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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Darren H on February 23, 2016, 09:38:11 pm
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I have used an 18ft clx and found it very good is there much to be gained from getting the slx version with it only being 18 foot the price difference is quite a bit.
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I have used an 18ft clx and found it very good is there much to be gained from getting the slx version with it only being 18 foot the price difference is quite a bit.
I reckon there not much to be gained and its not worth it. To put that in perspective Gardiners also do a CLX 4foot. Would you pay and extra £50 for a SLX 4 ? I don't think so.
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An SLX lasts at least twice as long.
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An SLX lasts at least twice as long.
A 50 foot fibre glass pole will last a long time of you only use it at 18 foot. You'll only ever need to replace the top sections ;D
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My everyday pole is the SLX 18 and I can thoroughly recommend it. I used to use a CLX 18 mk2 but I made the switch to the SLX because I didn't like the whippy characteristics of the CLX when fully extended. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good pole. However, the SLX, to me anyway, is worlds apart from the CLX. It's like the Rolls Royce of all the poles I've used. Extremely smooth to operate and very nice to work with fully extended. Well worth the extra dosh in my book.
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My SLX everyday poles are still going strong after 5 and 7 years use. Defo worth the extra.
I'm still deliberating whether to go for even lighter and more rigid with an extreme 3 now they're "clamp anywhere" telescopic.
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My CLX's have been going for 5 years and have now turned black so they look like slx's. I havn't even got the new smart clamps on mine ;D But the point of the SLX is not its longevity, its its slightly lighter weight and stiffness. And if any of that is a problem at 18 foot well i'm out of words..............
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I use the SLX18 all day, for me it's worth the extra £90
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do a lot of you guys not have connys/extensions that you need to reach over to clean the windows above?3 storey windows?skylights?i dont know how you manage to pole most of your work with an 18 ft pole.minimum i use is a 22ft SLX and even that comes up short on lots of work.so i usually use an xtreme x3(25ft)for most work.
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do a lot of you guys not have connys/extensions that you need to reach over to clean the windows above?3 storey windows?skylights?i dont know how you manage to pole most of your work with an 18 ft pole.minimum i use is a 22ft SLX and even that comes up short on lots of work.so i usually use an xtreme x3(25ft)for most work.
I have an employee who uses the SLX22 and I also have him use the SLX30 for a couple of jobs
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I have an SLX 25 which gets used for one or two jobs where I need a bit more height but it doesn't warrant me using it all the time. It too is a very nice pole and on occasion I have carried on using it without noticing the extra weight over the 18 too much. I can see why some use it as an every day pole.
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I've used an SLX25 since the day I started after info gained on this forum, I've used the same pole for 2 years doing every clean with it, soffit, fascia, gutters, conservatories, even cars ;D
it's still going strong with nothing other than one gooseneck being replaced. I have an SLX 35 Extreme too but it pretty much stays in the garage until really called for.
Get it.
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I have a clx27...I have removed some sections and use as a 18ft...most windows on standard houses
arenot even that high...light as feather..cant see anything to gain by paying the extra unless you are
going to buy a longer pole for over conservatories etc.
I can see the advantage of a slx25 over a clx27...my clx27 can be quite heavy on the horizontal
I have to hold the pole with both hands which is a nuisance ;D
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do a lot of you guys not have connys/extensions that you need to reach over to clean the windows above?3 storey windows?skylights?i dont know how you manage to pole most of your work with an 18 ft pole.minimum i use is a 22ft SLX and even that comes up short on lots of work.so i usually use an xtreme x3(25ft)for most work.
All day today with my slx 18
Never touched my 30footer
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Also my 18 easily reaches over connies for me
I'm 6' 1 "
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Also my 18 easily reaches over connies for me
I'm 6' 1 "
im 6ft 2in!your work must have small connys and extensions!i have got a lot of awkward windows on some parts of my round.
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I'm with dazmond on this - an 18' is OK 80/90% of the time on domestic and a 22' is OK 95% of the time.
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I must have rubber extendable arms or something
Most of the conservatories I clean are on standard Redrow 4 bed detached
Easy peasy with an Slx 18
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I must have rubber extendable arms or something
Most of the conservatories I clean are on standard Redrow 4 bed detached
Easy peasy with an Slx 18
;D ;D ;D
i clean a lot of larger properties as well and sometimes i have to use my 25 footer fully extended just to reach the first floor windows! ;D
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I couldn't be bothered swapping poles or adding sections here and there . When your on a good run of compact domestics you don't want to break stride ' I don't even stop to ticket or collect until the van needs moving . That's why we both use a slx 25 all day every day . It hits every 3 story and comfortably over deep connys . And i can't see how some people think it's too heavy all day long .
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Must admit I have used my sons slx 25 on an alldayer before and it's not the weight that bugs me it's the closed length for downstairs windows, especially tight access
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I use a 30 and a 22. The 30 comes out perhaps at most once a week? If I only had one pole though it would be the 25. I think an 18 is too short and puts strain on the neck as you have to stand too close and look up at a more awkward angle.
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Alex was saying a few months ago that the difference in weight between a new pole and an old pole is remarkable, cant remember exactly but somewhere along the 25% region through wear and tear. Im just guessing here but surely a clx will wear out faster than a slx hence the small difference in weight to begin with would surely balance out in time which is a consideration given the price difference.
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Alex was saying a few months ago that the difference in weight between a new pole and an old pole is remarkable, cant remember exactly but somewhere along the 25% region through wear and tear. Im just guessing here but surely a clx will wear out faster than a slx hence the small difference in weight to begin with would surely balance out in time which is a consideration given the price difference.
My only CLX was worn out in less than a year. My first SLX 25 is still going two years and 4 months later.
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My last slx 22 lasted three years
I got £180.00 for it on eBay a year ago
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I keep four poles in my van. An extreme 44, slx 30, slx 25 and extreme 22. Use to use slx 25 on most houses going and only in the last month have I started using extreme 22 on smaller houses where possible as I clean a lot of Edwardian and Victorian properties which require a 25 or 30. Since using extreme 22 I find it so much quicker and lighter than normal 25, wish I'd done it earlier as easily compensate for extra cost of pole health wise and earnings. Started off using Hybrid poles similar to clx but they wear down too quick and would have to keep adjusting clamps with a screwdriver and they whipped like mad and would take a lot of excess energy to control the whipping action just to clean the windows. Only good thing about hybrid poles is they are better insulators so in theory safer to work with if thunderstorms are predicted. I was up a ladder one time when a thunderstorm struck the big tree four feet behind me with a lightning bolt, slid down the ladder and left it, went home and came back the next day for my ladder.
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there is a nother condender to add to the mix ;D the viper pole liter than a slx and cheeper
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https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0ahUKEwiMzO_tpZzLAhWqDpoKHaDMBGYQtwIIKjAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_pM0inQDgRA&usg=AFQjCNH8BrbPsmbbQ-R69vObzCLNoigH5w&sig2=zAcwazG-WcpsGRRjJ-qTQg
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i think a 22ft pole is the idel size ive got a 22ft and a 47 ft pole my 22 reaches most of my wrk to b fair
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i sold my clx 22 a few years ago to a fellow windy and he s still using it!it must be 5 years old now!so they do last if you look after them although he s only part time and a "tops only" wfpoler. ;D
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Alex was saying a few months ago that the difference in weight between a new pole and an old pole is remarkable, cant remember exactly but somewhere along the 25% region through wear and tear. Im just guessing here but surely a clx will wear out faster than a slx hence the small difference in weight to begin with would surely balance out in time which is a consideration given the price difference.
I have used both and there is no difference in the lifespan, poles wear prematurely because of carelessness, obviously some
will be more careful with a more expensive pole making it last longer but you cant put that down to the pole being any better than the cheaper version.
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Alex was saying a few months ago that the difference in weight between a new pole and an old pole is remarkable, cant remember exactly but somewhere along the 25% region through wear and tear. Im just guessing here but surely a clx will wear out faster than a slx hence the small difference in weight to begin with would surely balance out in time which is a consideration given the price difference.
I have used both and there is no difference in the lifespan, poles wear prematurely because of carelessness, obviously some
will be more careful with a more expensive pole making it last longer but you cant put that down to the pole being any better than the cheaper version.
That is just wrong. I treat all poles with the same couldn't care less attitude and a CLX is on its way out after 6 months.