When I clean windows with a pole, I always seem to leave a line of water at the bottom of the window. How can I fix This
Are you polling w/ a regular squeege or using a ettore backfilp
As you get to the bottom of the window begin to raise the back end of the pole up and step back. This will create a downward sweeping action the last 2-3" of the window and help you close out better.
Antoher solution is to get a ledger. I have an angled ledger handle on my 18 inch squeegee and use it even when I’m doing windows by hand. I have to pole so much it is more convenient to just use it all the time.
ledgers are a PAIN when using it on a 30ft pole…
What Tony said is true. BUT if there is a huge ledge, then a ledger works
When I’m squeegee’n with a pole this is what I do:
Say you’re working on a large window that is going to take 4 or 5 vertical pulls down to complete. I start at the left and work towards the right. On my first pull down, when I reach the bottom of the window, the left end of the squeegee will touch the frame first because you’re pulling the squeegee down at an angle. As soon as that left squeegee end touches the frame, gently pull the squeegee towards the right a little further then the length of your channel. When you do this, you only have to really worry about closing out good on the last vertical pull.
Or, you could use a squeegee with a swivel and finish the window with a horizontal pull. I’ve been known to do that a few times.
Hope that made sense to somebody. It’s hard to put into text.
I totally understand what you said, Micah. I do that diagonal sweep to the right when necessary as well. Great minds think alike!
I use that technique when poling a straight pull down over one of those elbow door closer things.
It’s a really handy technique!
