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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: firefly123 on October 09, 2010, 07:41:59 pm

Title: carbon fibre poles
Post by: firefly123 on October 09, 2010, 07:41:59 pm

i do window cleaning in all areas some of you are the same correct me if i am wrong but shorely if you are working near the sea you will get lots of sand up the internals of the pole which will knacker a carbon pole in know time :-\ :-\ :-\

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on October 09, 2010, 07:53:57 pm

If you're that worried rinse it out every evening - end of problem.

Or stay off the beach ;)

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: Jeff Brimble on October 09, 2010, 09:17:16 pm

Or replace the beach with hydrophobic sand  ???

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: Smudger on October 09, 2010, 09:27:02 pm

I work on the coast and the only sand thats a problem is
builders sand on new developments

Darran

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: Llaaww on October 10, 2010, 02:30:31 pm

I have a few jobs actually on the beach, Sand gets all over everythin, the only thing to do is to rinse everything off thoroughly. I have a 3 week old slx, no probs so far.

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: clearlyclean on October 11, 2010, 02:32:42 pm

they use carbon fibre on windsurfing equipment and that lasts a while and it gets covered in sea water never had any problems just rinse off

Title: Re: carbon fibre poles
Post by: Llaaww on October 11, 2010, 02:58:49 pm

Quote from: clearlyclaen on October 11, 2010, 02:32:42 pm

they use carbon fibre on windsurfing equipment and that lasts a while and it gets covered in sea water never had any problems just rinse off

I think it more about the sliding of the telescopic sections that can cause a problem. When grit gets into the sections they can wear the length of the pole, effectivly wearing the section to a narrower diamater and leaving the clamp unable to clamp