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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on June 29, 2010, 11:36:25 pm

Title: how many poles you got..??
Post by: dazmond on June 29, 2010, 11:36:25 pm
ive been wfp 2 and a half weeks!! ;) :) :)

N TECH GLASS FIBRE  20FT                                   SPARE POLE

UNGER TELEPLUS 30 FT                                      OCCASIONAL USE FOR HIGHER WORK

BRODEX HYDRA ALLOY 25FT                                MAIN POLE FOR UPPER WINDOWS

SMALL UNGER OPTILOC                                       MAIN POLE FOR GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS


i also have the supalite brush on main pole and the standard brodex on the short pole.

i have a stiff vikan sill brush for fascias and conny roofs and a vikan rectangle for dirty first cleans.

im all kitted out for now! ;) :D ;D ;D
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on June 30, 2010, 06:26:18 am
7ft brodex hydra alloy

18ft brodex hydra alloy

22ft fibre glass (forget the make)

22ft converted modular fishing pole

25ft brodex hydra alloy

I use all three alloys on a daily basis, the fibreglass pole I've converted to a sprayer and the fishing pole is semi retired for the moment awaiting a big job where it will be brought back into active service and up upgraded.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Smudger on June 30, 2010, 07:33:19 am
Brand new SLX 25  ;D for everyday/main use.
SL2 for big stuff
Home made 3 to 5 ft pole for low level stuff with tight access.
18 foot prolong - spare.


Darran
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: dazmond on June 30, 2010, 08:08:28 am
smudger how is the 25ft SLX?i bet it is considerably lighter than the brodex hydra!!the hydra seems very robust though and will probably take my "awkward newbie to wfp" clumsyness!

is the slx 25ft suitable for both up and down windows without too much strain?

if i get an slx at a later date will it last a 12-18months if i regularly clean pole hose etc?

regards

dazmond
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: LQQK on June 30, 2010, 09:22:02 am
1.

A 27 foot SLX.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Ian101 on June 30, 2010, 09:47:06 am
1 ... it came with my purefreedom trolley but thinking of upgrading to something lighter .. any sugestions ?

just use it for hard to reach windows and conny roofs also any brush suggestions for same use ?

Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: AuRavelling79 on June 30, 2010, 12:05:29 pm
2

SLX35 which I use as a 30ft for 3 storey flats, high commercial and over big connies.

SLX22 which I use an 18ft for everything else.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: tom2009 on June 30, 2010, 01:38:50 pm
2

SLX35 which I use as a 30ft for 3 storey flats, high commercial and over big connies.

SLX22 which I use an 18ft for everything else.

which brush do you use Gold?

Tom
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on June 30, 2010, 04:53:28 pm
45ft ergolite
28ft brodex cobra
28ft Hybrid
28ft Facelift fusion
25ft Brodex ali
25ft GF Brodex hydra
22 ft slx
20 ft GF Ionics
18ft slx
18 ft GF                                                                             
18ft Multipole ionics
7ft Brodex hydra
 :o :'(
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Sunshine/Cleaning on June 30, 2010, 05:07:34 pm
LOL,

Dazmond, notice most of the experienced people mentions only the one pole!

Possibly have a spare pole/adhoc work the same length or a bit longer/shorter  ;D


A high post rate doesn't  necessarily equal experience.  ::)
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy) on June 30, 2010, 05:08:41 pm
60ft cleantech ultralite mark 11

100ft maver (gardiners prototype)

40ft spiderbeam

24ft skyblue

17ft harris (15 of them)

Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Sunshine/Cleaning on June 30, 2010, 05:10:07 pm
I have a 35' Ionics, 24' facelift, 15' ionics and a couple of unger poles adapted.
Plus 3 old ones that don't get any use now.

Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: elite mike on June 30, 2010, 05:12:05 pm
emporium 18 modular
peter fogwells 28

musclezone modular

and a couple of harris poles
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Dave Willis on June 30, 2010, 06:29:09 pm
I haven't got any poles.

I do have one Italian, another French oh, and one Hungarian.

I don't think the Poles are interested in having clean windows in my town.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: david watts on June 30, 2010, 06:40:54 pm
2 brodex gf 18 24ft and facelift 44ft all gardiner brushes
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on June 30, 2010, 08:43:40 pm
I have a fibre glass 42 footer and an 18 footer used daily, 18 footer ali used daily  and a 16 footer Harris pole.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: G Griffin on June 30, 2010, 08:52:20 pm
 I believe Top Trumps are bringing a version of the game out for wfp`ing.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 30, 2010, 09:00:49 pm
Poles that are still alive.

SL2 For very high stuff
SLX25 Used every day for ups and downs over 2 years old
SLX18 Wife's pole used every day for up and down
HXTEL30 Used to be my main pole until 2 years ago
Extel 2-4ft purchased for ground work but only been used for cleaning the car along with the vikan brushes
Universal 30ft glass fibre 6 section pole, only reason it's still alive is it's hardly ever been used as it's way too unwieldy

Lots of other poles have died in the line of duty.

Simon.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: davet on June 30, 2010, 10:50:59 pm
I use a slx 25 (worth every penny) for everyday use and I also drag around  an old unger 18ft just in case. Just in case of wot I am not sure ?
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: mark dew on June 30, 2010, 11:32:07 pm
I have 2 poles that i carry. An sl2 and 18ft clx.
The aspiration is to have 1 pole but i do jobs of too many various heights to use just 1 now. I did use sl2 only for last 2 years, but decided to buy a shorter telecopic last for majority of domestics.
I think the people using 1 pole show their experience because they use just 1 pole. I don't bother looking at post counts anymore. I did the 1st few weeks of joining, but soon realised that it meant nothing.  ;D
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 08, 2010, 06:56:15 pm
Do many of you on here have a pole just for windows and another for Fascias/soffits gutters drainpipes etc????
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: dazmond on July 08, 2010, 11:12:56 pm
i use my unger pole with a stiff vikan sill brush on polycarbon roofs.

the hydra alloy 25ft as my main window cleaning pole for upper windows.

the short unger pole for downstairs work and the 20ft glass fibre is a spare!! ;) ;D ;D ;D

regards

dazmond
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Window Washers on July 08, 2010, 11:30:41 pm
i use my unger pole with a stiff vikan sill brush on polycarbon roofs.

the hydra alloy 25ft as my main window cleaning pole for upper windows.

the short unger pole for downstairs work and the 20ft glass fibre is a spare!! ;) ;D ;D ;D

regards

dazmond
come back in 6 months Daz and answer this question again, funny how stuff changes
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 09, 2010, 01:39:54 am
got twenty love poles  ;D ;D
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 09, 2010, 11:48:08 am
2

SLX35 which I use as a 30ft for 3 storey flats, high commercial and over big connies.

SLX22 which I use an 18ft for everything else.

which brush do you use Gold?


Tom

Sorry for the delay in replying tom - dualtrim mono, white bristles from gardiners - but with fanjets.
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Jimmy1 on July 09, 2010, 05:25:19 pm
60ft ionics
35ft ionics
18ft ionics x 2
8 ft ionics
2ft ionics x 2

60ft hardly used
35ft used reg
18 footer used daily
8ft most days (bungalows)
2ft when needed ( I like for tight areas)
Title: Re: how many poles you got..??
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on July 09, 2010, 07:28:20 pm
I have

SLX-25
GexTEL 24ft
Unger GF 17ft
4ft-7ft GF pole
and a DIY Harris pole 4ft-7ft




Matt