Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rob.Hall on February 07, 2009, 02:53:41 pm
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Mine is a 35ft extel.
The reason is the lenght because most of my work goes beyond 30ft and I hate changing poles half way for shorter work.
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18ft Ionics Pole - gets used more than any other with me. 35ft comes 2nd.
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2 x 6 ft Omnipole Powerpole with 6 ft carbon fibre extension.
Love the way the heads are so easy to change. Really takes the knocks, can see this lasting 5 years.
Kevin.
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is 18 ft enough for 3rd floor?cheers
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is 18 ft enough for 3rd floor?cheers
no 18 foot would be no good id say 24 foot-
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i use 21ft extell... can reach 3rd floor windows, but struggle if they are set back.
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and if theres a car on the drive, the reason i recommend 24 is because i live in town house and my slx is perfect.
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18 foot xtell on most off the jobs and 21 foot on the others.dave
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does anyone use an extell 25ft or is it 27ft?... as i am thinking of getting one ... could do with the height , but my 21ft does upstairs and down... dont know if the 27ft will ???
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5ft , always more windows on ground floor.
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i had the xtel, way too wippy and was heavy above con roofs
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24ft facelift, until gardiners get the slx in! 1day?
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;D B&Q Harris pole ;D
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For me my Harris ;D
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That's 3 of us then, I love that Harris pole, for £15 it's a steal.
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harris here too
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I use what ever I grab out of the van first,it's usually the green Unger glass fibre pole which goes from 4 feet to 18 or something.
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Slx 25' absolutely love it now, tried going back to a cheap modular but couldn't get used to the bend.
Have a Harris pole for a wagtail and have to say it's a pretty good pole.
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25ft Hybrid X-tel pole
Best all rounder for domestic (up to three floors!) 8)
Carbon and glass fibre mix for added strength and rigidity. 6 X 4.6ft sections weighing 2.3 KG
the length (closed) fits in my kangoo!
otherwise I would have gone for a 30 - 34 ft Hybrid pole & used a harris or converted fishing pole (up to two/three floors) ;)
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25' slx the best
Simon.
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Mine is a 35ft extel.
The reason is the lenght because most of my work goes beyond 30ft and I hate changing poles half way for shorter work.
17ft extel for most domestic work as I started trad and had mostly 2s houses
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34ft facelift
brett
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My SL-X, brilliant pole, day in day out. :)
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My SL-X, brilliant pole, day in day out. :)
How long have you had the SL-X ?
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25' slx, love it! had it 6 months
I hope alex has a much bigger production run next time so more of you get a chance of using one :D
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The Harris Pole is the number one pole for me!!!!! ;D
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harris pole for me. got through two in 8 months but thats at a cost of 30 quid and its great to work with , and can be chucked about all over the place unlike my carbon pole . and it can handle a vikan brush which most other diy cannot (including my 40ft fishing one) without looking like a gnomes fishing rod ;D ;D ;D
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harris pole for me. got through two in 8 months but thats at a cost of 30 quid and its great to work with , and can be chucked about all over the place unlike my carbon pole .
That's the best thing about them, they will take the knocks, and at £15 you never have to worry.
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40 ft excel hybrid
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My SL-X, brilliant pole, day in day out. :)
How long have you had the SL-X ?
Since July, was from the first production run, the 25ft one, never had any problems.
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haris for me ;D ;D ;D ;D
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no one like tucker poles then?
i prefer them from any glass fibre, rigid and lightweight 25 ft for me. trying universal carbon fibre from ionics at the mo and they are good to but will see how long they last. cant stand working with wippy poles makes life harder. :D
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mine is a cut down 24 ionics so it fits in to my van got it it of an other window cleaner who wrecked it so cut it down and repaired it you cannot do that with many other poles, the pole is about four year old ,and is nice and riged great for cleanig other poles are a 24 ft brodex alu pole and then a 45 ft stream pole with a gardener brushes on
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My favourite use to be SL-X but wears and slips too quick and clamps fiddly. Prefer Facelift pole up to 44ft and X-Tel hybrid for domestic work because of simplistic clamps.
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Gangster is best then F16 for high jobs. Before that I used Harris. But fishing poles are sooo light.
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13ft extel with gooseneck on , super light and small , used 90% of the time
18fts extender if got to reach over consevatory etc , used 2%
F16 >>> :-* this is the pole ...... super light and stiff used about 8% month
24 green universal getting on a bit now - stays in the van - tho cant bin it as it was my first pole .... fitted with salom brush , cant lift it lol - how we come on a ?
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For me my Harris ;D
We use Cleantech 6m. Bit more expensive (about 40-pounds) but got that bit more reach and you can replace the locking clamps (one pound fifty each) so they last forever.
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Can some one tell me what a Harris pole is please, i've never heard of them before.
Dennis
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It's a decorators aluminium extendable pole sold in B&Q's bigger stores for £15.00 it's an absolute bargain and easy enough to convert for our needs.
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Can some one tell me what a Harris pole is please, i've never heard of them before.
Dennis
Hi Dennis :D
Like ftp says, it's an aluminium 3-part extending pole with screw type locking clamps. If you put a compatible end cone on it, run a hose up the middle and attach a brush you've got a perfectly serviceable WFP for less than £40.
We use Cleantech poles all the time - they're a bit stronger, a bit longer and you can replace the locking clamps when they start to wear out. For an 'everyday' domestic property pole you can't beat them :)