Interested In Advertising? | Contact Us Here
Warning!

 

Welcome to Clean It Up; the UK`s largest cleaning forum with over 34,000 members

 

Please login or register to post and reply to topics.      

 

Forgot your password? Click here

paul marshall

  • Posts: 471
My new facelift pole
« on: November 01, 2012, 10:01:58 pm »
right as promised a short review of my shiny new facelift pole , the one i have is called a 22 foot fiberglass phoenix , it costs 89.95 plus vat , so its the lower end of the phoenix range , now first of all im not here to have a go at other makes and models im just going to give a honest view of the new kid on the block , so to speak ......  anyway i dealt with mike who works for facelift , i got next day delivery , with a text the night before saying it would be delivered tomorow , then the next morning i even got a text telling me my pakage would arive between 11 and 12 am , it arived at 11, 15 am so we can give a big fat tick to excellent customer service , but whats the pole like i hear you cry , well for the price its amazing its very light but rigid as well the clamps are very user friendly , this week i have had thick unger neoprene gloves on but still had no problem getting my fingers under , i have had no problems with the screws coming loose on clamps , today i used the pole without gloves and afterwards my hands wernt black like you would expect , even the brush { bought seperate } was excellent it has holes in the top making it even lighter , the pole sections slide up and down effortlesly , it has rubber on the end which is handy for those of us who have to work around cars , if you do brush against a car it wont scatch it , over all for the price this is a very very good entry level pole ... it does have one bad point however , the tape that is there as a guide so you dont pull the section out of its socket when extending , its BLUE  , and im a RED { liverpool red , yeth yeath i know dont even go there im off footy at the moment } anyway if mike and the team can change the blue to red , then i think ive got myself an excellent pole  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D ;D ;D
the more flyers i post , the luckier i seem to get ...

wightsurf

  • Posts: 1774
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2012, 10:27:01 pm »
I agree with all that as i have been playing with the 18ft one .
The one small isue i have had so far is the plastic end cap keeps falling of,but a few wraps of tape then pushed it back on .

I think my next coment is in the pipe line but its brushes.The one i got with it is just to heavy for the pole it was the lightest they do i was told.
If i put the Gardiners brush on it makes alot of difference.So i think this is what needs to come next,brush competion.

wfp master

  • Posts: 2553
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2012, 10:27:17 pm »
harris pole 15 quid  :o

Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2012, 11:01:51 pm »
I don`t think you should get black hands from a fiber glass pole.

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2012, 11:57:35 pm »
Paul ask mike where my
Pole is la !!!!
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Mike @ Facelift

  • Posts: 291
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2012, 12:55:47 am »
Thanks Paul, the coloured band is an extra fibre wrap so we can't change the colour that easy!!! Better than just using tape though!!

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2012, 01:17:28 am »
mike wheres my pole  ??? ???
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Mike @ Facelift

  • Posts: 291
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2012, 01:20:04 am »
Which pole you after???

Don't start gav... We both know that I'm the bigger man!!  ;D

Gav Camm lammy 283

  • Posts: 7520
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2012, 08:02:25 am »
Paul ask mike where my
Pole is la !!!!
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

dazmond

  • Posts: 24437
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2012, 08:12:08 am »
are the facelift poles as light as the SLX?

im very happy with my 25ft SLX with carbon gooseneck and extreme brush.its the perfect lightweight pole for nearly all my work.

the only fault i can find with gardiner products is the pole hose is not very good IMO and the T pieces on their brushes are just too flimsy and not up to the job.the clamps can also need reglueing occasionally but these are minor issues.

also are the closed lengths similar to SLX poles?


many thanks


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

ben M

  • Posts: 4720
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2012, 08:37:46 am »
are the facelift poles as light as the SLX?

im very happy with my 25ft SLX with carbon gooseneck and extreme brush.its the perfect lightweight pole for nearly all my work.

the only fault i can find with gardiner products is the pole hose is not very good IMO and the T pieces on their brushes are just too flimsy and not up to the job.the clamps can also need reglueing occasionally but these are minor issues.

also are the closed lengths similar to SLX poles?


many thanks


dazmond
I have the same pole set up and never had any problems with the T pieces or the clamps, my slx is nearly a year old! the pole hose is not great though

Mike @ Facelift

  • Posts: 291
Re: my new facelift pole
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2012, 10:41:50 am »
are the facelift poles as light as the SLX?

im very happy with my 25ft SLX with carbon gooseneck and extreme brush.its the perfect lightweight pole for nearly all my work.

the only fault i can find with gardiner products is the pole hose is not very good IMO and the T pieces on their brushes are just too flimsy and not up to the job.the clamps can also need reglueing occasionally but these are minor issues.

also are the closed lengths similar to SLX poles?


many thanks


dazmond

Dazmond, drop your email address and I will send over some details... you can see how they compare.

DG Cleaning

  • Posts: 1726
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2012, 11:41:19 am »
Why not post the details on here then we can all compare? I'll probably be in the market for a new pole in the next few months for a longer pole to replace my trusty Harris  ;D

Aqua-dapter

  • Posts: 418
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2012, 12:39:21 pm »
Hi DG,

These are the published specs:


DG Cleaning

  • Posts: 1726
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2012, 12:56:58 pm »
Cheers Aqua ;D

Mike @ Facelift

  • Posts: 291
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2012, 01:16:56 pm »
Thanks AD!

wpclean

Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2012, 02:29:23 pm »
Do those prices include VAT and delivery ?

Mike @ Facelift

  • Posts: 291
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2012, 02:47:53 pm »
All prices are +VAT, delivery charges depend who you buy it from....

Rogue Trader

  • Posts: 1367
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2012, 03:06:21 pm »
the review i am keen on is the hybrid and carbon poles. we dont use fiberglass poles anymore as they wear too quickly but if you do wanna go fiberglass then the xtel poles are as good as any.

so can someone do a review of the hybrid and carbon poles that most people use pls

paul marshall

  • Posts: 471
Re: My new facelift pole
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2012, 04:44:08 pm »
mike if i stand on your shoulders we might just be bigger than gav  ;D ;D
the more flyers i post , the luckier i seem to get ...