Mastakilla
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Hi all,
I'm not a window cleaner professional. I'm just a home owner who likes to be informed before buying something...
My house has a 45° angle roof, starting at 2,5m. This roof has 10 solar panels (yellow 1-10), a large bay window and many Velux windows:
As you can see, some windows are not easy to reach. Because of this (and because of lazyness ?), many windows haven't been cleaned since we bought the house about 4 years ago. I'd like to change that now and buy a telescopic pole for this job.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to change in a cleaning-fairy overnight ?. I'll probably clean them just once a year, so I don't want to spend a fortune on a 10m carbon pole (which still can't reach all windows directly).
My intial plan was to spend about 100-150 euro, but after doing some research, I'm leaning towards investing a bit more (200-250 euro max), so that I can enjoy the job a little more and so that the material lasts longer (10 years+?).
I'm thinking of buying a Gardiner CLX-22 pole and attaching that to my tapwater outside. But I do have some concerns / questions:
Or do you advise something completely different in my situation?
Thanks!!
I'm not a window cleaner professional. I'm just a home owner who likes to be informed before buying something...
My house has a 45° angle roof, starting at 2,5m. This roof has 10 solar panels (yellow 1-10), a large bay window and many Velux windows:
- Bay window: Ground floor. Cannot open. Max 3,5m from standing position in the garden. Not reachable without a pole or climbing on the roof.
- Velux window: Ground floor. Cannot open. Max 3,4m from standing position in the garden. Not reachable without a pole or climbing on the roof.
- Velux Window: 1st floor. Cannot open. Max 4,6m from standing position in the garden. Reachable with a chair / ladder from inside, using Velux window 5 or with a pole from outside.
- Velux Window: 1st floor. Cannot open. Max 4,6m from standing position in the garden. Reachable with a chair / ladder from inside, using Velux window 6 or with a pole from outside.
- Velux Window: 1st floor. Can open. Max 5,8m from standing position in the garden. Reachable from inside or with a pole from outside.
- Velux Window: 1st floor. Can open. Max 5,8m from standing position in the garden. Reachable from inside or with a pole from outside.
- Velux Window: 2nd floor. Can open. Max 9,8m from standing position in the garden. Reachable from inside.
- Velux Window: Staircase / Attic. Cannot open. Max 12,5m from standing position in the garden. Only reachable from Velux window 7 (about 5m away).
As you can see, some windows are not easy to reach. Because of this (and because of lazyness ?), many windows haven't been cleaned since we bought the house about 4 years ago. I'd like to change that now and buy a telescopic pole for this job.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to change in a cleaning-fairy overnight ?. I'll probably clean them just once a year, so I don't want to spend a fortune on a 10m carbon pole (which still can't reach all windows directly).
My intial plan was to spend about 100-150 euro, but after doing some research, I'm leaning towards investing a bit more (200-250 euro max), so that I can enjoy the job a little more and so that the material lasts longer (10 years+?).
I'm thinking of buying a Gardiner CLX-22 pole and attaching that to my tapwater outside. But I do have some concerns / questions:
- My tapwater is quite hard, so I'm afraid I'll get a lot of limescale stains over time. Maybe the advantage of cleaning my solar panels will even go away because the limescale stains that get added. Is there a solution for this? Something like adding a soapdispenser and filling it with vinegar? I suspect buying a pump / rainwater reservoir will certainly be out-of-budget...
- I'd prefer getting only 1 all-purpose brush, as it will be hard enough already to stay under 250 euro as it is... Also, buying 2 brushes for something I'll probably only do once a year, sounds a bit crazy. I'll probably need a not-so-soft brush for cleaning the extreme dirt from the windows, but it may not be too hard either, as I don't want to scratch my solar panels. Is the Gardiner Ultimate Medium Soft a good compromise? I understand that it has soft long hairs on the outside and harder short hairs on the inside. Do I then need to be careful not to put much pressure on it, because the short hard hairs can scratch the solar panels?
- Are the standard 2mm jets ok for me?
- Is the all season tube ok for me? Or should I pay a little extra for an enforced tube or Ultra Flex PU tube? Keep in mind that I won't be using it much and I do want it to last really long...
Or do you advise something completely different in my situation?
Thanks!!
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