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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: drakestar! on March 27, 2007, 03:19:03 pm

Title: best 18ft pole?
Post by: drakestar! on March 27, 2007, 03:19:03 pm: my predator is dead after 5months & i want 1 which will last! thanks
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Post by: drakestar! on March 28, 2007, 02:25:41 pm: ?
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Post by: Count Phil on March 28, 2007, 04:42:26 pm: Tucker. I've busted universal, extender, multipole, fishing pole superlights etc.
Tucker pole from usa cost the same in dollars as in pounds here, so for the price of a new predator you could have an 18ft( called the 20ft cos of the reach) tucker with the best brush and option to use soap for first cleans etc.

www.squeegees.net - remember, it's more than half price because there's no vat in usa. the price difference is huge and they are tough, they weigh about the same as a universal at 18ft - but higher they start to weigh a lot less than universal poles.
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Post by: Paul Edwards on March 28, 2007, 05:00:54 pm: Quote from: P bowen on March 28, 2007, 04:42:26 pm
but higher they start to weigh a lot less than universal poles.
They also bend a lot more at height.
Title: Re: best 18ft pole?
Post by: Count Phil on March 28, 2007, 05:03:23 pm: don't buy a high one. Carbon for high, tucker for low. More low stuff so tougher pole.
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Post by: Stevie G on March 28, 2007, 05:25:20 pm: philip do know anything about the inport duty.

lisa.
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Post by: groundhog on March 28, 2007, 06:22:21 pm: 5 months! you were lucky, my predator only lasted 4 months :( they are rubbish, and so is the customer care from brodex! >:(
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Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 28, 2007, 07:05:01 pm: What happened to it? I've got an 18' and I've had it since November. Only problem so far, the top clamp doesn't grip anymore. Solution? - cut a slice of each of the cheeks of the clamp so it closes down further and grips.

When it starts slipping again I'll make up a steel collar to fit round the clamp with a steel cam on it - that will make the b****r grip.

The plus is that it's light - I use it on everything, no need for a short pole for ground floors.

Cheers,

Ian
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Post by: master cleaner on March 28, 2007, 08:49:37 pm: i use a carbon 18ft facelift pole , stiff and verrrrrry light

gary
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Post by: rhys11 on March 28, 2007, 09:26:53 pm: Quote from: groundhog on March 28, 2007, 06:22:21 pm
5 months! you were lucky, my predator only lasted 4 months :( they are rubbish, and so is the customer care from brodex! >:(

yes there customer care is poo
Title: Re: best 18ft pole?
Post by: groundhog on March 28, 2007, 10:31:20 pm: Ian, the pole snapped in half, both the clamps came away from the pole, and brodex were no help at all. :(
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Post by: Count Phil on March 29, 2007, 11:19:24 am: Quote from: Cleanintime.co.uk on March 28, 2007, 05:25:20 pm
philip do know anything about the inport duty.

lisa.
Yep, and its still cheaper and you often get away with it. Sometimes they just deliver and say nothing. Take the chance.
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Post by: ronaldo on March 30, 2007, 08:12:43 am: Can you get an 18ft facelift ? and if so is it lighter than an 18ft extender, even though i do find the extender to be light i am still suffering with my aches in the middle of my arm or is there another pole that is lighter.