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Solar Panel Cleaning around Santa Cruz, Ca.

11/1/2020

If you are in need of Solar Panel Cleaning around Santa Cruz, consider Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service. For over two decades we have been Santa Cruz Counties top rated solar panel cleaning service. We use “Ultra-Pure Water Technology” which utilizes purified water to create a spot free, streak free, 100% Green Clean. The recent CZU Lightening Complex fire of 2020 has released huge amounts of fire ash into the atmosphere with a thick layer now covering solar panels throughout Santa Cruz County. The ash is causing solar clouding, decreasing efficiency and in many cases will cause staining if left over time. Now more than ever, home and business owners should consider servicing their solar panels by having them professionally cleaned. Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service is offering free estimates both online and onsite for residence located in Aptos, Rio Del Mar, Capitola, Soquel, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley and throughout Santa Cruz County. Simply give us a call or leave your information on our contact page along with your address and we will do the rest. 831 227-7900

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10/17/2020

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7/20/2020

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7/19/2020

Thank You Santa Cruz For 20 Great Years!

12/18/2019

Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service wants to thank all our Santa Cruz customers for a great 2019. It has been a very busy year and we are so thankful for all our regulars especially those who have been with us now for over two decades. Santa Cruz is such a great place to live, work and call home. We so apreciate the relationships we have developed with our customers over so many years. We have watched homes be bought and homes be sold. We have seen kids grow and family pets go. We have seen the best of times as well as challenging times. Through it all we trust that our services have helped to make our customers home a little lighter and brighter. We look forward to continuing our services in 2020 and striving to offer nothing but the absolute best window cleaning, gutter cleaning and solar panel cleaning our industry has to offer.

From all of us at Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service, we wish you the warmest Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Window Cleaner Santa Cruz

Window Cleaner Santa Cruz

'It's Roof & Rain Gutter Cleaning Time!"

10/5/2019

Over the years, I have been asked the questioned; “what is the best time of the year to get my rain gutters cleaned?” Without hesitation, my answer has remained the same for over two decades now. October would be in my opinion the best time of the year to have your roof and rain gutters cleaned for the simple fact that traditionally October brings our first rains to Santa Cruz and the rest of the State. As a professional gutter cleaner, I consider October of each year to be the official start of gutter cleaning season. Apart from the first annual rains bringing a clear reminder that gutters require cleaning there is yet another, even more important reason to consider October as the best time. On average, October is still dry enough to clean both your roof and rain gutters efficiently and with the least amount of mess. When roof and gutter debris is dry, it responds very well to blowers and is easily removed from both your roof and gutters as well as your property. Once the rain falls that same debris becomes saturated, muddy and much more difficult to extract. Not only does the gutter cleaning process become more difficult, but your property becomes more vulnerable as sludge is being moved from roof and gutter systems. While dry debris is often hand scooped and bagged during the cleaning process, soaked and saturated debris leaves only one option and that is the hand scooping method. I recommend that home owners have their gutters cleaned at least once each year. If you are fortunate enough to get it done in October, then you will most likely experience the dry debris scenario as described above. Understanding that the majority of home owners will most likely focus on gutter cleaning once they see substantial rain, we are more than prepared to perform gutter cleaning services throughout the wet winter months. Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service has over two decades of experience, with service areas including; Aptos, Rio Del Mar, Soquel, Capitola, La Selva beach, Corralitos, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Felton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek and throughout Santa Cruz County. We offer FREE ESTIMATES so give us a call today 831 227-7900

Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Santa Cruz

7/18/2019

Professional Window Cleaning & Ultra-Pure Water Technology

7/7/2019

The image below looks more like a “Cirque du Soleil” act than a professional window cleaning photo. But make no mistake, this photo taken in the early 1900’s truly captures what professional window cleaners dealt with in those early years. Having been a professional window cleaner myself for over 20 years now, I have watched firsthand the ground breaking advancements made within the window cleaning industry. Without a doubt the single greatest technological advancement has been the introduction of Ultra-Pure Water Technology and the Water Fed Pole.
Ultra-Pure Water Technology is a process were water is filtered by either a two-stage or three-stage filtration system. This usually includes a carbon filter, with a de-ionization filter, or a carbon filter, a reverse osmosis filter, and a de-ionization resin filter. The filtering process brings the waters TDS (total dissolved solids) down to 0 ppm, (parts per million) resulting in a spot free, streak free, chemical free, 100% green clean. Ultra-Pure Water Technology creates a very advanced way of cleaning windows and includes many benefits. Below is a list of 6 of the benefits associated with Ultra-Pure Water Technology & professional window cleaning.

ULTRA-PURE WATER TECHNOLOGY IS MUCH SAFER
Historically window cleaning has been accomplished with the use of various ladders. Ladders have always been very much a part of professional window cleaning and indispensable as they allow window cleaners access to high and hard to reach windows. With the invention of the Water fed pole and Pure-Water Technology, window cleaners can now clean windows from the ground without the need for a ladder. In fact, many commercial companies daily perform window cleaning services up to 7 stories from the ground without the use of a ladder. Pure Water-Technology and the invention of the Water fed Pole has introduced a much safer way for professional window cleaners to perform their services.

ULTRA-PURE WATER WINDOW CLEANING IS HIGH-TECH
Unlike the traditional method of cleaning a window with a squeegee and mop, the Ultra-Pure Water delivery system is truly high-tech. Immediately after the water leaves the purification process it is than run through specially designed tubing. This tubing is than run up a very light, very strong carbon fiber pole outfitted with a special window cleaning brush. These brushes come in many sizes and shapes utilizing both mono filament as well as real Boars hair for maximum cleaning power. The brushes release the Ultra-Pure water to agitate the debris off the windows and then the brush is lifted a few inches from the glass to rinse the glass with the pure water jets. Fan jets are used for hydrophobic glass, and "pencil" jets are used for hydrophilic glass.

ULTRA-PURE WATER IS AN AGGRESSIVE CLEANER
The final stage in creating the Ultra-Pure water is accomplished using a de-ionization filter. The de-ionized water is lacking in ions, so it will pull solids off the glass and dissolve the solids into the water, aiding in the cleaning process. Ultra-Pure Water is actually a very aggressive cleaner that produces amazing results without the need for any soap solutions or hazardous chemicals.

ULTRA-PURE WATER CREATES 100% GREEN CLEAN
While most traditional window cleaning soaps and solutions are non-toxic and very user friendly, nothing can compare with Ultra-Pure water and a 100% green clean. Windows that are cleaned with Ultra-Pure water create run-off that is absolutely environmentally friendly and creates zero problems for your home, plants or pets.

ULTRA-PURE WATER WINDOW CLEANING INCLUDES FRAMES
White vinyl frames are very common with Milgard windows as well as Anderson and others. These white frames often get dirty along with the glass. Ultra-pure water window cleaning requires that frames are fully cleaned even before the glass to prevent the Ultra-Pure water from becoming contaminated and creating spots. Frame cleaning, like track cleaning is not something that is usually part traditional window cleaning, making the Ultra-Pure method a tremendous upgrade.

ULTRA-PURE WATER ALLOWS WINDOWS TO STAY CLEAN LONGER
Windows may look flat and smooth to the naked eye, but they are in fact very porous. When windows are cleaned using traditional methods (Squeegee, Mop & Soap) trace amounts of soap solutions remain on the glass. These soap solutions will create a sort of magnetic pull which attracts dust. Ultra-Pure Water window cleaning leaves windows without any soap residue and the result is a window that stays cleaner longer.

Window Cleaning Santa Cruz

Window Cleaning Santa Cruz

Author/Marc Kunze
Marc Kunze is the owner of Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service located in Santa Cruz California

Solar Panel Cleaning Santa Cruz

5/21/2019

Solar Panel Cleaner Santa Cruz

Solar Panel Cleaner Santa Cruz

California is one State that has really done well to promote clean energy and encourage solar production. Locally here in Santa Cruz, more and more home and businesses owners are embracing solar energy with all its benefits. Having been a professional solar panel cleaner for the last two decades, I have truly come to appreciate the need for solar panel cleaning. Having clean solar panels is imperative to gain the full efficiency of your entire system. Here in Santa Cruz, solar panels are subject to, salt spray, dust, dirt, bird droppings, bee pollen as well as mineral deposits. All of these can produce solar clouding causing your panels to labor harder, become hotter, which can shorten your panel’s lifespan and lower their efficiency. So there is the potential loss of power, the need to protect your investment and in some cases, failure to keep panels clean can void the warranty

DOESN’T THE RAIN TAKE CARE OF IT?
Unfortunately the rain does not clean your solar panels any more than it cleans your car. Solar panels that are positioned at a steep pitch at least have the advantage of rain water running off while panels with little pitch or flat cause rain water to puddle, become contaminated and create hard water stains.

HOW DO YOU CLEAN SOLAR PANELS?
Our Solar Panel Cleaning machine utilizes “Ultra-Pure Water Technology” and is the best money can buy. It includes a triple filtered water purifier, with a carbon fiber water fed pole along with an assortment of specialized brushes. We clean your solar panels without the use of any abrasive or harsh chemicals. We produce a spot free, streak free, 100% Green Clean that not only make your panels shine, but increases there efficiency and longevity. Pure light Window & gutter cleaning service has cleaned literally thousands of solar panels around Aptos, Rio Del Mar, Soquel, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Watsonville, Capitola, Scotts Valley and throughout Santa Cruz County.

HOW MUCH MORE EFFICIENT ARE CLEAN SOLAR PANELS?
Studies have been shown that a dust layer of one-seventh of an inch per square yard decreases solar power conversion by as much as 30%. In some states dust is deposited every month several times that amount. In order to gain the desired output and maintain maximum performance, clean solar panels are a must."

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I HAVE THEM CLEANED?
We recommend at least once a year depending on the location of your home and the actual pitch of your panels. Some homes located throughout Santa Cruz County are surrounded by large trees and other debris increasing the need for cleaning. Solar panels that lay flat or with very little pitch may also require more frequent cleaning. Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning is proud to have offered solar panel cleaning since 1999. We provide maintenance plans and estimates are always free, so give us a call today. 831 227-7900

Author/Marc Kunze
Owner of Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service located in Santa Cruz California

Wildfire Season & Gutter Cleaning Santa Cruz

5/7/2019

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Wildfire Season & Gutter Cleaning Santa Cruz

Well it’s 2019 and California is once again entering wildfire season. 2018 was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California. The Carr Fire, Woolsey Fire, Complex Fire and of course the Camp Fire were just a few of the deadly fires that ravaged our State. Watching the images play out on both live TV as well as social media was at times overwhelming. I will never forget watching a“60 Minutes” episode on the Kern Valley fire from 2016. This fire was one that many remember because of the sheer intensity caused by both strong winds and drought conditions. The documentary was very well made and involved interviews from veteran fire fighters as well as other experts. What struck me the most was just how important it was for home owners to create a “defensible space” around their home. Studies have been done revealing clearly how homes are ignited by flying embers as things like dry brush and debris sit on rooftops and fill rain gutters like kindling. The 60 Minutes program also referenced situations where the only homes that had survived were those that indeed had the recommended “defensible space.” I was amazed to even hear from professional fire fighters that they often had to make a split decision as to whether or not a home could be saved based on the defensible space around that home. Both the success and safety of the fire fighters would be rooted in this judgment and could determine whether a home could or would be protected in a fire situation. As we head into the 2019 fire season here in Santa Cruz County I would strongly urge home owners to make every effort to heed Cal-Fires instructions and ensure that their home is protected. Cal-Fire has comprised a list that walks you through the steps on how to create a “Defensible Space” around your home and property. This list includes the need for roof and gutter cleaning. Here is where Pure Light Window & Gutter Cleaning Service is here to serve you. We offer professional roof clearing and gutter cleaning throughout Santa Cruz County. For more information or for a free estimate call 831 227-7900 or visit us at www.purelightwindowcleaning.com