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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:36:09 pm

Title: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:36:09 pm

DOES ANY ONE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY MY CLAMPS ON MY POLE SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO TIGHTEN UP ANY MORE.WHEN YOU PUSH THE THE CLAMP DOWN THE POLE STILL MOVES ROUND IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO THANKS DARREN

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: H h20 on February 07, 2006, 08:39:12 pm

There is a plastic nut on the side,you have to tighten it the opposite way to normal as if you are undoing it,Gaz  ;)

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:45:38 pm

HI GAZ I HAVE DONE THAT BUT IT WILL NOT   TIGHTEN  UP ANY MORE BECAUSE  THE JAWS ARE TOUCHING WHAT CAN BE DONE

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: windows_chepstow on February 07, 2006, 08:46:25 pm

Quote from: Gaz (previously Hh20) on February 07, 2006, 08:39:12 pm

There is a plastic nut on the side,you have to tighten it the opposite way to normal as if you are undoing it,Gaz  ;)

Gaz is spot on.

Normally, it's 'Lucy left to loosen', and, 'rightly tightly to tighten'.

But with my Ionics pole it's the opposite way round.

Get an adjustable spanner and turn the plastic nut an anti-clockwise a turn or two.

It'll tighten up.  Keep the adjustable in your car.  I think the more wear they get, the more you have to adjust them.

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: H h20 on February 07, 2006, 08:55:02 pm

Quote from: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:45:38 pm

HI GAZ I HAVE DONE THAT BUT IT WILL NOT   TIGHTEN  UP ANY MORE BECAUSE  THE JAWS ARE TOUCHING WHAT CAN BE DONE

How many sections is your pole?
does it do it on all the sections?
how old/how much use has it had?
Gaz

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:56:43 pm

HI TOSH YES I HAVE TIGHTEN UP THAT NUT BUT IT HAS STOPPED BECAUSE THE JAWS ARE TOGETHER THANKS FOR REPLYS SO FAR

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: herbiefatboy on February 07, 2006, 08:59:11 pm

HI GAZ IT  HAS 2 CLAMPS ON POLE IT IS ABOUT 5 MONTHS OLD AND IT IS USED EVERY DAY  DOES THIS HELP

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: H h20 on February 07, 2006, 09:04:18 pm

If it`s only 5 months old i would get intouch with the place you had it from,Gaz

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: thewindowcleaner1 on February 07, 2006, 10:19:12 pm

 have the same problem
If you use the pole every day 5-6 days a week two things happen first the pole section inself wears second the clamp wears, I have in the past taken the clamp off opend the clamp and sanded(with a grinder) the gap so that it can be tightend, this only works for a short while, the best bet would be to buy a replacement clamp/clamp lever/and nut
again this is only a short term solution as the pole section tends to wear out faster because the clamp is new,

I find that my pole lasts about 6 - 8 months then its time to replace
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/shop.html
Just had delivery from above two replacements and one complet pole will try tommorrow but they look good and are the cheapest (of this quality) I,ve seen

At these prices if the pole only last 6 months it at 5 day a week the replacement sections average out at about .50p a day

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: mark6765 on February 07, 2006, 10:57:28 pm

i get the same.
i want to use a cheap light domestic pole,
but find they only last 6 month.
has anyone found a pole that dont wear on the shaft or clamp so quick.

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: stephen d on February 07, 2006, 11:16:03 pm

no they all wear,only option is to cut a few inches off the pole which helps in the short term and replace clamp & nut from time to time-its not the pole thats wearing but the  protective coating.

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: thewindowcleaner1 on February 08, 2006, 07:55:43 am

I did try spraying the pole with clear Laquer from time to time (as uased on cars) but it didn't seem to slow down the wear
If you think about it at about at about .50p a day to replace aint a lot considering the amount of extra work that you can do with the equipment.

Title: Re: CLAMPS ON POLES
Post by: sair on February 08, 2006, 04:16:45 pm

they all wear in time the power pole seems to last longest