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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on January 21, 2014, 09:45:02 am

Title: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on January 21, 2014, 09:45:02 am

Someone once sent me a link to a manufacturer / supplier of 50mm Carbon fibre tube sections.. for use on the gutter vac .

Can someone point me in the right direction..

I made the mistake of buying cheapish ally sections and the are quite frankly Sheet.

They keep friction fitting themselves together, had to leave 3 sections at a job yesterday as no mater how much huffing and puffing we did the bally things stayed stuck.. Grrrr.

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services on January 21, 2014, 04:07:07 pm

carbonfibretubes.co.uk

These are good. You have to purchase 4 or 5 sections min.

Steve

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Dave Willis on January 21, 2014, 04:22:50 pm

Carbon fibre poles stick together too ........ unless you know how to prevent it happening of course  ;)

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Spruce on January 21, 2014, 06:53:44 pm

Quote from: Dave Willis on January 21, 2014, 04:22:50 pm

Carbon fibre poles stick together too ........ unless you know how to prevent it happening of course  ;)

Oh Dave, you bring back some memories with fishing poles.

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on January 21, 2014, 07:07:21 pm

Or (to appease the tight git within me) is there a way to stop the Ally poles jamming, I have tried copperslip .. but no joy.

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Dave Willis on January 21, 2014, 07:19:03 pm

If they fit together like a modular pole then yes  :)

Assemble the pole but not too tightly then wrap some insulation tape around the pole next to the overlapping tube of the one above. The tape will stop one tube going in too far to the next one.

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny) on January 21, 2014, 09:06:36 pm

Dave you are a flipping Genious.. So simple...
Thats 500 quid saved..

Title: Re: Carbon fibre Gutter pipes
Post by: Cliff perkins on January 21, 2014, 09:53:54 pm

mine are tough to.
i slip some rubber gloves on for extra grip pull back and twist anti clockwise.
that usually does the trick
regards

the rubber gloves keep your hands warm when using them ;-)