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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: niceandclean on June 20, 2007, 08:04:44 pm
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Does anyone have one of these? Im looking at a 34ft one, it says on Gardiners that its weight is 3.15kg, a Facelift carbon is 3.08kg. It seems a cheap and fairly light pole for £126.00!!
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there graaaaaaaaaaaaaate light as hell and really smooth but they are only 30ft they count 4ft as you ???
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It is a cheap and light pole for the money but nowhere near as stiff as the Facelift. The 34ft Facelift is only 31' 5".
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Most of the work i have is second floor stuff, but i do have third floor and those windows set right back over conservatories, i use my 18ft glass fibre for the hard to reach windows, but i have to get a step ladder out as its not long enough. So my question is, would it be light enough to use all day??
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Alex it also says on your site you do a 30ft and 34ft?? Are these the actual lengths of the pole??
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there graaaaaaaaaaaaaate light as hell and really smooth but they are only 30ft they count 4ft as you ???
How long have you had the pole? Do you use it everyday??
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there graaaaaaaaaaaaaate light as hell and really smooth but they are only 30ft they count 4ft as you ???
If that's true then they should be had up under the "trade descriptions act" I'm only a midget ;D
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Just looked on Gardiners website and is states the 30ft extended length is
29ft 6in... thats close enough for me.
Alex......when are you getting the 18ft x-tels in?
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Hi John,
As you noticed our website clearly states under each pole the exact extended height of the poles on sale. We believe that our customers should know exactly the height of pole they are buying.
We should be getting the 18ft X-Tel poles in on Monday of next week. I personally feel that this will be a very popular pole, I certainly will be putting one in both of our work vehicles.
Niceandclean,
I would not want to use this pole for all of my work as it is still a lot heavier than the 18ft size. It would actually slow you up during your days work. It is always more time efficient to have a smaller pole that will do 80% your work and save the bigger poles for only when needed. However it certainly is light enough to use on just the odd property if needed.
When I started 6 years ago I used to use a 6 section 30ft Universal pole that weighed about 5 kg for most of my work! When I wasn't using that I would use the 8kg 45ft Universal. Thankfully such times have passed and the choice of poles now is much wider and lighter.
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I have a 6 section 30 foot universal pole and I can't wait to upgrade from it, every time I have to use it I feel like I pop one out. Alex you must have been a He-man using one of those all day. ;)
Simon.
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Alex,
What impresses me about the 18ft is the 4 x 4ft 6in sections. Ideal for any tight access where you wouldn't wanna be swinging a 6 footer about ;)
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alex, could you email me please,when you have time thanks
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Alex, do you know what the length is of the 34ft X Tel closed? Also when is the 18ft available?
Thanks
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Also when is the 18ft available?
Thanks
You obviously haven't read 4 posts up ::)
We should be getting the 18ft X-Tel poles in on Monday of next week
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Ha ha, thanks!! ;D
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i've been using a 24ft for about 2 months now, got to say it's the best pole i've had, very durable not to heavy but a bit whippy when fully extended.
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It's only whippy if the the pole hasn't been set up right, take the sections out and measure where the tape is, if it's under 250mm it needs adjusting
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All you guys who say this pole is great are you talking about the Fibre Glass version or the Carbon Fibre/Glass Fibre Hybrid as there is a big difference in price.
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there graaaaaaaaaaaaaate light as hell and really smooth but they are only 30ft they count 4ft as you ???
How long have you had the pole? Do you use it everyday??
we use our 30ft and 34ft on every thing all day
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Just looked on Gardiners website and is states the 30ft extended length is
29ft 6in... thats close enough for me.
Alex......when are you getting the 18ft x-tels in?
my 34ft is only 30ft so alex have you sold me the wrong pole? :o
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Hi Cleanteam,
You say you are using a 30ft and a 34ft, was that from us? What length is the 30ft one? How many sections does the 34ft one have?
A pole of each size from each batch were measured accurately when they came in to us. There may slight differences in each pole.
Email me your name and phone number and I will give you a ring to sort this out.
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Alex, I never got the email about the superlites, try sending it again, must be something wrong, but please put my name down for the 24ft telescopic superlite!
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I use the Carbon Fibre/Glass Fibre Hybrid and my Boss who is 5' & disabled can use it, I'm sure you guy's out there can, There the corgies conkers in my mind. ;)
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Alex
Have you got my new pole yet, if not how long will it be ?
Dave
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Hi Dave,
The European factory backlog has slightly delayed our production run, so we now have been assured that we will have the Super-Lite 2 on our shelves by the end of July. There is a small chance that they may reach us sooner, be assured that we will let you know if this is the case.
Alex
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That superlite 2 is that the modular one.
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It is and we are very pleased with the end result. Tougher, lighter, more adaptable and better packaged.
They will be a lot more affordable to the customer as well, as we are investing in a large production run of them bringing into play greater economies of scale.
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Sorry Alex, what is the length of the 34ft pole when closed? Also my 18ft pole has now had it. Im not working till wednesday, if i called the office tommorrow and paid over the phone, would you be able to get me an 18ft X Tel pole to me by then if you are getting them monday?
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Hi niceandclean
The office is closed all day tomorrow but if you leave your details, will ring you back on Monday morning. Until we have the X-Tel poles in our warehouse I would hesitate to offer you a guarantee of getting one on Wednesday. It's more likely that we would be able to deliver one to you on the Friday of next week, but again I won't know for sure until Monday.
The closed height of the 34ft is 5 ft 9 inches as is the smaller 30 ft.
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Whats the weight of that pole compared to my 24ft carbon facelift please if anyone knows.
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The 24ft carbon Facelift pole weighs 1.411 kg without a glass fibre handle or 1.5kg with the glass fibre handle. It is is 21' 3" long when fully extended and 6' 10" long when retracted (not including a gooseneck)
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Hi niceandclean
The office is closed all day tomorrow but if you leave your details, will ring you back on Monday morning. Until we have the X-Tel poles in our warehouse I would hesitate to offer you a guarantee of getting one on Wednesday. It's more likely that we would be able to deliver one to you on the Friday of next week, but again I won't know for sure until Monday.
The closed height of the 34ft is 5 ft 9 inches as is the smaller 30 ft.
Ok, thanks for being honest, i will give you a call monday morning as i need to sort something out asap, also want the 34ft pole. What time do you open??
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9 am. If the telephone isn't answered, do leave a message and contact number and you will be called back ASAP.
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Excellent, thanks Alex. And thanks to everyone for the advice!