OXO Good Grips Microfiber Extendable Duster 52 inches

I clean residential homes for my business. This tool works well! The duster is removable and washable. The wand angle adjusts. And the handle collapses; great for transporting! It seems sturdy and durable.

This telescoping duster removes cobwebs from the ceiling, then cleans the baseboards. You can clean a room from top to bottom with one handy tool. Its large surface is a dust magnet and its long fibers get into tight spaces like air duct covers. I bought an extra refill so I always have a clean duster on hand. I use it in the house, in the car, anyplace where dust accumulates. Great product!

This extendable duster has a number of good points, and one relatively minor limitation.On the plus side, it complements the OXO hand duster quite well, accepting the same quality dusting sleeves as its little brother (you can read my review on the OXO hand duster here on Amazon) while at the same time allowing access to many (but not all .... see below) otherwise unreachable surfaces. The extending rod mechanism works well, and the angle between the rigid dusting sleeve at the end of the unit and the extended handle is essentially infinitely adjustable for maximum efficiency. I suppose it might be sufficient to just buy this extending rod version of the duster, with the idea that with the handle at its shortest one could use it in the same way as the standard OXO duster. I didn't try this, but I believe the standard duster, also available from Amazon, might be more comfortable to use against easily reachable dust.One thing that annoyed me about this duster is that, in order to generate the rich variation of dusting angle mentioned above, the unit is designed with a kind of knob at the business end of the pole, and protruding out at right angles from the plane of the dusting tongue. I found that this knob is big enough that it gets in the way of trying to slide the unit - with the dusting sleeve fully extended at 180 degrees - between a bit piece of unmovable furniture and the wall, limiting my reach of long settled dust. I think I noticed on Amazon other versions of a kind of dusting pole arrangement that were simpler than the OXO, with perhaps no flexibility on dusting angle but also with no obstructing knobs. I may, in the end, try one of these alternative products to reach difficult spots in the house.In my review of the OXO hand duster, I included some details of my experiences and thoughts on washing and drying the dusting sleeves that are common the both OXO dusters. I've appended this discussion here, along with a picture of a custom, easy to make drying apparatus:To get more use out of the duster before it became saturated with dust, I used a rechargeable hand vacuum a couple times to get most of the dust off the duster. When that move seemed to have reached its limit, I swapped out the microfiber sleeve for a new one, which I had the foresight to buy in the same order as the duster. The simple snap that anchors the sleeve onto the handle is easy to work with and swapping is, indeed, a snap. This whole strategy went well and it is an approach I plan to continue to use. (Although purists might argue that unless the hand vacuum has a HEPA filter, vacuuming the dust from the sleeve while in the house might just end up redistributing some small dust particles. Just throwing that out there - I plan to continue to do the vacuuming, especially if the alternative is to stand on the porch and wack the dusty sleeve - it seems to me that is a recipe for redistributing dust, directly into your lungs!)I was surprised, when the duster arrived, that it is not cylindrical, but rather is a kind of dusting tongue. This actually is an advantage, since it means the tongue will reach into awkward places, like behind unmovable furniture, a little more easily (but note the concern above about the knob on the extender version of this duster).While the product literature stresses to only use hand washing and hand drying, I experimented a bit, with (so far) good results. I have a recently purchased LG top loading machine that does not have an agitator, and I guessed that this might be gentle enough, with cold water and a "delicate", low spin speed setting, to not injure the fabric. This seems to have worked well. It got the sleeves free of dust, without causing any noticeable shedding of the bright orange microfiber. I actually wonder whether hand washing might even be less gentle, while at the same time clearing out less wash water than the low spin in the machine wash. One caution - if you do use the machine wash, the dust has to go somewhere, and that somewhere is your drain; I noticed that the replaceable lint filter I have on the drain tube was dirtier than it had been after I did a wash of four dust-rich dusting sleeves - but on the bright side it also contained no noticeable orange microfiber! Overall, I will continue to use the machine wash and live with more frequent changes in the drain filter, if it comes to that.For the drying, I had an inspiration that turned out to be quite productive. Thinking about how I was going to airdry the duster sleeves, I realized I could easily bend a standard, cheap wire shirt hanger to create drying frames that approximate the plastic loop of the duster unit that the fabric sleeve slides over. This was easily done with a couple of pliers to generate the Duster Sleeve Drying Frame (patent pending) shown in the photograph attached. There are two drying units shown: the one in the back is outfitted with two orange microfiber sleeves just out of the washing machine; the unit in the foreground is empty, so you can see how it was bent to accommodate two sleeves. In this design the hanger hook is left intact so it can be used on a pole like a standard hanger. The side prongs for attaching the sleeves are angled upward as much as possible to limit the possibility that the sleeve might slide off - although this did not seem to be a problem, presumably because I left the wire loop wide enough that the fit was snug. (I note that this idea will work well if two washed sleeves are attached; with only one attached it will dip down and the sleeve is perhaps more likely to drop off.) After hanging like this overnight in the laundry area of the basement, the sleeves were dry, very fluffy, and ready to go at it once more. And again, no noticeable shedding of the microfiber.

In comparison to other dusters, it has many benefits:1) Removes does well without dumping the dust out before you can remove it2) Extremely well constructed handle...sturdy and could never be described as flimsy like other dusters3) Is 36" in length (including red duster) and extends to make it (including red duster) 52"Not a problem but directions need to be included on how to lock the handle in place at 52". You pull the handle in opposite directions and twist 7-8 times until it locks...opposite of the direction you twist to elongate the duster. My husband is very pleased with this duster to dust the pollen off our cars in the spring.

I use this duster when vacuuming around baseboard and furniture. I can get behind and around tight places with the duster, tap out the dirt onto an open space and vacuum it right up. It has become the perfect companion for me when I vacuum. The angle of the mop (reusable and machine washable) is adjustable and the pole is telescoping making this tool so versatile. Definitely a good buy

I just bought this and couldn’t get it to pivot. The directions say “Pole extends with a quick twist of the head”. Not! My picture shows the knob that I was continuously trying to twist. Got maintenance to loosen it, and he said you twist the bottom part of the pole. Since, I’ve tightened and untightened very easily.I’m already giving it five stars. With an easy push of the black button, you get the duster to slant. The duster snaps on and off easily, to wash. I bought one at Home Depot and the quality of the duster was so cheap and didn’t slant like I thought it would.After I wash it if it falls apart, which I really doubt, I will edit my review. Wash by hand and do not dry. And they are not offering any kind of discounts or freebies for our reviews.UPDATE: December. This duster catches everything! I've washed it twice now, still holding strong.UPDATE: May 2024. I've been looking for a certain type of mop. Not finding it, I went back to this brand to see if they had any mops. They don't. Still love this duster-going strong and still picks up dust as though it was new. And LOVE the efficiency of changing it to clean ceiling fans.