Simple cherry vs elemonator

Interesting, truly we haven’t had a problem or call back in years, whether using Simple Cherry or Elemonator. Even dried on the glass Elemonator rinses right off for us…must be something in the water.

I know sometimes I forget that conditions in my area are drastically different from other places- water quality, climate, etc.

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I like how elemonator rinsed off it leaves windows sparkling

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never tried simple cherry, didn’t like the idea of a powder.
Just ran through my 1st gallon of elemonator… Love it!

Haven’t used Simple Cherry, but Elemonator is really nice stuff to work with.

I have to agree with Bret. I am primarily a window cleaner, with a wfp set up. The windows will get washed by powerwashing, but not cleaned. Even with water from the tap that is less than 50 ppm dissolved solids, it will leave some residue. Water needs to be purified to a level of 10 ppm or below to have spot free results, some window cleaners say it shouldn’t be more than 6 ppm to get proper results - I tend to agree with them. Another feature of zero ppm water is that it’s qualities as a solvent become more and more apparent the more it is purified from dissolved solids. Water doesn’t want to stay clean, the purer it is, the more it will pull dirt off glass all by itself.

Not trying to blow a bunch of hot air, but a wfp set up is a minimal expense for the return as an add-on service. I clean windows behind pressure washers every week - and with a wfp set up it is easy breezy because the pressure washer already did my pre-scrub if the windows were really dirty to begin with. Two agitations with proper brush angle and a good flooding rinse - 30 seconds per window at, depending on your market, 3 to 5 dollars a (exterior only) pane. $6.00 per double hung. The math is compelling, and the windows will be left cleaned - not merely washed.

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30 seconds? Do you have to remove the screens?

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Yes. You have already removed most of the dirt on the frames and sills when you washed the house, so no pre-scrubbing is needed. So, with a wfp, you will only need to agitate the whole pane twice, then do a thorough rinse from the top down - 30 seconds for an average piece of glass. Longer for picture windows or sliding doors, etc.

Most screens have to be removed from the inside, so if you are doing exteriors only you can have the home owner remove the screens for you. If the window cleaning is offered ahead of time and the home owner will not be home, they can leave the windows bare for you. If you remove the screens you can offer to wash them for 4 or 5 dollars per screen.

It is an easy upsell- just sticking to the facts, the windows will be washed but not cleaned. Most dirt will be removed but to get the surface of glass spotless they need to be cleaned properly, which we can do when we finish with the house washing. BAM - 30 double hungs, a buck fifty or more for less than an hour of work. My charge is $12.00 a typical double hung window (not including screens) for in and out, 60% of $12.00 for outside only.

Removing screens is a deal-breaker. Lol. The windows on my house are nasty, because I can’t figure out how to get the screens off without bending the hell out of them. I spent about 15 minutes fooling with one and gave up.

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If only doing outside and you are pressure washing, then having the homeowner do it is the way to go. When I do exteriors only as a window cleaner, and the screens are exterior screens, I remove and replace them - with a strong suggestion to clean the screens because dirty screen will likely spot windows upon the first windy and rainy day. When I am house washing the homeowner removes and replaces the screens unless I am also washing them.

Screens are a pita - but I have seen most varieties by now, so I am pretty efficient in removing and replacing them.

Good info. You can make just as much an hour WFP cleaning as you can pressure washing if you know what your doing and how to charge…

On most window cleaning jobs do yall do inside and out exterior and interior just wondering

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I started offering window cleaning on my premium house wash package a couple years ago and the problem I’m running into is that my premium package also includes a wax protectant applied to the vinyl, and no matter how hard I try I get some wax on the glass. No big deal with traditional window cleaning, but rinsing waxy glass with a wfp is a pain in the arse (hydrophobic). Any body have any tips for this scenario?

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Tell me more of this “Wild Cherry” mix…what ratios do you use, what benefits do you see?

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Well, I have seen various suggestions on this post. Coming towards this I personally didn’t try it. But yes, I usually prefer to hire an experienced contractor for any home improvement ideas. Well, for window cleaning tool we can hire them, they provide us maintenance service also. For the betterment of our home and safety, we should see the best of all. If you need any ideas regarding to window services, check the official statement given by some persons.