[S.W. Window Cleaning]

Hi,
I'm looking for a new pole. Was looking at Ionic Hydra pole but I only ever had Gardiner's poles.  Anybody used Ionic poles before?
Cheers
Steve

[zesty]

Some of my mates use ionic, terrible poles.

Stick to gardiner, or if you want a change, try facelift or the new ova-8 poles.

Ionic have a reputation for being overpriced and naff in the pole area.

[Richard Stevenson]

It would be nice to get a review on the new ionic,s poles, the do make decent equipment it's just pricey with poor customer service. The last ionic pole I bought was a swift 45, take the brush and price out of the equation and you had a excellent pole..

[Splash & dash]

Ionic’s pokes have never been any good , I have had them all over the years , Gardiner’s are far superior, with there latest poles the clamp levers break easily I tried one at the window cleaning show got the pole up to 60 feet and the lever broke ruban Reynolds didn’t know where to look , Ionic’s kit is good but way over priced but there poles are in the dark ages , and as for the weight of there commercial brush heads well I won’t Evan go there .

[Martin Lane]

Hi all
Before l start we currently only use Gardiner poles SLX 30s and the ultimate poles from Gardiner
I was in ionics office about 3 weeks ago and had a look at the new Hydra pole, they only had one as they were waiting for their first order to arrive, it was only a 20 ft pole, they reckon its their lightest, stiffest pole they have ever sold, and will be priced very well against offer similar poles. 
What l do like about this pole is every section is coated so you will not get black hands from using it, l wish Gardiner would do the same with all their poles.
I also do have a 60ft Swift good pole but way to heavy to use for long periods

[Soupy]

When I moved from Brodex poles  I trialled facelift, gardeners and ionics. The Ionics poles didn't even see a day of use, I stripped them down and made squeegee poles out of them. They're just not in the same class.

[zesty]

It would be nice to get a review on the new ionic,s poles, the do make decent equipment it's just pricey with poor customer service. The last ionic pole I bought was a swift 45, take the brush and price out of the equation and you had a excellent pole..

You mustn’t have ever used a gardiner pole then, because when I gave my mates ionic swift a go, I was shocked at how heavy, bendy and pants it was.

I mean it was borderline criminal how bad it was.
 

[Richard Stevenson]

I have 4x clx, 4× slx, 3× extreme and 1 ultimate 80f.

[Stoots]

I had an ionics grafter (briefly) absoloute dog poo

I dont know how a company such as ionics that makes such well engineered (overpriced) products fails so miserably in poles.

Just one look at their poles on the website and you can tell they are turd.

[zesty]

I have 4x clx, 4× slx, 3× extreme and 1 ultimate 80f.

I’m amazed then!

Because those swifts are utterly awful in comparison to an SLX or Xtreme

[zesty]

I had an ionics grafter (briefly) absoloute dog poo

I dont know how a company such as ionics that makes such well engineered (overpriced) products fails so miserably in poles.

Just one look at their poles on the website and you can tell they are turd.

Don’t say that Adam! Turd is far more valuable than an ionic pole. So unfair to the turd mate.

[dazmond]

id never buy anything from ionics.......their rip off merchants.......their poles are rubbish too.....

[dd]

Their Pure2o van mounts are no more expensive than Grippa.