Tower T131001 Cordless Window Cleaner with Rechargeable Battery, 150 ml Water Tank, 20 W, Cool Blue

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Keep an eye on your water container and pause to empty it into the sink if it's reaching the maximum fill line. Among its many included accessories are a smaller 170mm suction head for hard-to-reach areas and a microfibre attachment to spread detergent on your windows. Suction is strong and efficient right across the nozzle, so you can clean and dry into the silicone seal around your windows. But it’s cheap and lightweight (partly down to the small 60ml tank, which needs emptying rather frequently), so it’s a good spare vac to keep handy for quickly dealing with condensation or whizzing over the car windows.

If you're spraying a cleaning solution on your windows, rather than just sucking up condensation, it's best to let it settle for a minute or two before vacuuming. That may sound miserly but it’s usually long enough to clean your car or blitz condensation on a chilly morning. While it's possible to clean your windows without the assistance of a window vac, it's much less convenient and you're more likely to do an uneven job. By signing up to our newsletter you accept to receive Tower’s latest news, offers and promotions directly to your inbox.Switch to ‘Max’ mode to boost the WindowMatic’s power by 50% (and drain the battery faster, of course). The finish is about as streak-free as a window vac can achieve, although you may want to give your glass a final buff with a dry kitchen towel. We look out for how much water drips down off the glass, rather than getting sucked into the water container, and check for any streaks and missed patches.

Convenient design touches include a stopper that lets you drain the tank without needing to remove it (although you can remove it for cleaning). Leak-proof suction: Window vacs suck wastewater into their tanks, rather than dry dirt like a standard vacuum cleaner. Suction should be strong enough to remove dust, dirt and water quickly and evenly, all the way along the suction nozzle, so it can clean right to the edge of your window. We also do this wearing Cambridge Simulation Gloves – a piece of kit that helps replicate the experience of users who suffer with limited hand movement.The unit itself is light enough to remain manageable even when the telescopic pole is fully extended, although a few users have experienced water leaking out both ends of the silicone nozzle blade. Window vac's are also often used to remove moisture from other smooth surfaces such as mirrors and tiles. It’s still cheaper than paying a human window cleaner, though, and its power, features and efficiency are the best you will find in a window vac designed for home users. It feels wonderfully robust and offers the same wiper technology used by the car industry to achieve a streak-free finish on windscreens.