Window cleaning poles

Window cleaning poles
Window cleaning with a water fed pole is increasing in
popularity across the world, and particularly in the UK.
With this increase in popularity comes many different
variations of pole the window cleaner can use, which
include, telescopic and modular, and are made with three
main materials which are Aluminium, Glass fibre, and Carbon
fibre These two main types can be further broken down in
the following ways..

Telescopic, which usually rely on clamping the individual
sections together, which keeps the sections at and desired
given height. The telescopic pole is the most widely used
and comes in the three main materials mentioned above,
which are aluminum, glass fibre, and carbon fibre.

Modular, Which usually relies on individual sections the
same diameter that join together, by either threaded parts
on each end, or by wedging one part inside the other.

The three main materials currently used as you can imagine
have different properties with the Carbon fibre being the
lightest and stiffest, followed by the aluminum, then the
glassfibre. Cost wise as well they follow the same
sequence with carbon fibre being the most expensive
followed by aluminum, then glassfibre. Please remember
that different grades and processing techniques have a lot
to do with the final quality of the pole, and the price of
the pole.

There are quite a few manufacturing processes involve in
the manufacturing of the sections which we will take a look
at, and which we will break down into two groups, Aluminum,
and the Fibres (glass and carbon)

Firstly the aluminum sections can be made from rolling
sheets of aluminum, or extruding. Rolling like the name
suggests is a flat piece of aluminum with the wall
thickness of the tube to be made, rolled around a mandrel
and joined together to form the finished tube. Extruded is
a bit more complicated and relies on soft aluminum being
forced through a heated die the shape of the section which
is being made.

Glass and carbon fibre sections have a few more ways in
which they can be made, and here we will look at the most
popular.

Rolled, much the same as the aluminum rolled, but the
material rolled is impregnated matting. The matting is
impregnated with a hardening resin, and rolled round a
mandrel to form the desired shape, and then heated in an
oven to cure. Once cured it is then removed from the
mandrel and ready for use.

Pultruded, The pultruding is much the same process as for
the aluminum except instead of being pushed through a die,
it is pulled through. Individual fibres or strands and
impregnated with hardening resin and pulled through a
heated die which forms the shape, and hardens it. A chop
saw then cuts the sections to the desired length
automatically at the end of the process.

Pull winding, The same as pultruding except a winding
machine is place in front of the die which allows strands
to be wound round the tube as well as longitudinal strand
running the whole length of the tube.

Filament winding, Again there is a mandrel and impregnated
strands, this time the mandrel is spinning and the strands
are fed onto the mandrel at a in a preset sequence, once
the desired thickness has been achieved the mandrel and
attached sections are left to cure, before the finished
section is removed.

The above methods have there advantages and disadvantages.
For instance the rolled tubes, and filament wound tubes,
are time consuming and labour intensive, so more expensive
for individual sections, but are ideal for short runs where
samples are essential. The pultrusion, pull winding,
extruding, are very little labour involved and are ideal
for mass production. Cost per tube is very low, but the
initial outlay is much higher with set-up costs and die
costs.

Aquatec systems a UK based window cleaning supply company
is working on a new type pole, one which is telescopic but
dosn't rely on clamps. The advantage of this type of pole
will be no time wasted manually putting up each section,
and then clamping it, only to do the same to put the pole
away. A flick of the wrist will put the pole up to working
height, and a movement of the hand will fully close the
pole again. All the time the operator is working the pole
will stay at the desired working height.

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Peter Fogwill can be contacted by email to discuss any pole
design manufacturing process, or the new clamp less pole by
email
peter@window-tools.com
or website
http://www.window-tools.com

Top Interview Secret: Know the Right Questions To Ask

Top Interview Secret: Know the Right Questions To Ask
Most interview preparation books are filled with sample
questions that you'll have to answer during an interview.
While it's certainly important to know how to answer tough
interview questions, it's equally important to know how to
ASK questions in an interview. There are three good
reasons to be prepared to ask great questions during
interviews.

* To uncover the interviewer's hiring motives.

* To demonstrate your interest and intelligence.

* To uncover any unspoken concerns or "red flags."

Let's look at each of these points:

1. To uncover the interviewer's hiring motives.

A big mistake candidates make going into a job interview is
to assume that they know the hiring motives of the
interviewer, based solely on the job description. But the
reality is that each person within an organization will
have a slightly different idea of the perfect person for
the job.

Consider how the person doing the interview will interact
with the new hire. An operations manager will have
different needs than the sales manager—although they
may both work closely with the new hire. The HR manager
may envision a different "perfect candidate" than the
actual hiring manager.

It's up to you to find out the hiring motives of each
person you interview within any one organization. Ask a
simple question and you'll know what your interviewer is
looking for. Such as:

* What do you see as the most significant challenges for
this position?

* What qualities do you look for to fill this position?

Then just listen closely. He/She will tell you just what
you need to know in order to tailor your answers to his/her
desires.

2. To demonstrate your interest and intelligence.

Nothing works better than a well thought out question to
convince your interviewer of the sincerity of your
interest. Additionally, a good question is the simplest,
yet most effective way of impressing them with your
intelligence.

In order to ask this type of question, you'll have to do a
bit of research homework prior to your interview.
Fortunately the internet provides many shortcuts to finding
out issues of interest specific to just about any
organization. Company websites are a good place to start,
but you'll also want to search online industry publications
and press release archives to dig a little deeper.

The main thing is that you want your question(s) to be
specific to the organization you are interviewing with.
Avoid generic questions such as "Where do you see your
company going in five years?" The interviewer is going to
realize you just asked the last five companies that same
question. A more targeted and specific question will win
you points in the interview, and may tip the scale in your
favor when they're discussing which candidate to hire.

3. To uncover any unspoken concerns or "red flags."

Before you walk out of your interview, find out any
concerns that may eliminate you as a candidate. This is
your best chance to defend your candidacy. This is also
your second chance to undo an interview error, or provide
vital information. The best approach, again, is with a
simple question. Something like:

"What concerns do you have that would prevent you from
calling me back for the next interview?"

Then just listen. Anything the interviewer says will give
you an opportunity to comment. Spoken concerns can be
answered with new information on how you've overcome
challenges, learned new skills, or adjusted to new
industries quickly. Remember, if you don't ask, they will
not tell you, and you'll always wonder why they didn't call
you back.

When it comes to interviews, there is no such thing as over
preparation. An important lesson I learned in my years as
a recruiter is that the best jobs go to the candidates who
give the best interviews. A resume will get your foot in
the door, but the interview will seal the deal. Make sure
you're ready to win the job by asking the right interview
questions.

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Deborah Walker, Interview Coach, offers an individualized
approach to interview strategies. Her background as former
executive recruiter and veteran career management coach
provides an insider's perspective on the toughest interview
challenges. Visit Deb on the web at
http://www.AlphaAdvantage.com

Work At Home- Create your own Daily Calender

Work At Home- Create your own Daily Calender
Did you already write down your daily, weekly, monthly, and
yearly goals? What about writing down your next day
marketing plan and your business schedule on a piece of
paper. Are you one of those people who never have an
effective strategy in place and keep putting this important
task off over and over again?

I am here to tell you that you are going to accomplish so
many things by planning ahead and knowing what you want to
do in the near and far future. Where do you want to be in 2
years? How about in 6 months? What do you want to
accomplish tomorrow?

If you are having trouble planning ahead of time, here is a
small suggestion:

At the end of each day, right before you go to bad, sit
down for a few minutes and write down what you think would
be necessary for you do the next day. What do you think you
should be doing to improve your work at home business? What
kind of action are you going to take?

Doing this will:

1. Allow you to end the day without you going to bed and
staying up thinking what you are going to do tomorrow. I
always plan what I am going to do the next morning that is
going to be effective and productive for my Internet
business. So once I write this down on a piece of paper, I
am free from any thoughts of what I am going to do the next
day.

2. As soon as you wake up you can get started on what you
planned on the night before. You won't have to start
wondering where you will start and what actions you will be
taking. For me, as soon as I wake up, I get right to it. I
do what I need to do and then I can have the rest of the
day off to do what ever I want to do.

Here is an example of what I write down and do the very
next day in my online business.

"Things to do tomorrow:

1. Check my previous day sales stats and see how much money
I made and how much money I spent on PPC.

2. Check my emails and respond to anyone who emailed me.
Delete all the spam emails too. ( I hate those spam emails)

3. Write a new work at home article. As soon as I finish
writing it, editing it, and proof reading it, I need to
submit it to the article directories that I am currently
using. I will also add this article to my own articles page.

4. As soon as I add my new article to my article's page, I
will email this article to my work at home email
subscribers too since many of them enjoy reading what I
write.

5. Write between 3-10 posts at my favorite work from home
forums.

6. As soon as I am done with all of the above, I am pretty
much done for the day and can turn off my laptop. Now I can
do what ever I want to do for the rest of the day."

By having this kind of a plan in front of you every single
day, you'll sleep better at night and you will know exactly
what you will be doing the next day that will be effective
for your business.

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Tal Fighel is the owner of The Work At Home Income
Directory:
http://www.work-at-home-income-directory.com/Create-Your-Own
-Daily-Calender.html . You can find more of Tal Fighel's
articles here: http://www.work-at-home-income-directory.com

Dyslexia in the Workplace: Disability or Talent?

Dyslexia in the Workplace: Disability or Talent?
In the UK, dyslexia is covered by the provisions of the
Disabilities Discrimination Act, and meaningful protection
is afforded to dyslexic thinkers through this means.

However, is the disability framework for understanding
dyslexia actually harming dyslexic interests rather than
furthering them?

Essentially, there are four distinct challenges involved in
creating a dyslexia-friendly workplace, each of which needs
to be addressed comprehensively in order to create a
workplace culture in which diversity of thinking style can
be comfortably accommodated - and harnessed to the creation
of commercial success.

First, there is the issue that, as we discovered through
our NOP-commissioned research last summer, around 2 million
adult dyslexic thinkers are not aware of their dyslexia.
This is most likely the result of poor diagnosis a
generation ago, but also of lack of clarity around what
exactly dyslexia is.

There is a huge need for employers' awareness training that
is not clinical, but rather gives a direct and subjective
experience of what it is like to be a dyslexic thinker - so
employers can start to use their intuition to determine
when an employee may be a dyslexic thinker, and provide
appropriate help.

Secondly, all the dyslexia support in the world will be of
no avail to an employee who is frightened or ashamed to own
up to being a dyslexic thinker. In our organisation, we
have worked with dyslexic adults who had never told anyone
about their dyslexia, who woke up with repetitive
nightmares about "being found out", and who felt it was
easier to "come out" as gay in the workplace than as
dyslexic.

And this is the problem with a legal framework that
classifies dyslexia as a disability - it intensifies rather
than alleviates the immense stigma around dyslexic
thinking. We have spoken to dyslexic students who refused
to apply for the Disabled Student's Allowance because they
were so horrified by the name. Let's not underestimate the
psychological effects of calling a bright and gifted
thinker "disabled".

The elephant in the room is that dyslexia is not a
disability, but a thinking style. Dyslexic thinkers excel
in visual-spatial tasks involving whole-picture thinking
and finding original and creative solutions to things. In
2003, the BBC's Mind of a Millionaire series commissioned a
research piece into the thinking style of British
millionaires and discovered that 40% of those polled were
dyslexic thinkers. A more recent study by the Cass Business
School established a 35% correlation between dyslexia and
entrepreneurism in the US.

The disability framework for dyslexia is a convenience, but
a harmful one. It is a convenient way of assuring
protection to dyslexic thinkers in the workplace - at least
on a superficial level. It is convenient for employers and
educators because it does not require us to become curious
about the dyslexic thinking style and explore its potential.

Yet this is where the disability framework is harmful. For
the third challenge that we face in the workplace is
creating an environment where dyslexic thinkers can grow
their skills. Disability support is essentially a series of
props that presents precisely that from happening - because
disability theory preassumes a person will never be able to
master a certain skill.

Our organisation specialises in an approach which enables
dyslexic thinkers to harness their natural talent to any
learning challenge. From our work, we know that with the
right approach, dyslexic thinking becomes a learning tool,
not a learning difficulty. If a school has failed to teach
a child to read and write, wouldn't it be exciting if the
workplace were an environment where these skills could
finally be unlocked? In most cases, this creates an
immensely grateful, loyal and eager employee whose
new-found skills can be applied to the benefit of the
business.

The fourth challenge we face is how to harness dyslexic
talent in the workplace. When unsupported, dyslexic
thinkers can become "trace-coverers" - fearful individuals
who may invest a lot of energy in avoiding or deferring
challenging tasks and finding excuses why they cannot be
done. When supported, however, dyslexic thinkers can be
among the most innovative and original contributors to a
company's success.

I know a dyslexic company director who has a flair for
designing systems to maximise company efficiency. He works
on a consultancy basis to a number of companies where he
gradually reduces his own role to a minimum - through the
same efficiency principles - then moves on to the next
company while staying on a retainer with the previous.

Some of your dyslexic thinkers will have excellent sales
and/or marketing skills. Others will be highly empathetic
and have great potential on an HR team. Yet others will be
good troubleshooters, yet others will excel in workplace
design and production processes, and so on.

In an environment where dyslexia is respected as a thinking
style, frank and open conversations can take place around a
person's natural strengths and challenges, ensuring that
each dyslexic thinker is placed in a context where they can
excel, both for their own benefit and for that of their
employer.

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The Learning People specialises in the Davis approach to
dyslexia and sees dyslexia as a gift.
http://www.thelearningpeople.co.uk
UK residents can sign The Learning People's Downing Street
petition to reclassify dyslexia as a thinking style, not a
disability.
Further detail at http://www.dyslexia-gift.org.uk

Print Management Solutions to Avoid Docuwaste and Improve Efficiency

Print Management Solutions to Avoid Docuwaste and Improve Efficiency
It is estimated that in 2006 European businesses wasted
over 9 billion euros through inefficient business
practices, up from 8.4 billion euros in 2004. Much of this
waste is put down to "Docuwaste" - a massive
over-indulgence in print usage which waste untold reams of
paper and gallons of ink and toner - for no financial gain
to anyone.

However, there is some evidence in the UK, where Docuwaste
actually decreased by 4% in the same period, that
businesses are taking note of this massive problem. This
could be down to the fact that a large number of financial
organisations in the UK need to control print output for
compliance reasons, and are using Print management software
applications to monitor, control and actually charge for
printer use.

Such print management software applications are often
introduced as part of a managed print service by external
suppliers. But applications are now often included at no
additional cost with printers (e.g. Hewlett Packard's Web
Jetadmin). Such systems don't simply work "reactively" to
provide detailed reports on device usage, but they can also
be used proactively to ensure that any printing policies
(e.g. duplex double sided printing) or to restrict access
to certain features (e.g. colour printing) or to set print
quotas per team, workgroup or department.

More about print autorouting

Why not ensure that print jobs are sent to the printer best
suited to the task? This can be done using an auto-routing
programme, such as is provided with any reasonable-quality
print management software suite. Thus in an example
scenario, where a user wants to send a 2 page document to a
desktop printer (ideal for the task) then the software
would allow this. However, if the same user tried to send a
200-page document to the same printer, the software will
alert the user, and send it to the more appropriate high
speed departmental or workgroup Multifunctional high speed
device.

Email printing control

Print management software rules can also be set for
specific applications, so that an administrator could
enforce a policy not to print email messages, for example.
Or it could be configured so that email messages were only
ever printed in black and white, thus avoiding a colour
click charge every time an email with a coloured logo or a
highlighted email address was printed.

Other efficiencies introduced

How about the time wasting which can create hidden costs?
By automatically routing jobs from an out-of-order printer
to one that actually is working can be one example. Another
example is the prioritising of print jobs for designated
individuals with important deadlines to meet.

Secure print solutions - "follow me" printing

More than half of those who replied to a recent Fujitsu
Siemens' survey said that they had printed the same
document several times by mistake and 43% said that they
had mistakenly picked up someone else's printout. Such
wasteful - and frustrating - problems can be avoided using
Secure Print Programmes. These are more generally known by
the term "follow me printing". What happens is that the
print job is held on a server on a server until the owner
releases them by entering a code or swiping a card on a
network printer. Because the document is not printed until
the user is at the machine, prints do not have a chance to
fall into the wrong hands or get removed by someone else.

Chargebacks

Another major advantage of print job tracking is that it
becomes possible to charge customers or departments for the
prints they make. Cost recovery solutions, again a part of
any good print management software suite, can be used to
charge customers by invoice or through pre-pay systems.

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Jimi St. Pierre writes for several Office Equipment
suppliers in the UK, including office printer supplier
Principal. Helpful advice on print management software can
be found as part of Principal's comprehensive Print
Supplies website at => http://www.principalcorp.co.uk/

ROI: The Only Number That Matters

ROI: The Only Number That Matters
Have you gotten bogged down with numbers that don't matter?

The success of your direct mail campaign is ultimately
measured, not by bounce-backs or number of responses, but
by one simple number: your return on investment (ROI). As
the owner of your business, you must know this number for
every marketing campaign you run.

You may believe every campaign number is important--list
size, bounce-backs, leads generated, number of responses,
number of appointments, and number of sales. At the end of
the day, there's only one number that can tell you if your
campaign was a success or a failure.

This might sound unrealistic; you may wonder if you can
really judge an entire campaign based on one number. To
illustrate this reality, we'll examine two real-world
examples, and then we'll look at how you can measure ROI
for yourself.

Let's start by taking a look at two very different
campaigns. As we go through them, decide, if you were the
business owner in each, would you consider the campaign a
success?

* Lots of sales, small profit each. In our first example,
Jon sells a paperback book. He sells copies at a $2 profit.
He sent out 10,000 postcards at a cost of $3700. As a
result of that campaign, he sold 1500 books which is a 15%
response rate. But because his profit on each book is only
$2, he actually lost $700 on the campaign.

* Few sales, big profit each. Peter offers home mortgage
services. His average income per new home mortgage is
$5000. He sent out 30,000 postcards at a cost of $9800. As
a result of that campaign, he closed five additional home
mortgages which is a paltry 0.001% response rate. However,
because his profit on each home mortgage is $5000, he
actually profited $15,200 after his campaign costs.

If you were Jon, you might have considered the campaign a
success because of the high response rate. Knowing what you
know now about the actual dollar value of the campaign,
though, do you think Jon should repeat the mailing?

Commonly, business owners make the mistake of judging a
campaign based on the response rate, instead of the profit
involved. And if Peter were to make that same mistake, he
would miss out on repeating his $15,200 success.

Now that you understand the importance of looking at your
ROI as opposed to focusing on the other campaign numbers,
let's walk through the process of the actual calculation.
Don't worry, it's not nearly as complicated as it might
sound.

1. Get out your numbers. Gather your numbers from your last
postcard campaign. Because this is a new formula for you,
you may not have every number you'll need and may need to
estimate some of them.

2. Fill in the blanks. Using BOOM! Ink's online calculator
or this formula, plug in the numbers from your last
campaign.

* ([Average profit per sale] * [Number of sales from
campaign]) - [Campaign expenses] = [Profit] * ([Average
profit per sale] * [Number of sales from
campaign])/[Campaign expenses] = [ROI %]

Armed with your ROI from your most recent campaigns, you'll
be able to make smart decisions about which campaigns are
worth repeating and which are ready for retirement. Keep
this formula in mind and you'll watch future campaigns
flourish.

Make good use of what you know about ROI to BOOM your
business!

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Ken Daniells helps business owners and organizations to
increase income and profits using practical, but often
overlooked marketing basics. He is the founder of BOOM!
Ink, a marketing company dedicated to helping small
business owners market effectively and grow. For more free
articles, tips and advice, visit http://www.boomink.com

Why Incorporate In Delaware?

Why Incorporate In Delaware?
If you're about to start the process of incorporating your
company, you need to give some thought to which state you
are going to incorporate it in. Your home state does not
have to be your state of incorporation, you can in fact
incorporate your business in any of the states within the
US. For larger businesses there are advantages to
incorporating outside of your home state, with Delaware in
particular offering a number of benefits.

Before we discuss the benefits of incorporating outside of
your own state, and in particular in Delaware, you should
first consider whether incorporation outside of your home
state is a viable option at all.

If your company is relatively small, any potential
advantages of incorporating outside of your own state may
be outweighed by the costs of doing so. In general you
should stick to your own state if your business is small.

One of the costs you will incur are those of an agent to
represent you in the state you choose. When you
incorporate in a state other than your own, your company
will be considered as a foreign corporation within that
state, and as such, you'll be required to appoint an agent.

Also, you should consider your geographical trading area.
If your business is based solely on your home state, it
will probably make most sense to incorporate there. But if
you trade across multiple states, incorporation elsewhere
may make sense.

So, why incorporate in Delaware? What are the advantages
that make Delaware such a popular state for incorporating
in?

1.Delaware offers favourable tax treatment in the form of
low franchise taxes and no state corporate income tax for
companies that operate outside of Delaware

2.Delaware has low incorporation fees

3.Delaware courts are very pro-business and support
companies incorporated in the state, with much of its
corporate law written to protect the rights of shareholders

4.There is no minimum capital requirement when
incorporating, and only one incorporator is required

5.The state has no sales tax, personal property tax, or
intangible property tax on companies incorporated there

6.A company can keep its books and records outside of the
state

Because of all these advantages, over 250,000 companies are
incorporated in Delaware. In fact over fifty percent of
all companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange are
Delaware corporations.

You should seek qualified legal advice before deciding to
incorporate outside of your own state, and then decide
whether or not you will benefit from the advantages above.

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Richard Taylor MBA is a Chartered Management Accountant and
Company Director with a specific interest in small business
start ups. You can read more about choosing your state of
incorporation at:
http://www.incorporate-my-business.com

A Happy You Equals A Successful You

A Happy You Equals A Successful You
Around February every year, our thought turn to celebrating
Romance, despite the fact that it's pretty cold outside.
To some, this can mean yet one more month of frigid winter;
others will watch closely for signs of an early spring,
while the rest of us turn to thoughts of romance. Also at
this time, as if we need help in this area, we are reminded
each time we open a magazine or drive by a billboard
smothered with brilliantly colored flowers and red hearts.

But the concept of romance transcends season, so, before
you get carried away with the commercialism of romance,
let's look at the practical side right now, regardless of
the time of year. Romance is fun. It makes you feel good.
It makes those whom you care about feel good. It allows
your creativity and thoughtfulness to shine. Yes, romance
takes thought and in many cases preparation but the rewards
are well worth your effort. Everyone wins.

Why would I have a 'success thought' geared to corporate
and business professionals focused on romance? Because
whether you have time for it or not, think it's silly or
not, romance is a large part of your world. Ignoring it
solves nothing. The happier you are in your personal life,
the more successful you'll be professionally. This is a
fact.

One book recently caught my eye in this area. A Practical
Handbook for the Boyfriend was co-written by actress
Felicity Huffman who has been married to William H. Macy
for nine years. While I've never watched Desperate
Housewives, this book seems to focus on the more
no-nonsense side of Huffman. And, maintaining a long term
marriage when both participants are celebrities takes focus
and attention to detail. As pointed out in the current
People Magazine, this book discusses details that many men
(and women) overlook as time marches on in the relationship
such as:

Stay a boyfriend—keep things intriguing, put thought
into what you do together just like when you were dating,
still be excited about what she wears and says.

Little things count—think, just think. Before eating
the entire box of Junior Mints, offer some to her. Before
taking your dishes to the sink. ask to take hers.

Girls love PDA's—in fact they are often hungry for
public displays of affection. Some men think that they
lose their image of masculinity with PDA's. Not so.

Your call is important—you score major points by
calling two or three times a day for no other reason than
to let her know that you're thinking of her.

Romance can take place in other ways than between a man and
woman. You can feel romantic when planning a dinner party,
decorating a room, writing a letter to a friend, stopping
to pick up a bouquet of flowers on the way to work to
brighten the office.

My hope for you is that, right now, you will set aside the
commercial concepts of romance and those red hearts to open
your own heart and allow the warmth of romance to flow into
your thoughts and actions often. Make it easy, simple and
sincere. You may be surprised by the astounding results
you create for yourself as well as those around you. Have a
great week and enjoy your discoveries!

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For the sake of keeping your career fresh and on track,
would you like to enjoy a weekly shot-in-the-arm from
Master Certified Coach Ann Golden Eglé? You can sign
up for her free weekly ezine, The Success Thought of the
Week, at http://www.gvsuccesscoaching.com .

Window cleaning with a water fed pole

Window cleaning with a water fed pole
For the last few years window cleaning with a water fed
pole has gained in popularity, and is now the preferred way
of cleaning outside windows. The time saving over the
traditional method of window cleaning with the squeegee can
be as much as 50% faster. So what is involved, and what
equipment would one need??

Firstly we will start with the brush as it is the part of
the system that is doing the cleaning. There are many
types of brush on the market, but the main part of the
brush for cleaning windows are the jets that spray the
water, and the bristles that are in contact with the glass.
There are two types of jets, and are usually referred to
as fan jets, or pencil jets. Fan sprays usually have the
water coming out under pressure, and usually cover the
whole width of the brush. Pencil jets usually have the
water coming out from two places in the brush, not under
any pressure. People who prefer the fan spray jets usually
rinse with the brush on the glass, and people who prefer
the pencil jets usually lift the brush off the glass to
rinse. The next important part of the brush is the
bristles, they come in all lenghts, shapes, and density,
but as a rule you don't want them flocked(bashed at the
ends)as they trap dirt, you also don't want them too dense,
as the dirty water won't flow down the glass, and you want
them crinkled, so that more of the bristle is in contact
with the glass which aids scrubbing.

The pole, the first window cleaning water fed pole to come
on the market were very heavy constructed mostly of fibre
glass, and were quite conveniently made by the manufacturer
not to be taken apart, meaning all different sizes were
needed, to reach different heights of window. Now
thankfully there are many types of pole on the market,
which have been developed for window cleaning, by window
cleaners. These poles are getting lighter stronger, and
much less expensive.

Water treatment, You need to take all the dissolved solids
out the tap water, so as when the water evaporates from the
glass there is nothing left behind. If you used ordinary
tap water to clean the windows, when the water evaporated
the dissolved solids would be left behind, showing up as
dirty marks on the glass. There are two methods of
purifying the tap water Deionization, and Reverse Osmosis,
and the one you need can be determined by how hard your tap
water is, For hard water Reverse Osmosis, and for soft
water Deionization.

Rest of the equipment needed, you need a pump to pump your
pure water from the holding vessel to the window. You also
need a means of carrying water to the work site which can
be a van or trailer with a tank fitted, or a trolley with
water containers on it. With the van or trailer system,
you need a hosereel to transfer the water from the tank to
the pole. You also need a 12V power supply to operate the
pump.

There are many good window cleaning suppliers selling
systems, and the three main questions you ask before you
buy is, what sizes watter treatment system is supplied
(measured in GPD) How high does the pole reach, and is the
tank baffled and secured in the van.

When a water fed pole window cleaning system is purchased,
it should not only be down to cost alone. Other things
should be considered like how environmentally friendly is
it? How efficient is the system?

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Aquatec market leaders in water fed pole window cleaning
systems for over 6 years. We are the inventors of the very
popular Autobrush, which saves a great deal of water, and
also the clamp less pole that will save you a great deal of
time
For more information on saving both water and time contact
Peter Fogwill from the links below
email
peter@window-tools.com
Or web site at the following address.
http://www.window-tools.com