I could go into the stretched out story of why I’m asking but I’ll just get to the question at hand… are they worth it? Pros and cons from anyone that has one please. I’m just looking at consolidating my time inside houses and it seems to be an aid to time. I don’t know though really because I’ve never used one. Mainly asking because I am no longer wanting to take a ladder inside a house for high windows that I literally can’t do with a squeegee on a pole (too much chance of water drip on customers stuff)
The Stingray is only 10 feet long, a couple properties I take care of I still bring in my A-frame to reach the tops.
Up to you, but I lay down large bath towels over furniture and flooring that is under the windows when I squeegee.
I have 3 houses with large tall windows at the stairwell with removable grids. I have to muscle the extension ladder up the stairs to the first landing to remove that and clean. Those particular ones, even without the grids, would require at least my A-frame to reach.
The Stingray works well for me in situations that it was designed for. There is a slight learning curve with it.
I find that it works best and efficiently for areas that a 10 foot pole does good, AND the added plus of no worries about drip control.
I use it on interior stores and some residential windows that I can quickly dart from window to window that are just out of reach.
Hope this helps.
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I have used the stingray’s predecessor on a resi job before (the rectangular green pads you mist with either sprayaway or distilled water and iso alcohol). It worked great and saved a lot of time.
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I like my Stingray but I wonder if I could get similar results with the less expensive Unger indoor kit.
That’s what I have (couldn’t remember the official name). I think the pads are pretty similar, if not identical material to what is on the stingray.
I don’t get the 10’ foot thing. Get the unger pads and attach them to your wfp.
First time cleans - zero.
Maintenance clean - hero.
Glass in full sun - zero.
They’re useful, but buy several pads. If you have to clean a nasty window (like a first time clean), use several pads. It’ll probably take you just as long to ladder it without the sketch results.
I like using invisible glass.
If you’re only worried about drips, use something like the wagtail or moerman and hang the pad from the bottom. It catches a lot of the water.
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You CAN buy extensions for the stingray, but they are expensive.
I use the Unger indoor kit (square pads). I LOVE this kit. and use it extensively. Either kit has a learning curve to it. All I use is DI water and 90% alcohol. I also have a pile of fluffy pads for the Indoor Kit. I don’t like the flat polish pads.
Personally I don’t want to “upgrade” to the sting ray because I don’t see the value in the extra expense and I don’t like the idea of buying pouches. Besides, I can use existing poles to use the kit with when I want more reach.
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I just bought the Stingray about a month ago for residential cleaning and on the interior of my store fronts. I’m thinking that the cheaper indoor kit with just a pad on the end would have worked a little better.
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I have both.
I used the Stingray on an interior today that was 2nd story open to the floor. I had to bring my ladder in to do it.
The windows were really dusty as they had never been cleaned I believe? Using the deep cleaning pads, then the polishing pads I had to go over the windows twice with each, swapping out the pads. For this particular job I don’t think the rectangular Indoor Kit would have done an adequate job. The pole is stiffer on the Stingray and you can spray solution at the touch of a button - a big help with the sun beating down on the glass. All in all a bear of a job, but the Stingray did make it easier.
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Unless Unger makes the extensions stiffer I wouldn’t want to go beyond the 10 feet option they offer presently.
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The pole is stiffer than a high modulus carbon fiber pole?
Even if I kept the thinnest section not extended to have more rigidity, I would still have 25+ feet, I personally am not the type of person to buy a fancy looking toy when there are more practical tools available
http://www.windowcleaningworld.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=67&product_id=964
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+hose =$60 alternative that would fit in most belts.
Stingray stiffer than Unger Indoor Kit.
I thought the indoor kit was just the applicator thing, not a pole.
Am I missing something?
This was the earlier Unger Indoor Kit.
This is the Stingray
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Pretty sure the pole was an addon, maybe not but what I looked up its just the pad holder and pads in the indoor kit, that is just a plain pole.
No, I ordered the kit that comes with pole and everything - for both kits. It isn’t the same as the regular unger pole, similar but not the same.
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You can get the kit minus the pole. I have two kits, but only one 3 section 6’ pole. The other pole I use for the second helper is an 8’ 2 section pole. MUCH stiffer.
The pole is ok as long as you don’t extend the smallest section. The 6 footer just isn’t great. Buy and 8’ 2 section and you’ll like that indoor kit more Garry.
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Check this thing out. The ultimate high indoor cleaning kit. It would prob only make sense to use on high interior commercial glass but still very cool.
