Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cvdewsbury on June 03, 2008, 01:27:50 pm
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Mainly trad at the moment but have been using an omnipole for the little bit of high level work I Carry out.
Recently I had to convert one of my contracts over to wfp(as instructions from the powers above) the only problem is that using a powerpole for 3 hrs is hard work so I,m wanting to invest in a carbon pole,with all the feedback on here about the slx its almost a nailed on purchase but on browsing Wintecs site I noticed the above pole was over £100 less than the slx...so my question is there anyone currently using the above pole who could give us feedback or better still someone who has used both...my monthly usage from the pole would be 10/12 hrs approx ....money not a real problem cheers
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I didn't think you could get one at that length - are you sure it's carbon and not a hybrid?
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just wrote it down as it says from the wintecs site..price 237.48 plus vat
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just get a fibreglass exel pole 24ft £116 including vat that would be plenty light enuf for the amount you would be using it for. good pole too
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www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=58_52_80&products_id=796
If this is the one you looked at then the slx is in a completely different league to it. These aer old news really. When your spending that kind of money you might as well just spend the extra £100.
Simon.
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www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=58_52_80&products_id=796
If this is the one you looked at then the slx is in a completely different league to it. These aer old news really. When your spending that kind of money you might as well just spend the extra £100.
Simon.
Simon ..thats the one ..... like I said money not an issue the problem is there is no showroom in the Leeds area displaying different poles so you go and have a look at them....before you buy.
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I miss-read my mistake. ;)
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The xtels are not a patch on the SL-X, Luke
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I've got a couple of xtels 21 and 31ft your welcome to check them out , you can reach me on 07891975445 cheers Dave.
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The pole from wintecs is not an xtel, in the picture (3 section not 4) the clamps are different. The xtels poles are good poles, but this is an old universal pole, the clamps are really cumbersome in comparison to the xtel and the pole will be much heavier.
If you are working at that height for 3 hours solid and have the cash to spare then it would be worth going for the SLX.
The xtel 24ft hybrid might be worth a look if you don't want to spend as much cash.
www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Hybrid_and_Carbon_Fibre_X-Tel_Premium_Poles.html
Simon.
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If i was being honest i would say get a 34ft-44ft facelift,if money was no object you could also buy 2 base sections so you could use the pole at 24ft or 44ft.All poles rolled into 1 but expensive though well worth every penny.
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Hi - I recently got the Gardiner hybrid x-tel 24ft pole - it's extemely light and I use it all day (I am female so you blokes should find it a doddle) - we also got the 35ft and that is also very light for the size and they are only just over £200 plus VAT - mind we did have our own brushes so that kept the cost down a bit
Cheers Carey
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Hi - I recently got the Gardiner hybrid x-tel 24ft pole - it's extemely light and I use it all day (I am female so you blokes should find it a doddle) - we also got the 35ft and that is also very light for the size and they are only just over £200 plus VAT - mind we did have our own brushes so that kept the cost down a bit
Cheers Carey
Welcome Newbie to CIU
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Hi Carey
Welcome to the Forum :)
Mrs A
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Welcome to the forum :)
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Welcome to the forum,i hope your thick skinned. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I've got a couple of xtels 21 and 31ft your welcome to check them out , you can reach me on 07891975445 cheers Dave.
cheers dave
got the cash to buy the pole just a bit of a pain in the arse when there ain't no merchants stocking a variety of poles etc so you can go and compare,probably end up with Alexanders slx in the end as per the hat full of recommendations it as received on here....
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Hi - I recently got the Gardiner hybrid x-tel 24ft pole - it's extemely light and I use it all day (I am female so you blokes should find it a doddle) - we also got the 35ft and that is also very light for the size and they are only just over £200 plus VAT - mind we did have our own brushes so that kept the cost down a bit
Cheers Carey
I use the hybrid x-tel 24ft pole for just about everything... Its Great! 8)
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:o Friendly bunch, this lot... never welcomed me like that!
Some still ignore me now! (only joking!) :-\
Hi Clive :) :)
Welcome back :) :) .....................again :) :)
Is that better, jealousy is a dangerous thing :)
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Hi - I recently got the Gardiner hybrid x-tel 24ft pole - it's extemely light and I use it all day (I am female so you blokes should find it a doddle) - we also got the 35ft and that is also very light for the size and they are only just over £200 plus VAT - mind we did have our own brushes so that kept the cost down a bit
Cheers Carey
Which poles were you using before? just so we can get an idea of your idea of "extremely light" ;)
Welcome to the jungle
Tony
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For low level work, up to 25', we just buy the Brodex Predator poles, £156, or £119 for the 18'.
They had an offer on a couple of months ago, buy one get one free, so we got two 25' poles for basically £78 each.
Find they last us about 6 months each before the top section get worn down, but they are getting used hard every day of the week and they probably don't receive the care and attention that a sole trader gives to their equipment!!
That's one of the joys of employing :-\
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Thanks for the welcome lads n lasses - really nice to be welcomed so warmly
Macmac - My other half was making me a pole from Harris decorators poles which don't seem to last very long and is sometimes just a little short - I would say that it is almost as light as that. He uses Gardiners bulk standard 18ft pole - which I can use but by the end of the day find I'm knackered - even the 35ft is lighter than that one!!!
Cheers Carey