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Title: Pole size and weight
Post by: TVCS on August 22, 2007, 09:27:47 pm: Hello guys.
Had a nice big quote to do this morning. A very big georgian place 3 storey and very posh. We talking over £100 a visit. A small problem is that I think my biggest pole is only a mere 24ft. I think that we are talking 30ft + for some of the windows.
Now I don't fancy hiring a big tripple section ladder as that height gives me the willies so I am looking into buying a new pole. Lighter the better and funds are a bit tight at the moment so if anyone here can recommend a good (lightish) and not too exspensive pole all imput would be greatly received.
Thanks
ANT
TVCS
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: NWH on August 22, 2007, 09:31:26 pm: If you had a carbon facelift 34ft it would be ideal for that job by the sounds of it,you could then remove 2 sections for your everyday work.That`s the thing about the facelift pole the sections just pull out in seconds to reduce to the size you need,or vice versa.
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 22, 2007, 09:43:47 pm: The Facelift is a good pole but it will cost you about £720 with a brush (+VAT). It is 3.08 kg in weight and has an actual length of 31' 5". If your funds really are tight and you want a fairly light pole, then the 31ft Fibre Glass X-Tel is about your best bet. It is a bit more flexible than a Universal pole but it is a lot lighter.

Pole.......Sections........Extended Length............Weight (Length and Weight of pole sections only)

31ft.........7x4'9"...............31' 4" ...................................3.15kg

Base section diameter = 42mm

They are about £155 including the brush. Everyone is out of stock of them at the moment (including ourselves) but they should be back in stock in a couple of weeks. If you have a bit more money to spend and you do not want to wait, then the Hybrid version (Carbon Fibre and Glass Fibre mix) is as follows:

Pole.......Sections........Extended Length............Weight (Length and Weight of pole sections only)

31ft.........7x4' 6"...............31' 4".........................2.8 kg

Base section diameter = 42mm

The price of this is about £320 including the brush and most suppliers have these in stock.
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: TVCS on August 22, 2007, 09:49:00 pm: Cheers for the replies guys. Need to sit down and work out how much I can spend. Thanks to my town being flooded three times this summer things are a bit grim financially speaking.
Ant
TVCS
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on August 22, 2007, 10:05:56 pm: Alex

Can you remove sections on the X-Tel poles?

Simon.
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: NWH on August 22, 2007, 10:15:56 pm: Not during use.
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on August 22, 2007, 10:25:01 pm: Quote from: NWH on August 22, 2007, 10:15:56 pm
Not during use.

So could you buy a longer pole and remove sections for a day with lower level stuff and then put them back on another day when you need them?
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: NWH on August 22, 2007, 10:33:05 pm: I don`t think there really designed to be used in this way,you can remove a section yes,but it`s only normally done because it`s damaged.
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on August 22, 2007, 10:40:06 pm: Cheers
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 22, 2007, 10:49:54 pm: I've heard a lot of talk about featherlight setups using modified fishing poles. Very cheap too. Might be worth a google search or a look on the diy forum?
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: Count Phil on August 23, 2007, 08:00:21 am: While were at it, is the base section of the 24 hybrid 46mm? That seems the same as the bigger one with more sections??
Title: Re: Pole size and weight
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 23, 2007, 08:59:42 am: Hi there guys, sorry about that. It should read 34 mm for the 24 ft Hybrid. I'd read my chart wrong.