[landy2]

are these poles any good as every day poles and are they hard wearing for the staff cheers

[SB Cleaning]

are these poles any good as every day poles and are they hard wearing for the staff cheers

They are very heavy and the clamps are a waste of time i would try and stretch to gardiners clx if i were you.

[landy2]

i have been offered a 22 foot pole with tubing  NO brush for £75 do you think its worth it

[Mike_G]

I got one and whilst I've never used a Gardiners I really dont get how people think Brodex poles are heavy, heavier than Gardiners sure, but anyone should be able to use a brodex (especially a 20 ish foot one) all day everyday with no bother at all.

As for £75 for the pole, why not if you only keep it as a spare it's not much money.

[GS CLEANING SERVICES UK]

Landy2 if im gonna be using it then i want nice light one AND shiny lol

[landy2]

cheers mike also buying a fibre glass pole by brodex are they ok this ones about a 24 foot one  you see never had a brodex pole i have been working with the gtl  and exstenders

[landy2]

its for you a early christmas gold star present  hopefully going to pick up later  need a 27 foot for that new work

[Mike_G]

I cant see how any pole under about 5kgs would be a problem to anyone. I agree the clamps are not the best but from what I here until recently the Gardiners clamps were not ideal either, I wouldn't spend stacks of money on a brodex pole but they are always on offer and they also sell some ex-demo ones pretty cheap.

[Perfect Windows]

I cant see how any pole under about 5kgs would be a problem to anyone.

That must be a wind-up!

Vin

[Mike_G]

I cant see how any pole under about 5kgs would be a problem to anyone.

That must be a wind-up!

Vin

Why would it be a wind up? Seriously whats so difficult about using an 18ft brodex pole everyday for domestics? I just dont see whats hard about it.

[landy2]

 your right i use the cheaper poles and it does not effect my speed and i am not tired when i go home  may be there are lighter poles out there but to me i can not justify spending a load of money on a pole that will last me the same time ,  but where the lighter poles come into there own are when you are working at 35 foot upwards

[Perfect Windows]

Why would it be a wind up? Seriously whats so difficult about using an 18ft brodex pole everyday for domestics?

You weren't saying that.  You were claiming that a 5Kg pole wouldn't cause any problems. 

Which, to be blunt, is tripe of the first order and is advice that any new cleaner looking for advice on here is strongly advised to ignore.  Get the lightest pole you can afford.  You'll get more work done in a day because you won't be utterly exhausted by lugging 5Kg (!) around all day.

Vin

[cottonbud10]

i have a 30 ft brodex pole and it,s heavy,,,don,t like it,,,,i,d sell it in a heartbeat for £100

[Mike_G]

I am not suggesting a newbie should go out and buy a heavy pole, but neither would I ever say dont buy a 22ft  brodex pole because its too heavy to use everyday, and I stand by my comment a 5kg pole is ok to use everyday, I wouldn't use it for houses but on commercial everyday allday is a doddle, the only thing that is a pain is using it above 3rd floor can strain your neck looking up, but its not too heavy at all and I quite often use it for first floor level when I get down to it because I cant be bothered to fetch the smaller pole from the van, now does that sound like the actions of a knackered man? a daft one maybe but not knackered!

[Mike #1]

if the poles are for staff and not for yourself then i would go for a brodex hydra alloy ,  really hard wearing and will take some abuse ,  I have watched some employees of another company totally abuse a £400 pole as they dont care as they have not paid for it ,  But if your staff are good folk go for clx similar price and lighter

[david watts]

if you were to use a pole; say over roofs and stuff where;
they are rubbing against tiles;and yes used by staff brodex poles are the only ones.
how ever if you like the latest shineyest bit of kitget one
in the 400 pound range;
i have face lift for most jobs but brodex as back up
you need more than one spanner when working on a car as some wag pointed out

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

I am not suggesting a newbie should go out and buy a heavy pole, but neither would I ever say dont buy a 22ft  brodex pole because its too heavy to use everyday, and I stand by my comment a 5kg pole is ok to use everyday, I wouldn't use it for houses but on commercial everyday allday is a doddle, the only thing that is a pain is using it above 3rd floor can strain your neck looking up, but its not too heavy at all and I quite often use it for first floor level when I get down to it because I cant be bothered to fetch the smaller pole from the van, now does that sound like the actions of a knackered man? a daft one maybe but not knackered!

No disrespect Mike but I can almost guarantee that if you used a 25ft slx you would look back at this post in disbelief!!!  You would wonder how you could have ever thought like this. (or worked with that Brodex pole)

[landy2]

thank s for advice guys   

[simonr]

i started off with a 24ft gardiners glass fibre   i now use a brodex hydra alloy 31ft (reach) for top & bottoms & its great, bit heavy over long  conny's  , i know they're not the lightest but they're not telephone poles  plus they're covered for 3yrs mine slipped off a roof bent a section & they replaced it straight away

[Blue Frog Systems]

Landy2 - i've got the brodex hydra alloy 9, 18 & 22 ft set.

9ft doesnt get used any more
18ft i converted into a sprayer
22ft doesnt get used any more.

Nothing wrong with them apart from

- they are heavy poles
- all the clamps come loose
- the clamps are a pain to use
- the red paint comes off and you'll pull out sections completley

I was using the 18 on a daily basis and after 6 months use couldnt work because i had damaged a muscle in my back / shoulder. The doc signed me off for 3 months - when he realised i was s/e he asked about what i did, what kit i used and the weight of it. He then said to use something lighter.... so got a clx18 and cured me.

They may be employee poles, but the heavier the poles you give them, the more chance of injury.

I use 2 poles now... clx18 & ninja 23 (jeffs)

the 18 does 90% of my work and i use the ninja for the other ones i need to.

i would always getting the lightest pole possible (even for staff) - the clx is a cracking price and so light compared to the brodex hydra alloys.