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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave f on August 21, 2016, 07:56:08 am
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I'm starting to find slx getting heaver these days so I thought a bout getting something a bit lighter any body recommend something lighter .extreme or any other pole you have tried and a all round brush
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Yeah, Xtreme 25 will do yer! Some people say they are no good for domestic houses, not true. They are brilliant. Had mine for quite a while now, few years, I've got the older version to what they are selling now. Very pleased with it. Just be careful shutting open windows that are stiff with it. Although the newer ones mk.3 are stronger. Supreme hybrid soft is good brush for all-round use.
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what about the worlds litest pole ;D (pheonix neon) never here any reviews on any forums about them but a suplier told me he has sold a few and its a stunning pole to hold very lite i am upgrading my slx maby next year so will defo consider a neon replacment sections are £100 plus vat so on a par with the extreme pole
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Believe it or not but £100 per section for high modulus poles is actually a good price!! I know the raw material costs for these and it's expensive stuff!!
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Extremes all the way.
If your able to I would recommend getting a extreme 22 as your every day pole (great collapsed length) and an extreme 30 for third storey types.
Then if your really flush an extreme 47 to cover any higher work.
An 18 foot pole reaches 90% of my domestic work, so a 22 is perfect. At the minute I'm using an extreme 25 for everything and my 45 foot old Carbon pole which I need to replace soon to an extreme.
Aslong as your not a cave man and look after your kit you'll be fine. My extremes are about 18 months old and still working perfectly.
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Its the brush that you need to be looking at, my old CLX18 is better pole with an Xtreme brush on the end when compared
to my SLX18 with a Supreme brush.
Your not going to see a lot of difference in the Xtreme pole weight wise if your going to be using a heavy brush.
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I'm starting to find slx getting heaver these days so I thought a bout getting something a bit lighter any body recommend something lighter .extreme or any other pole you have tried and a all round brush
The other solution is to work with a heavier pole for a few days. Then your SLX will be the lightest ever. ;D
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my m8 used a xtel 45 for every thing :o waights a tone ;D
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my m8 used a xtel 45 for every thing :o waights a tone ;D
Saves gym fees I suppose ;D
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I'm starting to find slx getting heaver these days so I thought a bout getting something a bit lighter any body recommend something lighter .extreme or any other pole you have tried and a all round brush
Get a lighter pole by all means, but get in the gym too.
Otherwise you will get old.
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The other solution is to work with a heavier pole for a few days. Then your SLX will be the lightest ever. ;D
Just what I was going to suggest - I've got an Omnipole you can borrow ;D
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I'm starting to find slx getting heaver these days so I thought a bout getting something a bit lighter any body recommend something lighter .extreme or any other pole you have tried and a all round brush
Get a lighter pole by all means, but get in the gym too.
Otherwise you will get old.
Going in the gym stops you getting old ???
Why didn't someone tell me this when I was 21!!!
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ooops to late my wife is always calling me an old git :)as for the gym I do enough as it is with my work load id just end up wasting away
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ive just took my super lite off my slx22 and put a extreme soft hibrid on havent tryed this brush with hot yet!! only cold but did not like it im hoping i will now as the pole fiels so lite now ;D
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Extreme 25ft pole
Xtreme stiff brush
Replace the last 60m of your main hose with Gardiners Reinforced Pole hose.
Pilates Classes
Lovely job tell yer mum ;D
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Going in the gym stops you getting old ???
Why didn't someone tell me this when I was 21!!!
I know people in their forties who're old. They look old, they act old; physically and mentally they're old.
And I know other people in their forties who look great and are as fit as a fiddle. I know a 76 year old who runs marathons; he'd probably beat most 21 year olds.
'Old' is a mental and physical state that's not necessarily dependant on purely your age.
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Going in the gym stops you getting old ???
Why didn't someone tell me this when I was 21!!!
I know people in their forties who're old. They look old, they act old; physically and mentally they're old.
And I know other people in their forties who look great and are as fit as a fiddle. I know a 76 year old who runs marathons; he'd probably beat most 21 year olds.
'Old' is a mental and physical state that's not necessarily dependant on purely your age.
Ah, Tosh. What b******s you speak.
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Ah, Tosh. What b******s you speak.
Nearly spat my breakfast across the table 😂😂😂
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What SLX are you using?
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I shudder when I pick my slx 22 by mistake.
Normal everyday pole is my 22 ft extreme v3.
Weight of brush will have a lot todo with it as well.
Wouldn't use anything other than an extreme pole.
It reminds me of people who fit £2000 alloy wheels and then fit ditch finder tyres. Usually ends well.
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22 slx
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I am 67 and still working every day. Maybe a couple of reps with the dumbells every day would service you arms and shoulders better. I don`t buy poles on weight only I look for stiffness on higher poles and under 30 foot this weight has no effect. Now for the ass that says try an aluminum Brodex pole, please shove the one up your, you know what.
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I'm still a youngster at heart but my body soon reminds me health wise I'm
fooked sorry Tosh I mean fit for the knackers yard ;D
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Going in the gym stops you getting old ???
Why didn't someone tell me this when I was 21!!!
I know people in their forties who're old. They look old, they act old; physically and mentally they're old.
And I know other people in their forties who look great and are as fit as a fiddle. I know a 76 year old who runs marathons; he'd probably beat most 21 year olds.
'Old' is a mental and physical state that's not necessarily dependant on purely your age.
Ah, Tosh. What b******s you speak.
At 46 I'm fitter and stronger now than when I was 32 and in the army. That's a fact.
Just because you're an auld impotent knacker with the heart and lungs of a 90 year old doesn't mean I'm talking b******s.
Here, try this book; it may improve the quality of your wretched life and prolong it too:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Younger-Next-Year-Men-Strong/dp/076116605X
No need to thank me. ;D
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looks like a book for old people that need to fiel yung lmfao ;D ;D
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looks like a book for old people that need to fiel yung lmfao ;D ;D
Who is Fiel Yung (I take it he/she is Chinese) and why do old people need him?
Do you clean windows near any skools?
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Going in the gym stops you getting old ???
Why didn't someone tell me this when I was 21!!!
I know people in their forties who're old. They look old, they act old; physically and mentally they're old.
And I know other people in their forties who look great and are as fit as a fiddle. I know a 76 year old who runs marathons; he'd probably beat most 21 year olds.
'Old' is a mental and physical state that's not necessarily dependant on purely your age.
Ah, Tosh. What b******s you speak.
At 46 I'm fitter and stronger now than when I was 32 and in the army. That's a fact.
Just because you're an auld impotent knacker with the heart and lungs of a 90 year old doesn't mean I'm talking b******s.
Here, try this book; it may improve the quality of your wretched life and prolong it too:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Younger-Next-Year-Men-Strong/dp/076116605X
No need to thank me. ;D
You're 46 and fitter than when you were 32 but you aren't younger you daft modded. That's just stupid.
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You're 46 and fitter than when you were 32 but you aren't younger you daft modded. That's just stupid.
No, it's not stupid at all; only to you, who has the mental capacity of an unhealthy brain-damaged-tree-frog.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/human-bodys-chronological-and-biological-age-may-differ-why-your-breast-tissues-are-326884
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1472285820_2016-08-27_09-16_Human Body's Chronological.jpg)
I suspect that your brains biological age is all choked up with plaque (that's not just the stuff on yer teeth); like your arteries, which is why you're struggling to comprehend the concept.
Sorry about that. :'(
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old
əuld
adjective
1.
having lived for a long time; no longer young.
"the old man lay propped up on cushions"
synonyms: elderly, mature, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years, getting on;
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old
əuld
adjective
1.
having lived for a long time; no longer young.
"the old man lay propped up on cushions"
synonyms: elderly, mature, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years, getting on;
I don't think it's a difficult concept to understand, Soupy, so I'll just assume you're purposely being obtuse:
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1472292252_2016-08-27_11-03_Biological Versus.jpg)
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1472292324_2016-08-27_11-04_Your Chronological Age is.jpg)
If you want to base your understanding in reality; we're all the same age as the universe since everything that makes us was originally formed during the Big Bang; so we're all about 13 billion years old.
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Oh, I understand the concept but as I explained earlier, I think it's modded.
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Oh, I understand the concept but as I explained earlier, I think it's modded.
I wouldn't trust your own brain, if I were you, mate. :'(
Try looking to science for your answers.
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looks like a book for old people that need to fiel yung lmfao ;D ;D
Who is Fiel Yung (I take it he/she is Chinese) and why do old people need him?
Do you clean windows near any skools?
Agree with you about the age thing tosh , im fitter and stronger than i have ever been .
I think the king is dyslexic though , so the quip about cleaning near a school is a bit off .
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Here are some things that make me feel old:
My niece starting high school.
Radio 1
The internet turning 25
Now, all the star jumps, squats and Jane fonda aerobic modded on earth aren't going to change that. These things make me feel old.
It's generally believed that (pinnacle athletes aside) you can reach optimal fitness well into your 50s and 60s, fitness however isn't youth.
You keep telling yourself that you're getting younger Tosh.
Modded.
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looks like a book for old people that need to fiel yung lmfao ;D ;D
Who is Fiel Yung (I take it he/she is Chinese) and why do old people need him?
Do you clean windows near any skools?
Agree with you about the age thing tosh , im fitter and stronger than i have ever been .
I think the king is dyslexic though , so the quip about cleaning near a school is a bit off .
Stronger and fitter but no younger, the thing is Soupy is right, an overweight unfit teenager could be outperformed by a sixty year old runner it doesn't mean that sixty year old has the body or the fitness of a teenager.
Exercise keeps you fit and a fit body tends to fight age related conditions better but the age is still there, stop exercising at 50/60
for a month and see how hard it is to get back into it compared to a 30 year old.
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Now, all the star jumps, squats and Jane fonda aerobic modded on earth aren't going to change that. These things make me feel old.
So 'old' is based on your feelings eh?
So if you're feeling like a 25 year old, when you're 45, based on your analogy of feelings, then you're 25.
I don't think we're disagreeing over too much; you're old because you think you're old. You think you're old because you feel old; in a real sense you're saying 'old' is based in your thinking and feelings, and these things aren't inherently based upon chronological age.
Being fitter and stronger - being able to get fitter and stronger - gives you a sense of power (over yourself) and makes you feel younger.
That's a fact based on my experience.
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Exercise keeps you fit and a fit body tends to fight age related conditions better but the age is still there, stop exercising at 50/60
for a month and see how hard it is to get back into it compared to a 30 year old.
I do find that my recovery time now is far longer than when I was in my early twenties. Then I could get a beasting (I'm ex army) and the next day I'd be fine.
Not so these days; rest and recovery are really important.
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I seem to be doing a lot of rest and recovery and not much else thesedays.
I do try my hardest to try keep fit and active by jobbing about still but it's getting harder day by day.
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So 'old' is based on your feelings eh?
No. Old is based on how long I've been here. Fitness and feelings are something else. Radio one makes me feel old but not as old as you.
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Extreme 25ft pole
Xtreme stiff brush
Replace the last 60m of your main hose with Gardiners Reinforced Pole hose.
Pilates Classes
Lovely job tell yer mum ;D
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robbo do you use the extreme stiff as your everyday brush ??
i considered it but saw some negatives on here but got one anyway & used it all last week, took a bit of getting used to the feel on the glass but beats all my other brushes for speed especially on spider webs & corners hands down
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No. Old is based on how long I've been here. Fitness and feelings are something else. Radio one makes me feel old but not as old as you.
Ach, Soupy, 'old' isn't based on how long YOU'VE been here; such a self centred point of view. You could say 'old' is a convention (something we conventionally agree on as a culture), but even then that concept will change. In the Middle Ages life expectancy was around 35 years old; so if you were 30 you would've been thought of as old.
Nowadays 30 year olds is nowt.
Thankfully I don't have to live your reality. But if you say you're old, then I believe you, mate.
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Maybe fitter when you're older, I certainly am. But it takes far longer for the body to heal.
I use a 30'ish clx. No dramas.
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Something else that makes me feel old:
On an old episode of the Simpsons last night Homer said that he was 36. That's how old I am. :'(