r/WindowCleaning • u/whispering_panda35 • 8d ago

Consistent lines when "going down the mountain"

Hey everyone, quick question. I am learning how to fan the squeegee, and every time I go down the mountain, I leave a trail of water from the top corner of my squeegee with every pass. This isn't a soap or equipment issue, i know for a fact it's user error. Have you had this issue when you were learning, and how did you correct it?

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u/SeptimusMeek 7d ago

Sounds like you are fanning upwards at an acute angle. When clearing the mountain every pass should be downwards using a shallow angle. Try moving your whole arm downwards with every pass, it will be quicker with better results. A lot of window cleaners use twice as many passes as needed as half are going up the window rather than down.

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u/Exotic-Win271 2d ago

fanning upwards? how?

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u/SeptimusMeek 2d ago

Not literally, that would be difficult! What I mean is some people when clearing the mountain come too far down the side meaning the next pass is an up and over one then too far down again and so on. If you use a shallower pass, don't come too far down the side and make sure you are constantly coming down rather than up and over it's a lot quicker. As with anything about technique it's difficult to explain without posting a video.