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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sunshine windies on June 17, 2012, 08:39:21 pm

Title: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: sunshine windies on June 17, 2012, 08:39:21 pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-Metre-Glass-Fibre-Streamline-Water-Fed-Telescopic-Window-Cleaning-Pole-/280902743087?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item41671bb42f

40 ft. streamline eco glassfibre pole .......

Decent cheaper option
or just a back breaker?

cheers
scott
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: bobplum on June 17, 2012, 08:58:44 pm
a bargain if you get it for £100 after that i would go for a clx or slx
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: sunshine windies on June 17, 2012, 09:02:45 pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Water-Fed-Pole-Ergo-lite-35ft-Carbon-Fibre-Telescopic-/251069600961?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item3a74ea14c1

thanks

what about this ? seems lighter, the guy reckons the streamline is 8.4 kg  :(
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: sunshine windows on June 17, 2012, 09:18:15 pm
Pain in the ass to extend the 2nd one with 6'6'' sections.

If the 1st pole is in good nic, i.e no spinning of the sections because of wear I reckon it's worth bidding on.
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: sunshine windies on June 17, 2012, 09:23:13 pm
is there a massive difference between glass fibre and carbon fibre with a pole of 35-40 ft?

i only need the pole for 3 jobs per month my clx 27 reaches everything else
 so im reluctant to splash out £500 + for a gardiners
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: simonr on June 17, 2012, 10:35:25 pm
world of difference at that length unless your a bit of an arnold
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: sunshine windows on June 17, 2012, 10:38:40 pm
The flex in glass fibre at that height if stretched over a large extension is massive
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: EandM on June 17, 2012, 11:07:51 pm
Quote from: sunshine windows on June 17, 2012, 10:38:40 pm
The flex in glass fibre at that height if stretched over a large extension is massive

What he said - At that length a Carbon Pole would still be fairly straight whereas a Fibreglass Pole resemble the letter 'n'
Title: Re: Is this pole any good ?
Post by: Ian101 on June 18, 2012, 09:06:27 am
Quote from: sungless on June 17, 2012, 09:23:13 pm
is there a massive difference between glass fibre and carbon fibre with a pole of 35-40 ft?


do you like spaghetti ? not the stuff that comes in a tin in shape of alphabet though ??

well imagine uncooked spaghetti and thats a carbon fibre pole

and glassfibre is like cooked spaghetti

 ;D ;D ;D