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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on October 11, 2012, 10:08:47 am

Title: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: Ian101 on October 11, 2012, 10:08:47 am
Will be buying a big pole before too long and have been looking at the 2 poles mentioned in the posting title.

Not sure if Im missing something ??

Facelift One 55 feet £1495+vat weighing in at 5.47KG but includes brush weight

Gardiners SL47 + 1 extension total of 57 feet £1118 +vat inc SL Extreme wide brush weighing in at 3.03KG inc brush.

£377 +vat difference plus over 2 kilos heavier ???

This is not a pro Gardiners post or an anti Facelift post just cant see what Im missing ???
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: colin purewater on October 11, 2012, 01:25:33 pm
Ian I've got the sl2 if you want to come and have a look if you ain't seen one
Before mate it's a nice pole and VERY light
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: bobplum on October 11, 2012, 03:04:16 pm
Ian I've got the sl2 if you want to come and have a look if you ain't seen one
Before mate it's a nice pole and VERY light


if your going to richys van fest bring it over so i can have a feel of your pole too :D
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: Dave Willis on October 11, 2012, 03:57:17 pm
Are they both made from the same material?
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: richywilts on October 11, 2012, 10:26:17 pm
isnt the sl pole a modular where the facelift is telescopic

im not sure what facelift is not seen it but suppose less engineering to modular poles
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: Smudger on October 11, 2012, 10:35:53 pm
yes the facelift is telescopic and hi modulus carbon like the gardiners extreme the extra weight will be the
clamps etc...

i use the SL2 on a regular basis to 50 ft and it's a dream to use - the time difference in setting up is insignificant
compared to using a lighter pole at 50 ft up.

Darran
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 12, 2012, 12:07:36 am
The SLX-47 extreme is lighter in part because it's tubes are thinner and only wider at the clamping points - you clamp on at middle and ends only. Plus an extra clamping point on bottom section for even finer adjustment.

And you can add extensions.

It works very well in practice.
Title: Re: Facelift One pole v Gardiners SL47
Post by: Dave Willis on October 12, 2012, 07:05:38 am
No, that's the Xtreme.