Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: David Kent @ KentKleen on December 02, 2010, 08:04:11 pm
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Hi, just a quick one
How are your poles doing?
I am ordering one for xmas just want your opinions now that you have had them for a few months.
Thankyou
:)
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Great pole had it for about 3 weeks .... bottom clamp glue gone after 2 weeks but ok apart from that.
Got same as you 22 footer but will go up 1 size for next pole
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anyone or are they all froze ;D
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ive got a 27 my brother has the 22, got both at the same time, the 22 has had 2 clamps come unstuck, my 27 has had none come unstuck. The weight differnece is quite noticable, but the extra reach on the 27 does come in very handy, but the 22 has been a great pole
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Hi, just a quick one
How are your poles doing?
I am ordering one for xmas just want your opinions now that you have had them for a few months.
Thankyou
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not bad as with my slx ive had the glue out :-\ didn't quite release the clamp when extending it and pulled the clamp completely off. don't know my own strength.
however the good point is it,s light and usable good everyday pole on domestics.
can they be better made? yes but i think gardiners are still developing there poles imo the clx is very good value for money. go buy one.....and maybe some araldite jsut in case.
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ive had mine for 4 months now and its a great day to day pole for domestics.i broke one clamp by over extending at an awkward angle after about 2 months of use.anyway gardiners provided a new one complete with glue dispatched the next day!great service!just be careful you dont extend them too much!!
the carbon and red colour of the pole does come off the pole and on to ya hands if you dont have gloves on! ::) ::)but i usually wear them these days.
no problems with clamps coming unglued though.
dazmond
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thanks for that lads,
bring on the better weather.
Have you got much done dave?
thanks
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i have the 18-very nice light pole
have a 27 which i only use for the odd house,very heavy too compared to the 18
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thanks for that lads,
bring on the better weather.
Have you got much done dave?
thanks
got out Tuesday for 5 hours written off the rest of the week hoping to get something done over the weekend ::)
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Do you spend much time adjusting the clamps?
If a clamp comes loose and needs to be re-glued is the pole out of action for the rest of the day (or however long it takes glue to fully set)?
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Do you spend much time adjusting the clamps?
If a clamp comes loose and needs to be re-glued is the pole out of action for the rest of the day (or however long it takes glue to fully set)?
the clamps take some getting used to.they dont need to be tight to clamp the pole thats the main reason why we break them.
i also wash the pole and flush the insides with warm water every day i also wd40 the clamp screw.
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I know someone with a clx18 and they get a bit fed up regularly adjusting the clamps. Do you think this is because he has them too tight and they should not need regular adjusting?
He is also fed up with the pole hose (I use gardiners pole hose with a 17ft xtel and find it a pain).
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I know someone with a clx18 and they get a bit fed up regularly adjusting the clamps. Do you think this is because he has them too tight and they should not need regular adjusting?
He is also fed up with the pole hose (I use gardiners pole hose with a 17ft xtel and find it a pain).
yea maybe but when you collapse the pole you still have to aline the clamps which some may consider a pain? all hose is a pain in the winter.
iam looking to go hot!
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He is also fed up with the pole hose (I use gardiners pole hose with a 17ft xtel and find it a pain).
I found the Gardiners pole hose too stiff. But on the latest CLX's we got it seems to be different hose, still yellow in colour but softer more supple?
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The gardiner hose I have is soft and supple but this seems to make it get more tangly!
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suds!!!!!!!!!! are you thinkin L5 or a posh system.
I would be interested in a L5 if you are getting one, we might save on postage if we get 2??? just a thought mate
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just got a quote today off pure freedom :( i would use much of my exsisting system. they would fit
the tank.
hot box.
out side port.
battery.
how much.
only£ 3655
having my eyes out NO CHANCE.
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Well,.... to say the CLX is a new pole , and suppose to be better than the Extel,
i will hold out on buying one just yet until they have sorted out the clamps !
two weeks and the clamps are coming unstuck ??
No, i will wait a while .... or not even bother.
;)
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suds!!!!!!!!!! are you thinkin L5 or a posh system.
I would be interested in a L5 if you are getting one, we might save on postage if we get 2??? just a thought mate
I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF LOCAL PLUMBERS ABOUT FITTING AN L5 THEY WOULDNT TOUCH IT. >:(
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just got a quote today off pure freedom :( i would use much of my exsisting system. they would fit
the tank.
hot box.
out side port.
battery.
how much.
only£ 3655
for this amount of money i am going over to the dark side may as well get a full new hot system put in.
having my eyes out NO CHANCE.
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suds!!!!!!!!!! are you thinkin L5 or a posh system.
I would be interested in a L5 if you are getting one, we might save on postage if we get 2??? just a thought mate
I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF LOCAL PLUBERS ABOUT FITTING AN L5 THEY WOULDNT TOUCH IT. >:(
Maybe you should ask a Plumber for a price instead. ;D ;D
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thanks lee lol
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thanks lee lol
anytime, i always like to be helpful whenever i can ;)
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Suds
The L5 is very easy to fit. You just fit it inline after your pump and before the hosereel and connect it to a gas bottle!
Don't need a plumber.
I looked into it but felt safer going for a diesel heater and have just booked in with Pure Freedom.
There is more info on the ACS forum in the hot section. I think the only extra bit you need to buy is the gas regulator which is the pipe and control which connects the L5 to the gas bottle as the one that comes with it from the US is a different spec.
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I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF LOCAL PLUMBERS ABOUT FITTING AN L5 THEY WOULDNT TOUCH IT. >:(
I've no idea what you have seen of them water heaters or what you told the plumbers, but a child could fit one. It consists of a threaded inlet for water, a threaded outlet for hot water and a threaded inlet for the calor gas. Any half competent diy'er could fit one. No more difficult that sorting out a gas barbeque or patio heater. Infact here's a video........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRsXhVz_EsU