[wightsurf]

I have been reding on Nats forum how he is testing this pole and it sems to compare quite well so far ,from what i have read and asked.
Has anyone here got one or tried one ?

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

wouldnt mind testing the extreme pole
fr gardiners 

[thermoclean]

Had it for while now and is far better to use than slx or clx

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Had it for while now and is far better to use than slx or clx

When are they going to tell us the "real" weights of these poles? They removed them from the site after a few porkies were unveiled!

[G Griffin]

Had it for while now and is far better to use than slx or clx

When are they going to tell us the "real" weights of these poles? They removed them from the site after a few porkies were unveiled!

Is that a nickname for them? Are they that heavy?   

[Slash]

I recieved my 30 foot Elite yesterday,the base cap could be alot better for what I paid,I will have to replace it with an alloy one or something better and the insert cone at the top fell out,had to reglue it,it does seem a very rigid pole and the clamps are very good but the base cap will last about a week.
Good light pole though compared to the rubbish I have been useing.

[Mike #1]

Used my 35ft elite yesterday took base section off and used a squash ball with top cut off and placed on to bottom of section as base cap ,   I did 'nt think base cap was up to the job , But what a great pole clamps seem good quality and robust should stand the test of time ,   Pole is really light i was doing 3 storey townhouse's for 3 hrs yesterday and did'nt feel as though i had been working all that hard continued all day with pole as 30ft with great ease,   I really dont see the point off stripping down any further as i feel i will be able to use all day everyday as a 30ft ,  Its rigid at height and and very light which is what is needed there is little bit of flex but just the right amount I.M.O ,  There is the weights for the pole on www.cleaningspot.co.uk  which when compared to SLX their is not much difference between both pole weights,    Really wished i had bought one earlier

[dazmond]

prowindow so your saying using a 30ft pole is ok to use as an everyday pole?whats the closed length and what do you use as a flow control?(aqua-daptor/trigger/tap etc)

[Mike #1]

morning dazmond , closed length about 5ft 8" dont use any trigger or tap been trolley user i am never that far away from trolley to walk back and turn ot off

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Can anyone post a video of the pole it would be intresting to see just how much flex there is.  I've always thought the less the best, any flex IMO ='s wasted energy.

Simon.

[Mike #1]

there is video on there website www.waterfedpolecompany.co.uk  although not the best and IMO better pics of pole would help but its the same on all sites IMO

[simon w]

wouldnt mind testing the extreme pole
fr gardiners 

Just waiting for my 25FT Super-Lite Extreme pole to arrive with the 5FT extention section  cant wait to get working with it 

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

Trouble with that video is that you couldn't see the whole pole, but there did seem to be a bit of bounce in it, which you couldn't see clearly as the whole pole extended wasn't in the video. I personally think that the lightest and least flex is best even if it's more money.

The pole design does look good though, very similar to the slx. Amazing a couple of years ago only one pole manufacturer was using lateral clamps and now every body is at it.

Simon.

[Mike #1]

the flex in that video does look a little excessive but when using mine yesterday the flex was less than appeared in their video , i have used fiberglass poles and hybrid and just gone from hydra alloy to elite this pole is far superior to them all , its a good rigid pole mate

[GoodFella2006]

Gardiner VS Elite Comparison Chart

[Alex Gardiner]

Gardiner VS Elite Comparison Chart

The only problem with the weights listed by Cleaning Spot is that they are not the manufacturers weights and they do not make complete sense. For instance the 4 section 18ft pole weighs exactly the same according to their weights as the 20ft 4 section pole - this defies physics!

Also according to Cleaning Spot adding 1 extra section between a 30ft and a 35ft pole adds 350g, but then adding one extra section between 35ft and 40ft adds 800g.

I'm sure that they will update with more accurate weights soon.

[C.C.S.]

i'm waiting for 25ft Elite as the waiting list for an slx is way too long and also the reviews on them seem to be as good as the gardiner poles so i think they should be a good buy.
out of topic does anyone know if you can buy extra sections as i think i may struggle with 25 ft on some old 3 storey victorian houses.cheers

[Mike #1]

had not noticed that alex well spotted that is a let down when trying to make an accurate comparison . 
C.C.S phone the waterfed pole company they should be able to help i am sure they will be re-stocking soon

[Nathanael Jones]

I've both an Elite-18 & an SLX-18 next to me right now.

I won't have chance to use the pole properly until friday, but my initial impressions are:

1. The SLX but cap is much better. Not that I have ever worn one out, but I do see comments on forums about them, and the one on the Elite pole isn't nearly as substantial as the SLX one. Its a very small point though.

2. The SLX is 180g lighter than the Elite, that's approx 10g per foot. Its not a huge figure, but it is noticeable. The Elite-18 is actually slightly (30g) heavier than the CLX-18, though it is much more rigid.

3. The SLX-18 has a shorter closed length than the Elite-18 by about 90mm, mostly due to the clamps on the SLX being more compact.

4. The SLX-18 is a little slimmer,.. still comfortable to grip, but this is probably the main reason its lighter.

5: The Elite-18 is approx 40mm longer when extended

6: Rigidity,.. its hard to tell categorically when dealing with only 18' poles, but both seem fairly equal as far as I can test them (Put the brush on & swung it round a bit). MUCH more rigid than comparable CLX or HXTEL poles. Couldn't really ask for better.

7: The Elite clamps are larger,.. but my Mrs reckons they "look" better & stronger. They don't have thumb adjuster bolts like the SLX, but all Elite poles will ship with a fancy keyfob with an alan key built into it, so you'll always have the adjuster tool handy.

8: The Elite comes with a screw thread top, and the SLX comes with an extra quick release clamp on top. Weight wise there probably isn't an advantage in either, but the quick release is nice.

9: The SLX has positive stops, & the Elite doesn't. Its only a bit of sticky tape, so you can add it to the Elite if it bothers you.

10. The carbon weave looks very similar on both poles,.. almost identical in fact.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Nice review there Nat

Now if elite would publish the ACTUAL weights / lengths we could have a very informed review of it.

Funny how some will publish this info and others wont