Cleaning products
Window Squeegee
A tool with a straight flexible blade for drawing water off glass.
- 繁體中文
- 玻璃刮水器
- English
- Window Squeegee
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Wiper Kaca (玻璃刮水器)
- Tagalog
- Window Squeegee (玻璃刮水器)
What is it?
A window squeegee normally has a handle and a continuous rubber or flexible blade. It is not a hard-bladed glass scraper for removing stuck material.
How to identify it
Look for a T-shaped or straight-handled tool with a continuous flexible wiping blade, not an exposed hard cutting edge.
- Handle with a straight blade
- Blade is normally flexible
- Moves water from glass
Common confusion
A squeegee uses a flexible wiping blade; a glass scraper uses a hard edge and has different risks.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Removing water from windows or glass where the tool and surface instructions permit.
Preparation or handling
Remove grit that may scratch glass, inspect the blade and use steady top-to-bottom strokes.
Storage
Rinse and dry the blade. Store without pressure that bends it.
Helper tip
An exposed hard blade may be a scraper, not this squeegee. Do not use it if the tool is uncertain.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
用玻璃刮由上至下刮走啲水。The employer wants the flexible blade used from top to bottom to remove water.
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Sources
- Unger — Professional Window Squeegees
- Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Council — Household Chores Safety Hints for Window Cleaning Work
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong Humanum Research Centre — Cantonese Pronunciation Dictionary
- The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong — Jyutping Romanization Scheme