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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 05:32:15 pm

Title: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 05:32:15 pm

I was offered one second hand today - anybody heard of them - got one?

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: cybersye on December 02, 2008, 06:11:01 pm

I bought a hybrid pole from x line, base sections fiber glass and has a streamline sticker on it, other sections are carbon fiber, sounds like its the same one (mines adapted to 40 ft so has two gf base sections).
I think its a very good pole, used it about 3 months now daily and very happy with it . ( have a superlight brush)
 Heavier than a modular yes, but too heavy ? I started with a 39 ft universal fiberglass  :o so I'd say NO  ;)

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 06:19:49 pm

Anyone else sell them? I'd like a look on a website if i could. I don't really need one but a cleaner near me is packing up and selling all his wfp kit - poles, 4040 ro, 400l caged tank etc. He said he paid less than £500 for a full carbon pole 44' - just sounded cheap for carbon?

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: dd on December 02, 2008, 06:30:21 pm

Why is he packing up?

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: STEVE-UK on December 02, 2008, 06:31:58 pm

i Have the xtel 60ft, which has a streamline sticker on it, so streamline is not the make but just the retailer

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 06:32:48 pm

Going to stay the winter on his Dubai island i think.  ;D








Said something about going into teaching?

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 06:33:24 pm

Thanks Steve.

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: prestigeclean on December 02, 2008, 08:04:21 pm

varitech = streamline , varitech supplies trade to most of the other suppliers regards alan

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on December 02, 2008, 09:06:49 pm

It will be either a 45ft universal or an X-tel with a Streamline sticker on it. Varitech wholesale them (as has been said), and there must be 20 outlets that retails them.

If it is the older Universal then run a mile!!! If it is the X-tel then it would usually cost you about £600 + VAT for the bare pole. Pure-Freedom were offloading them a year or so ago for £524.05 (bare pole equivalent price).

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 09:17:37 pm

Sounds like the old one Alex, because i think he said it was eighteen months old. Ta very much.

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: Alex Gardiner on December 02, 2008, 09:19:11 pm

I think that you will find ftp that the Xtel poles have been out for eighteen months now. So ask him if it has 3cm wide top clamps (Xtel) or thinner side mounted clamps (Universal).

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: Wayne Thomas on December 02, 2008, 09:27:35 pm

Streamline carbon pole is as heavy as the original glass fibre poles. I would rather lose the rigidity of a universal carbon pole and settle for a hybrid (glass and carbon) pole than use one of them because they are heavier and put more of a strain on your joints.

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 02, 2008, 10:29:08 pm

As i said i don't particularly want it but if he gets desperate it could be ok for spiking gutters if it went really cheap.

Title: Re: Streamline carbon pole?
Post by: ftp on December 03, 2008, 07:34:25 am

Ewe-an your on the wrong post again! Trolls should visit the guttervac camera thread.