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JSMC

  • Posts: 3511
5 days using harris pole
« on: October 11, 2011, 05:25:01 pm »
oh my what a great little pole ;D

jarvy

  • Posts: 1048
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 05:47:40 pm »
Use mine everyday,for well over a year. Not a bad return for a £15 pole!
www.wedgwoodcleaning.co.uk

"If you were twice as smart, you'd still be stupid"

Dave.

  • Posts: 557
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 05:49:07 pm »
Great value pole, I use them with some odd shaped brushes etc and as a back up pole.
I wouldn't want to use them all day, every day, I get fed up with the twist locking - prefer a lever

Slash

  • Posts: 1875
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 06:01:30 pm »
To be honest I think they are rubbish,they don't last very long as the clamps ware quickly,did use a few but only lasted about three weeks before the clamps started to play up,they are light but do yourselves a favour and buy a decent pole,if I was to use Harris poles and nothing else the money I would spend replacing them every 3 weeks I would get a decent pole cheaper,for those that say theirs has lasted well over a year is talking rubbish unless of course they only use it once a month! :P.
I used mine all day every day for about three weeks before the sections would jam or the twish clamps thingys would'nt grip,you get what you pay for. ;D

JUST GUTTERS

  • Posts: 172
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2011, 06:16:23 pm »
ive used mine every day for years no problems...clamps still work.. how?
I use it clampless.....the older the pole gets the better it becomes..
www.justguttersni.co.uk
clear-clean-repair-replace

JUST GUTTERS

  • Posts: 172
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2011, 06:22:38 pm »
well not every day maybe  average about  3-4 days a week.. :D
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LWC

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Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2011, 06:32:03 pm »
I use mine all day every day, 2 of us do...they last us about 12 - 18 months at a time. And no im not talking rubbish!

Youve obviously been tightening the clamps to much, you dont need to over tighten em, just a pinch is enough. 3 weeks! What were you doing lol  ;D

I love mine, wouldnt buy any other pole.

supernova77

  • Posts: 3547
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2011, 06:36:14 pm »
Where can you buy them from?

Andy

jarvy

  • Posts: 1048
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2011, 07:14:40 pm »
I use mine all day every day, 2 of us do...they last us about 12 - 18 months at a time. And no im not talking rubbish!

Youve obviously been tightening the clamps to much, you dont need to over tighten em, just a pinch is enough. 3 weeks! What were you doing lol  ;D

I love mine, wouldnt buy any other pole.


+1
Like said just nip the clamps up,they will last for ages.  ;)
www.wedgwoodcleaning.co.uk

"If you were twice as smart, you'd still be stupid"

Frankybadboy

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Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2011, 07:48:09 pm »
Where can you buy them from?

Andy
b&q andy

cat9921

  • Posts: 669
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2011, 07:57:45 pm »
I use mine all day every day, 2 of us do...they last us about 12 - 18 months at a time. And no im not talking rubbish!

Youve obviously been tightening the clamps to much, you dont need to over tighten em, just a pinch is enough. 3 weeks! What were you doing lol  ;D

I love mine, wouldnt buy any other pole.


110 % agree

Viktor

  • Posts: 229
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2011, 08:10:21 pm »
If you are using it as converted to WFP - can't see it to last long. I only had my CLX for around 2 months and you can see it is tired, if had to use harris (which i have) wouldnt last even 3 weeks.

Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2011, 08:19:50 pm »
I have used a Harris for two years every day no problems.Its like any pole if you look after them.

geefree

  • Posts: 6180
Re: 5 days using harris pole
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2011, 09:23:08 pm »
Its what you get used to using,

I have used harris poles, fishing poles , the lot.

But they all ended up as back up poles.

The fishing poles, i got fed up of dropping sections on the grass, and trying to avoid treading on the sections was a pain.

Harris poles are ok , but again, the twist action became a real ball ache, and they eventually stuck,

The lever poles are the best by far nowadays,.. i use the gardiners clx 27 foot,... closes down to 5ft, and light .. and long enough to do most jobs.

I think most of us have tried the cheap poles and ended up disgarding them as back up poles or binned them.

Trust me, if you can afford a better pole, get one...!

and you will look back on a harris pole barely being able to believe .....you actually worked all day with THAT.

 ;)

gary999

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Re: 5 days using harris pole New
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2011, 10:06:35 pm »
ive had my harris pole for eighteen months never a problem
with the clamps (never needed araldite ;D )and i use a old unger pole modular onthe end
of my harris for three storey.

i would buy another pole if i had a need but i dont

 different horses for courses i suppose :)