J&T Window Cleaning

General information

J&T Window Cleaning offers professional window cleaning in South West!
Our range of services provides solutions for the clean and presentable state of your property's exterior.
We can help you with conservatory roof cleaning, gutter, fascia and soffit cleaning and other maintenance jobs.
Using Our services , you are eligible to the following benefits:
Customer care service available 24/7, You can get a free quote on any service at any time, Flexible booking options, including weekends and bank holidays, All work we carry out is covered by insurance, Services for commercial properties;

Gutter Cleaning, Bristol
Gutters and downpipes accumulate all sorts of debris brought by the wind. Leaves, twigs, and even smaller branches find their way to the guttering system of the building. They can cause clogs if left not dealt with, which eventually may lead to water damage and swarming of insects.
Conservatory roof cleaning
We clean Conservatories using water-fed extension pole technology and purified water that allows them to use a natural drying process to achieve stunning results. We've cleaned every type, style and shape of conservatory building and extension before, so with us you'll be in safe hands. The fact that all teams are fully insured and experienced means you can always be confident that you've hired one of the most professional services in the local area.

Reach and Wash
The window cleaning industry being a hot-bed of innovation and invention, who'd have thought it was possible? Well, it's true. Traditional window cleaning techniques haven't changed that much over time, but the reach & wash system was a revelation and a revolution.
It wasn't only a new concept (whoever heard of windows being cleaned by nothing but water!) but it also meant that windows above ground level could be cleaned without leaving the ground so it was safer for the window cleaner. It was also faster, cleaner, better for the environment, better for the windows and buildings it was being used on, and it helped to lower the costs of much high-level window cleaning. That's a lot of changes for an industry where a plastic bucket of soapy water, a sponge, and one of those new-fangled squeegees was as complicated as the tools got for most jobs.

The Reach & Wash system is a water-fed pole system and the concept is quite simple. Here's how it works...
How to build a water-fed pole window cleaning system
The extendable pole means that it can be extended to reach windows above ground level. The longer the pole extends, the heavier it becomes, so the maximum height the average window cleaner can clean with a pole is around 65 feet from the ground before it becomes too unwieldy and heavy. New light-weight materials are extending that height limit by a few feet, but it's unlikely to exceed 70 feet by too much for practical reasons. Extendable poles of different lengths are available, with shorter-extending poles being lighter and more comfortable to use for most jobs. There are also different qualities of poles with the more expensive ones being quite rigid and controllable, while cheap fibreglass ones bend and twist when extended and can end up putting quite high pressures on the glass surface.

Soft filament brushes are important because it needs the soft filaments to help remove stubborn stains while ensuring that the glass and frames aren't damaged or scratched. These brushes are so kind to the surfaces that they are ideal for use on heritage properties and sensitive glass structures such as stained glass windows. Water is pumped through the middle of the brush to help control where the water flows and to make sure the window gets thoroughly soaked.

Water is delivered through a tube running up the centre of the pole and connected to the brush head. The other end of the tube is connected to a water tank via an electric pump. Water is delivered at very high pressures to ensure good flow and the ability to reach the maximum pole heights.

Your windows are cleaned with de-ionised, pure, water
So far it all seems pretty simple, maybe even a bit Heath Robinson, and certainly not that revolutionary, but here comes the science and the clever bit. The water used in the water-fed pole system is pure water. We don't mean that it's water with no chemicals added, we mean that it's pure, de-ionised and de-mineralised water.

Ordinary tap water is full of dissolved chemicals and minerals, and bottled water (or "mineral" water) often has even more. Rather than being bad for us the minerals in water are essential for our health, but they're not very good for windows because when the water dries they end up leaving streaks and white deposits behind. The water used in water-fed poles is passed through a de-ionisation process. This can involve several stages of filtration depending upon the water source, with the resulting liquid being de-ionised water. Not a particularly healthy drink because it contains no minerals but very very good for cleaning windows.

De-ionised water is brilliant at cleaning windows, but you don't need to take our word for it. You might remember your chemistry teacher calling water the "universal solvent". It's called that because water can dissolve just about any substance, and pure water (i.e. de-ionised water) is a very reactive substance. That doesn't mean it is dangerous to touch, but de-ionised water will dissolve small particles, chemicals, and minerals very quickly and easily and hold them in suspension. Since that's what the dirt on windows is made of, de-ionised water is just about the best thing we could use, and it results in very clean windows.

The soft-filament brush helps to dislodge any stubborn particles, and the constant stream of water washes away all the suspended dirt to leave a streak-free finish. Even if the windows look wet when they've just been cleaned, the water left on the surface is de-ionised and it simply evaporates away to nothing to leave no residue or white deposits. Just sparkling clean windows.

What makes the water-fed pole system so revolutionary is not any single element but the way it has all been put together into a single system.

When it's used regularly it's probably the best way to clean windows, but if your windows have been cleaned in the traditional manner with water and detergent, then the first couple of times this system is used you might be wondering about the hype.

That's because no matter how good your window cleaner was, your windows will be coated with a microscopically thin, but very stubborn, film of detergent residue, and that film was built up each time your windows were cleaned. You won't see this film, and your windows might appear "squeaky clean", but that film is still there. What you probably didn't know is that the film that is left behind is pretty sticky. It actually attracts dirt and helps it to stay on the window more easily. The result is that your windows get dirtier more quickly. Imagine that, having your windows cleaned and the person cleaning them leaving a sticky chemical soup on the surface so they get dirty more quickly. Talk about a racket!

It can take a 1-2 washes with the water-fed pole system and de-ionised water to completely dissolve and remove that coating of chemicals, but by then your windows really will be clean. You just have to appreciate that the first time it's used the results might not be perfect - but they soon will be. The good news is that by using this method your windows are likely to stay cleaner for longer as there's nothing left for the dirt to stick to so easily.

It's also the case that some people just don't like it. There may be no rational reason for this, but some people prefer to see their windows being cleaned and dried by a squeegee. Windows cleaned with water-fed poles leave the window wet on completion. With traditional cleaning, if the liquid that was used was left, it would leave the window covered in streaks (which is why they have to be squeegeed in the first place!), but since water-fed poles use de-ionised water any that's left on window just evaporates away leaving no streaks or white marks - but you've sometimes got to see it to believe it.

Oh, and you can't use it inside because there's just too much water.

What could be more environmentally friendly than pure clean water? That's all that's used to clean your windows - no detergents or secret ingredients - just pure clean water. It's better for the buildings, less likely to speed up the decay of paintwork (detergents are bad for painted windows), doesn't matter if some of the liquid spills on awnings, or flowerbeds, or other sensitive areas, because it's just water, and since it's de-ionised water it will just evaporate away without leaving any marks or stains.