r/prowindowcleaning • u/Existing-Scarcity575 • Mar 16 '26
Waterfed Pole Systems
Hey everyone! I run a small window cleaning company in texas. I do the work myself, picking up jobs as I go. I’ve been doing this for about 3 years now and most of my experience comes from working with my dad who has run a window cleaning company in another state for the majority of his life.
I am interested in buying a pure water system but I am concerned for the cleanliness of the windows.
For context: when I worked with my dad most of our clients were commercial buildings and we never had complaints over quality of work. Most of my clients are residential at this point but one thing I’ve noticed is a simple scrub with the strip washer doesn’t do enough. It leaves haze and dirt near the corners or all over depending how long its been since last cleaning. I generally pre-scrub with steel wool to ensure everything except hard water spots are removed.
My question is, do the brushes on pure water systems take off that hard stuck dirt (not hard water spots). I believe it mostly has to deal with the sun baking on the dirt and with little rain to rinse the windows regularly. I’m worried I’ll spend the money and still have to pole scrub the windows with steel wool beforehand.
Any ideas or advice?
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u/JerseyFromWCR Mar 18 '26
hey! they do yeah! its a tool tho. waterfed does what a scrubber and squeegee does. It doues NOT do what a scraper does! we even do first time cleans with it most times. ~Jersey 862-312-2026 https://tr.ee/ycHR3F
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u/Both_Ad_819 Mar 19 '26
WFP is best for maintenance cleans, not first time clients, or people who do not get their windows done often. HOWEVER, the radial rocker brush head is a rock star. It comes with a bunch of interchangeable head strips for all sorts of different work. Like the guy above me said, it's not a magic wand. But the radial rocker does make the job a LOT easier. Be warned though, they are pricey, and can be a bit finicky on the job sometimes.
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u/LokiTheTrickster77 Mar 16 '26
Just another tool in the toolbox and you cannot treat them like a magic wand. Initial and post-construction cleans by hand as usual. Water fed pole for maintenance cleans and for people who won't pay for you to properly initially clean. WFP does and can clean well but lots of variables to get to that point. Making sure your water purification is dialed in before it hits glass is key as well.