Window Cleaning Equipment for Difficult Access?

Fire_Fox

I've run a search and it seems previous threads are about which products to use and cloths v. newspaper. I use a Lakeland diluteable product based on soapnuts which does a great job on the glass I can easily access. :T I have an extending pole with interchangeable heads from Home Bargains which is useless.

I live in a third floor flat. The main window is six large square panes - total area approximately three sash windows - of which only two open inwards (bottom left and bottom centre). The glass is tinted which means it smears more than usual, and my road is a main thoroughfare for buses which means they get filthy. :rolleyes:

It's really difficult to get the right angle and hence pressure to get a decent clean without sitting on the window sill, one leg in and one leg out and leaning .... which is pretty dangerous. :eek: Just done the windows and they actually look WORSE than when we started due to smearing.

I've seen extending poles with angled heads in Lakeland but they are pretty expensive - are these actually any good? I've also seen products that have a bit on the inside pane and a bit on the outside that connect through the glass by magnets. You move the internal one to clean the outside but they aren't supposed to be very good for double glazing. Any ideas?

allydowd

This review might help:

http://www.reevoo.com/reviews/mpn/pitch/window_wizard_double

Bettyboop

Hi FF, it's off topic but I wanted to let you know that I can't PM you as your inbox is full. Hope you are well. BB. Hope you received the PM I sent on Wednesday. x

bluebag

I've used a squeegee for years, just a little detergent on a cloth and then squeegee it off and let it air dry. There are different sized poles for the things, maybe one just long enough to reach through the open bit of the window without you leaning out and risking life and limb.