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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pole 2 Pole on May 06, 2009, 08:26:24 am
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Mornin gang. Just a quickie. Is the above pole a good buy for your bog standard everyday first floor work. Also, am i right in thinkin it's 4 section? Cheers lads ;)
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17ft is fine for standard houses ;)
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convert a harris pole. miles better
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17ft is fine for standard houses ;)
Not too whippy ww?
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I've got the 30 footer and that's got more whip than a weekend with max mosley ::)
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I have found them fine, I guess the 21ft one but be better for over con roofs.
8/10 houses are cleaned with a 17ft pole, I dont find them to wippy and at about £70 they are cheap.
As someone said harris pole is also a very cheap option, I did a vidoe on youtube converting one. wfp for £30
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The 17ft is less whippy than the 21ft as it has shorter sections.
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Thanks ww and alex. I've emailed kirst on the subject but boys bein boys......had to know NOW lol.
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17' is plenty although sometimes an extra foot would be good. I have a few houses that have a 2nd floor window (vertical not velux type) and I can just barely reach the top of them with the 17'. If there was an extra 12" then I could give a better scrub on the window.
I used to have an Ionics 18' and it ws a great length but was made very badly and didnt last!
Alex - Any plans to extend the 17' (pretty pleaseeeeee) :-*
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Can't ya just wear elton john style boots RO? That'll give ya that extra "bit" ;D Just got home from walkin lad to school and i think the boys r right. 17 ft is more than enough 99 times out of 100 ;)
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17' is plenty although sometimes an extra foot would be good. I have a few houses that have a 2nd floor window (vertical not velux type) and I can just barely reach the top of them with the 17'. If there was an extra 12" then I could give a better scrub on the window.
I used to have an Ionics 18' and it ws a great length but was made very badly and didnt last!
Alex - Any plans to extend the 17' (pretty pleaseeeeee) :-*
New carbon 18ft on its way shortly.
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17' is plenty although sometimes an extra foot would be good. I have a few houses that have a 2nd floor window (vertical not velux type) and I can just barely reach the top of them with the 17'. If there was an extra 12" then I could give a better scrub on the window.
I used to have an Ionics 18' and it ws a great length but was made very badly and didnt last!
Alex - Any plans to extend the 17' (pretty pleaseeeeee) :-*
New carbon 18ft on its way shortly.
if it is the same price as the xtels I will have 4 of them please ;D
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Can't ya just wear elton john style boots RO? That'll give ya that extra "bit" ;D Just got home from walkin lad to school and i think the boys r right. 17 ft is more than enough 99 times out of 100 ;)
lol, I do have some steps in the van for that extra height but its not safe so dont use it for wfp.
To be honest the only time you will ever need to extend the 17' fully is to reach the occasional window that I mentioned or you need to reach upstairs windows that are above deep conservatories/ porches.
I've had a few 17'/18' poles in the past and the X-tel is by far the best. Lasts well and clamps are great.
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I noticed yesterday that WCW do a Xtel Xtreme, which has been modified to include aluminium collars to stop wear when the pole is fully closed.
Has anybody got any experience with one of these??
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/index.php/Water-Fed-Poles/WCW-XTEL-Xtreme-Carbon/Detailed-product-flyer.html
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mines has that aliminium collar on it already
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mines has that aliminium collar on it already
Is it any good then??
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convert a harris pole. miles better
Hi mate is the harris lighter than the xtel 17ft. dave
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i went from a 17ft xtel and found with this pole i was having to do circus acts to get a lot of windows and over stretch the pole all the time, now i use a 24ft xtel all the time with a gardiner's supa lite brush and i find this pole excellent as the sections dont really ever need to be pulled all the way out..
kris
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i need a min 18ft pole on my domestics any less and id be struggling ;D
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I noticed yesterday that WCW do a Xtel Xtreme, which has been modified to include aluminium collars to stop wear when the pole is fully closed.
Has anybody got any experience with one of these??
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/index.php/Water-Fed-Poles/WCW-XTEL-Xtreme-Carbon/Detailed-product-flyer.html
The Aluminium collar on these poles is at the top of the pole where it connects to the angle adapter.
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I noticed yesterday that WCW do a Xtel Xtreme, which has been modified to include aluminium collars to stop wear when the pole is fully closed.
Has anybody got any experience with one of these??
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/index.php/Water-Fed-Poles/WCW-XTEL-Xtreme-Carbon/Detailed-product-flyer.html
The Aluminium collar on these poles is at the top of the pole where it connects to the angle adapter.
i had one on my first xtel buut not had ione on since, it just wears after the collar instead..
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i need a min 18ft pole on my domestics any less and id be struggling ;D
after using the 24ft xtel with the super lite i would never go back to a 17ft pole, i was worried about the weight of the 24ft pole before it come but after using it for an hour you dont even notice the difference and its nice to have a lot more reach....
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kris, do you mined me asking where from and how much?
oh also is that 24ft plus you i.e another 4ft from hip; so could you reach 2nd floor windows, town houses?
thanks lee
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i got in from gardiners pal, it cost me £150 with supa lite brush, hoses and a few little bits, the pole itself is 24ft and to be honest i was really concerned about having the weight all day going from 17ft, the 17ft pole just dosnt cut it for my work and i dont think opening out the pole fully on a lot of windows does it any good, i would definately go for the 24ft with the super lite pal you will reach town houses with ease and that is without over stretching the pole...
kris
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thanks for the advice kris was thinking of getting sl-x but £450 is probably to be honest more than i wanted to spend, don't doubt it's a great pole.
but i like the sound of what you've got.
thanks lee