Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CLEANCARE WC on March 18, 2012, 02:55:50 pm
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Oh dear,
Did you get it down ok ?
you need to be so careful doing this (as you now no)
I lost a section of the end, but never a section of pole :o
How did this happen, please explain.
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Oh dear,
Did you get it down ok ?
you need to be so careful doing this (as you now no)
I lost a section of the end, but never a section of pole :o
How did this happen, please explain.
This happened over a year ago, but i have only just cracked uploading photos.
Well I had the wireless bullet cam taped to the vac head, and i was being a bit too conscientious poking right down into the down pipe and got it wedged in between pipe & overhanging tiles (the cam getting caught) so i was walking the pole left and then right trying to get a shallow enough angle to free it up.
In the process I managed to pull the c/f tubing away from the top section!! I tried putting section back in and wiggling again no joy...had to give it up!
Went back a week later tried again and got it out straight away, the terrential rain had washed the tape loose the pole came out but cam nowhere to be seen ;D It would of obviously been nackered anyway.
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u should av sent me a message Dan, my ladders would reach there easy to get ur camera back
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u should av sent me a message Dan, my ladders would reach there easy to get ur camera back
mine didnt quite reach the gutter must be about 35ft high I put them up started climbing then needed to change my underwear been wfp 7 yrs now lost my head for heights ;D although never really liked doing anything too high. camera would of been nackered after the 1st night it rained and cam is not waterproof.
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Bit of badluck there mate ::)
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You left a pole hanging out of the gutter for a week? What if it came loose and fell on top of someone
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You left a pole hanging out of the gutter for a week? What if it came loose and fell on top of someone
I would of been in trouble, that wasnt going anywhere without encouragement.
If it makes me look any less of a cowboy I was worried about it...does that count?
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well, i don't think i could have left it there for a week,
what poles were you using ? modular push fit - or the type that are clamped together ?
Darran
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Oh dear,
Did you get it down ok ?
you need to be so careful doing this (as you now no)
I lost a section of the end, but never a section of pole :o
How did this happen, please explain.
This happened over a year ago, but i have only just cracked uploading photos.
Well I had the wireless bullet cam taped to the vac head, and i was being a bit too conscientious poking right down into the down pipe and got it wedged in between pipe & overhanging tiles (the cam getting caught) so i was walking the pole left and then right trying to get a shallow enough angle to free it up.
In the process I managed to pull the c/f tubing away from the top section!! I tried putting section back in and wiggling again no joy...had to give it up!
Went back a week later tried again and got it out straight away, the terrential rain had washed the tape loose the pole came out but cam nowhere to be seen ;D It would of obviously been nackered anyway.
you left that up there a week :o
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well, i don't think i could have left it there for a week,
what poles were you using ? modular push fit - or the type that are clamped together ?
Darran
Yes modular push fit. and yes left it up there a week, as I said I did try I came back next day with my biggest ladders..didnt work was even thinking of getting a cherry picker to get it down but by the time I got back there again (3rd visit in the 7days) I managed to get it out again by putting the sections back together and lifting it out minus the camera. There was nothing I could do about it boys.
In the end I was thinking i would have to spend the money I got for the job on a cherry picker to get it down I wouldnt of left it there much longer.
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You left a pole hanging out of the gutter for a week? What if it came loose and fell on top of someone
I would of been in trouble, that wasnt going anywhere without encouragement.
If it makes me look any less of a cowboy I was worried about it...does that count?
I'm sure that would of gone along way if the pole done some serious damage. I wouldn't of been able to sleep at night leaving that sticking out of the gutter. If I couldn't of got it loose I would of hired a lift as you suggested to get the thing out
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Nothing bad came of it, you live and learn. Dont you health and safety officers get weekends off?
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Lol, it's just common sense surely?
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Did you tale the custy you have fitted a extra long over flow pipe to drain the water off ;D
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Did you tale the custy you have fitted a extra long over flow pipe to drain the water off ;D
yes its actually one of my early rainwater harvesting prototypes ;D