[Nameless Drudge]

Struggling yesterday to get to a blocked downpipe,normally use 6.3m double with a stand-off and get to most with poles etc. Couldn`t get to a working position with them so i hooked up the extending lance with swivel to customers tap but the crud wouldn`t dislodge and no way was i going home to fetch the pressure washer. Only ladders against the corner of the brickwork would mean getting to the gutter and downpipe and that was a no no(i work on my own). So i thought well i`ll just try the other ladders with my attachment(ladder-safe). I was totally impressed so i thought i would post a couple of pics. I use ladder limpets at the bottom as well but they are not in the photo. I`d taken some pics inside/out etc to e-mail to the customer and when uploading them thought the ladder-safe worth a mention on the forum.
           When the downpipe is blocked solid i like to pull the angles apart and that means getting up there and i have to say most jobs i do, a guttervac would be as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
               I`ve had my ladder-safe 3 years and its the first time i have used it on a corner,i knew it was a good bit of kit but now i know its a great bit of kit and i even rang its designer to tell him this morning(a window cleaner i know in York).
                      So am i on here trying to flog them?
                         No i am not but it got me out of a pickle yesterday and i got a feelgood factor being able to finish the job simply.

[Darranvps]

It looks like a good piece of kit, where did you get it?

[Nameless Drudge]

Got it 2nd hand unused from a painter and decorator i knew,3 years ago, and when we got chatting realised i knew the chap he had got it from. There out there for sale,i asked when i rang the the man this morning.Ladders online he mentioned and i`ve just found them on there at £102.95 ,went to checkout and it seems to include vat and standard delivery though next day is £18 rising to £25 before 10.30. Not a cheap item but it doesn`t feel cheap. Apparently a very large window cleaning equipment manufacturer are wanting them( and there are price negotiations taking place,i think 40,000 had to be made to get a price anything like reasonable but it starts getting hefty when retailers are wanting 60% and more profit margins and wishing to buy at less than they cost to make.. With the health and safety laws i would have thought these would be a success story but they have only ever dribbled out. If anybody thinks there`s an opportunity there i can put you in touch with the chap thats designed them and made them,all self-funded.

[Nameless Drudge]

There is a website with good pics etc. 

http://www.ladder-safe.com/index.htm

 It just clips on a ladder so its easy on/off

I`m going to ring him again and see if i can get rich 

[VSP Home Care]

There's a version out there at the moment with wheels on for £39, I've seen them on ladder sites over the last few weeks whilst I've been shopping, not the same one as you have but very similar.

Just found the wheeled one on e-bay, the company selling them are "activegardening".

[Nameless Drudge]

There's a version out there at the moment with wheels on for £39, I've seen them on ladder sites over the last few weeks whilst I've been shopping, not the same one as you have but very similar.

Just found the wheeled one on e-bay, the company selling them are "activegardening".

Cheers for that,i found it,i think this would have too many drawbacks as its only suitable for a corner, full stop,the ladder-safe has the flexibilty to be always ready for other tasks.

Bloody hell, I may wish i`d kept this to myself.

I dont think that though,i use it and here is the best place for it to "run the gauntlet" so to speak.

[Spruce]

Hi Sean
Where did you get your gutter cleaning lance from please? Been looking for one for ages but haven't found anything with any reach yet.
Spruce

[Nameless Drudge]

Its an extending  pressure washer washer lance 5.4M and horrible to use(don`t let anyone tell you different),it can be useful though. Theres a 7.3m and even goliath`s struggle with that one.

 http://www.q-services.co.uk/pressure_washer.html

Ask for damien,its his business,they are appx. £110 and they are not the cheapo chinese ones that have ends that break off rendering them scrap. Having said that they probably originate from the east somewhere.

[Spruce]

Thanks
I was looking for something I could use with water tap pressure though as I don't fancy buying the pressure washer.
Thanks again though,
Spruce

[Nameless Drudge]

They work with tap pressure.

Just run a hose up the side of a Harris pole or Unger optiloc for further reach and customise it a bit with a spray nozzle on the end. Duck/Gaffer tape was invented for window cleaners.