Hey guys. Bought a carbon pheonix 22 at the show. Walked out with it. Got it for £189 plus the vat.
Got home and set about swapping over the brush heads etc from my old slx 22. Only had the slx 7 months and the top 2 sections gone already.
So bit the bullet and bought this pheonix. Put on a Gardiners brush, the flip fast angle and the aquadapter. Went out today and tried it out all day.
Reason I bought it was cos of the clamps look really good so easy to use and great control. The actual pole feels solid and almost more compact. Love the fact I won't pinch my fingers and can actually control the pole retracting with the clamps themselves.
Overall I think its the bees knees! One minor point is the end cap came off a couple of times but a bit of electrical tape will sort that out. Is it better than the slx? I think it is, i actually prefer it purely for the clamps. Just hope it will last a while tho. Will let you know in a few months..... Watch this space!!
Cheers chez
I bet Phoenix will be happy with their sale and especially as a Gardiners convert.
I wonder how long this Phoenix euphoria will last?
In my experience in the power tool industry we couldn't please everyone. Even although Bosch was one of the best products out there, there were just some customers we were glad to see the back of. Better to let them go and destroy some other product and run it's reputation down.
No matter what industry you are part of, its so important to maintain the tools you are working with. They are what provides you your income. If you " haven't got time for that" - the simple task of cleaning and maintaining your pole from time to time, then you have no right to run the Gardiner reputation down by complaining about poor quality.
If my name was Alex, I would refuse to sell you a brush to fit it.
No offense intended.