The Tucker Alpha Glide brush is a water-fed pole brush head built for cleaning windows and solar panels with pure water and no soap. Its synthetic GLIDE filament scrubs like boar but won't shed or lose its shape, and four plumbed pencil jets rinse the surface spot-free.
Key Features
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Synthetic GLIDE bristles: Tucker's synthetic filament scrubs as aggressively as boar but resists shedding and holds less dirt, so it lasts longer and rinses cleaner.
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Four plumbed pencil jets: Feed pure water through the head to rinse glass and panels to a spot-free finish.
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Over-the-Top rinse bar: Sheets water across the surface for a final rinse. Runs separately from the jets unless you add a Y fitting.
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All-plastic water path: No brass or metal in the wetted path. Plastic block, gooseneck, rinse bar, and jets throughout.
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Swiveling gooseneck: The LOCT stem slides into the #1 clamp and lets you rock the head against the surface while keeping contact and flow.
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Two sizes, made in USA: Standard for residential windows, XL for large commercial glass and solar. Built by Tucker, who's made water-fed gear since 1957.
Specifications
| Bristles |
Proprietary synthetic GLIDE filament (not boar, not nylon) |
| Sizes |
Standard 11"W x 3"H / XL 17"W x 3"H |
| Weight |
Standard 16 oz / XL 23 oz |
| Water jets |
4 pencil jets, plumbed separately |
| Rinse |
Over-the-Top rinse bar |
| Water path |
All plastic (block, gooseneck, rinse bar, jets, connectors) |
| Pole fitting |
Swiveling gooseneck, stem for #1 clamp (LOCT); female Euro socket |
| Hose connection |
5/16" OD push-fit tee connectors |
| Country of origin |
USA |
What's Included
- Synthetic GLIDE brush head (Standard or XL)
- 4 pencil jets, plumbed separately
- Over-the-Top rinse bar
- Swiveling gooseneck with stem for the #1 clamp (LOCT)
- Female Euro-threaded swivel
- 5/16" OD tubing tee connectors
- Pole is not included
Fits Tucker water-fed poles through the #1 clamp and LOCT system, and the female Euro socket works with most poles on the market. Built for pure-water cleaning on windows and solar panels. It does not fit XERO poles, and it isn't rated for SH or soft-wash chemicals. This is a pure-water tool.
How It Works
The brush mounts to the tip of a water-fed pole at the #1 clamp. Purified water runs up the pole and out through the four pencil jets or the over-the-top rinse bar while the synthetic bristles agitate dirt on glass or solar. The pure water rinses the surface spot-free with no soap. The swiveling gooseneck lets you rock the head against the glass and hold contact through the stroke.
Run the jets or the rinse bar on their own. To run both at once, add a 5/16" Y fitting or the TABK kit. The system rinses spot-free best with soft water under 100 TDS. In harder water, feed it from an RO/DI system.
Pairs Well With
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Alpha Glide brush boar or synthetic?
Synthetic. It uses Tucker's GLIDE filament, built to scrub like boar but last much longer without shedding or holding onto dirt. Some listings call it boar by mistake, but the Alpha Glide is a synthetic brush. Tucker's boar-and-nylon hybrid is a different product, the Alpha Hybrid.
Should I get the 12" or the 18"?
Standard, listed as 12", has an 11" bristle width and suits residential windows. XL, listed as 18", has a 17" bristle width for large commercial glass and solar. The size refers to bristle width, not the block length.
Does it fit XERO poles?
No. The Tucker swiveling gooseneck isn't compatible with XERO poles. It fits Tucker poles through the #1 clamp and LOCT system, and the female Euro socket works with most other Euro-threaded poles.
