Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris Cottrell on April 30, 2007, 09:03:45 pm
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Without being sexist do you think an 18' universal pole is too heavy for the delicate little being that is known as Paula my wife ?
she uses a 12' 3x4' section universal most of the time with no problems at all but every now and then we come across a situation where it would be better for us both to be using 2x18' poles 1 front and 1 rear and it confuses the situation what with having to do tops myself front and rear and Paula doing bottoms front and rear
She did try the carbon modular pole a few days ago and to be honest I was expecting her to say wow that's light but no she thought that lifting it off the glass at the angle we need on these dormers to rinse made the pole too heavy for her to use it was fine whilst on the glass but moving from window to window was too much
your thoughts greatly appreciated
Chris
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Chris
I use that pole and find it hard work if used all day and Im a strapping 6"2 14st hunk, well maybe not a hunk ;D
Bod
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I find it frustating sometimes that Paula cant do with the 18' cause I use it most of the day and think its just the job, granted its a bit of a handful fully extended reaching over a conservatory but then not every window is at an angle
Chris
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Chris
Have you thought about a 4 x 4ft, I use one all day long with a light broom head on it, next to no weight and is long enough for all normal houses.
Marc
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Marc what does it weigh ? whats the base diameter? is it a universal pole or extender
Chris
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My thought's Don't employ women, they cause problems.
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Steady on. :o
;D
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Steady on. :o
;D
i think you may have hurt squeeks feelings,
i think he might be a bit feminate himself
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my missus been cleaning windows with me 8 yrs n not a cross word said
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My misses uses a 3x4ft pole all the time no problems, sometimes she uses a 4x5ft pole but it is bit of a struggle for her and only on fairly simple windows no over the conservatory jobs.
Your asking the wrong people really as we don't know what your wife can lift. Tread carefully though as you might be cooking your own dinners for a while if you do the wrong thing.
I think the wives that go to work with us are a great thing, I wouldn't be without mine.
Simon.
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Chris
We can't have it all ways, we can't have dainty little wives that are pleasing to the eyes but are also able to lift stuff and throw about their weight like Big Daddy or the Giant Haystack could. I know what I would prefer.
Simon.
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Steady on. :o
;D
i think you may have hurt squeeks feelings,
i think he might be a bit feminate himself
The word is affeminate ignoramus. ;D
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she'd be better off with an 18ft extender, much lighter.
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Steady on. :o
;D
i think you may have hurt squeeks feelings,
i think he might be a bit feminate himself
The word is affeminate ignoramus. ;D
No, Squeaky ... it's effeminate! ;D
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my missus been cleaning windows with me 8 yrs n not a cross word said
You're like me then tacky - never, ever answer back! ;D
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Chris
Have you thought about a 4 x 4ft, I use one all day long with a light broom head on it, next to no weight and is long enough for all normal houses.
Marc
were did you buy buy your 4 x 4ft pole and how much
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Steady on. :o
;D
i think you may have hurt squeeks feelings,
i think he might be a bit feminate himself
The word is affeminate ignoramus. ;D
No, Squeaky ... it's effeminate! ;D
YES!
you see
*runs around "squeeky is a girl"
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bugger. :-[
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The new 18ft Xtel will probably be the pole for her 4x short sections and only weighs 1.3kg. Couple this with a lightweight brush and she's sorted (whatever her strength).
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how much would that pole cost alex
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The X-Tel range are on our website in the section 'The water fed pole shop'
The 18ft with a Super-Lite brush would be £75.20 plus carriage and the dreaded VAT comes to a total of £105.99
We do not have this size in stock but it will be coming shortly.