Window Cleaning Videos

A few videos to keep you busy while I go missing in action for a few days...

Gary from Box Cleaning discusses the reach and wash system, how it is used in the window cleaning industry and how it allows a Window Cleaner to safely clean windows that are between 6 and 65ft high. In the second video Gary discusses the tools he has used throughout his window cleaning career and also a little know fact that Window Cleaners also clean the inside of your windows!?

Very arty high rise complilation from Legacy window cleaning in Utah entitled "It's a Long Way To the Top" parts 1 & 2.

High rise window cleaning on an office building in uptown Santiago de Chile.

Another high rise video from the 80's talking about the dangers of window cleaning.

Roof cleaning in San Diego...

Tim Hunter of Gleaming the View shows us how to clean a roof in 30 seconds:

Window washing on the aft of the "Celebrity Infinity"...

"On the Spot" with DFWCZ T.V. visits Fort Worth Window Cleaning.

This parrot called Rita has heard one too many crap window cleaners..

Dive boat charter from St.Mary's in the beautiful Isles of Scilly starts a new business..

Chris Dawber (aka Wagga) with fridge freezer & washing machine carries on his series of DIY water fed pole-ing..

Finally Jason Simons -the "Taffmaster" shows how good a window cleaner he was before he became a hypnotist.

DIY Hot Water Systems for Water Fed Poles

Nat' Jones of the ACS cleaning forums has been playing around with hot water systems since early 2008. Nat' from Ireland runs his window cleaning business called "Avondhu Cleaning Service" in Fermoy, near Cork, Eire. The forum even has its own separate hot water topic pages called "my hot water set-up" within the forum & he posts wiring, plumbing & schematics for the perfect hot water fed system which he has called "Thermoshine."

The Master Guild of Window Cleaners is also available for any window cleaner to join & the "make your own hot water system" pdf file is free for all members. The Master Guild of Window Cleaners is a non-profit organisation founded by window cleaners, for window cleaners. The Guild is not a trade association, but rather a community based professional support group. The Guild is run and maintained on a voluntary basis. The Guild aims to benefit cleaners and their clients alike, by raising standards, improving work practices, ensuring its members are adequately insured and always aware of the health and safety challenges that face them.

The Eccotemp L5 is the hottest portable tankless unit on the market! Endless hot water - wherever you are! The Eccotemp L5 unit is perfect for campsites, cabins, or simply around the house. There is no reservoir to deplete. Wash your car, wash your boat, take a hot shower, wash the dogs or the horse. You can add it to a pressure washer for an even better cleaning!. The 2 "D" cell battery ignition starts the flame only when water is running, so there's no chance of overheating.

Simon from "Yorkshire Coast Window Cleaning" also followed Nat's lead & installed his own L5 heater with video below. Visit his website or click the picture below. The video shows the heater in operation affixed to the back door of his van, eliminating the need for an exhaust.

More options can be found on the internet, but watch out for minimum flow rates of operation as a lower water flow can inhibit function. Although Nat' Jones of ACS forums has ways to get round this. Here is another video for Marey water heaters.

DIY Water Fed Brushes

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ITEMS YOU NEED:
VIKAN BRUSH (I use the 10"er)
Vikan to Unger adaptor
TWO FAN Nozzles
TWO Bulkhead Connections (the fan holders)
12" of 6mm pipe
ONE 6mm "T" Connection

Tools you need:
A drill (with a slow trigger start if you have one)
2mm Drill bit
6mm Drill bit
8.5 Drill bit
13mm Drill bit

Lets get Going:
Drill a 2mm Hole Through the brush from the Bristle side.

Note the holes are about 1" from the slot of the brush - see white chalk marks.

You will now have 2 x 2mm guide holes. Now from the "Handle side" drill a 6mm hole straight through. This hole will take the fan Jet.
BE CAREFULL WITH THE NEXT BIT - I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH "TAKE YOUR TIME"
Take your 8.5mm drill bit and Drill from the Bristle side.
ONLY DRILL ABOUT 6MM DEEP as this is the bigger bit on the nozzle.



ONCE AGAIN, ONLY 6mm DEEP
SO TAKE IT EASY. Your Fan Nozzle will now sit flush with the brush.

The Fan Nozzle will stick out on the Handle side about 6mm. Not enough to take the Bulkhead connection. So take the fan nozzle out. Take your 13mm Drill bit. ONCE AGAIN TAKE YOU TIME. Now drill From the HANDLE SIDE with your 13mm drill bit. This only needs to be 8mm deep.

Now feed the Nozzle in from the bristle side. Push the Bulkhead connections on the ends of the nozzles. You will feel them lock. You will know when they lock as they will not pull off. Do up the first Nut and line the spray up so its along the brush. You will see the line on the fan nozzle.
then when you are happy with that, just do the 2nd nut up. This will lock the other nut together.

Cut the pipe with a Stanley knife about 5"s long. Make sure its a clean cut & push the pipe into the "T."

Push the other ends of the pipe into the bulkhead connections/fan holders. Screw the Vikan/Unger connection into the Handle space. JOB DONE.



Please Note, you will not be able to remove the Fan Nozzles from the brush. So if they get blocked - Undo the pipe to the bulkhead connection and flush the offending item out.

If you enjoyed this guide, please take your time to visit the DIY Water Fed Pole Forum here. If you have decided to build your own Water Fed Pole System, you should take a look at how to build your own system here. Any questions will be answered on the forum if you get into difficultys.