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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GBWWFC on December 03, 2009, 11:00:49 pm

Title: Faulty Poles
Post by: GBWWFC on December 03, 2009, 11:00:49 pm
Has anyone had a new pole thats falls apart after a couple of weeks ?
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: drakestar! on December 04, 2009, 06:22:45 am
Yeah, a cheap extender pole, never buy cheap
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: weetot on December 04, 2009, 11:34:22 am
What pole you using? or is it a fishin' rod?  :-[
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Mist A Bit on December 04, 2009, 01:28:00 pm
you always get what you pay for. i`ve only just started building my system, been told to go gardiners for pole as they are good for after service
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: matt on December 04, 2009, 01:41:00 pm
my fishing pole is well over 2 years old now

still going strong , used for all of my work

though i was told they would never work and were a waste of time  ::) ::)

who would have thought eh
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Niall McAllister on December 04, 2009, 01:42:58 pm
even expensive poles can come apart, but less likely to happen and it should get sorted quicker ;)
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: GBWWFC on December 04, 2009, 02:53:02 pm
the pole ive got is a GXTEL 24' . I might as well of threw £127 down the drain !
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Xline Systems on December 04, 2009, 02:55:51 pm
send it back to the supplier! some times you do get the odd faulty pole slip through the net. 
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: GBWWFC on December 04, 2009, 03:17:58 pm
yes its going back next week. ive got 2 ring the courier up 2 fetch it.
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Xline Systems on December 04, 2009, 03:20:46 pm
the new n-tec poles are good
but value for money i would say the new facelift glass fibre poles are the one! we sell these and have had very good feed back. and dan and russ have allways replaced the faulty ones with upgrades
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: GBWWFC on December 04, 2009, 03:32:08 pm
wheres dan n russ ?
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: weetot on December 04, 2009, 05:06:18 pm
Buy any carbon fibre pole, and reduce your tennis elbow by 95%.
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: dai on December 04, 2009, 05:24:46 pm
you always get what you pay for. i`ve only just started building my system, been told to go gardiners for pole as they are good for after service
I paid over £800 for the superlite, and under £15 for the Harris that gets used for all bar two jobs.
The Harris pole is light, tough, and cheap. Once you know how to fix the clamps they last for years too.
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: suds window service on December 04, 2009, 05:48:21 pm
you always get what you pay for. i`ve only just started building my system, been told to go gardiners for pole as they are good for after service
I paid over £800 for the superlite, and under £15 for the Harris that gets used for all bar two jobs.
The Harris pole is light, tough, and cheap. Once you know how to fix the clamps they last for years too.
how do you fix the clamps on a harris pole?
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: dai on December 04, 2009, 06:07:16 pm
you always get what you pay for. i`ve only just started building my system, been told to go gardiners for pole as they are good for after service
I paid over £800 for the superlite, and under £15 for the Harris that gets used for all bar two jobs.
The Harris pole is light, tough, and cheap. Once you know how to fix the clamps they last for years too.
how do you fix the clamps on a harris pole?


You cut out a centimeter wide strip from a plastic lemonade bottle, and wrap it once around the claws, tighten  the clamp up again, and your sorted.
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: suds window service on December 04, 2009, 06:15:34 pm
you always get what you pay for. i`ve only just started building my system, been told to go gardiners for pole as they are good for after service
I paid over £800 for the superlite, and under £15 for the Harris that gets used for all bar two jobs.
The Harris pole is light, tough, and cheap. Once you know how to fix the clamps they last for years too.
how do you fix the clamps on a harris pole?


You cut out a centimeter wide strip from a plastic lemonade bottle, and wrap it once around the claws, tighten  the clamp up again, and your sorted.
nice one will try that thanks
                                                              dave.
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Tosh on December 04, 2009, 06:29:14 pm
Hey, cheers Dai!  Good tip!
Title: Re: Faulty Poles
Post by: Mike #1 on December 04, 2009, 07:12:34 pm
is it possible to fix the universal clamps sold by gardiners to a xtel hybrid pole the top of each section has worn quite badly now i was thinking of chopping the pole down but need complete clamps to fit on