Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: keyser soze on March 31, 2012, 10:56:07 pm
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just thought that i would try the clx 22 .as an every day pole i hope im not gonna regret not getting slx . but the mrs says best to keep our costs to a minimum as ive got so many commercial custys not paying up very quickly that im best to save a few quid at the moment
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just thought that i would try the clx 22 .as an every day pole i hope im not gonna regret not getting slx . but the mrs says best to keep our costs to a minimum as ive got so many commercial custys not paying up very quickly that im best to save a few quid at the moment
CLX 22 is a great pole. you wont regret it
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slx much better! ;)
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slx much better! ;)
noooo dont tell me that. just say that theres not much in it
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i am honest! ;D
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i am sure the clx is good, don't worry! ;)
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just thought that i would try the clx 22 .as an every day pole i hope im not gonna regret not getting slx . but the mrs says best to keep our costs to a minimum as ive got so many commercial custys not paying up very quickly that im best to save a few quid at the moment
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i have a clx 22ft and it was great for a year then i bought the 25ft slx.no comparison!the slx is a lot more rigid!
you ve made a good choice as its a great budget pole though.
best wishes
dazmond
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i have a clx 22ft and it was great for a year then i bought the 25ft slx.no comparison!the slx is a lot more rigid!
you ve made a good choice as its a great budget pole though.
best wishes
dazmond
Same as dazz
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You could have bought a lot worse trust me ;D
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CLX is a great pole, I used one for about 1.5 years, I upgraded to a SLX when I needed to clean 3rd storey stuff. Both great poles.
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I use a CLX 22 as my everyday pole, no regrets at all. Just about to order a new one. I would say if anything they are too good for muck and truck windows. Yes the SLX is better but its dearer. You are only cleaning windows, when you think about it logically, how good do you need?
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just thought that i would try the clx 22 .as an every day pole i hope im not gonna regret not getting slx . but the mrs says best to keep our costs to a minimum as ive got so many commercial custys not paying up very quickly that im best to save a few quid at the moment
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please explain
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mate i have no problem with the clx mate slx is far to expensive for a pole anyway people on here just get off on the slx thing. a pole is a pole as long as you look after them. look at me my first pole is a unger 27 ftr still use it from time to time bought a xtel use for gutter cleans. now the clx is lighter and does the job.
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I had a clx but upgraded to a slx after a few months but if the pole was going to be used by an employee clx is the way to go ;)
Paul
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fellow window cleaner popped round and he has a clx and slx i must admit i really like the slx i def getting the slx in future prob the 36footer
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just thought that i would try the clx 22 .as an every day pole i hope im not gonna regret not getting slx . but the mrs says best to keep our costs to a minimum as ive got so many commercial custys not paying up very quickly that im best to save a few quid at the moment
Mod note; please moderate your posts! Thank you.
please explain
I was thinking the same !! Not sure whether its an insert from a mod who's left out info, or whether its a quote from halfadaylee, its not clear at all.
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mate i have no problem with the clx mate slx is far to expensive for a pole anyway people on here just get off on the slx thing. a pole is a pole as long as you look after them. look at me my first pole is a unger 27 ftr still use it from time to time bought a xtel use for gutter cleans. now the clx is lighter and does the job.
if you work alone the slx would be the pole of choice, I guess you have never used one as unger and xtel poles are very poor in comparision I have about 5 sat in my yard that dont get used anymore.
it is not getting off on the slx thing, becasue if I found a better pole I would use it and sing its praises, the fact is the SLX is the best pole on the market pure and simple, if your local to cambridge I will show you this first hand.
I agree with other guy that says clx are an ideal staff pole the 27" covers most domestic jobs with ease and are cheap.
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typical . really wanted the slx . but refrained because commercial wasn't exactly paying promptly. but after ordering the clx i have had a surge of bacs payments . and now wished id got slx .......oh well
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clx22 is my every day pole and is nice to use. I will try an slx soon but am happy with clx. Use Gardiner's soft sill brush on end and works well.
One tip - when bolts on clamps start to need daily adjusting put 2 wraps of ptfe tape on the bolts. Having to adjust clamps several times a day gets tiresome.
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clx22 is my every day pole and is nice to use. I will try an slx soon but am happy with clx. Use Gardiner's soft sill brush on end and works well.
One tip - when bolts on clamps start to need daily adjusting put 2 wraps of ptfe tape on the bolts. Having to adjust clamps several times a day gets tiresome.
nice tip! :)
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Yeah I've had a clx-22 for about 6 months and it seems a great,cheap pole.The clamps loosening does get on your nerves a bit,especially the first clamp on the pole which governs the angle of the brush.When that loosens while your brush is on the glass the stock of the brush can whack against the glass where the brush gives way.Not the best impression to a custie on the other side of the glass.The only other thing I've found,literally just in the last week is that the first section will stick sometimes and need great force and twisting to extend.It's been warm here over the last week so I suppose it's some kind of expansion but a bit annoying.Minor niggles that,by far the best pole I've had.
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Used my CLX-22 for a few weeks now and really can't fault it. Can't see how the SLX could be any better but as many of you say it is I'll take your word for it - must be awesome! Best things are it's closed length - it fits inside a single cab pickup and is very easy to wield. Brilliant!
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Yeah I've had a clx-22 for about 6 months and it seems a great,cheap pole.The clamps loosening does get on your nerves a bit,especially the first clamp on the pole which governs the angle of the brush.When that loosens while your brush is on the glass the stock of the brush can whack against the glass where the brush gives way.Not the best impression to a custie on the other side of the glass.The only other thing I've found,literally just in the last week is that the first section will stick sometimes and need great force and twisting to extend.It's been warm here over the last week so I suppose it's some kind of expansion but a bit annoying.Minor niggles that,by far the best pole I've had.
The slight section sticking will be the effect of worn or damaged joint-stop tape in the first section. This is easily replaced and is really worth doing as it will transform the use of the section to as new again.
To replace the joint stop tape on this section (or any others in the future) please follow the instructions below:
To replace you will need some PVC insulating/electrical tape.
1. Undo lever assembly on the clamp and remove - pull out the section completely - shown here on YouTube - http://youtu.be/VeXQaNUb8-4 (http://youtu.be/VeXQaNUb8-4). This may be slightly difficult to do if the joint-stop tape is mangled up a bit.
2. Remove all of the old tape then clean and dry the lower 20cm of the section.
3. At 130mm up from the base of the section wrap the insulating tape around the section - do this one complete wrap around and about another quarter of a wrap, then cut the tape and neatly press down.
4. Using a small Allen key (or similar) prise the two clamp jaws apart and slide the section back in - You will need to be very careful as you slide the tape past the jaws of the clamp - as shown on the above video (second half).
5. Slide the section fully back in and re-assemble the lever assembly.
You will have completely replaced the joint-stop by doing this. You will find as the pole ages that this may become needed on other sections.
With regard to the top clamp, I usually keep this clamp adjusted much tighter as I rarely need to undo it and it best to have the gooseneck held very firmly.