[Steven Shoreditch]

I reckon I buy about 2 poles a year.

Carbon fibre top two sections, glass fibre the base.

18'.

Clamps go, and the carbon sections rot at their.

[dazmond]

well ive bought 3 in 2 months of wfp!

first i bought a 20ft glass fibre n-tech pole(only used it for 2 weeks.its a spare pole now!)

then bought a 25ft alloy hydra.great pole but too heavy and long(closed length)to use all day for tops and bottoms.

just got a 22ft clx which will become my main pole for most regular work.

i also have a very short pole made up from a unger optiloc(itll be mainly used for washing the van now!)and a monster 30 ft 5 section unger teleplus for the odd bigger job.

id happly buy a clx every year if i use it on a lot of work day to day.maybe a new one every 6 months!

my other poles should last a few years as they dont get used as often.

regards

dazmond

[Londoner]

I reckon on a year for a pole, mine is 11 months old now and getting ropey. Trouble is they are too good to throw away so now I have three "spare" poles that I have no use for.

[Steven Shoreditch]

Daz, that clx, is the hose on the outside?

[dazmond]

SSWC no the pole hose is inside the pole.im off out now.cant wait to give it a full day out!weather looks crap here but gotta do a few hours at least.im sick of getting wet lately!but its rained nearly every day for the last month here. : :

regards

dazmond

[[GQC] Tim]

After 2 (2,5 ?) years I'm still using my SL-X mark 1. Clamp upgrade done. Still looks and feels great.

[formb]

Brodex 3YG.

So none.

Guaranteed for 3 years.

[leights]

il 2nd that with brodex, great company.

[Window Washers]

I never chuck things away, in 50 years I wil have a museum 

[CLEANCARE WC]

NOT BEING A NOB BUT THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF LIFE IN MY 17FT XTEL I BOUGHT OVER TWO YRS AGO ORIGINAL CLAMPS TOO. SAYING THAT I DONT USE IT ANYMORE AS I HAVE AN SLX NOW AND GONNA GET A 22FT CLX

[Smudgeoff Cleaning Services]

That's a worry as the poles are very expensive and you get through 1-2 a year.

[Steve_c]

I reckon I buy about 2 poles a year.

Carbon fibre top two sections, glass fibre the base.

18'.

Clamps go, and the carbon sections rot at their.

what poles are you using? I only use ionics, maintain them and they will last you.

[magic1]

I go through 4 or 5. They don't hang around long when they realise how easy it is to set up and undercut me!

Sorry couldn't help my self 

[Londoner]

That's a worry as the poles are very expensive and you get through 1-2 a year.

No they are not expensive, around £100-120 for an everyday pole. If it lasts a year thats around £2 a week which is tax deductable anyway. Trying to soldier on with a clapped out pole will lose you more than that in wasted time.

[Steve_c]

I go through 4 or 5. They don't hang around long when they realise how easy it is to set up and undercut me!

Sorry couldn't help my self 

 

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Working 2/3 days a week we used to get through a fg pole every 6-9 months each, xtels and before that universals and excels. However we have switched to the slx and I have one that is well over 2 years old and going strong used every day and another that's coming a year now and looks fine. I reckon life on the slx with the new clamps will be 2-3 years easy.

Simon.

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

What are you guys doing with your poles so that they only last 6 month. I have poles that were second hand when I started 5 years ago. Even in that time I have bought only 1 facelift pole.

[Central Window Cleaners]

I am the same i am only just starting to replace the second hand poles I bought 4 years ago when I first went WFP.

I have bought a couple of brodex poles for 3 storey stuff, which i do not rate very highly due to useless clamps.

[formb]

I am the same i am only just starting to replace the second hand poles I bought 4 years ago when I first went WFP.

What kind?

I have bought a couple of brodex poles for 3 storey stuff, which i do not rate very highly due to useless clamps.

Which ones?

[Ian Rochester]

They used to last us about 6 months, until we changed to the Brodex Hydra alloy pole, 3 year guarantee and to be honest they've been going well over 6 months now and still look like new.