Clean It Up

UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 03:07:54 pm

Title: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 03:07:54 pm
of fan or pencil jets??

Would anyone recomend another brush or is the Super light you get as good as any other brush?


Thanks

andrew
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 12, 2009, 03:40:15 pm
of fan or pencil jets??

Would anyone recomend another brush or is the Super light you get as good as any other brush?


Thanks

andrew

Yes. Fan or pencil.

I'm happy with the brush supplied.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: john tomkins on December 12, 2009, 03:52:35 pm
It ain't getting the jets that's the problem......
It getting hold of an SLX :(
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 05:03:11 pm
It ain't getting the jets that's the problem......
It getting hold of an SLX :(

I got the last 25 the other day after missing out on the 22.
Horrible feeling when it sells out!!
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 05:24:40 pm
Are you happy with the brush or will you be changing it?
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 05:31:06 pm
To be honest I have nothing to compare it too,. I am just going into wfp, But was amazed at how light it was. feels less weight than the little cardboard box it come in, Thought they forgot to send it out till I opened the box... lol. Looks nice  :-\, Thats all I can say. Sorry mate.

I know alot of people here have the Sl brush and are happy.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 05:47:08 pm
Ok thanks mate
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: wfp master on December 12, 2009, 06:16:52 pm
It ain't getting the jets that's the problem......
It getting hold of an SLX :(

I got the last 25 the other day after missing out on the 22.
Horrible feeling when it sells out!!
what u doing with 25 of them thats just being greedy. ;D
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 06:39:43 pm
It ain't getting the jets that's the problem......
It getting hold of an SLX :(

I got the last 25 the other day after missing out on the 22.
Horrible feeling when it sells out!!
what u doing with 25 of them thats just being greedy. ;D

 ;D

I done it to see the uproar on here!

On a serious note tho, Its a nice piece of kit. Had it extended to just over 20 foot almost horizontle and it was so rigid and barely moved!

When holding it upright at 25ft, I can see why lightness is very important, Glad I waited and avoided other poles.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: jouk45 on December 12, 2009, 07:23:27 pm
the sl-x is definitly a great pole, the funny bit is because it is so expensive, we tend to use our cheaper poles on most of the work, so we dont damage it  ::)
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 07:39:15 pm
the sl-x is definitly a great pole, the funny bit is because it is so expensive, we tend to use our cheaper poles on most of the work, so we dont damage it  ::)

 ;D

I thought compaired to other poles that are carbon it was a good price. Considering the specs are alot better!!
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on December 12, 2009, 07:54:07 pm
I turned down an sl-x :(

My mum offered to get me one for xmas, but having borrowed a 4 figure sum off her not so long ago i politley turned it down

I was about to say yes, then the guilt kicked in and i said no
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 07:55:51 pm
I turned down an sl-x :(

My mum offered to get me one for xmas, but having borrowed a 4 figure sum off her not so long ago i politley turned it down

I was about to say yes, then the guilt kicked in and i said no

The amount of money I have borrowed from my girlfriend and gran recently is not good. Made a few mistakes with cash in the last few months.....  :-[
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: DaveG on December 12, 2009, 07:56:25 pm
I use my slx for every job ..love it
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 08:12:17 pm
Is it really easy as easy as they say to use when closed, on Down stairs windows??
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: trevor perry on December 12, 2009, 08:14:46 pm
they are a brilliant pole even the 35 ft one is light enough to use on bottom windows all day.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 08:15:52 pm
I pretended to wash a window to see what it felt like in hand, and was so light.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 08:43:42 pm
I was thinking more of the closed length rather then weight.  I thought that even as small as 5ft 3 inch it may be a bit too long for down stairs?
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: krave on December 12, 2009, 08:52:19 pm
I was thinking more of the closed length rather then weight.  I thought that even as small as 5ft 3 inch it may be a bit too long for down stairs?
5ft 3inches would be ideal closed length, but I think Gardiner’s advertise that closed length without the angle adaptor & brush attached so the closed length is closer to 6ft with a brush attached.

I was just about to post and it said you had. I was saying exactly this. all in all my sl-x is about 5,10" with angle adapter and plastick neck, Still felt pretty good!!
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: neil100 on December 12, 2009, 08:54:28 pm
The slx poles are the dogs danglies.

I bought an 18' slx and a 35' slx in September,I was not that impressed at first due to problems with the clamps on my 18' pole. The pole was sent back twice to gardiners because it was so difficult to extend and contract the pole sections. I was hopeing they would refund me my money when I sent it back.

I am so glad they sent it back to me as my 18'pole wipes the floor with every pole I have ever used,As the outer resin started to wear out the pole sections now glide up and down when being used. The pole only weighs 1kg, the handle section is very narrow and its so rigid.I go faster over a day and use a lot less energy as when you put pressure on the pole it goes straight to the brush head on the glass.My 17' xtels are now history,I use the 17'xtel on the odd house just to remind me how good the slx is.

4 months ago I thought the 17' xtel was the best bang for your buck pole on the market.That is no longer true. That honour now belongs to the 17' slx,at £100.00 more the an xtel it is an absoulte STEAL.            
The flock brush on my 18' slx is a marriage made in heaven.

Neil
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on December 12, 2009, 08:58:41 pm
Get a room ;D
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Andrew46 on December 12, 2009, 09:52:00 pm
Neil

So did you change the brush from the Super light and if so what make did you buy?

Also are you the guy who has a doblo cargo?

Thanks

Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: Smudger on December 13, 2009, 10:04:36 am
super lite dual trim is the best brush i have used - beats the vikan for weight and the quality is far superior to the bentley brush.

The longer outer bristles really get into all the small nooke and cranny's.


both mine have pencil jets, but am considering buying some fan jets to try.

Darran
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: macmac on December 13, 2009, 11:05:14 am
I was thinking more of the closed length rather then weight.  I thought that even as small as 5ft 3 inch it may be a bit too long for down stairs?

Like I advised Krave, if you use a swivel with an angle adaptor you can do any window at any angle & can easily clean glass down to your feet.
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: neil100 on December 13, 2009, 09:35:18 pm
Andrew46,

I have superlight brushes on all my poles, I have all the three diffrent types of superlights,some mark 1 superlight brushes and some mark 2 model.

I think the duel trim brushs are the best but to be honest theirs not a lot in it. I have single trim on some poles, Duel trim on a few and I have only one flocked duel trim which I did not like at all when I first got it, Tried the flocked on my 17'xtel but the extra weight of the flocked made the pole a bit more bendy.

I put the flocked brush on my 18'slx about 4 weeks ago and its a superb combination,I love it.

I have tried most other brushes,some have thier plus points but to be honest at the momment use the superlights theirs not much to compare with them, they have good scrubing power combined with low weight which is the holy grail for wfp.

My son had the fiat doblo,I have posted photos of the set upon here,I had the tank frame made up but a mate bought it from us a couple of years ago.

Neil
Title: Re: With Sl x can you have the choice
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 14, 2009, 12:10:59 am
the sl-x is definitly a great pole, the funny bit is because it is so expensive, we tend to use our cheaper poles on most of the work, so we dont damage it  ::)

Yea it completely misses the point of buying a high end pole. If you don't use it, it can't win it's money back, and more importantly, it's not going to make you any money sitting in the shed.