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It's one of those questions where you have manufacturers come out with ratios and numbers. Some just claim to be the best. Others just keep doing what they've always done and let the end user determine the issue. Are their ways a beginner can make a good choice they won't regret? Here are some...

This Friday the Window Cleaning Institute forum will open! I want to thank the early registrants for their help in getting things going. Go to www.windowcleaninginstitute.com and use your real name as a user name when registering. I look forward to seeing all those interested in education in...

In this colder than average winter we've been having Mike Kramer from down around Lake of the Ozarks, MO traveled about 6 hrs one way to attend the school. Mike came prepared Continue...

In a small industry like window cleaning not many companies last, let alone celebrate 50 years in business. To achieve that you need good people, loyal clientele, and a great product line. Unger has evidently Continue...

6th Annual Midwest Cleaning Conference will be the 18th and 19th of July in Des Moines, Iowa. Doug Rucker will be back this year doing a class for a select group. Contact him to get in the class to be held the day before the event on the 17th of July. This was a hit last year so if you missed...

I'm sure there will be a few that will ask - why a new forum, don't we have enough already? While it may seem that way there are some some features that will be part of Window Cleaning Institute that may change your mind. I've addressed them in my latest blog. I'm happy to say that the new...

To help in selling roof cleaning I mean. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/metro/urban-jungle/pages/130618.html

There is an ongoing battle between the WCR guys and Phil Alexander over his use of Facebook to reply to posts on WCR. They have banned him from their forum but with the FB plugin he can read and reply to any post there. They claim it's their property and so he shouldn't post there but is it...

Here's a video of how I deal with deep ledges or closing out on high windows.

Here in the Midwest we are getting nights well below freezing and for those of us who use a pure water system it can be a challenge to get the last couple weeks out of our season. Here's a video that may give you second thoughts about when to hang it up.

Just like pressure washing depends on good flow to accomplish a solid clean so too water fed pole cleaning requires flow over pressure. That's not to say that pressure isn't important but too much and it's self defeating. I did a video to show that point.

...our first granddaughter. Our middle daughter and son in law are at the hospital now in the beginning of labor. Could be a day or two though since it's her first. We have 3 grandsons but this will be the first granddaughter. We will be heading to the hospital in the morning (maybe sooner if we...

With the change in temps here in the Midwest it means my days of using my pure water system are numbered. Here's a video on stretching those days to the full.

It only took a week for my new Aqua Dapter to get here from the UK. They now come with 2 extra springs but in all the yeaes I've used one I've only had one break. Tony Evans tony@anewviewia.com 319-325-9475 Sent from my S4

Here's how my friend Dave Gutierrez replaces the flimsy handles on his Garelick poles

For me the toughest spot to clean properly is a deeply recessed side light. Here's video showing a way to do it.

Customer education is vital as a window cleaner. To do that though we need to recognize common window issues. I ran across one today and did a quick video on it.

Something pressure washing contractors are very aware of is that flow trumps pressure. With pure water cleaning that principle is the same. When cleaning a window using a water fed pole you need good flow from your brush to aid in loosening the dirt off the glass and then flushing it off the...

In case you don't know an Aqua Dapter is a way to control the flow on your water fed pole. I got one of the first models sent to the US by this UK based company. After fitting it to my Gardiner CL-X I immediately fell in love with how easy it was to use. There are now many other flow control...

That was a phrase another window cleaner used to tell me why he felt water fed pole cleaning wasn't as good as getting on a ladder. Well with the quality of sill brushes for water fed poles out now that isn't an issue now. I've used a few and I think I've found the best yet.