tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074717810469632072024-03-13T15:56:50.560-07:00Sim1Pole " The Only Water Fed Pole You Will Ever Need" !water fed pole hi mod 3/k www.window-washing-equipment.com www.simpole.com 35 years with water fed poles! 50 years washing windows! 928-237-4189 Designed for window cleaners by one of the most experience window cleaners in the world! By the best for your business at the normal price for non hi mod poles!Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-81340812844698532492021-12-11T12:34:00.000-08:002021-12-11T12:34:08.421-08:00SimPole Way to Clean Windows !<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/stIERrBvwv0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-9047143105125013612021-11-04T11:25:00.001-07:002021-11-04T11:25:34.977-07:00Waterfedpole North American Made! SimPole Inc<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/qL86CN-B15I" width="480"></iframe><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvVYS-z6PINe0qRPKpi8ag2VopGG-H3k8SjoLzXG1eq_-EQHBdhESIw1buPl1S83cZv3n5UuKk3tPo0HY420uduOGD4IHYSbSIWlLAytEF8y7Yj1MwBrvp0E3UYQoJ64XqCcRdTen6Yg/s2048/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvVYS-z6PINe0qRPKpi8ag2VopGG-H3k8SjoLzXG1eq_-EQHBdhESIw1buPl1S83cZv3n5UuKk3tPo0HY420uduOGD4IHYSbSIWlLAytEF8y7Yj1MwBrvp0E3UYQoJ64XqCcRdTen6Yg/s320/image.png" width="240" /></a></div><br />Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-11623831176853671592021-11-04T11:24:00.002-07:002021-11-04T11:24:38.900-07:00<p> . Lightness is no good if it breaks in a year and you have to replace
sections is it? A balance between being stiff and light with enough wall
thickness to keep the bend out of it after 40’ feet is key to good design. Kevlar Ultra high mod 63 msi ? what are these terms</p><p><o:p></o:p></p>
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Laminate Designs vs. Metals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Modulus Torsion 20 2.2 4.5 1.55<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Modulus Bending 250 30 0.6 1.59<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Modulus Bending 200 45 0.6 1.70<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><o:p> </o:p></p>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-43651843678007603252021-09-20T09:49:00.001-07:002021-09-20T09:49:28.819-07:00Water Fed Pole North American "The Tomahawk" SimPole Inc<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ODOBXJs-07Y" frameborder="0"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-12186294230701965572021-07-15T09:11:00.001-07:002021-07-15T09:11:45.581-07:00Ultra-High Mod 63 MSI water fed pole straight up, sift, light 10 sectio...<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YewiccC32Eo/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/YewiccC32Eo" frameborder="0"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-34484627715849045352020-11-15T08:03:00.001-08:002020-11-15T08:03:11.796-08:00Simpole Man<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yZ_9GIf3HHo" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_9GIf3HHo&feature=youtu.be</div><div><br /></div>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-23415955191899526002020-08-23T14:41:00.001-07:002020-08-23T14:41:35.711-07:00Free Trad SimPole Taper-4-1<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1uT3ucZOT7w" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-16379708256913027962019-06-02T08:36:00.000-07:002019-06-02T08:36:06.602-07:00<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Along the same line, I wrote this years ago! PVV </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Phillip Alexander window cleaner 45 years. The inventor of window washing SimPole water fed carbon fiber pole. phil@simpole.com</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">"PVV" Are You being lead down the course of Perceived Vendor Value (PVV).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A vendor acquires a new product and the window cleaner rushes to purchase the most recent, new water fed equipment, yet within a year or two, it becomes really noticeable it was not created with the window cleaner in mind! would it not be better to have</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Repairable, Replaceable, and Reliable (RRR) Systems instead of Perceived Vendor Value (PVV).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Water Fed Poles and Water Systems that have track records of years used by real window cleaning and made by a window cleaner with 50 years of experience. Do most vendors even clean windows?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is the advantaged of this?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. You get enhancements in the poles and the systems as the inventor use the product real life of window cleaning.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. It may cost more making a long-lasting product that lasts for several years then a fast turn-around profit for the vendor of excursive products.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Do you reach-search with window cleaning guys that the pole or systems for many years to view just how they are working overtime?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Do they help you repaired the Poles and RO systems or merely sell you high price replacement parts?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is merely some of the reasons purchasing directly from a developer and a window cleaner so watch out for the PVV and go with the RRR. Equipment.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Looking into on your own with Google and Social Media.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Phillip Alexander 50 years cleaning windows phil@simpole.com.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The window cleaners supplier of SimPole Brand Systems.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Internet Store on FaceBook</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Water-Fed Poles & Water Fed Pole Systems for home window cleansing. Clean windows approximately 80 foot reach feet without Ladders!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">P Perceived "analyzes or views (a person or something) in a certain way".</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">So through the eyes of the vendor, we find out concerning a new item which at some point is excellent like the "journal" or "Sorbo Soren Squeegee" which together in my opinion of using them with each other for 15 years is among the best mix of two excellent development's.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://window-washing-eq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Water-Fed Poles & Water Fed Pole Systems for home window cleansing. Cleaned windows as much as 72 feet without ladders! Designed and made unique in AZ USA.</span><br /><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsimpole.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR24H0MTK2efzo3_h9IVx2Iq_Ruhzlhnga7m9DKO2u42Zl_QUIcFNliSxGc&h=AT2KgXSIEpQu477twy5jz515ESlsn0B-agQVFw4sRJM63r_G7oJnv2JJdJsHbexN2tMBtPCHBGaDlE2trDjQpbTVEDw34MbCKCeAmf6DpHn3V0R0nnwylLU_aAUSLTZuKbaA" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">simpole.com.</a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have used water fed poles from1983 with our first Tucker Metal Pole. In 2007 we started to make our own water fed poles with </span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simpole.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2YyBFCVrjqS0RC2BHGQyXY1RgtUBrTvG2NKMEVz6Pvjb9-IqCqBpceDqo&h=AT0CfjsuwekwvtDc05bBlfYh-i3DfzvE1w7qyeukTxNBuU14c_3TUNpSUpTQ8_n_IHNUP6KXivOc0n1DaUZsolVLMUI_eTh4Kq2LtbsnPHfphscv4Z16AGciu8SL_uiW9oBe" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">www.simpole.com</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> We feel we have one of the best design WFP on the market so check it out at </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">- SimPole | Window Cleaning Equipment You Can Rely On</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clip of range of SimPole s </span><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwindow-washing-equipment.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3Y7QKzN3hLMZPl0ohmPyEr3_w3GsFBGfpooidwct8TpGdKYiTX9M6Y35U&h=AT2el1PeLki6i8Me-R3zPFg0fXT909uBp8RvpsAqSKAM4YHbDQSnDQ0YIHKDV40MLqSMB5dEDcJxsjzLoenB-luBneZCESLdinV_UWnWcHeHNR2_enCxbfMZ11Ht_fWuATcd" href="http://window-washing-equipment.com/?fbclid=IwAR3Y7QKzN3hLMZPl0ohmPyEr3_w3GsFBGfpooidwct8TpGdKYiTX9M6Y35U" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://window-washing-equipment.com/</a></span></span></div>
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<span dir="ltr" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="_3l3x" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">…/2010-SimPole-going-…/… All Amercian Window Cleaning, Inc. Water Fed Pole Window Cleaning All American Window Cleaning, In AWC Interviews Phil Alexander Inventive & Resourceful, Phil Enjoys his Business</span><br /><a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwindow-washing-equipment.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3cryv0cpE0QJ4kDoJxfql7IaMyzOo6mNW757ymJYzt6nbsWwemeY_rmSI&h=AT2el1PeLki6i8Me-R3zPFg0fXT909uBp8RvpsAqSKAM4YHbDQSnDQ0YIHKDV40MLqSMB5dEDcJxsjzLoenB-luBneZCESLdinV_UWnWcHeHNR2_enCxbfMZ11Ht_fWuATcd" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://window-washing-equipment.com/</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">…/pvv-lead-course-per…/…</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Phillip Alexander</span><br />928-237-4189<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">347-sim-pole</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">phil@simpole.com</span></span></span></div>
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Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-70157389672074489452019-05-12T18:08:00.001-07:002019-05-12T18:08:04.266-07:00Kevlar with out good carbon fiber inside<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e--4dx01BG0" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-2366098515284123302019-05-07T12:33:00.001-07:002019-05-07T12:33:46.804-07:00Residential Window Cleaning with Simpole<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UMns9dNpTjA" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-35745155513502594762019-05-01T05:16:00.001-07:002019-05-01T05:16:32.732-07:00SimPole Way to Clean Windows !<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s5uhsCPAyLM" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-38982599541418492102019-04-21T16:45:00.001-07:002019-04-21T16:45:33.806-07:00Unger Double Pad SimPole Goose Neck System<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cRxLm7mowLM" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-10583749872279725952019-04-02T10:26:00.001-07:002019-04-02T10:26:42.170-07:00How to Clean windows with Phil Alexander<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S84OP35BVUA" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-89831129976996340522019-03-27T11:56:00.001-07:002019-03-27T11:56:37.407-07:00Ultra High Mod Water Fed Poles SimPole Prototype History<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9fPRl3aa1kI" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-30443722676301383312018-11-13T11:22:00.001-08:002018-11-13T11:22:41.206-08:00Kevlar Ultra hi-mod 12 section water fed pole<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JZ8Qe_cMl-Y" width="459"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-68989057663826160112018-11-01T13:51:00.003-07:002018-11-01T13:51:52.962-07:00Solar Cleaning Plain water system $675.00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s_QMsGwQOk0" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-837400805771260712018-11-01T13:51:00.001-07:002018-11-01T13:51:35.714-07:00How to get the flow right with wfp on homes with pencil jets.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kM9rcPGc4cc" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-6607207734101286302018-10-23T22:13:00.001-07:002018-10-23T22:13:11.846-07:00Kevlar 72 foot water fed pole<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qigvzTkWtUM" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-65197302961617172722018-07-21T09:29:00.001-07:002018-07-21T09:29:49.240-07:00Best Water Fed Pole Pure Water Window Cleaning System Review<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eXjKUoHkZzU" width="480"></iframe>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-13790021059696932092018-07-11T08:34:00.002-07:002018-07-11T08:35:53.561-07:00simh22 at workhttps://youtu.be/HM-8yym3zwA<br />
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WFP window cleaning<a href="http://theglasscleaners.blogspot.com/2010/12/putting-simpole-together-wfp-window.html">The Glass Cleaners: Putting a SimPole together. WFP window cleaning</a>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507471781046963207.post-84926743393307023952011-04-17T18:34:00.000-07:002011-04-17T18:34:57.159-07:00How To Avoid Using A Razor Blade to Clean Glass PILKINGTON Activ™ Self-Cleaning Glass GLAZING GUIDELINES Pilkington Activ™ Self-Cleaning Glass has a thin, clear, permanent, pyrolytic Titanium Oxide coating on one of its surfaces. The coating has a hydrophilic property with makes raindrops spread out, or sheet, across the surface to wash away dirt particles. It also acts as a catalyst, when activated by daylight, to break down organic dirt into water vapor and CO2 gas. Pilkington Activ glass needs to be glazed with the coating on the #1 (outboard) surface. It should be located where it will can receive daylight because the coating utilizes the sun’s ultra violet light, either direct or diffuse indirect, to activate its self-cleaning action and destroy organic material on its surface. There is sufficient indirect UV light to activate the coating, even on a north elevation (in the northern hemisphere), underneath overhanging roof eaves and behind an insect screen. When glazed beside a light of clear, non-coated glass the Activ Glass will appear slightly brighter. RECOMMENDED GLAZING GUIDELINES Wet glazing tapes, such as “preshim” with a neoprene rod core enclosed in a high viscosity butyl, are designed to remain pliable and flexible over their design lifetime. These tapes may contain a significant percentage of oil that can migrate onto the glass surface. This oil can sometimes be seen on the coated surface and can be difficult to remove without damaging the coating. Silicone sealants can also exude silicone oil or plasticisers while they cure, and long afterwards. These very thin layers of silicone oil are very difficult to remove from glass or coatings. They are usually only visible when the glass is wet, and even then they are only noticeable by the different water droplet formation when compared to clean glass, but they do cover the coating and effectively inhibit the self-cleaning action. ATS-169 2008/05/12 Page 2 Neoprene gaskets are often coated with extrusion oil or a lubrication liquid to assist installation. This will usually be removed during the first glass cleaning, provided the lubricating liquid does not contain Silicone. It is for these reasons that the following glazing materials are deemed compatible with Pilkington Activ Glass. 1. Use a clean, oil-free, dry gasket system against the Pilkington Activ surface Or 2. Use silicone oil free, one or two component, curing, glazing sealants such as polysulfides and urethanes, Or 3. SMX 505 by Soudal Inc. Contact: Mr Glen Kallgren, National Sales Manager. 682 553 1173. gkallgren@soudal-inc.com 8888 Governors Row, Dallas, Texas 75247 Or 4. Manusbond 35MP by Manus Products, 866 Industrial Blvd. , West Waconia, MN 55387 . Contact: Mr. Brian Henjum, Dir. Sales, Tel 952 442 3323 brianh@manus.net Or 5. Sonolastic 150 by Sonnerborn. Supplied by Chemrex, MN . 800 433 9517 (Avoid direct UV exposure) Follow the manufacturers’ recommendations and insure that the sealants have adequate UV and weathering stability. Identifying the Activ Coated Surface The coated glass surface should be identified by the location of a lable on the non-coated glass side. A special hand-held detector is available from EDTM, Toledo, Ohio , tel. 419 861 1030, www.edtm.com to positively identify the coated surface. The fine scale roughness of the coating can be detected by added friction when it is rubbed with finger tips or finger nails. Note: the coating emittance is the same as non-coated glass and so standard Low-E detectors cannot be used to identify the coated surface. ATS-169 2008/05/12 Page 3 Maintenance and Cleaning Activ Glass See ATS Bulletin #166 for details. It is on the web at: http://www.pilkington.com/the+americas/usa/english/building+products/ats+bulletins/default1.htm The information contained in this bulletin is offered for assistance in the application of Pilkington North America Inc. flat glass products, but IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Actual performance may vary in particular applications. [ Home Page | SimPole Brushes | New Products | COXREELS | Fiber Glass Poles | Testimonials | Ordering | Self Cleaning Glass Warning | How To Glass | DI Water | Pole Details | Product Survey | Contact Us | Newsletter | Water-Fed-Pole Links | Blog SimPole ] nformational Bulletins Proper Proced Paul is on the right tract because a lot of new glass out there in not all bad but it does not like razor blades. I manufacture the www.simpole.com which is made out of carbon fiber which is conductive to electric wires. If I warn the cleanlier to keep the pole away for wires that doesn’t make my product defective. We need information or the type of glass and not just say it is bad glass because we can no longer use razor blades. I see windows every day that have scratches on them from razor blades (not from us because we have stop using them and will WFP all new job first.) There is other ways to clean window without razor blades.( WFP- PRESSURE WASHING) If the manufacture does not want us to use them in why should we be so bull headed and tell we know better. They make the glass and if they say not to use razor blades on most new glass out there we should listen to them, It’s their Glass! Ask most of the follow window cleanlier and they will agree that in the last ten years the new type of glass will scratch even without FD problems. Education is the key not always saying my way is best and I be dam if a let an manufacture tell I can’t d razor blade! We'Dew"Windows Inc www.wedewwindows.com "40 YEARS CLEANING WINDOWS" SimPole Inc. "WE USE WHAT WE SELL" www.simpole.com 1-865-256-2225 ures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products - GANA 01-0300 Download Bulletin in PDF Format (181 KB) Cleaning Glass Gana Web Site. http://www.scratched-glass.net/ Check out the site to avoid scrarching glass. Click on titles to view articles - the Acrobat Reader is required to view some articles. Please note: All comments on this page were written by Gary Mauer. No one should assume or infer that the owners of any other website endorse this website or any of the opinions expressed. Some of the links below lead directly to items on other websites. It is our policy to always provide equally prominent links to the home pages of these other websites. We urge all visitors to follow these document links and to read the entire document cited, and we also urge visitors to follow the home page links in order to fully appreciate the content of the other website. Click here to learn more about this website. IWCA Seminar on Fabricating Debris Awareness - 2006 Dan Fields, a highly regarded expert on the subject, presented a seminar called "Fabricating Debris Awareness" on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the 2006 IWCA Convention in Mesa, Arizona. Purchase 2006 IWCA Fabricating Debris Awareness CD online Everyone with an interest in this issue needs to listen to this recording. This is a turning point in the dialog between window cleaners and glass companies. Double Audio CD. IWCA Seminar on Glass Fabrication & Processes - 2005 The day after a tour of the local Arch Aluminum & Glass tempering facility - during their 2005 convention in Orlando - the IWCA recorded a very interesting discussion about how hard these fabricators worked to produce better quality tempered glass for their customers. During this discussion, these fabricators agreed that an ideal way to check for fabricating debris was to use a razor during regular QC checks on glass exiting tempering ovens. Click here for Gary Mauer's article about the tour & seminar Window cleaners were bussed to the Arch plant one day before the IWCA seminar. The editor of Glass Magazine - Nancy M. Davis - wrote an account of the discussion at the IWCA/Arch tour for the April 2005 issue. In that article, Max Perilstein, the Vice President of marketing for Arch, and leader of GANA’s Building Envelope Contractors division said, “We believe we're doing things the right way.” He advised window cleaners to “Investigate local glass fabricators. Ask if they’re doing the things we’re doing here.” That article was removed from the Glass Magazine website after only a few days. Articles by Daniel A. Fields - WindowGuru@aol.com Fields Construction Services, Inc. 5715 South Front Road, Building B-1 Livermore, CA 94550 - Phone: 925-294-8183 Scratched Glass Seminar Outline of Scratched Glass Seminar presented by Dan Fields at the Window Cleaning Network Picnic in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, July 27, 2002. This seminar covered the leading cause of glass scratching - defective tempered glass surfaces. "Scrapers don't scratch glass - fabricating debris does." Construction Window Cleaning A Primer; By Daniel A Fields The purpose of this article is to help enlighten general contractors, window cleaners, and other responsible parties in the residential construction industry on how to identify some of the numerous causes of scratched glass. This article discusses the responsibilities of the construction window cleaner, other subcontractors and the general contractor, the major causes of scratched glass, and the possible solutions to this widespread problem. Glass Quality By Daniel A Fields An illustrated essay on tempered glass quality - the origins of fabricating debris, and what needs to be done about it. Article by Gary Mauer Scrapers & Fabricating Debris Issues - Revised 2/23/04 Window cleaners: This article will help you and your customers understand the problems presented by fabricating debris on some heat treated glass, and why you need to have a fabricating debris damage liability waiver signed before you scrape tempered glass. This update contains several clarifications, including the statement that "The incidence of fabricating debris is greatly minimized when temperers adhere to all recommended maintenance procedures for washers, rollers and other tempering equipment." Print copies and show it to builders. Help them realize why they should insist on quality tempered glass - that can be scraped - and why they need to sign your waiver. Builders are encouraged to manage fabricating debris as a manufacturing defect on some of the tempered glass they are getting, and address this issue with their suppliers. Work with them to assure that the uncoated tempered glass you're getting can be successfully cleaned with a properly used scraper. If you can do that, you'll have no more problems with tempered glass damage than you do with annealed. This article may be reprinted and redistributed by anyone who wishes to. Photocopying and fax distribution is discouraged - but only because color photos of glass defects are involved. I recommend printing from the original PDF file, or emailing the file itself to interested parties. Article in the International Glass Review Partnering with the Glass Fabricating Industry This 2002 International Glass Review article by the leading supplier of furnace rollers points out they offer "free seminars to customers focusing on roller properties, cleaning and maintenance procedures, roller refurbishing and regrinding options and precautions, the effects of the plant environment and fabricating practices on tempered glass." They also offer laboratory analysis as a free service to their clients, to properly identify "glass surface conditions or markings". At one point, this article says, "Most often the conditions that appear on glass surfaces during the heat treating process are related to foreign materials that have been mechanically impinged into the glass or that has damage the glass as it passes over the rollers. " An illustrated article from the 2001 International Glass Review entitled, The dynamics of ceramic rollers Operating and maintenance practices to produce quality tempered glass; By Renald D Bartoe, is no longer available online from International Glass Review - but back issues can be ordered. This article also discusses issues related to tempered glass quality from the perspective of the roller manufacturer, and advocates good housekeeping and good fabricating practices. At one point, this article says, "Glass dust and debris deposited on the furnace rollers can be picked up by the glass." There are several color photos. International Glass Review is a tri-annual review of glass production and manufacturing, published by Contract Communications Limited a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, in London, England Articles in US Glass Magazine 4/98 Temper Temper Managing the Problems Inherent in Tempered Glass; By: Regina R. Johnson This 1998 US Glass Magazine article says in part that "particles such as glass fines from the cutting edging process and handling smudges that are not washed off the surface of glass before tempering will bake on to the surface, causing blemishes..... described throughout the industry by various names, including "orange peel," "heat prickling," "seeds," "bubbles," or just plain "garbage" that was not washed off prior to the glass entering the tempering furnace. During normal window cleaning after building construction, the pimples can be scraped off and the dragged across the glass surface, causing scratches" 6/99 Maximizing Ceramic Furnace Roll Performance By Renald D Bartoe, Frederick Caillaud, Dr. John Dodsworth and Jerry Osele The authors of this 1999 US Glass Magazine article identify glass fines and other surface deposits as defects. The article underlines the importance of plant cleanliness, roller & furnace cleanliness and maintenance, dust control, and states that "Effective use of the glass washer is critical to every tempering operation. The glass should be washed just prior to tempering... The glass washer must be operating properly with the detergents, brushes and rinse water at the manufacturer's recommended settings. Maintenance of the glass washer is equally important to ensure the glass is clean and without residue or debris that will be carried into the furnace... " Bulletins by GANA - (Glass Association of North America) Proper Procedures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products Glass Association of North America This GANA bulletin is often interpreted as a "ban" on scrapers. GANA clearly does not condone or recommend scrapers, and scraping is not considered a "normal cleaning procedure" by GANA, This bulletin claims that "widespread" use of scrapers will "often" damage glass. Heat Treated Glass Surfaces are Different Glass Association of North America This GANA bulletin refers to the presence of fabricating debris as a "surface condition" - agrees that fabricating debris may be present on some tempered glass, and also states that scraping can result in damage, "if any microscopic particles have adhered to the surface". It does not, however, address the variable presence of fabricating debris. On most tempered glass, one side is fine, and the other side may or may not have fabricating debris. There is no explanation for why that occurs, or what is being done about it. The truth is that proper maintenance in the tempering plant yields a better tempered glass surface - but this GANA bulletin doesn't mention that. There is also the suggestion that ASTM standards allow the presence of fabricating debris, which suggests that builders have no choice but to accept tempered glass. However, the ASTM C 1036 standard contains disclaimers which seem to contradict that - and clearly, the ASTM standard does not actually state that detectable fabricating debris is acceptable. The conclusion suggests that "millions upon millions of square feet of glass have been installed with trouble free performance", the inference being that this is because this glass has been cleaned and maintained by professional window cleaners who didn't use scrapers. A window cleaner's view would probably be that most of those "millions upon millions of square feet of glass" have in fact felt a scraper - with no ill effect, because there was no fabricating debris problem. Scraper use among window cleaners is widespread - nearly universal. Window cleaning scrapers are offered by every major squeegee manufacturer, and sold by every major window cleaning supply house. General Information on Quality Tempered Glass What every window cleaner should know; By Daniel A Fields Information and facts regarding tempered glass in an outline format 6 second audio clip - recorded by Gary Mauer You can often detect fabricating debris on clean tempered glass by running a scraper lightly over the surface. Listen to MP3 file Listen to .WAV file (much larger file - slightly better quality) This recording will give you an indication of what to listen for. A microphone was attached to a scraper..... the scraper was placed on a piece of tempered glass, pushed a short way, then lifted and placed on a nearby piece of tempered glass which was loaded with fabricating debris and pushed again - lightly, so as not to scratch the glass. The smooth surface that you hear first would have been the top side when that particular piece of glass was tempered, and the rough surface you hear next was the bottom - the side that was touching rollers when that particular piece of glass passed through the tempering oven. The tinkling soun<h3 class="fw-title">How To Avoid Using A Razor Blade to Clean Glass </h3><div class="fw-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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Pilkington <strong>Activ™</strong><strong> </strong>Self-Cleaning Glass has a thin, clear, permanent, pyrolytic Titanium Oxide coating on one of its surfaces. The coating has a hydrophilic property with makes raindrops spread out, or sheet, across the surface to wash away dirt particles. It also acts as a catalyst, when activated by daylight, to break down organic dirt into water vapor and CO<sub>2</sub> gas. <br />
Pilkington <strong>Activ </strong>glass needs to be glazed with the coating on the #1 (outboard) surface. It should be located where it will can receive daylight because the coating utilizes the sun’s ultra violet light, either direct or diffuse indirect, to activate its self-cleaning action and destroy organic material on its surface. There is sufficient indirect UV light to activate the coating, even on a north elevation (in the northern hemisphere), underneath overhanging roof eaves and behind an insect screen. <br />
When glazed beside a light of clear, non-coated glass the Activ Glass will appear slightly brighter. <br />
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<h2><em>RECOMMENDED GLAZING GUIDELINES</em></h2>Wet glazing tapes, such as “preshim” with a neoprene rod core enclosed in a high viscosity butyl, are designed to remain pliable and flexible over their design lifetime. These tapes may contain a significant percentage of oil that can migrate onto the glass surface. <strong><em><u> </u></em></strong><strong><em><u>This oil can sometimes be seen on the coated surface and can be difficult to remove without damaging the coating.</u></em></strong> <br />
<strong><em><u>Silicone sealants can also exude silicone oil or plasticisers while they cure, and long afterwards. These very thin layers of silicone oil are very difficult to remove from glass or coatings. They are usually only visible when the glass is wet, and even then they are only noticeable by the different water droplet formation when compared to clean glass, but they do cover the coating and effectively inhibit the self-cleaning action.</u></em></strong> <br />
<h2><em><u>ATS-169</u></em></h2>2008/05/12 <br />
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<strong><em><u>Neoprene gaskets are often coated with extrusion oil or a lubrication liquid to assist installation. This will usually be removed during the first glass cleaning, provided the lubricating liquid does not contain Silicone.</u></em></strong> <br />
It is for these reasons that the following glazing materials are deemed compatible with Pilkington <strong>Activ </strong>Glass. <br />
1. Use a clean, oil-free, dry gasket system against the Pilkington <strong>Activ </strong>surface Or <br />
2. Use silicone oil free, one or two component, curing, glazing sealants such as polysulfides and urethanes, Or <br />
3. SMX 505 by Soudal Inc. Contact: Mr Glen Kallgren, National Sales Manager. 682 553 1173. <a href="mailto:gkallgren@soudal-inc.com">gkallgren@soudal-inc.com</a> 8888 Governors Row, Dallas, Texas 75247 <br />
Or 4. Manusbond 35MP by Manus Products, <br />
<address>866 Industrial Blvd.</address>, West Waconia, MN 55387 . Contact: Mr. Brian Henjum, Dir. Sales, Tel 952 442 3323 brianh@manus.net Or <br />
5. Sonolastic 150 by Sonnerborn. Supplied by Chemrex, MN . 800 433 9517 (Avoid direct UV exposure) <br />
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Follow the manufacturers’ recommendations and insure that the sealants have adequate UV and weathering stability. <br />
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<h2><em>Identifying the Activ Coated Surface</em></h2>The coated glass surface should be identified by the location of a lable on the non-coated glass side. A special hand-held detector is available from EDTM, Toledo, Ohio , tel. 419 861 1030, <a href="http://www.edtm.com/" target="_blank">www.edtm.com</a> to positively identify the coated surface. <br />
The fine scale roughness of the coating can be detected by added friction when it is rubbed with finger tips or finger nails. <br />
Note: the coating emittance is the same as non-coated glass and so standard Low-E detectors cannot be used to identify the coated surface. <br />
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<h2><em>Maintenance and Cleaning Activ Glass</em></h2>See ATS Bulletin #166 for details. It is on the web at: <br />
<a href="http://www.pilkington.com/the+americas/usa/english/building+products/ats+bulletins/default1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pilkington.com/the+americas/usa/english/building+products/ats+bulletins/default1.htm</a> <br />
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The information contained in this bulletin is offered for assistance in the application of Pilkington North America Inc. flat glass products, but IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Actual performance may vary in particular applications. </td></tr>
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nformational Bulletins<em><br />
</em>Proper Proced Paul is on the right tract because a lot of new glass out there in not all bad but it <strong><u>does not like razor blades</u></strong>.<br />
I manufacture the <a href="http://www.simpole.com/" target="_blank">www.simpole.com</a> which is made out of carbon fiber which is conductive to electric wires.<br />
If I warn the cleanlier to keep the pole away for wires that doesn’t make my product defective.<br />
We <strong><em><u>need information or the type of glass</u></em></strong> and not just say it is bad glass because we can no longer use razor blades.<br />
I see windows every day that have scratches on them from razor blades (not from us because we have stop using them and will WFP all new job first.)<br />
<strong><em><u>There is other ways to clean window without razor blades.( WFP- PRESSURE WASHING)</u></em></strong><br />
If the manufacture does not want us to use them in why should we be so bull headed and tell we know better. <br />
They make the glass and if they say not to use razor blades on most new glass out there we should listen to them, It’s their Glass!<br />
Ask most of the follow window cleanlier and they will agree that in the last ten years the new type of glass will scratch even without FD problems.<br />
<strong><em><u>Education is the key</u></em></strong> not always saying my way is best and I be dam if a let an manufacture tell I can’t d razor blade!<br />
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ures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products - GANA 01-0300 <br />
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</tbody></table><b>IWCA Seminar on Fabricating Debris Awareness - 2006</b><br />
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<tr> <td height="38" width="6%"> </td> <td height="38" width="94%">Dan Fields, a highly regarded expert on the subject, presented a seminar called "Fabricating Debris Awareness" on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the 2006 IWCA Convention in Mesa, Arizona. <a href="http://wcmail.safeshopper.com/15/cat15.htm" target="_blank">Purchase 2006 IWCA Fabricating Debris Awareness CD online</a><br />
Everyone with an interest in this issue needs to listen to this recording. This is a turning point in the dialog between window cleaners and glass companies. Double Audio CD.</td></tr>
</tbody></table></center> <b>IWCA Seminar on Glass Fabrication & Processes - 2005</b><br />
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<tr> <td height="38" width="6%"> </td> <td height="38" width="94%"> The day after a tour of the local Arch Aluminum & Glass tempering facility - during their 2005 convention in Orlando - the IWCA recorded a very interesting discussion about how hard these fabricators worked to produce better quality tempered glass for their customers.<br />
During this discussion, these fabricators agreed that an ideal way to check for fabricating debris was to use a razor during regular QC checks on glass exiting tempering ovens. <br />
<a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/breakthrough.htm" target="_self">Click here for Gary Mauer's article about the tour & seminar</a><br />
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Window cleaners were bussed to the Arch plant one day before the IWCA seminar. The editor of <a href="http://www.glassmagazine.net/" target="_blank">Glass Magazine</a> - Nancy M. Davis - wrote an account of the discussion at the IWCA/Arch tour for the April 2005 issue. In that article, Max Perilstein, the Vice President of marketing for Arch, and leader of GANA’s Building Envelope Contractors division said, “We believe we're doing things the right way.” He advised window cleaners to “Investigate local glass fabricators. Ask if they’re doing the things we’re doing here.” That article was removed from the Glass Magazine website after only a few days.</td></tr>
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<b>Articles by Daniel A. Fields - </b><a href="mailto:WindowGuru@aol.com">WindowGuru@aol.com</a><br />
<blockquote> <blockquote> <a href="http://www.stopscratchedglass.com/default.asp">Fields Construction Services, Inc.</a><br />
5715 South Front Road, Building B-1<br />
Livermore, CA 94550 - Phone: 925-294-8183<br />
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<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">Outline of Scratched Glass Seminar presented by Dan Fields at the Window Cleaning Network Picnic in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, July 27, 2002.<br />
This seminar covered the leading cause of glass scratching - defective tempered glass surfaces. "Scrapers don't scratch glass - fabricating debris does." </td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%"><a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/pdfs/Construction%20Window%20Cleaning.PDF">Construction Window Cleaning</a><i>A Primer; By Daniel A Fields</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%"><i> </i>The purpose of this article is to help enlighten general contractors, window cleaners, and other responsible parties in the residential construction industry on how to identify some of the numerous causes of scratched glass. This article discusses the responsibilities of the construction window cleaner, other subcontractors and the general contractor, the major causes of scratched glass, and the possible solutions to this widespread problem. <br />
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<tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%"><a href="http://www.stopscratchedglass.com/challenge/glass_quality.asp">Glass Quality</a><i><br />
By Daniel A Fields</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%"><i> An illustrated essay </i>on tempered glass quality - the origins of fabricating debris, and what needs to be done about it. </td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" height="40" width="100%"><a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/FabricatingDebris.html" target="_blank">Scrapers & Fabricating Debris Issues - Revised 2/23/04</a></td></tr>
<tr> <td height="38" width="6%"> </td> <td height="38" width="94%"><b>Window cleaners:</b> This article will help you and your customers understand the problems presented by fabricating debris on some heat treated glass, and why you need to have a fabricating debris damage liability waiver signed before you scrape tempered glass. This update contains several clarifications, including the statement that "The incidence of fabricating debris is greatly minimized when temperers adhere to all recommended maintenance procedures for washers, rollers and other tempering equipment."<br />
<b>Print copies and show it to builders. </b>Help them realize why they should insist on quality tempered glass - that can be scraped - and why they need to sign your waiver.<br />
<b>Builders</b> are encouraged to manage fabricating debris as a manufacturing defect on some of the tempered glass they are getting, and address this issue with their suppliers. Work with them to assure that the uncoated tempered glass you're getting can be successfully cleaned with a properly used scraper. If you can do that, you'll have no more problems with tempered glass damage than you do with annealed.<br />
This article may be reprinted and redistributed by anyone who wishes to. Photocopying and fax distribution is discouraged - but only because color photos of glass defects are involved.<br />
I recommend printing from the <a href="http://64.77.164.245:84/ss?click&amp;scratched-glass&amp;3e4d17cf">original PDF file</a>, or emailing the file itself to interested parties.</td></tr>
</tbody></table></center> <b>Article in the <a href="http://www.internationalglassreview.com/">International Glass Review</a></b><br />
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<tr> <td colspan="2" height="62" width="100%"><a href="http://www.internationalglassreview.com/default.asp?Page=1&amp;SID=387922&amp;ISS=9550">Partnering with the Glass Fabricating Industry</a></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">This 2002 <a href="http://www.internationalglassreview.com/">International Glass Review</a> article by the leading supplier of furnace rollers points out they offer "free seminars to customers focusing on roller properties, cleaning and maintenance procedures, roller refurbishing and regrinding options and precautions, the effects of the plant environment and fabricating practices on tempered glass." They also offer laboratory analysis as a free service to their clients, to properly identify "glass surface conditions or markings". <br />
At one point, this article says, "Most often the conditions that appear on glass surfaces during the heat treating process are related to foreign materials that have been mechanically impinged into the glass or that has damage the glass as it passes over the rollers. "<br />
An illustrated article from the 2001 International Glass Review entitled,<br />
The dynamics of ceramic rollers<a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/backissues/9804/9804temper.html"><br />
</a><i>Operating and maintenance practices to produce quality tempered glass;</i><i> </i><i>By Renald D Bartoe, </i>is no longer available online from International Glass Review - but back issues can be ordered.<br />
This article also discusses issues related to tempered glass quality from the perspective of the roller manufacturer, and advocates good housekeeping and good fabricating practices. At one point, this article says, "<i>Glass dust and debris deposited on the furnace rollers can be picked up by the glass." </i>There are several color photos.<br />
<a href="http://www.internationalglassreview.com/">International Glass Review</a> is a tri-annual review of glass production and manufacturing, published by Contract Communications Limited a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, in London, England </td></tr>
</tbody></table></center> <b>Articles in <a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/" target="_blank">US Glass Magazine</a></b><br />
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<tr> <td colspan="2" height="62" width="100%"><a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/backissues/9804/9804temper.html"> 4/98 Temper Temper</a><i>Managing the Problems Inherent in Tempered Glass; By: Regina R. Johnson</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">This 1998 <a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/" target="_blank">US Glass Magazine</a> article says in part that "particles such as glass fines from the cutting edging process and handling smudges that are not washed off the surface of glass before tempering will bake on to the surface, causing blemishes..... described throughout the industry by various names, including "orange peel," "heat prickling," "seeds," "bubbles," or just plain "garbage" that was not washed off prior to the glass entering the tempering furnace. During normal window cleaning after building construction, the pimples can be scraped off and the dragged across the glass surface, causing scratches" </td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/backissues/9906/9906furnaceroll.html">6/99 Maximizing Ceramic Furnace Roll Performance</a><br />
<i>By Renald D Bartoe, Frederick Caillaud, Dr. John Dodsworth and Jerry Osele</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">The authors of this 1999 <a href="http://www.usglassmag.com/" target="_blank">US Glass Magazine</a> article identify glass fines and other surface deposits as defects. The article underlines the importance of plant cleanliness, roller & furnace cleanliness and maintenance, dust control, and states that "Effective use of the glass washer is critical to every tempering operation. The glass should be washed just prior to tempering... The glass washer must be operating properly with the detergents, brushes and rinse water at the manufacturer's recommended settings. Maintenance of the glass washer is equally important to ensure the glass is clean and without residue or debris that will be carried into the furnace... " </td></tr>
</tbody></table></center> <b>Bulletins by <a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/gana/">GANA - (Glass Association of North America)</a></b><br />
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<tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%"><a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/publications/reference/GIB-Proper%20Procedures,%20Cleaning%2001-0300.pdf" target="_blank">Proper Procedures for Cleaning Architectural Glass Products</a><br />
<i>Glass Association of North America</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">This <a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/">GANA</a> bulletin is often interpreted as a "ban" on scrapers. <a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/">GANA</a> clearly does not condone or recommend scrapers, and scraping is not considered a "normal cleaning procedure" by <a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/">GANA</a>, This bulletin claims that "widespread" use of scrapers will "often" damage glass. </td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%"><a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/publications/reference/TD-02-0402-Heat-Treated%20Glass.pdf" target="_blank">Heat Treated Glass Surfaces are Different</a><a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/pdfs/GANA%20Proper%20Procedures%20docoument.pdf" target="_blank"><br />
</a><i>Glass Association of North America</i></td></tr>
<tr> <td width="6%"> </td> <td width="94%">This <a href="http://www.glasswebsite.com/gana/">GANA</a> bulletin refers to the presence of fabricating debris as a "surface condition" - agrees that fabricating debris may be present on some tempered glass, and also states that scraping can result in damage, "if any microscopic particles have adhered to the surface". It does not, however, address the variable presence of fabricating debris. On most tempered glass, one side is fine, and the other side may or may not have fabricating debris. There is no explanation for why that occurs, or what is being done about it.<br />
The truth is that proper maintenance in the tempering plant yields a better tempered glass surface - but this GANA bulletin doesn't mention that.<br />
There is also the suggestion that ASTM standards allow the presence of fabricating debris, which suggests that builders have no choice but to accept tempered glass. However, the ASTM C 1036 standard contains disclaimers which seem to contradict that - and clearly, the ASTM standard does not actually state that detectable fabricating debris is <i>acceptable.</i><br />
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The conclusion suggests that "millions upon millions of square feet of glass have been installed with trouble free performance", the inference being that this is because this glass has been cleaned and maintained by professional window cleaners who didn't use scrapers. <br />
A window cleaner's view would probably be that most of those "millions upon millions of square feet of glass" have in fact felt a scraper - <i>with no ill effect, because there was no fabricating debris problem. </i>Scraper use among window cleaners is widespread - nearly universal. Window cleaning scrapers are offered by every major squeegee manufacturer, and sold by every major window cleaning supply house. </td></tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2" height="40" width="100%"><a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/pdfs/General%20Information.PDF" target="_blank">General Information on Quality Tempered Glass</a>What every window cleaner should know; By Daniel A Fields</td></tr>
<tr> <td height="38" width="6%"> </td> <td height="38" width="94%"> Information and facts regarding tempered glass in an outline format </td></tr>
</tbody></table></center> <b>6 second audio clip - recorded by <a href="mailto:moms@window-cleaning.net">Gary Mauer</a></b> <br />
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<tr> <td height="40" width="100%"><b>You can often detect fabricating debris on <i>clean </i>tempered glass by running a scraper lightly over the surface. </b> <a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/smoothrough.wma" target="_blank">Listen to MP3 file</a> <a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/smoothrough.wav" target="_blank"><br />
Listen to .WAV file (much larger file - slightly better quality)</a><br />
This recording will give you an indication of what to listen for.<br />
A microphone was attached to a scraper..... the scraper was placed on a piece of tempered glass, pushed a short way, then lifted and placed on a nearby piece of tempered glass which was loaded with fabricating debris and pushed again - lightly, so as not to scratch the glass. <br />
The smooth surface that you hear first would have been the top side when that particular piece of glass was tempered, and the rough surface you hear next was the bottom - the side that was touching rollers when that particular piece of glass passed through the tempering oven. <br />
The tinkling sound you hear is little glass fines and other fabricating debris. This is the "tinkle test".... If you've never heard this before, you'll be impressed - or maybe you'll think we faked it. <br />
<a href="http://www.scratched-glass.net/smoothrough.wma" target="_blank"><br />
</a>If you hear this sound, you cannot apply pressure with a scraper, because if you do, some of this fabricating debris will become trapped under the scraper and scratch the glass. <br />
<b>Caution - Fabricating debris is variable, and this is a more extreme example. It won't always sound this bad, and you cannot count on feeling or hearing this surface defect while you are working - particularly on a messy construction site.</b> </td></tr>
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</div><div align="left"><b>Miscellaneous Links</b></div><blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div align="left"><a href="http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blmohsscale.htm?once=true&amp;">Mohs Hardness scale at About.com</a>This and other Mohs hardness scale web pages rank glass and blades at about the same hardness. Unfortunately, most Mohs hardness scale web pages are written by and for gemologists. Those which do mention glass and blades are similar in hardness tend to mention the fact only in passi</div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>Phillip Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077706684643036321noreply@blogger.com2