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Title: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: monkeyman on June 09, 2013, 07:53:28 pm
Are these poles really that bad,anyone use them for everyday domestic use?notice gardiners are out of stock of the clx27 so was going to get one of these to last me until there back in stock
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: windiewasher on June 09, 2013, 08:04:55 pm
Lovely poles. ;D
Id wait for clx to be back in stock.last time i bought a pole from brodex but waited 3 weeks and when i kept complaining they just tried to sell me more poles.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: monkeyman on June 09, 2013, 08:11:24 pm
Anyone have any idea if the clx22 would reach 3rd storey windows,noticed there in stock
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: windiewasher on June 09, 2013, 09:05:39 pm
Anyone have any idea if the clx22 would reach 3rd storey windows,noticed there in stock
At a stretch yes definately.
See if you can get a 22 and a extension.then you can take it off when you dont need it.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: chanster00 on June 09, 2013, 10:09:54 pm
i LOVE my hydras got 5, 2x 18' 1 x 25' and 1x36' had all of em good few years no signs of any wear! as for the clamps brodex have always been great with me! changed em when they were bad (no charge) last time i went sean (the boss) just sorted even more stuff out and replaced a steel goose neck for me which i didnt even ask for!

my advise - get hydra 25 dont bother with 18, just the 25 need higher get a different pole these are to heavy after that,
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: home6442 on June 09, 2013, 11:18:50 pm
Don't waste your money on this rubbish, far too heavy they make a Gxtel pole
feel light.
If you need a pole quick why not pay a few quid more and get a SLX25.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: DG Cleaning on June 09, 2013, 11:39:59 pm
i LOVE my hydras got 5, 2x 18' 1 x 25' and 1x36' had all of em good few years no signs of any wear! as for the clamps brodex have always been great with me! changed em when they were bad (no charge) last time i went sean (the boss) just sorted even more stuff out and replaced a steel goose neck for me which i didnt even ask for!

my advise - get hydra 25 dont bother with 18, just the 25 need higher get a different pole these are to heavy after that,

i LOVE my hydras got 5, 2x 18' 1 x 25' and 1x36
Isn't that 4?
 ;D ;D ;D :D
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: wpclean on June 10, 2013, 12:20:10 am
The 18 ft pole is ok, but any higher you will be putting a lot of strain on your shoulders !
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: wfp master on June 10, 2013, 12:47:11 am
i LOVE my hydras got 5, 2x 18' 1 x 25' and 1x36' had all of em good few years no signs of any wear! as for the clamps brodex have always been great with me! changed em when they were bad (no charge) last time i went sean (the boss) just sorted even more stuff out and replaced a steel goose neck for me which i didnt even ask for!

my advise - get hydra 25 dont bother with 18, just the 25 need higher get a different pole these are to heavy after that,
you are joking surely.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: chanster00 on June 10, 2013, 07:19:42 am
These are used with my lads also (employed) its all about that I use to buy other poles but they would just break em time after time. These poles ARE NOT the best but make FANTASTIC business sense. Yes am writing on a iPhone the 5 was ment to be 4 ;)
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: formb on June 10, 2013, 09:28:52 am
Nothing wrong with the brodex poles. They are not as heavy as people make out. We used to use omnipoles; now those were properly heavy. If I gave my employees any poles not made of metal they'd be ruined in a week.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: windiewasher on June 10, 2013, 10:08:09 am
Mines made a clothes line prop for a bit till it rusted and bent.
Was more use as a clothes line prop.
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: dazmond on June 10, 2013, 10:44:14 am
i had a 25 ft brodex hydra.used it for 6 months then last year i gave it away to a fellow windy just starting out wfp.they are really heavy and the collapsed length is a joke.the clamps are rubbish.

if your buying a regular day to day pole then please dont buy one of these poles.they will cause you a lot more strain if your poling all day every day.

buy a 25 ft SLX mate you wont regret it.reaches 3 storey and nice short collapsed length for ground floor work although a 22 footer will reach lots of 3 storey if your tall with an aqua-daptor and carbon gooseneck.collapsed length is shorter as well.


regards


dazmond
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: monkeyman on June 10, 2013, 07:28:50 pm
Just ordered me a clx22 and an ext to make it up to a 27 when needed :) thanks for the advice guys
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: windiewasher on June 10, 2013, 09:46:07 pm
Just ordered me a clx22 and an ext to make it up to a 27 when needed :) thanks for the advice guys
Your welcome m8.
I recommend asking alex a longer hose though m8
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: chanster00 on June 10, 2013, 09:55:17 pm
going to put a order in soon for a supermax 45
Title: Re: brodex hydra Aluminium pole
Post by: Alex Gardiner on June 10, 2013, 10:00:34 pm
Just ordered me a clx22 and an ext to make it up to a 27 when needed :) thanks for the advice guys
Your welcome m8.
I recommend asking alex a longer hose though m8

Each pole comes with just enough extra hose to have one extension fitted on to the pole. If you want to add more than one extension or like a longer hose-pack then you can purchase an extra hose pack of the length desired using this product page - http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Telescopic-Pole-Hose-Packs-Hose_Packs.html - with the quick-release gooseneck system, hose packs can be swapped in about 20 seconds if needed.