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Thanks mate. I’ve modified it since then but it is a pretty good mobile work station set up.

Not sure about UK. On willies site wagtail.com.au you can find the pivoting applicator. I’ve got a 16” and a 10 inch”. That pretty much covers all I need for a washer. Plus you can make them pure waterfed, or a water and detergent based washer so you no longer need a bucket, just a pump sprayer. Works exceptionally well on schools, and very dirty glass where you need a good scrub.

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No doubt it’s a great tool. The pivoting applicator is a great washing tool as well as it enables you to get a really good scrub on the glass. For those that like having both hands working with tools, you can really fly thru your work with the pivoting applicator and squeegee used in tandem. It’s also good as you can mod the pivoting applicator to be a waterfed tool which it ver useful on hot days, and especially when doing pool balustrade

G’day mate, I mostly use a 16” for commercial pole work, and a 18” high flyer for in the hand. However for houses, I think a 16” is an ideal size. If you aren’t familiar with Wagtail’s, the high flyer is a fantastic tool, as well the new power pivot squeegees and applicator which I have done a few mods to in later videos which may interest you if you like the idea of having your tools water fed.

Cheers bro, I'm a wagtail user, I have the 14 and 18 inch high flyer, .. I mainly use the 18 and 24 inch orbital.. I may have to invest in the 16 inch high flyer.. what rubber are you using.. I'm using Sorbo.. but prefer the original wagtail rubber.. I'll check out your modifications.. the high flyer pads are an issue..

New wagtail blue rubber is pretty good, but for me ettore and black diamond work best in a HF. and I like ettore in the power pivot. Gonna do a new vid on an easier way to make the handles with a spray option soon

Travis SFWC thanks bro for your reply.. I'll look forward to your new vid 👍

Helped me out when I snapped the handle a few months back. If you jam the blade in there enuf, it actually can be used as a washer and scaler on a pole which is quite handy.

G’day Ian, I’ve found using it now for a couple of weeks, you can regulate the flow reasonably well. If you don’t click it the full way down, in other words leave one notch left, it puts out a trickle stream which still is enuf to get the glass wet, without the wide arc spray

I filed the notches down so it slid easily, But I was trying to work it in reverse; permanently 'on' , then release it. But I didn't really attend too much to it, busy in other areas.

The irrigation clips are surprisingly sturdy, and are good to have a few for this method of cleaning. At 60c each, there are cheap as, and very useful

I know blokes like you probably are already doing/ using most of what I demonstrated, but some of the newer blokesto the industry may not have seen the potential these tools have.

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Thanks Byron. I’ve sent your handle off, so give it a try and see how it could be improved upon.

Your welcome mate. Hope somebody can come up with a better way of doing iit, so we all benefit

Tried it with the trigger underneath but it didn’t feel as good. Also the tubing would knock against the glass. I still use the 8 litre pump sprayer, but for smaller jobs under $50, I’ll use the 1.5 litre. Just did s trolley update vid as well

That’s the one I’m sending you. I know you have a univalve, but I hope this mod may be of benefit as it kind of eliminates the need for it, when using it in the hand. Plus those univalves are very expensive imo.

Thanks mate I’ll get cracking and put out a do it yourself vid.

The jets are used in irrigation, I’m surprised if they don’t have them over there. I’ll do a build vid when I’m nodding your handle. Hopefully get that done pretty soon. Did you want it with or without a grip?

Thanks bud, I’ll do a build vid in a week or 2.

Thanks Pal. Doing an update for a smaller trolley system for store fronts ina week or two.

I’ll do another vid showing how I make the pivoting applicator water fed, it is a seriously good applicator. Twice the scrubbing area of a standard t bar washer. Plus you could have dedicated pads to use it as a waterfed scrubber for certain glass as well. Can’t speak high enough about the pivoting applicator.

I’m going to do a vid on a smaller trolley I also made which I think would suit your style of window grooving. You would be busting moves, and taking the bang out of thunder and make lightning look slow with this new set up. I’ll be doing a vid in a week or 2

Yes, and I have no complaints with mine. Never leaked in over a year and holds my tools really well.

Thanks Ian. The different systems we professionals implement are designed to be better and more efficient than the standard way of cleaning. Your system is great for houses and indoor offices. But wen you have 3-4 worth of commercial work on a hot day, a system like this works really well. I’ve just made up a smaller system to for easier portability on smaller jobs and which I really like. I’ll do a vid on that soon.

Yes, I understand that, and this is where people can adapt this system to their own requirements. There are a few questions I'd like ask. you can email me if you like on: hybridwindowclng@yahoo.com

This is really the point, people can adapt this system to their own needs. you can email me on; hybridwindowcling@yahoo.com

Thanks mate. Still looking at ways to improve it modular aspect, but on big jobs and builder cleans it’s very useful. And always working with clean water is a real plus. If there is any interest I’ll go through how to put it all together, but I’m not sure if too many w cleaners want to work this way yet

Willie from Wagtail is selling them. You’ll have to ring him direct tho. He sold me a metre length of it. It’s a bit thinner than the ones you get from Bunnings

Would you have a link for the product??

No you’ll have to ring him direct, I don’t think he has it on his website yet.

Gonna try filming the pump sprayer delivering water up 2 storeys this week. The highest I’ve gone is 3.5 storeys high and the pump sprayer delivered more than enough water to the glass. It’s a great way to window clean at height

It’s not bad. But the 12lt on the trolley is my go to for very high commercial work, or if I have lots of pole work, it is far superior to the little 1.5 lt pump sprayer

Wen I saw your setup the other day wen u were doing a firestone, I thought a coiled tubing would be the go for you rather than have metered of tubing to get tangled up on. It’s a very rough prototype, but I put it out because I’m sure you and others will be able to improve it.

Btw, I’ve got the flow switch handle working on a pole by drilling thru the handle. I’ll show a vid maybe if that in action another time.

Rather, drilling thru the pole tip and running it out thru there. Works great on the pole but u need a second flow control at the bottom of the pole.

I’ll do that in a latter vid. I’ve updated what I’m using since then, and I’ve for a new vid on a smaller pump sprayer

Thanks mate, hope it’s helpful.

G’day mate, I’ll see if I can get some spare time to do a detailed vid. It’s school cleaning time here, so I’m more worn out that the sandle of a Roman foot soldier...

This is from a hardware store here in oz. the closest I could find for you is at Lowe’s www.lowes.com/pd/SOLO-3-Gallon-Plastic-Tank-Sprayer/1000380233

This Silvan trolley sprayer is good tho. It’s what you can add to it that makes it a good setup. Have a look at this m.th-cam.com/video/GACxNmJxm-8/w-d-xo.html

@@travissfwc5736 Ok thanks. Have you found that sometimes your tank is losing pressure. It only happens to 2 or 3 gallon sprayer it seems unless it's defective.

As the water level goes down, you need to pump more, but out of all the sprayers I’ve had, this is the best one. I think it pays to invest a little more $ in a good sprayer, especially with Vuitton seals. The seals will need replacing eventually but the Vuitton seals give you greater longevity. With the trolley sprayer, as I showed in the other vid, you can attach a painters bucket, and then put in all sizes of squeegee and spare scraper blades... it really becomes a mobile work station.