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We’re looking for pics that clearly show window cleaning tools doing their job, in your hands (or the hands of someone you work with). When possible the tools should be in as new condition as possible, but don’t hesitate to send in older equipment.

Specifically, we need photos that are bright, clear and hopefully colorful.

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We’re looking for close-ups of your hands getting the job done:

• A hand holding steel wool working on hard-water stains
• A mop (t-bar) applying soapy water to glass
• A squeegee removing soapy water
• Before and after of a cleaning job, using a particular product (please name the product)
• A hand holding a scraper on wet glass
• A hand using a window cleaning rag or towel on glass or frames

Or, shots from further back that clearly show how a tool gets the job done.

• A Ledger cleaning glass above a wide sill
• A worker descending on a bosun’s chair (close up and/or further away)
• A worker cleaning glass on a stack ladder
• An extension pole being used to clean glass
• Interesting water-fed pole shots
• The inside of a tricked-out window cleaning van
• A worker cleaning glass wearing one of J. Racenstein’s shirts
• A worker coiling up a nice clean rope
• A worker using a window cleaning bucket

The best photos submitted will win some great PRIZES:

· CLX Hybrid WF Pole 18ft (1)
· 3Star Hybrid WF pole 31ft (1)
· Ettore Yellow Sidekick BOAB Holster (5)
· Ettore 14″ Backfliip(2)
· Professional Window Cleaning Blue Sweatshirt (2)

Photos must be of high enough resolution to print in our high-gloss, color catalog. They must be at least 300dpi and at least several inches tall and/or wide. Set your digital camera to its highest resolution (example: Smaller photos may only be usable on the web site.

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Winters coming in and purification systems are being put away. But you have to remember that they still need maintenance even when you’re not working. A few tips:

Drain your sediment, carbon, DI filters.
RO membranes are not meant to be dry so draining them is not a great idea.
This means you need to store the RO above freezing. So, most will store the entire unit above freezing.

If your only storage area is going to go below freezing, then get some heat tape from your local hardware store and wrap the unit up with it. It will turn on and off automatically and keep the unit warm.

Make several wraps around every cartridge with the heat tape to insure proper heat coverage.

Draining the cartridges serves two purposes:
1) To prevent freezing.
2) To prevent bacteria or mold growth

Often window cleaners want to run both fan jets and pencil jets on their waterfed poles during pure water cleaning. With a high quality fan jet, a drill and a little hair cut on the bristles will allow you to easier convert your single jetted brush, into a dual Jet brush.

You’ll find that Fan Jets give you a better rinse after scrubbing with your waterfed pole,  on hydrophobic glass. Hydrophobic means that the water beads up rather than sheets off (hydrophyllic)

Get fan jets here: http://www.jracenstein.com/items/Fan_Spray_Nozzle_2.html