Pressure Washing Solar Window Screens

[Dave B]

I keep getting job requests that I've never done before...

Tomorrow morning I am meeting a customer who needs his solar window screens pressure washed. Apparently, his home owner's insurance is paying to have them pressure washed (didn't really understand WHY insurance is paying for it, but will hopefully find out more tomorrow).

So, my question is two-fold:

1) How do you pressure wash solar screens? I honestly didn't think it was possible, but the customer said his insurance company insisted on it. I assume I have to use a really low pressure?

2) Anyone have any experience dealing with insurance companies? Anything I should know and be aware of? According to the home owner, the insurance company has allotted $221 to have the screens on his home cleaned. What I failed to ask is if he will pay me and get reimbursed, or if I have do deal with his insurance directly.

 

[bears]

Get the money from him. Let him deal with waiting on the insurance company.

 

[Rapid HotClean]

Get the money from him. Let him deal with waiting on the insurance company.

What Carey said!

 

[Dave B]

Got it. Any advice on cleaning the solar screens? Again never cleaned them, and certainly don't want to damage them.

 

[mistersqueegee]

Try scrubbing the screens with a soft bristle brush and a good soap then rinsing with soft wash nozzles from your pressure washer. They get really dirty and the soap will help loosen the dirt so you get a good clean.

 

[Juan Juarez]

http://www.propowerwash.com/board/u...ideo-window-Cleaning-Water-fed-Poles-by-Unger

 

[mistersqueegee]

http://www.propowerwash.com/board/u...ideo-window-Cleaning-Water-fed-Poles-by-Unger

He was actually asking about window screens not solar panels.
Solar window screens are screens that are made of heavier material than normal window screens so as to reduce the amount of sunlight getting thru the windows.

 

[Juan Juarez]

Sorry about that. This thread seems to go into good detail.

http://windowcleaningresource.com/vBulletin/screen-care/18796-solar-screens.html

 

[Dave B]

Okay dumb question, what do you mean by soft wash nozzle. Just a low pressure nozzle?

 

[mistersqueegee]

Yeah Dave. I have 4 tips in a Jrod for softwashing houses. I'd use the one I have for low level soap application. It's low pressure and great flow for rinsing the screens.

 

[mistersqueegee]

Sorry about that. This thread seems to go into good detail.

http://windowcleaningresource.com/vBulletin/screen-care/18796-solar-screens.html

I'd avoid using Screen Magic altogether. I've used it with mixed results. On solar screens it won't be much help.
As for the first post that seems like they have all day to do one screen. To many unnecessary steps in my opinion.

 

[Dave B]

Thanks for the input everyone.

I visited the home owner. The hail damage was on the roof, and when they replaced the roof, a lot of dust got on the solar screens. The insurance is paying to have the screens cleaned.

Do you typically remove the screens when you clean? The only reason I ask is that the second floor screens are held in by screws on all four corners. I'm thinking I'm going to try to keep those in place clean them with my extension pole. I really don't want to be on a ladder that high trying to take out/in screws on every window if I don't have to.

 

[Luis Orts]

Dave brotha, sounds like a WHOLE LOTTA WORK for a residential customer lol

 

[bighals]

Dave brotha, sounds like a WHOLE LOTTA WORK for a residential customer lol

Work is work..... Gotta take the good with the bad. As long as you are priced accordingly it's just another day.


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[junker1]

Work is work..... Gotta take the good with the bad. As long as you are priced accordingly it's just another day.


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I agree

 

[Dave B]

Shouldn't be that much work, really. Besides, since his insurance is paying him to pay me, he's giving me the full amount that insurance is allotting him, which is more than I would have charged.

 

[Rance]

Shouldn't be that much work, really. Besides, since his insurance is paying him to pay me, he's giving me the full amount that insurance is allotting him, which is more than I would have charged.

Good attitude Dave. Go get em!

 

[Luis Orts]

Sweet man. If something sounds too complicated, I've learned to pass on it... It's usually burned me and really, I've been learning very quickly about the 80/20 rule.

 

[junker1]

I am a little slow, whats the 80/20 rule?

 

[ben skipworth]

80% of your money comes from 20% of your clients, Applies to lots of things actually