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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sf on January 08, 2013, 09:02:47 pm
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Looking to upgrade pole next week.For those who have used both which is best clx22 or pheonix22 pro?
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Looking to upgrade pole next week.For those who have used both which is best clx22 or pheonix22 pro?
Which one is the lightest ;D
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i have the 22ft CLX but i would say just buy an SLX mate.
seriously if its to be used as your main pole go for full carbon fibre and get a carbon gooseneck and extreme brush and you will have an awesome very light,very rigid pole which will allow you to wfp with the minimum of strain.
CLX is a great budget pole but a bit whippy at full stretch over extensions and connys.
regards
dazmond
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Looking to upgrade pole next week.For those who have used both which is best clx22 or pheonix22 pro?
Which one is the lightest ;D
Lol u want to start that again
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Looking to upgrade pole next week.For those who have used both which is best clx22 or pheonix22 pro?
Which one is the lightest ;D
Lol u want to start that again
Hell Yeah makes for good bed time reading lol ;D
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Some say the Phoenix is the greatest pole in the world....
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Some say the Phoenix is the greatest pole in the world....
BUT ;D ;D ;D
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Some say the Phoenix is the greatest pole in the world....
only some ???
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Looking to upgrade pole next week.For those who have used both which is best clx22 or pheonix22 pro?
Which one is the lightest ;D
Lol u want to start that again
Hell Yeah makes for good bed time reading lol ;D
Lol,
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With what i have done with them I find the facelift better, that why I'm ordering 2 different ones soon! 18ft everyday pole and the 26ft ultralight both full carbon.
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
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With what i have done with them I find the facelift better, that why I'm ordering 2 different ones soon! 18ft everyday pole and the 26ft ultralight both full carbon.
how long did you work with the clx and the facelift pole for to decide which one was best ?
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
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With what i have done with them I find the facelift better, that why I'm ordering 2 different ones soon! 18ft everyday pole and the 26ft ultralight both full carbon.
how long did you work with the clx and the facelift pole for to decide which one was best ?
Oh Mr windybenn, you caught me out, I must not of use these poles to comment on the post, that would just be a silly thing to do.
Who would give advise on something they new nothing about? Maybe a young 20yr that's knows nothing about wfp and only been shown for a day maybe more?
In answer to you question
I have used clx and slx with someone else when I did some work with them, about 2yrs, then I have also used a couple of other poles that I can't remember the name of, not very good ones, then started on my own, I use unger ones at the minute and my own built ones due to all money went onto setting up wfp system and van, poles are poles when you are starting out, personally I wasn't 100% impressed with the clx or the slx hence why I have never bothered to upgrade my poles, why spend money on something your not happy with.
Then on the first day the facelift pheonx poles was released in was there to see them and haveva little play with them, the look and the feel of them felt a lot better than the clx or the slx did for me, the clamps are better etc.
So that's why I'm willing to spend over £500 on upgrading my poles to the pheonix's ones. I never waste money, I wanted something that felt right to me, and these ticked all the boxes!
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Richard stop sending all your new customers to fancy resturants and you might be able to but 2 ultralights ;)
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
Yes I have.
It's down to everyone's way of working, about 80% of my work can be reached with an 18ft harris pole, why would I want to use a much bigger pole and carry extra weight when I don't need it!
I got one job that I need a 42ft pole on, does that mean I only got to have one pole and use that 42ft for everything?
You might have 9 years in it, but everyone works how they feel comfortable with.
At the moment I carry 5 poles in the van.
32ft pole, 2x18fts, 8ft tele pole and 4ft. Use 4ft on my bungalows and when there is a small gap between conservatories and walls!
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Richard stop sending all your new customers to fancy resturants and you might be able to but 2 ultralights ;)
Lol that's my daughters god parents place, I don't pay for it!!! Because I advertise them that's how they pay me!!
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how do you reach your 42 ft job. You must be tall ;D
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how do you reach your 42 ft job. You must be tall ;D
10ft step ladder then the 32ft pole lol
I have a 42ft pole that I use, but that sits in the garage most of the time as its only used for a couple of jobs a year. So don't carry that around
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
Yes I have.
It's down to everyone's way of working, about 80% of my work can be reached with an 18ft harris pole, why would I want to use a much bigger pole and carry extra weight when I don't need it!
I got one job that I need a 42ft pole on, does that mean I only got to have one pole and use that 42ft for everything?
You might have 9 years in it, but everyone works how they feel comfortable with.
At the moment I carry 5 poles in the van.
32ft pole, 2x18fts, 8ft tele pole and 4ft. Use 4ft on my bungalows and when there is a small gap between conservatories and walls!
You see ricardo, I carry only one, my SLX 25 equipped with resi-neck swivel & Xtreme brush. This way I don't have to change poles for ANY situation- even the smallest of gaps down conservatories. I don't even have to bend down any to clean glass right down to the ground either. ;)
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
Yes I have.
It's down to everyone's way of working, about 80% of my work can be reached with an 18ft harris pole, why would I want to use a much bigger pole and carry extra weight when I don't need it!
I got one job that I need a 42ft pole on, does that mean I only got to have one pole and use that 42ft for everything?
You might have 9 years in it, but everyone works how they feel comfortable with.
At the moment I carry 5 poles in the van.
32ft pole, 2x18fts, 8ft tele pole and 4ft. Use 4ft on my bungalows and when there is a small gap between conservatories and walls!
You see ricardo, I carry only one, my SLX 25 equipped with resi-neck swivel & Xtreme brush. This way I don't have to change poles for ANY situation- even the smallest of gaps down conservatories. I don't even have to bend down any to clean glass right down to the ground either. ;)
You might carry one, but when 2 are working you can't use just one!
Like I said before, why carry extra weight when I don't need to use it?
Im not swapping poles all the time,. Pick the right pole at the start of the job! Never need to bend over either
Plus if one on my poles break for any reason, I just walk back to van get other pole and carrying working, unlike anyone that carry only one pole!
that's why I have 2pumps fitted in my van to!
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
Yes I have.
It's down to everyone's way of working, about 80% of my work can be reached with an 18ft harris pole, why would I want to use a much bigger pole and carry extra weight when I don't need it!
I got one job that I need a 42ft pole on, does that mean I only got to have one pole and use that 42ft for everything?
You might have 9 years in it, but everyone works how they feel comfortable with.
At the moment I carry 5 poles in the van.
32ft pole, 2x18fts, 8ft tele pole and 4ft. Use 4ft on my bungalows and when there is a small gap between conservatories and walls!
You see ricardo, I carry only one, my SLX 25 equipped with resi-neck swivel & Xtreme brush. This way I don't have to change poles for ANY situation- even the smallest of gaps down conservatories. I don't even have to bend down any to clean glass right down to the ground either. ;)
You might carry one, but when 2 are working you can't use just one!
Like I said before, why carry extra weight when I don't need to use it?
Im not swapping poles all the time,. Pick the right pole at the start of the job! Never need to bend over either
Plus if one on my poles break for any reason, I just walk back to van get other pole and carrying working, unlike anyone that carry only one pole!
that's why I have 2pumps fitted in my van to!
You see Recardo, I never swap a pole, not even once up to 30ft- I picked the right one to begin with. MY pole also never breaks- never once in 5 years of it's use, not even close! ;) I also only need one pump, never needed two in 9 years of wfp. ;)
Do you see a pattern emerging here? ;D ;D
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SLX 25, one pole does it all. ;)
Might but why carry that extra weight for a house or bungalow, plus 2 people can't use one pole!!!!!!
Have you worked with a SLX-25?
I've used one every working day for 5 years, it does most of my entire work. I have an Xtreme 47 with extension for work above 30ft. Before this I had a carbon facelift (old type) & owned or used various other poles & brushes including Ionics, various Unger, all Gardiner's range (including both modular & telescopic), extender, excel, Xtel, Harris ;D etc etc.
I'm almost 9 years wfp now & think I'm justified in recommending what I have found to be probably the best "one pole does it all" in the world! ;)
Yes I have.
It's down to everyone's way of working, about 80% of my work can be reached with an 18ft harris pole, why would I want to use a much bigger pole and carry extra weight when I don't need it!
I got one job that I need a 42ft pole on, does that mean I only got to have one pole and use that 42ft for everything?
You might have 9 years in it, but everyone works how they feel comfortable with.
At the moment I carry 5 poles in the van.
32ft pole, 2x18fts, 8ft tele pole and 4ft. Use 4ft on my bungalows and when there is a small gap between conservatories and walls!
You see ricardo, I carry only one, my SLX 25 equipped with resi-neck swivel & Xtreme brush. This way I don't have to change poles for ANY situation- even the smallest of gaps down conservatories. I don't even have to bend down any to clean glass right down to the ground either. ;)
You might carry one, but when 2 are working you can't use just one!
Like I said before, why carry extra weight when I don't need to use it?
Im not swapping poles all the time,. Pick the right pole at the start of the job! Never need to bend over either
Plus if one on my poles break for any reason, I just walk back to van get other pole and carrying working, unlike anyone that carry only one pole!
that's why I have 2pumps fitted in my van to!
You see Recardo, I never swap a pole, not even once up to 30ft- I picked the right one to begin with. MY pole also never breaks- never once in 5 years of it's use, not even close! ;) I also only need one pump, never needed two in 9 years of wfp. ;)
Do you see a pattern emerging here? ;D ;D
Yer you are a one person in a van that thinks nothing would ever break! Lol
My van has 2 people working from it at times and if anything should break I'm covered and carry on working!! Lol
Had one pump stop working on me once half way through the day, I just walked back to the van, turned that pump off, turned other pump on, then carried on working, then fixed it when I got home! Things can happen, might never, but can happen, I'm like a boy scout, be prepared! Lol
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Some say the Phoenix is the greatest pole in the world....
only some ???
The others haven't found out yet...
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i have the 22ft CLX but i would say just buy an SLX mate.
seriously if its to be used as your main pole go for full carbon fibre and get a carbon gooseneck and extreme brush and you will have an awesome very light,very rigid pole which will allow you to wfp with the minimum of strain.
CLX is a great budget pole but a bit whippy at full stretch over extensions and connys.
regards
dazmond
I'd have to agree with Dazmond here, although a hybrid pole will work ok for window cleaning a carbon fibre is so much better. If you can afford it then I would bet the SLX.
I can't speak for the facelift poles as I haven't used them but the Gardiner range is superb. The clamps on both the SLX and CLX are the same and are brilliant as they are short saving so much pole length meaning that the collapsed length is very small. The 22ft versions of their pole are brilliant as well as they make a good all rounder, ie every thing from bungalows to over conny roofs.
Simon.
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My one pole does everything is a thirty foot Xtreme :o Bungalows to three storey including skylights. Superb pole.
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how high does the slx 25 reach .
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how high does the slx 25 reach .
Depends how tall you are :P
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how high does the slx 25 reach .
about 25 :0
sorry could not resist should do most three story work