Quick, (not so Cheap) & Dirty
Saw this item in my in-flight magazine (which has some good ideas, obviously) and thought I'd give it a try. I was pleasantly surprised: the parts are well designed to assemble/disassemble quickly, the battery charges pretty fast, and I was able to clean my windows with absolutely no problem whatever. I'm not finicky, so my procedure might not be suited to everyone's taste, but it was rapid & effective for me. I simply equip myself with a couple of cloth towels & a sprayer full of Windex; hold the Vacuum in my left hand (since I'm right handed), squirt the Windex on the window starting at the top. Set the bottle down & using my right hand smear the Windex around to lift dirt. Wipe that hand on a towel, switch the Vacuum to the right hand and proceed with squeegee action. With a little practice, the whole window takes a half a minute or so, depending on how dirty it was.
Best thing about it, I think, is the sturdiness of the product. It's really basic, no frills, no gimmicks; just...
OK Idea But Not Necessary
I hate cleaning my windows and shower surround. OK...I hate cleaning in general but the windows are the worst. Especially my storm doors. The dogs and cat are always licking the glass and it is a never-ending chore.
I received the Karcher Cordless Wet Vac and read the instruction booklet. The Vac came in two pieces (base and the squeegee head). The Squeegee head snapped onto the base effortlessly. I then immediately plugged it in to the charger base. It took about an hour and a half to charge the vac the first time out of the box. It might take less time but I plugged it in and forgot about for that amount of time so I don't really know exactly when the blinking red lights turned fixed.
Once it was charged I grabbed the bottle of ammonia window cleaner and sprayed my back storm door. The door was fairly dirty but not coated with anything that looked like it needed heavy scrubbing. I sprayed the window cleaner and powered on the Wet Vac. I started at...
Compared to a Regular Squeegee: Better and Worse
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Honestly, this thing works quite well, and it's almost fun to use. I've cleaned about 25 large windows, and I'm having an argument with myself. Most "infomercial" type specialty gadgets end up in a forgotten corner of the closet. But I'm not sure about this. It's a beautifully designed and manufactured piece of cleaning equipment that works very well, but has its minor hassles.
It's not a "REVOLUTIONARY NEW WAY TO CLEAN WINDOWS QUICKLY AND EFFORTLESSLY."
It's a way to use the excellent squeegee method of window cleaning in places where the flood of dirty slobber from a normal squeegee would be ruinous. Indoor window & mirror cleaning...some of your outdoor window cleaning...some of your car window cleaning. Most helpful if you do a lot of windows at once.
When the novelty factor wears off, you might use it for 40% of your window cleaning. Or 70%, or 0%. Honestly, I'm not sure where I'll end up. 4-stars or 2-stars? Will update.
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