Window Cleaning Equipment South Africa for Professional and Home Use

The essential window cleaning equipment is a squeegee, a washer (applicator) with a sleeve, a telescopic pole, a scraper, a rectangular bucket and microfibre cloths; for glass above the second storey and for solar panels, add a water-fed pole that rinses with pure water under 10 ppm. Window Cleaning Equipment (WCE) sells every one of these tools and ready-made window cleaning kits from R1,190.00, delivered anywhere in South Africa for a flat R200 by The Courier Guy, normally within 3 to 5 working days.

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Window cleaning equipment list: what each tool does

Window cleaners work with eight tools: a squeegee, a washer, a telescopic pole, a water-fed pole, a pure water system, a scraper, a bucket with a tool belt, and microfibre cloths. This is what each one does and the size to buy.

Squeegee

A squeegee is a rubber blade held in a metal channel on a handle that pulls water off the glass in one pass, leaving it dry and streak-free. A 35 cm stainless-steel channel suits most house windows; the rubber is the part that wears, so a 71 cm length of replacement rubber is cut to fit and turned over when one edge dulls. Shop window squeegees.

Washer (applicator)

A window washer, also called an applicator or strip washer, is a T-bar covered with a removable sleeve that holds soapy water and scrubs the dirt loose before you squeegee. Match its width to the squeegee (a 35 cm washer with a 35 cm squeegee); sleeves come in lambswool, cotton or microfibre and are replaced when they stop holding water, like our 35 cm washer sleeve.

Telescopic pole (telepole)

A telescopic window cleaning pole, or telepole, is an extendable aluminium pole that takes a squeegee or washer so you clean high windows from the ground instead of from a ladder. Choose the length by storey: 2 m for ground-floor glass, 4 m for a single-storey house, 6 m for double-storey and 9 m for triple-storey; each section locks, so the pole holds any length in between. Compare telescopic window cleaning poles.

Water-fed pole

A water-fed pole is a telescopic pole with a hose inside and a jetted brush at the tip: you scrub the glass and frame with pure water and leave it to dry, with no squeegee and no soap. It is the safest way to clean second- and third-storey windows and solar panels from the ground, in 6 m and 9 m lengths of fibreglass or aluminium. Browse water-fed poles.

Pure water system (RO or DI)

A pure water system strips the dissolved minerals out of tap water so it dries without spots: water for window cleaning must read under 10 ppm, while South African tap water usually reads 50 to 300 ppm. A reverse osmosis unit makes 1,030 litres a day from a tap, and a TDS meter checks the reading in seconds. See reverse osmosis systems.

Scraper

A window scraper is a flat blade in a holder that lifts paint spots, silicone, cement splashes and sticker residue off glass that a squeegee cannot shift. Always wet the glass first and push the blade one way at a shallow angle, then wash and squeegee as normal, as with the Pullex scraper fitting.

Bucket and tool belt

A window cleaning bucket is a wide, rectangular bucket, about 15 litres, long enough to dip a 35 cm washer flat, which a round household bucket is not. A tool belt or holster carries the squeegee and scraper at your hip so both hands stay free on a ladder or pole. See the 15 litre window cleaning bucket.

Microfibre cloths

Microfibre cloths are lint-free cloths used after the squeegee to wipe the water line along the edges and to dry frames and sills; paper towel leaves lint and streaks. Keep one dry cloth for detailing the glass and a damp one for the frames.

Which window cleaning kit do you need?

Window Cleaning Equipment (WCE) sells ready-made window cleaning starter kits for every job in South Africa, from ground-floor homes to high-reach commercial glass. Choose by the highest window you need to clean:

The job Kit Price
Ground-floor windows, or glass you reach from a ladder Basic Window Cleaning Kit (squeegee, washer, bucket) R1,190.00
Single-storey house Single Storey Window Cleaning Kit (4 m telepole) R2,310.00
Double-storey house Double Storey Window Cleaning Kit (6 m telepole) R2,720.00
Triple-storey building Triple Storey Window Cleaning Kit (9 m telepole) R2,960.00
High-reach commercial glass and solar panels 6 m or 9 m waterfed pole kit (pole, 15 L pump, 1,030 L/day RO) R14,940.00 – R17,090.00

Kits with a spare sleeve and rubber, and every size side by side: compare all window cleaning kits.

Why Clean Your Own Windows?

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As a home owner you have two choices. You can either clean your own windows or you can let professional window cleaners do the job for you. For some people, they might not have the time or experience to spend on cleaning there own windows, hence the fact that they will get a professional window cleaning company to come and do the job for them. In a perfect world, this is a good thing, to let people do all the jobs you don’t want to do. The downer comes when you have to shell out your hard-earned cash to pay them and this is where buying your own cleaning tools can come in quite handy, for the cost that one or two cleans will rack up, you can purchase a window cleaning kit that will reach up to your 1st 2nd or even 3rd floor windows, you know the equipment is good because most of the cleaning companies that clean your windows are using the same stuff. The question is posed then: what will work for you? Some prefer a window cleaning service to come in and clean on a regular basis, others prefer to do the cleaning themselves or get their house manager to do the cleaning for them. The choice is yours. If you decide to go with one of our premium kits you will not be disappointed. We also sell complete water fed pole systems in addition to the traditional window cleaning equipment, that will eliminate the need for a ladder.clean windows

We offer all this equipment in kit form and separately, sold from our online store here

Where We Deliver Window Cleaning Equipment in South Africa

You do not have to be in Cape Town to buy from us. Every order leaves our Cape Town warehouse with The Courier Guy on a flat R200 delivery fee, whatever the order size — one squeegee or a full waterfed-pole system costs the same to ship, so there is no penalty for ordering the small item you actually need.

Because the fee is flat and the price list is national, the delivered cost of a kit is the same in Polokwane as it is in Paarl. What changes between towns is transit time, not price.

We ship waterfed poles, squeegees, pure water systems and solar panel cleaning equipment to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Centurion, Sandton, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Gqeberha, East London, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Mbombela, Rustenburg, Kimberley, George and every town between them. If your town is not named, it is still on the network — The Courier Guy delivers countrywide.

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For those who want to make professional window cleaning a success, & even start their own window cleaning business we provide a variety of different window cleaning tools, these range from waterfed window cleaning equipment to traditional cleaning tools. For cleaning high windows we provide window cleaning poles as well as quality outdoor window cleaning tools that utilize pure water,(cleaning pure water)  and even cleaning tool holders.

Window cleaning equipment questions

What equipment is needed for cleaning windows?

You need a squeegee, a washer (applicator), a bucket, a scraper and microfibre cloths for glass you can reach; add a telescopic pole for upstairs windows, or a water-fed pole with pure water for anything above the second storey. A basic window cleaning kit with the first three costs R1,190.00.

What is the best equipment to clean windows?

For houses, a stainless-steel squeegee with a replaceable rubber, such as the 35 cm Pullex, and a matching 35 cm washer give the most streak-free result for the money. For high or commercial glass, a water-fed pole with reverse osmosis water is best, because pure water dries without spots and you work from the ground.

What equipment do I need for a window cleaning business?

A window cleaning business needs two setups: traditional tools (35 cm squeegee, washer, bucket, scraper, microfibre cloths and telescopic poles to 6 m or 9 m) and a water-fed pole system (pole, 15 litre pump, reverse osmosis unit and TDS meter) for high and commercial glass. A 9 metre window cleaning kit with spares (R3,210.00) and a 6 metre waterfed pole kit (R14,940.00) cover most houses and shopfronts.

What do professional window cleaners use on windows?

Professional window cleaners wash the glass with water and a little window cleaning liquid using a washer, then clear it with a squeegee; on high and commercial windows they use pure water from a reverse osmosis or DI system through a water-fed pole, which needs no soap at all. More in what kind of water is best for cleaning windows.

How do you clean windows that are too high to reach?

Fit the squeegee and washer to a telescopic pole, up to a 9 m telepole for triple-storey glass, or use a water-fed pole that scrubs and rinses the window with pure water while you stand on the ground, with no ladder.

How much does window cleaning equipment cost in South Africa?

A basic squeegee, washer and bucket kit costs R1,190.00, storey kits with a telescopic pole cost R2,310.00 to R2,960.00, and a complete water-fed pole system with pump and reverse osmosis unit costs R14,940.00 to R17,090.00. Delivery is a flat R200 anywhere in South Africa.

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