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Title: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: tomo on December 10, 2009, 07:36:29 pm
Hi guys has anyone used or know someone who can review this pole because at £115 it looks like a good pole. any help greatfully recieved
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: stevieg on December 10, 2009, 07:49:52 pm
A very good pole.Robust and durable and a great price.Not the most rigid of poles because it is 4 sections but perfectly ok.If you do order 1 make sure that the jets are 1 or 2 mil,they forgot mine!!!!!Personally i dont really like the pole hose as it is almost the same as microbore and i like to pinch mine to stop water flow and this makes it hard to do!
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: tomo on December 10, 2009, 07:59:45 pm
cheers steve i am using sl-x at the moment but the clamps are not so good these days i know there is a clamp upgrade but it got me thinking about what pole i might go for next as £368 to replace is a bridge to far these days ::)
 i know the other options are to buy new sections but i will have to see if its viable in the long run but £115 the hydra  did look a real bargin :) i was wondering about how rigid it was they have a 1-5 scale 5 being bendy 1 being extremely rigid the hydra was rated as a 2 is this accurate ?
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: spartajones on December 10, 2009, 08:43:55 pm
ive been using poles for 6 years and bought 2 18ft of brodex last week.

2 of my lads said they were excellent.

I used today and got to say it must be the best value for money pole on the market.

£115 for 18ft alloy pole is a massive statement from brodex and its about time a company brought poles down to a reasonable price.............

10/10 buy while they have them.
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Mike #1 on December 11, 2009, 08:37:14 am
really good to hear expecting my 18ft hydra by wednesday some people have slagged them of a bit saying there to heavy and to long when collapsed 6ft my 24ft hxtel is 6ft 5" when collapsed should be ok i reckon 3 year warranty as well cant be bad
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Pdh on December 11, 2009, 03:59:01 pm
do you reckon the 31ft hydra will be anygood never used alloy poles b4 but as before mentioned brodex got some good offers at moment and im thinkin ov gettin one ? 
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Dave OSullivan on December 11, 2009, 04:12:52 pm
do you reckon the 31ft hydra will be anygood never used alloy poles b4 but as before mentioned brodex got some good offers at moment and im thinkin ov gettin one ? 

I went for the 31ft with the alloy gooseneck, it's great for 3 storey work and windows over big extensions etc.

Just the right amount of flex to move it over the glass, very little bend. The hose is a pig though, it's quite thick reinforced stuff, very stiff.

Dave.
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: prestigeclean on December 11, 2009, 04:14:10 pm
i,ve got 2 of the 24ft hydra alloy poles and they are rigid and easy to use , i will be buying the 36ft when they are in stock , the only problem is the clamps come loose so need re glueing , apart from that they are great poles and the price is spot on , buy one you won,t regret it regards alan
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: tomy jackson on December 11, 2009, 04:29:12 pm
got18 ft just orderd 25 ft grate poles ,both will be used for99% of work
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Ian Lancaster on December 11, 2009, 05:27:59 pm
We've got three 18 footers.  Only gripe: on one of them all three clamps came loose - hardly any glue on them.  A good smear of Araldite and everythings fine.

My lads are a moany lot, so I reckon these must be brilliant because not one of them has come back to have a moan about them ;D ;D
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: charlie2 on December 11, 2009, 05:37:45 pm
yes got the 25 alloy with a super lite. great buy would buy  another no problem.
my mate has the 18 and says best pole he has had for the money.
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 05:41:02 pm
I got a 31ft second hand one last week it was 1 month old paid £100 for it,it`s a good pole but can be a bit bendy when fully extended but quite light to work with
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: lee09 on December 11, 2009, 05:43:44 pm
Glad your happy with it cookie!
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Mike #1 on December 11, 2009, 05:45:25 pm
one problem the gardiners gooseneck is to big to fit on the brodex pole collar
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Mike #1 on December 11, 2009, 05:46:46 pm
its out by 1-2mm will try to sort something out over weekend just got mine tonight
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Steve CM on December 11, 2009, 05:47:41 pm
anyone get the text message about the 45ft carbon fibre at brodex for £550 for a limited time only?

thought it sounded like a good deal. I do rate brodex poles as very well made
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 05:48:43 pm
Glad your happy with it cookie!

Hi Ant,ye pleased with it mate but trapped my thumb betwen the clamps and got a blood blister (OUCH) when i was collapsing it the other day
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: lee09 on December 11, 2009, 05:50:28 pm
Glad your happy with it cookie!

Hi Ant,ye pleased with it mate but trapped my thumb betwen the clamps and got a blood blister (OUCH) when i was collapsing it the other day
so sue me!
will contact you next week, have a good weekend
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 05:50:32 pm
anyone get the text message about the 45ft carbon fibre at brodex for £550 for a limited time only?

thought it sounded like a good deal. I do rate brodex poles as very well made

I got the 57ft carbon hydra when they first came out,fantastic quality carbon and yes the 45ft is a great deal at the moment
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 05:52:13 pm
I got a 31ft second hand one last week it was 1 month old paid £100 for it,it`s a good pole but can be a bit bendy when fully extended but quite light to work with



Bendy good description of an aluminium pole, how much do they weigh?

I think all the pole descriptions/weights etc are on Thier website
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 05:53:44 pm
Glad your happy with it cookie!

Hi Ant,ye pleased with it mate but trapped my thumb betwen the clamps and got a blood blister (OUCH) when i was collapsing it the other day
so sue me!
will contact you next week, have a good weekend

LOL,i`ll survive Ant don`t worry,
ye av a good weekend aswell mate  ;)
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Steve CM on December 11, 2009, 05:56:44 pm
anyone get the text message about the 45ft carbon fibre at brodex for £550 for a limited time only?

thought it sounded like a good deal. I do rate brodex poles as very well made

I got the 57ft carbon hydra when they first came out,fantastic quality carbon and yes the 45ft is a great deal at the moment

i picked up a brodex carbon little while ago and it felt like a good pole and relatively light. do they carry the 3 year guarentee with it as well?

sorry for hijacking the post. :-[
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: clean on December 11, 2009, 06:08:52 pm
anyone get the text message about the 45ft carbon fibre at brodex for £550 for a limited time only?

thought it sounded like a good deal. I do rate brodex poles as very well made

I got the 57ft carbon hydra when they first came out,fantastic quality carbon and yes the 45ft is a great deal at the moment

i picked up a brodex carbon little while ago and it felt like a good pole and relatively light. do they carry the 3 year guarentee with it as well?

sorry for hijacking the post. :-[

No you only get 1 year guarantee with the carbon poles
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: Ian Rochester on December 11, 2009, 06:13:38 pm
Got the 36' Hydra pole, it's an excellent all round pole as you can simple slip off the bottom sections to turn it into a 30', 24' or 18' pole when you require.  We've been running it as a 24' pole as standard and adding the extra sections when needed.  Think it cost us £195
Title: Re: Broadex New Alloy Hydra Pole
Post by: stevieg on December 13, 2009, 07:06:06 pm
My no1 section clamp came off as well!!!!All i did was get i piece of string and as i pushed it back onto the section i put the string on as well .this jammed the section on tight and has not come off since.(i did this as a temporary measure to carry on working but has turned out to be a near permanent solution!!!)