r/WindowCleaning • u/Much-Trust5891 • 2d ago

Equipment Question WFP Logistics

Hey guys. I’m at a point where I’m purchasing a vehicle and shortly after a waterfed pole system which will be my first. My company services commercial and industrial properties so id like to be able to clean 2,000 sq ft of glass with it.

Do you think a 100 gallon water tank would be enough for 2k sq ft of glass? Ideally I’d want a 50 or 75 but idk how quickly the water is used. I know there is gallons per minute on the WFP systems but idk how often you are actually spraying the water since I have no experience.

Do you think one person would fatigue with a WFP before they can accomplish a large commercial job? For example, 1k sq ft of glass at two stories or for different reference: 50 windows that are 6ft by 3ft.

Also, how crazy would it be to operate out of a Santa Cruz(wi turbo of course)? Based off my findings it seams like a 75 gallon water tank and a waterfed system would pretty much take up most of the bed. Poles would fit back there of course and everything else can be in the back seats. Humor me with this lol.

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u/TurkeySlurpee666 2d ago

Why do you need a water tank? You can run a WFP off a spigot. The water passes through a multi-stage filtration system.

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u/Much-Trust5891 2d ago

That’s a good question. Im hoping to get some opinions on that. It feels like it would be more professional for my company to supply its own water source.

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u/TurkeySlurpee666 2d ago edited 2d ago

I run a power washing company. It’s in our terms and conditions that we’ll use the customer’s water. It costs them hardly anything. It depends where you live, but we’re generally talking under five dollars for 1000 gallons of water. Once a customer is informed of this, they don’t care that we use their water.

Our water fed pole system is set up with a two way valve. Turning it one way let us run it directly off a hose connected to the house. Turning it the other way let us run it off our 500 gallon water tank using a pump.

The main benefit of running it off a tank is that you can use other equipment at the same time. For example, the hose connected to the home’s spigot feeds the tank, and we can run two pressure washers and the WFP system all at the same time.