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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 06:17:13 pm

Title: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 06:17:13 pm

I NEED TO PURCHASE A 30MTR GLASSFIBER POLE FOR A CONTRACT I HAVE SHOULD I GET THE 25CM OR 40CM BRUSH
HAVING NEVER USED A 30MT POLE DONT KNOW IF THE 40CM WOULD BE TO HARD TO CONTROL AT THAT HEIGHT.
ANY IMPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ???

CHEERS JEFF.

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: matt on December 12, 2005, 06:43:34 pm

Quote from: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 06:17:13 pm

I NEED TO PURCHASE A 30MTR GLASSFIBER POLE FOR A CONTRACT I HAVE SHOULD I GET THE 25CM OR 40CM BRUSH
HAVING NEVER USED A 30MT POLE DONT KNOW IF THE 40CM WOULD BE TO HARD TO CONTROL AT THAT HEIGHT.
ANY IMPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ???

CHEERS JEFF.

30 MTR, thats a pole and a half, thats 100 foot  :o :o :o, what storey is that your cleaning ?? ?? ??

personally i would go with a 25CM

its lighter and easier to control

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: windows_chepstow on December 12, 2005, 06:52:05 pm

I suspect Jeff means a '30 foot' pole.  I believe Tucker do the largest pole available at 80 foot.

I occassionally use a 30 foot pole (the lightweight I am) and have no problems using a 15" brush head on it.

I wish we'd all go metric; by law.  What's 15" in centimeters?

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: Easyclean Windows on December 12, 2005, 07:54:58 pm

About 38 cm or 380 mm

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: Alex Gardiner on December 12, 2005, 08:24:55 pm

You can easily use either on a 30ft, I currently have 31ft pole with a 40cm brush head and find it ok, but I have just also made myself a 26ft with a 25cm head and find it much easier.  We supply both sizes on our site.

Ps. If you think you can get away with a 25cm it will give you less wrist fatigue. However if you are using it on large panes of glass the 40cm will clean quicker.

Alex

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 08:28:05 pm

 OOOOPHS SORRY FOLK,S FEEL A RIGHT FOOL NOW OF COURSE I MENT 30FT POLE    :-[ BUT THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS UP TO NOW.
JEFF

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: Jeff Brimble on December 12, 2005, 08:37:05 pm

At 30+ft on domestic/light commercial I would prefer approx 28cm 12" brush. The higher you go the harder it gets.Its better to look for 2 storey simple work than go looking for the big harder jobs.

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: windows_chepstow on December 12, 2005, 08:40:35 pm

Quote from: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 08:28:05 pm

OOOOPHS SORRY FOLK,S FEEL A RIGHT FOOL NOW OF COURSE I MENT 30FT POLE    :-[ BUT THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS UP TO NOW.
JEFF

No worries, Jeff.  You're lucky Malc G isn't about.  He's the normal 'monkey on your back', picking you up for tedious stuff.  

I suspect he's an ex-school teacher that was sacked for thumping the kids and swearing at them and stuff, 'cos they got their homework dates wrong and things.

Anyway, Jeff, welcome to the forum.

We're mostly human here.  (Apart from Malc G; as I say) ;)

Title: Re: BRUSH SIZE FOR POLE
Post by: jeff evans on December 12, 2005, 08:59:15 pm

 


No worries, Jeff.  You're lucky Malc G isn't about.  He's the normal 'monkey on your back', picking you up for tedious stuff. 

I suspect he's an ex-school teacher that was sacked for thumping the kids and swearing at them and stuff, 'cos they got their homework dates wrong and things.

Anyway, Jeff, welcome to the forum.

We're mostly human here.  (Apart from Malc G; as I say) ;)

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THANKYOU KIND SIR FOR YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
CHEERS JEFF.