar and some pure water It would leave a better product. Any thoughts???
I believe Shawn Gavin from RHG Products discussed this briefly in NOLA, implying that it is a possibility. Maybe try giving him a call.
If u are gonna go with a pure water system why not get a wfp too and just do it the right way?
Just asking. 
I would be using a WFP…
With a Reach Around gooseneck on your wfp you could use a t-bar and either a normal strip washer of white scrub sleeve to get the results you’re looking for. I’ve done this on several homes we pwed in the past.
I do a ton of power washing and then do the exterior windows with a Water Fed Pole equipped with a hog’s hair brush. The power wash usually gets the major debris, dirt, cobwebs, etc., then the WFP w/hog’s hair brush get’s what’s left and also the PW soap residue. Sometimes there will be shotgun fungus or other stubborn debris so I’ll use a white pad on the Unger Fixi-Clamp attached to the WFP via a Reach Around tool holder like Tony just mentioned to get the stubborn stuff off the glass. Anything beyond this would have to be bladed anyway but the blade can also be attached to the Reach Around tool holder. I rarely use a blade though and only with a signed waiver.
If you’ve got these tools you’re good to go and can get great results without having to get up on a ladder and face to glass.
[QUOTE=Lou Zehnder:144840]I would be using a WFP…
Sorry Lou… I guess I’m a little nieve to the pw.
I agree as was mentioned though about the reach around. Works pretty good.
I don’t think a Tbar would be needed. When your done cleaning the house, start on the driest side with the WFP. If the brush on the WFP doesn’t remove the bleach/soap residue, neither would a Tbar. If you’re having that kinda of problem, you probably need to spend just a few more seconds rinsing each window and/or switch soaps. (I doubt that’s Lou’s problem though, I mention that for the benefit of others, Lou’s an experienced house washer…)
Lou mentioned in his post that his “housewash seems to get the windows pretty clean except for the residue from the soap and bleach”. I’m not sure what soap he uses but a good soap like Simple Cherry will minimize the soap residue problem immensely.
But still though, the thorough rinse you mention is needed for optimum results. Even then, with the occasional window where there is leftover soap residue is left a WFP will knock it out with no problem.
I also am mainly a P.Wer and have cleaned exterior window’s after a house wash. I use a W.F.P. & it is cake work. The job get’s done in no time because you already cleaned the window’s and your just removing the water stains. It has become a good add on service for me. It just takes a convincing on your end to the H.O.
I did a house wash and outside windows last year and the wfp blew through like a hot knife through butter.
Last week I had a scary situation though. I was finishing a PW of the last side of a house on Monday and it started pouring. I hadn’t really done much to rinse the glass since my 2 helpers were going to quickly follow with a real clean. But we had to pack up and leave. I went back Saturday to finish up and the bleach residue I’m assuming, on the glass was unbelievable. I could not get it off with a wfp, steel wool didn’t touch it either. Nor did Oil Flo or Oil Flo and steel wool. Believe it or not Saniscrub finally did it. I’m not sure if that’s normal, but I think it was just lack of rinsing because of the downpour.
Yeah Dan, if it’s not rinsed completely it hangs on to that glass for dear life. The best way I have found to remove that film is by reapplying the soap at a slightly higher bleach mix. Scrub and then rinse.
My question is if your house wash cleans that well why aren’t window cleaners using it(short of the residue left)? When was the last time the windows and or house was washed that the house washing solution works that well on glass?
The house wash gets the frames looking fantastic and makes the glass look a lot better, but I would never try to pass off the power washing of the windows as a window cleaning job. Even if you do a thorough rinse and get all of the soap/bleach residue the tap water rinse leaves water spots on the glass.
But some of the homes I power wash have really low TDS due to in house water filteration so the glass looks pretty good after the house wash. I still do a final clean of the glass with WFP in order to get it 100% and also because that’s what I’m getting paid to do.
