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My windows really needed some TLC. Between a dog and 3 young kids, they get touched, smudged and even covered in stickers.
There are 5 windows pictured here. I didn’t know if the glass sliding door counted as one window or two so I did an extra one just in case

The cleaner I used was a water/vinegar mix. And I used a rag to get wet, a dry rag and a norwex polishing rag. (My favorite norwex rag of all time!)

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Why do windows need to be cleaned at all?

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Suzy Bear wrote:Why do windows need to be cleaned at all?

For my house at least because the house is mostly/fully heated by passive and active solar and I can lose as much as a third of the heat to just messy windows. It is a comfort issue. It is possible to wash half a window and feel the difference on my face just moving side to side in the sun.

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C. Letellier wrote:

Suzy Bear wrote:Why do windows need to be cleaned at all?

For my house at least because the house is mostly/fully heated by passive and active solar and I can lose as much as a third of the heat to just messy windows. It is a comfort issue. It is possible to wash half a window and feel the difference on my face just moving side to side in the sun.[/quot]

WOW I didn't know that. Thank you for your reply

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Ash Jackson wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Nest.

In this Badge Bit, you will clean four house windows, inside and out.

Some articles and videos making your own natural glass cleaner, and cleaning windows:

Homemade Glass Cleaner
Homemade Glass Cleaner Recipe
How To Make Cleaning Outside Windows Fast, Easy and Fun

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are that you must clean four windows, inside and out.

To document this BB, post pictures or a 2-minute video depicting the following:

Before: Four Dirty Windows
Action 1: Your glass cleaner, with a description
Action 2: You cleaning windows
After: Four Clean Windows!

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Ash Jackson wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Nest.

In this Badge Bit, you will clean four house windows, inside and out.

Some articles and videos making your own natural glass cleaner, and cleaning windows:

Homemade Glass Cleaner
Homemade Glass Cleaner Recipe
How To Make Cleaning Outside Windows Fast, Easy and Fun

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are that you must clean four windows, inside and out.

To document this BB, post pictures or a 2-minute video depicting the following:

Before: Four Dirty Windows
Action 1: Your glass cleaner, with a description
Action 2: You cleaning windows
After: Four Clean Windows!

For this BB, I cleaned four windows, inside and out.

Cleaning Solution:
I used a homemade glass cleaner made from warm water and citric acid. I mixed two tablespoons of citric acid to 22 oz of warm water ... giving it a 1 : 22 ratio
(citric acid : water), with a range of 3% - 5% solution, great for general cleaning ... The citric acid helped cut through dirt and grime without using commercial chemicals.

Documentation:

Before: Photo showing four dirty windows

Action 1: Photo of my glass cleaner (warm water + citric acid) with description

Action 2: Photo of me cleaning the windows, including both outside and inside work

After: Photo showing four clean windows

This completed the requirement of cleaning four windows on both sides using a simple, natural cleaning solution.

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Cleaning the glass between the original windows and the storm windows installed over them required removing the storm windows entirely. The previous owners don't seem to have done it, and I was tired of seeing so much dust in there, so I took them all off to clean.

Cleaned with water and a tiny bit of castile soap (Dr Bronner's) and a damp rag, then wiped dry with dry rags. Exterior was done first after removing the storm windows, then interior after those were reinstalled. It was dark by then!

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