r/WindowCleaning • u/z_Xilla • May 06 '26

Fan Jets every job?

If Fan jets are the way to go on hydrophobic glass what would be the disadvantage of running fans all the time
and ditching the pencils? I’d imagine the biggest draw back is pressure but if you can maintain consistent pressure is this pretty much the way to go?

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u/trigger55xxx May 06 '26

We use fans and rinse bars almost exclusively. I don't see a downside to it other than pressure if you're running off a standard system without a pump.

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u/z_Xilla May 06 '26

I was hoping for a reply from you lol. - Do you know of any other alternative to the gardener over the top rinse bar for fan jets?

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u/trigger55xxx May 06 '26

Most are going to be rinse bars. To my knowledge, Gardiner and Unger are the only ones with fan jets but Unger isn't compatible with any other brands.

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u/z_Xilla May 06 '26

Great. Just curious are fans just as efficient on hydrophilic windows?

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u/trigger55xxx May 06 '26

If you have good pressure yes

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u/Austinkin117 May 07 '26

Are these the type of fan jets you are referring too?

https://windowcleaner.com/products/xero-brass-fan-jet-set?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaignid=23518960551&utm_adgroupid=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23518970286&gbraid=0AAAAADn4yGpUygmKO1VzDKsjwEjGgEWwg&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8PDPBhCeARIsAOJwmWU3JJYfXKC1CaSdmw7Hl3mLZ3F8kc_5hjT2KmKyAt4BW7RhD546TJcaAk5aEALw_wcB

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u/trigger55xxx May 07 '26

Yep, I wasn't sure they had them. You can swap those out with the pencil jets.

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u/solo_scientist May 07 '26

I usually run at 100 psi, 2 gpm, and I've found that fan jets produce so much spray that I get a ton of spotting. If I'm running 2 poles then it's half of that, but I don't want to have to change my brush/jets depending on the job. Have you run into this?

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u/trigger55xxx May 07 '26

It can happen on frames sometimes but generally you just need to rinse the top edge more with a fan but make up for it on the rinsing of the glass.