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Title: pole length advice
Post by: Pure Shine Window Cleaning on January 30, 2011, 08:54:26 pm

I hope some of you can give me some advice on which poles to buy to cover all work.

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Jeff Brimble on January 30, 2011, 09:27:47 pm

What sort of work do you do ?

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Pure Shine Window Cleaning on January 30, 2011, 09:43:50 pm

just starting out but would rather be safe than sorry and get all i need now.
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Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: matthewprice on January 30, 2011, 09:47:18 pm

i started 1year ago and have a 28 foot and a35 foot brush and i can do all ground,first and second floors

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: dazmond on January 30, 2011, 10:26:08 pm

i have a 22ft GARDINERS CLX pole which i use on most domestics.a great all around pole with a fantastic short closed length for ground floor work and its very very light.use it 80% of the time.

then i have a 25ft BRODEX HYDRA pole which i use for some bigger domestics and commercial.

then i have a 30ft unger teleplus 5 section pole that ive converted for just a couple of higher windows on a few jobs.


i also have a streamline 20ft glass fibre pole which is my "emergency" pole if i need it which just lies in my storage space most of the time.

also have a small extension pole converted into a small wfp that i use for cleaning the van! ;) ;D ;D ;D



dazmond

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Rogue Trader on January 31, 2011, 08:17:04 am

for 95% of your work get a 24ft gf xtel pole just over 100 quid ...... then you will need a longer pole 35ft if you wanna keep it cheap would do you for the other 5 % of your work. If and when you need a bigger 1 you can deal with that at the time.

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on January 31, 2011, 09:45:08 am

For ground & first floor a 18ft clx does the job

For ground, first & second i use a brodex hydra 25ft

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Scrimble on January 31, 2011, 10:22:23 am

dont waste your time with crappy fibreglass poles, there a false economy, get a slx 18 which will do most of your residential work, and a 25ft-30ft pole to cover any 3 storey and higher windows,

fibreglass is bendy and wears out really fast there a waste of money

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Jeff Brimble on January 31, 2011, 12:02:55 pm

Quote from: ST1Allstar on January 31, 2011, 10:22:23 am

dont waste your time with crappy fibreglass poles, there a false economy, get a slx 18 which will do most of your residential work, and a 25ft-30ft pole to cover any 3 storey and higher windows,

fibreglass is bendy and wears out really fast there a waste of money

Parallel fibre glass needs overlaps and has a certain looseness in the joints, but tapered sections are stronger and stiffer.

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: SPE on January 31, 2011, 12:22:59 pm

I'd just get a clx27
If you found it was longer than needed for most work, just remove one section and keep it for when needed.
and you could always make a diy pole with a harris decorators pole as a back up / spare for not alot of money.

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: window11 on January 31, 2011, 05:42:30 pm

mat3.how do u know the other is only 5%, he could get 49% for which he would need a hight reah pole.

????????

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Pure Shine Window Cleaning on January 31, 2011, 09:00:02 pm

Thanks for all your help. Will a SLX30 do the lot?

Title: Re: pole length advice
Post by: Rogue Trader on February 01, 2011, 02:27:22 pm

Quote from: window11 on January 31, 2011, 05:42:30 pm

mat3.how do u know the other is only 5%, he could get 49% for which he would need a hight reah pole.

????????

educated guess ::)