[Blue Frog Systems]

Hi all,

Have had my CLX-18 for over 12 months now and never had an issue with the clamps needed to be re-glued.

When i first got the pole, i noticed that when lowering the pole that if you were not very carefull that the clamps would slightly bang together. So to prevent this happening, i wrapped about 4-6 wraps of electrical tape around the pole where the clamps meet each other to give them some protection or a buffer as i like to call it.

Anyway .... here is a picture of how my clamps are now. You can see that the clamps have squashed up the electrical tape, but still provide that buffer to protect them.

Could help my fellow windys, so here you are sirs

[Andy Prittchard]

Have you a less blurry pic please?

[Blue Frog Systems]

Think your screen needs cleaning Andy ... can see that perfect on mine

[Andy Prittchard]

oh, hang on, it's ok now - I got my Nelson telescope out of the drawer - it's much clearer now.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Should have gone to specsavers

[Scrimble]

looks good jp you thinkin of upgrading to a slx 18 or even the extreme?

[H S and Son]

Hi all,

Have had my CLX-18 for over 12 months now and never had an issue with the clamps needed to be re-glued.

When i first got the pole, i noticed that when lowering the pole that if you were not very carefull that the clamps would slightly bang together. So to prevent this happening, i wrapped about 4-6 wraps of electrical tape around the pole where the clamps meet each other to give them some protection or a buffer as i like to call it.

Anyway .... here is a picture of how my clamps are now. You can see that the clamps have squashed up the electrical tape, but still provide that buffer to protect them.

Could help my fellow windys, so here you are sirs

Exactly what Ive had set up for a year or so too.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Mark - nope ... well maybe a slx35, but i would buy another clx 18 when this one ends its life

Matt. - great minds think alike

[H S and Son]

Yea, I didn't think you were capable mate 

[Blue Frog Systems]

Doubted you too batman

[H S and Son]

 

[Ian101]

Dodgy gardiners clamps .... Its all the fault of Brodex ;-)

[s.w.c]

Hi all,

Have had my CLX-18 for over 12 months now and never had an issue with the clamps needed to be re-glued.

When i first got the pole, i noticed that when lowering the pole that if you were not very carefull that the clamps would slightly bang together. So to prevent this happening, i wrapped about 4-6 wraps of electrical tape around the pole where the clamps meet each other to give them some protection or a buffer as i like to call it.

Anyway .... here is a picture of how my clamps are now. You can see that the clamps have squashed up the electrical tape, but still provide that buffer to protect them.

Could help my fellow windys, so here you are sirs

pole looks proper battered

[thermoclean]

My tip bin them  buy a elite

[traps7]

m8 what have you been doing with your pole? That is proper battered.
I know what your saying but you don't need to let the sections band together when collapsing. I angle the pole and use my other hand to control how fast my 25' slx collapses.

[lee_dewing]

Hi Blue frog, i do this but back tape not as pretty 

[Blue Frog Systems]

Not a great pic and to be completley honest i havent really looked after the pole other than putting the tape on and replacing a butt cap.

1 year on its still going as strang as the day i got it, no clamp issuses of any kind and i have had to adjust the clamps twice in the past year !

This pole does 90% of my window cleaning work aswell as fascia cleans and conny roofs. £85 + vat for this baby and she is still going strong (and will do for a few more years i reckon)

Thermoclean ... why buy an elite when this is going stong even a year on ?

Lee ... only used red cos my bro in law gave it to me ... would have been white cos thats all i had at the time

[kris martin]

hi blue frog

been looking into replacing the clamps on my slx 30 but not 100% sure which parts to replace, did you replace just the levers or did you actually replace the clamp bodies as well if you did replace the clamp bodies did you have to glue them and if you didnt replace the clamp bodies was replacing the levers enough to stop the pole from sticking in places, had my pole for over 18 months now just needs a bit of tlc.

cheers

kris

[Blue Frog Systems]

Not had to replace anything ... what you see is a 100% original clx 18 as it got delivered to me from gardiners - with a little tape added