I used to have a bungee around the outside rim of the bucket & have one of those car pocket holders tucked around it. I don't bother anymore, just throw the stuff in my bucket.

Welcome aboard GD2.For `traditional` carrying of water as opposed
To a normal bucket,try 2x5 liter containers ( Dalesman) in the Unger
Ergo-Tech large pouches.The braces help to eliminate weight strain.
The fit is perfect.At present though I`m using 2 x 32oz.(Liter) bottles
In a full time `Bucket-in-a-Bottle` set-up.I`ve done away with the
Equivalent to the Soro Quadrapod.Mainly now I`m `pure watering`
Upstairs and `traditional` ground floor windows.It`s amazing how far
2 liters goes and every drop goes where ya need it……on ya strip washer
Or SqueegeeMate `pad`.

I just can`t quite get my head around the straps on your bucket arrangement GD2
( Whats your first name?) I can`t remember the last time I used a bucket,although
I do a good deal of my window cleaning now using the pure water method systems.
Any chance of you sending a photo down?

Send me the photo I'll post it for you, I'm a freak (not IT).

What sort of watch do you carry? Spain is always 1 hour ahead of London. (Please send me the winners of the ascot 2:30 cos Australia is always 8 - 11 hours ahead - gives me time to get to the bookies).

hello again JD2

Sorry have not been able to get to your other site as yet. However I did have a quick look the other day. Not Bad.

today I would like to ask you what is the ration of mix that you use when you mix detergent and cloudy amonia?

I woul love to try it out.

Thanks

Ammonia is dangerous stuff. I remember on the American forum there were a few problems with the window cleaners using it. Keep it down to a minimum  

Cloudy ammonia is mothers milk and I wont stand for anyone bad mouthing this product.

On the side of the cloudy ammonia bottle it recommends that you use it in you washing, so it cant be toxic at all.  I think the ammonia you guys are thinking of is the industrial version of it that peals paint off a 20 feet.
People here use it in their kitchen and bathrooms.

Your right about the heat here in Australia, especially on the thick glass that holds the heat.

Regards

JD2

Its nothing new JD.





These holders are part of the Unger range, something they managed to get right! They also do a scraper holder, which I've also discarded due to the benefits of the Ettore belt.

Try the Ettore belt for cloth holding, it has premade loops. It is a stiffer webbing compared to the Unger, it will hold all your cloths & is a quick in & out operation instead of trying to stuff it between your t-shirt & belt.

hey Guys

what I do is I use key rings (2" wide). I put my belt inside the key rings and then put one cloth into each ring.
The cloths are excecible and do not fall out. I have app 6 cloths around my wast.
I think it is handy for me.
And I am now using JD2 idea for the dirty cloths as well.


Willinghands

Hi Willing hands and Karl, thanks for the replys.

Willing hands, what a FANTASTIC idea.  KEY  RINGS  on your belt to carry your clean skrims on.  Thats GOLD, I will be using that system for SURE.
About skrims,  I ONLY use cut -up old BATH TOWLES,  I personally use about 50 to 60 towel peices everyday.  Once I have wiped up the dirt from frames and ledges and it gets a little wet I change towel peice.  Thats why I have the CARRY ALL attached to my bucket to carry my extra cloths.  Some windows sware by SKRIMS but they do different style work ( say multi storey work )  where they dont rely on the shrim to talk up lots of water and dirt as we do comming up against dirt and grim on private homes etc.  
I keep missing you on the mobile and have left 2 messages.  Message me what time you want me to ring.

Karl, thanks heaps for your list of Cleaning Suppliers.

I did look up the bucket on a belt BUT thats not what I use.  I use a DRINK BOTTLE ON A BELT and squeeze out my solution as I need it.  We have those Buckets on a Belt here and I think they are a joke and cause injury banging on your leg endlessly and the water that is kept in the bottom becomes dirty quickly and there is always alot of EXCESS water dripping of the ends of the applicator because it has been soaking in the bottom.  
The way I carry my squee gee / applicator and scraper is a really good system.  I think you were refering to the Bucket on a Belt system which also carries your squee gee.  My set up is really tight and is close to your body and isnt clunking around with you squee gee flip floping around.    

Willing hands can you leave another message on this page about how, what and why are the benifits of using Cloudy Ammonia in your cleaning solution.  I told you its the best kept window cleaning secreat in Australia and dosent matter how many times I talk of  the results from using it, its always falls on deaf ears ( except for you ).

Regards

JD2

Thanks Willing hands for your testamonial about Cloudy Ammonia.

Im glad your having the same sucess with this product as I have had for the past 16 years.

I am also glad you down played the results from using Cloudy Ammonia by just saying *works the best * and * it makes thing shiny *...... At least you typed that in bold print.  Honestly if people cant use terms such as, shimmering, pulsating, gleaming, really shinny, amazing, mirror finish they are not using the product correctly.

My clients immediatley tell me about the great results that I can achieve and with the concentrated cleaning power lets you become a super window cleaner and I sware that the glass stays cleaner longer and is easier to clean on follow services.

Just remember to place enough dish washing liquid in to make sure you get a really tiny bubble.

As with all chemicals you have to be confident with them and use them as directed.  On the side of the Cloudy Ammonia bottle here in Australia , it recommends that you use a half a cup in your washing and is great for kitchen and laundry bench tops.  So how toxic is it ?  

Therefore I use different concentraions for different jobs.
None for the inside of say a hospital.....a little for lightly soiled glass .....lots for badly soiled glass......and heaps for really badly soiled glass.  The cutting power is amazing.

I personally think that we should just keep it our LITTLE secreat Willing hands, Ive gone blue in the face trying to convince window cleaners in Perth about the vertues of Cloudy Ammonia, the ones who catch on sware by it and the ones that dont I think are brain dead because its such a great product and if they cant ( or cant be bothered trying it ) see the great results they shouldnt be window cleaning as a trade.

As you have probably guessed I am now pushing MY new system : A DIRNK BOTTLE ON A BELT ( dont confuss this with A BUCKET ON A BELT ).

I am having great sucess with this system by carring my cleaning solution around in a drink bottle attached to my belt.  I can clean a single storey home without relying on my bucket,  carry on with ladder work without having to double travel to retrive my bucket, I can go on any roof line without needing my bucket up with me, clean all the inside windows at a largish hospital without moving a bucket once, when your cleaning french styled windows you can have the exact amount of water on your applicator all the time with no bending over to get more solution.  Willing hands once you have set up your system with drink bottle on a belt can you tell me how you find this system ?  Im not going to mention my leather squee gee , applicator and scraper holder with the stopper at the bottom again, it went straight over everyones head the first time but I will send you a drawing of it through the post Willing hands,  Its a GREAT system.

Regards

JD2

Hi again Blade runner, sounds like the Parsons or normal household ammonia is the same as Cloudy Ammonia here.

I agree the commercial strenght ammonia is too harsh and smells too much.

What I do is run a cloudy ammonia / dish washing liquid concentrate down the middle of the applicator and the bubbles are tiny and the solution justs sit there and does not run down the glass.  The tiny bubbles makes cutting in the edges and sides really easy and really neat.

Cloudy Ammonia is the best kept window cleaning solution in Australia.

Regards

JD2