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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee_dewing on December 30, 2006, 01:26:07 pm

Title: poles-diy?
Post by: lee_dewing on December 30, 2006, 01:26:07 pm

hi been wfp since sept got freedom trolley very happy with.
  I use varistream 22ft pole (orange one).
They don't stay shiney and new long do they!
was wondering does anyone use unger teleplus poles can get a 6.3m(20ft) pole for £64, can you adapt easy enough?
Will elbow joint with brush screw onto unger pole o.k?

Has anyone any experience of this and also who's the company who make autobrush that saves on water? any good.
help many thaks Lee

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: jeff1 on December 30, 2006, 01:31:16 pm

A few of the guy's on here use the unger pole, and  swear by them, I think you have to buy an unger adaptor to fit your brushes.

Peter Fogwill sells the auto-brush
Sorry here's peters link.
http://www.window-tools.com

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: ok cleaning on December 30, 2006, 02:03:00 pm

hi lee me and my friend buld ourselves an unger wfp 2 sets for each of us and  find them very easy to use and they are cheap to make and very strong

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: matt on December 30, 2006, 02:40:51 pm

my unger pole is 5 years old

its been used for WFP for more than half that

i change the locking cones twice a year ( a few quid each ) and thats it

they last ;)

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 31, 2006, 12:47:21 am

Phew, Unger ones for wfp? I got a 6meter Unger pole for traditional, which is quite heavy, I can't believe you can lift that pole all day. That must be really hard for your body?! Especially over conservatories it's hard.

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: detec52 on December 31, 2006, 09:11:58 am

I sold my unger pole as i found it to hard to lift at around 30ft, got myself a f/glass 24ft and a 39ft, so much better, i also have a almost new Auto brush, but never use it, it has the switch on it that saves water, works well, if anyone intrested i may sell it. Cheers Rob.

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: lee_dewing on January 05, 2007, 04:49:38 pm

thanks all
happy new year

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: pure-water on January 05, 2007, 05:19:41 pm

Lee,    In answer to your question  “Will elbow joint with brush screw onto unger pole o.k?”


Go to      http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/shop.html

Click on      Water Fed Poles, Brushes and Spares

Then Click on      Pole Spares

Scroll down to Find

Plastic Taper Pole-end Screw

This can be screwed or riveted to the end of your pole to take the angle adapter.

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on January 05, 2007, 05:34:05 pm

Try this one:

http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_36&products_id=215

I use this one all the time.  I find the cones are better than the unger.  A bit chunkier and stronger.  Check out the reviews!!

You will need the following:

http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_36&products_id=106

http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_36&products_id=35

Hope this helps
David

Title: Re: poles-diy?
Post by: lee_dewing on January 16, 2007, 11:55:27 am

thanks pure water & david.
 one thing i forgot to ask the 5mm tubing is enclosed on the wfp poles i have can you do this on a diy pole or do you let tubing hang on outside using velcro tapes every so way up the pole and if so do you find this a hinderance.
 Or do you drill into poles and thread tubing through.
thanks lee