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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jays on October 06, 2014, 08:01:45 pm

Title: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: Jays on October 06, 2014, 08:01:45 pm
If money wasn't a issue what would be the best pole for 3rd and 4th floors!?
Getting rather confused with all the advice I've been given!
Just don't wanna waste a load of hard earnt cash!
Cheers
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: PoleKing on October 06, 2014, 08:08:08 pm
3rd & 4th floors-extreme 47'
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: Don Kee on October 06, 2014, 08:09:28 pm
There are mainly 4 (well technically 5 if you include modular(and pedantic like sunshine windows)) types of pole
Lets use gardiners as an example as people may wet themselves if i dont

Base level - tends to made from fibre glass (heavy, whippy/bendy but gets you working)
Next level up - tends to be a carbon/fibre glass composite - gardiners clx range (decent budget pole)
Mid to top range - carbon pole - gardiners slx range - light and reasonably rigid
Top level (if discounting modular) - usually a higher grade carbon - gardiners extreme range - very light and rigid

(Modular poles are usually for high level work

In a nutshell thats an idiots guide to poles (no offence)  ;D

So if money is no problem, go for an extreme and the height you require
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: sunshine windows on October 06, 2014, 08:17:00 pm
That makes 5 including modular you Donkey  ;D

But don't forget the supermax range from Gardiners too. Will get you at a greater height than slx but a lot whippier than the extreme
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: Don Kee on October 06, 2014, 08:26:52 pm
That makes 5 including modular you Donkey  ;D

But don't forget the supermax range from Gardiners too. Will get you at a greater height than slx but a lot whippier than the extreme

Cant count, its why i'm a window cleaner  ;D

Changed now  ;D
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: SeanK on October 06, 2014, 08:27:48 pm
Unfortunately on this forum your only going to get reviews on Gardiner poles, which is a pity because I'm sure
there are other poles out there that could be better.
I certainly wouldn't mind a similar pole to the Gardiner range but with a better clamp.
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: G Griffin on October 06, 2014, 08:45:31 pm
Unfortunately on this forum your only going to get reviews on Gardiner poles, which is a pity because I'm sure
there are other poles out there that could be better.
I certainly wouldn't mind a similar pole to the Gardiner range but with a better clamp.
You're sure there could be better?
Great  :D.
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: Richard Stevenson on October 06, 2014, 08:50:57 pm
If cost is not important, look at the ionics range, there is an other world other than gardiner.
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: Mick Kent on October 06, 2014, 09:13:06 pm
I have the nlite himodulas carbon pole with extensions that takes me to 65 ft. Its by far the best pole i have used. Although i havnt used an extreme 47 but i can recomend the nlite carbon or himod carbon as both good sturdy well made poles.
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: kevincoggan on October 07, 2014, 06:31:43 pm
was going to post but forgot this is a gardiners forum :-X :-X
Title: Re: What is the best pole on the market!?
Post by: koopmaster on October 07, 2014, 08:02:40 pm
If you were interested in another brand of poles there are the Phoenix range.

They basically have the same types of poles. 

A hybrid (part carbon - part fibreglass) is what most people start with.. (mostly) and then move to a full carbon or better, but most of us who have had both (me included) would rather have taken everyone else s advice and bought a full carbon first as they are the best day to day poles. 

But when yours starting out most of the beginners dont have hundreds to fork out from the start.