adds less time than the extra times you have to take the pole down to re wet the washer.Not to mention the better scrub you get with w strip washer vs a flip tool. Also why waste time comparing apples to oranges? there is no flip tool larger than 18" and an 18" doesn’t even come close in comparison to a large strip washer and squeegee when it comes to doing large commercial jobs with large second floor windows.
I have to say though, I’m amazed at how awesome the fliq works. I honestly find it at least if not more effective than my Pulex microtiger and the precision of the perfect rectangle is nice too.
Funny you should post the two-pole method. I was literally just thinking to myself yesterday, “I should get a second pole cause i hate constantly switching out the tools.”
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I’m not at all against the flip or swivel tools. I just don’t see them saving time and over all I see them being less effective. If they saved time I would use them myself. And as for the argument that some try to make that I must not know how to use them that’s complete rubbish. They’re easy ti use. I have both the wagtail and Liquidator tools and can use them effectively. I could argue the opposite, that those who think the swivel tools are more effective and efficient haven’t learned to properly and efficiently use the traditional tools, but I wouldn’t attempt to insult someones professional abilities like that. I trust that they have a valid opinion and simply disagree.
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This is also a mute point as I could, if I wanted to, soap and squeegee each pane at a time, just like the flique, and I would have to walk anywhere to retrieve my squeegee and I would still be faster than the swivel tool using straight pulls and a significantly larger washer and squeegee. Even with an 18" I would still be faster with straight pulls, how much more with a large washer and squeegee. To me its simply no comparison. The one place I see where the swivel tools might have a place is on store front. Even then I question it.
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Zero…
Not sure which comment your replying to so I’m not sure what you mean by zero. 
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Never mind. It just clicked. 
That’s where the issue is. It’s jot when your squeegeeing by hand where you can compensate for it but when you use a pole and have limited options except a downward pull square to the frame.
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I have to keep reminding myself that most contexts are about resi, not storefront. Since i only do stores, i automatically think that way. On resi, i very rarely used my Wag.
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For that matter, i rarely poled on resi. But i just may not have been that good at it.
for me I’m talking commercial, and by commercial I don’t mean point of sale or storefront. I’m talking larger commercial buildings where you have a long section of windows where your doing window after window in a row.
@HE_MAN regularly uses longer swivels than that.
Yes I am aware of that.I was only saying that no one is selling them. I am not a professional tool maker but a professional window cleaner. I am in the business of cleaning windows not manufacturing squeegees. even if I had a swivel squeegee that size I don’t know if I would prefer it.
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You’re absolutely correct. And that’s actually why I love the excelerator so much. For pole work I go back and forth between fanning and straight pulls as the situation dictates. And 18" is plenty quick for a competent operator. For me it’s just nice to have one tool to do it all. I’m a simple kinda guy.
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And on some windows you have better precision with the liquidator, you have no detailing.
With my Sorbo I go fast but can’t get zero detailing on some storefront windows.
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I don’t seem to have that issue. I generally have minimal to no detailing.
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I wish to retract this statement. I just watched a bunch of @TheWindowCleanse’s videos and he consistently achieves zero detailing with the ninja. I’ve started working on dive-bombing myself with the ninja and it can, in fact, be done. I stand corrected.
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@TheWindowCleanse is a true ninja with that channel. Maybe one day I can be up to his caliber.
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I have no doubt you will. 
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Thanks !
