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Okay. So, I just explained to you a few little tips about working with waterfed pole. Some different tips and techniques.
So, first of all, you don't want to work with a pole that's longer than what you need for the work that you're doing. So, you'll end up carrying around more weight than you actually need to carry around for the job you're doing. So, if you're working on a domestic property, I'd suggest 18 ft to 22 ft. Most jobs, you'll be okay probably with around 16-18 ft. But there might be certain things if you're reaching over a large conservatory or there's a window set back a long way on a roof, you might find that there are a few jobs like that where you'll need more like 20-22 ft pole. Um, so that's what I'd recommend.
When you're working with a pole, there's a couple of things to think about with your setup, um, you want to make sure you adjust the goose neck so that your brush is square to the window. You don't want it pointing up too much so you're pushing dirt up the window, but if anything, you want it square or even pointing down slightly to the window so that you've always got that flow of water running down the window and you're rinsing that dirty water away. So when you adjust the goose neck here, you'll see here you want it to be adjusted straight most of the time. That will give you the ideal working angle. So you can see here where it should be adjusted straight like that. So it's straight with this angle here.
Now sometimes if you're working lower to the ground, you might literally just adjust it a click up. One or two clicks up will be enough, which will give you a nice angle working lower to the ground. And then sometimes if you're working very high, there can be a little bit of bend in the pole, which will actually affect the angle of the brush. So you might want to adjust it one or two clicks down, which means when the pole bends, that brush will come back up level and horizontal with the window. And so you have want to make sure it's pointing down. But most of the time when you're working at an ideal angle, it's that kind of 45°, which means you'll be working at a nice angle like that with the brush pointing square or down slightly to the window.
Now, when you extend the pole, it's a good idea to extend the first section completely to the red. So, you see the red there? That's where you know to stop. and then you adjust the next section accordingly. Now, that's if you want to get the maximum reach from your pole. If you know that you're working at a height where you've got ample reach from your pole, what you can do is just bring that in slightly. Now, what that will do is it will make your pole feel more rigid because there's more overlap within each section when you're working with the pole. It becomes more rigid as you're working with it. So if you know that you are not going to need your full length of pole that you're using at the time, you can do that to to help make it more rigid. Then there's less stress on the muscles. Um, the pole can be easier to direct the brush at the top, that kind of thing.
But whenever you're working with the pole, you want to make sure that you've got the pole extended so you can work at a comfortable working height. Ideally, you don't want to be stretching over your head too much, and you don't want too much excess too low either, so that the pole ends up hitting the ground. Um, but you just want that comfortable working height, so there's less strain across your shoulders and your arms.
So, most of the time when you're working at a low level like this, that's fine. But then when you're working even higher, you'll find that your technique will change slightly. So when you're going to this sort of height here, your technique will change from using mostly your arms to then rocking back and forwards with your feet because you'll be using a heavier pole. So you'll find that you'll need to put more of your body through the movement of the pole to get the job done in an efficient way. Using your body in that way will help reduce the stress on your shoulders and arms because you'll be working with a heavier pole. Um, so that will make it a much more efficient technique to rock back and forward on your feet in that way like that.
So then a couple of things just to remember as well. When you bring down the pole, you just want to bring it down gently. You don't want to let it come on its own and for the clamps to hit together. That could cause damage to the pole. So, as you bring it down, just gently bring them together nicely like that.
And also, what another little thing to remember when you're resting the pole against the wall, you never really want to rest the bristles against the wall. If you rest the bristles against the wall, they could pick up dirt. That dirt or grit could end up on the glass and you could risk causing a scratch or something like that. So, whenever I rest the brush or pole against the wall, I'll turn it round like that so the bristles aren't against the brickwork. Uh, and you can leave it safely like that.
So, it's really worth checking every so often checking that the bristles are clean and clear of any dirt or grit. Um, so that you know you're going to be doing a nice good quality cleaning job. You're not going to be transferring any dirt onto the window from other surrounding places.
So, there's a few tips there that help you work efficiently and um get good use of your equipment.