[robbo333]

I've always used a gardiners medium sill brush and I love it.
Problem is I have developed tennis elbow and need the lightest brush possible.
What is the best Gardiners extreme to use? I work quick and I need the best scrubbing power.
Cheers
Robbo

[J.D]

Ive had tennis elbow for past two weeks now, bloody killer!

[dazmond]

extreme medium mixed brush mate.very light and scrubs well for a small light brush.

however i use a SL standard medium mixed most of the time on domestics as it scrubs off snails trails and birdmuck better.cleans sills with ease and is an all around better brush.great for leaded too.

[8weekly]

Go and see a sports physio.

[Fin Clearview]

Hybrid medium mate you won't want to use any other brush again.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Hybrid or mixed medium & the lightest pole you can afford!!

Had tennis elbow for 12 months a few years back- to the stage where I couldn't even grip a cup of coffee!! Don't have it now but I've been left with a permanent lump on my elbow from it!

[J.D]

It would seem that's it's a waiting game until it gets better ?

[robbo333]

Daz - cheers for that.
8 Weekly - I'm seeing a sports physio and it is getting better with massage, heat and wrist exercises (yeah I know!)
Fin - Hybrid medium, thanks for that, I'll order one up.
Winp- just bought myself a 25 extreme (very nice pole)
Update:
I've just spent 20 mins in my garage drilling some of the plastic out of radius sill brush to make it lighter (hopefully without upsetting its integrity).
I could have the lightest sill brush ever  

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

It would seem that's it's a waiting game until it gets better ?

Yep, physio had zero positive impact on mine.

[Jonny 87]

It would seem that's it's a waiting game until it gets better ?

Yep, physio had zero positive impact on mine.

Glad you got over it winpro.

I'm getting a twinge in my elbows sometimes.

Hope it just stays a twinge......

[J.D]

Its catching by looks of things! 

[robbo333]

My physio is ok and the heat helps.
What really has made a difference is the reduced strain on my elbows day to day.
Now i've got an extreme pole that has made a huge difference.
Also, I used an AquaDapter but found it too heavy. Now I use an AquaTap which is lighter, but I may even go back to using a good ole gardiners hand held tap.
It seems lightness is the key to helping my elbows.

[dazmond]

heres where ive put my gardiners tap robbo.ill guarantee you ll break your tap very quickly if you have it dragging on the floor on the other end of your pole hose.i speak from experience(i broke 2 in a matter of weeks!)

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

The best advice I can give it to not grip your pole any harder than is necessary. You might be surprised at just how tight you subconsciously grip the pole. It seems it's quite natural to over grip & I had to make quite an effort not to grip it as tight as I always had done!

I would never have imagined just how painful & restrictive tennis elbow can be had I not actually suffered it myself! 

[Lee GLS]

Daz - cheers for that.
8 Weekly - I'm seeing a sports physio and it is getting better with massage, heat and wrist exercises (yeah I know!)
Fin - Hybrid medium, thanks for that, I'll order one up.
Winp- just bought myself a 25 extreme (very nice pole)
Update:
I've just spent 20 mins in my garage drilling some of the plastic out of radius sill brush to make it lighter (hopefully without upsetting its integrity).
I could have the lightest sill brush ever  

If you are wanting the brush to be lighter, and are not worried about cleaning the cills, you can reduce the weight by 50g by pulling out the lower 3 rows of bristles, the ones that clean the cill, without affecting the cleaning ability of the glass.

That way you will have a brush that is not a lot heavier than am xtreme, but has much better cleaning ability.

[ben M]

heres where ive put my gardiners tap robbo.ill guarantee you ll break your tap very quickly if you have it dragging on the floor on the other end of your pole hose.i speak from experience(i broke 2 in a matter of weeks!)

Daz, you don't use anymore a carbon gooseneck?

[dazmond]

of course i use the goosenecks ben.for certain commercial jobs and deep ledge sash windows,conny roof cleaning,solar panels etc but for regular domestic work and f/s/g cleans i use the resi neck.

[Chris - CBWC]

The best advice I can give it to not grip your pole any harder than is necessary. You might be surprised at just how tight you subconsciously grip the pole. It seems it's quite natural to over grip & I had to make quite an effort not to grip it as tight as I always had done!

I would never have imagined just how painful & restrictive tennis elbow can be had I not actually suffered it myself! 

+1.  Your elbows, much like your arms and shoulders, are not built to be used in the way we use them for wfp.  How do I know?  I'm seeing a physio after I went hell for leather since February on first cleans trying to be as quick and thorough as I can - gripping the pole way too tightly, short fast movements with the pole and fooked myself right up.  It's all wrong and you'll wear yourself out in a bad way.

There's a reason people say rock forwards and backwards and side to side, your power is in your legs, stomach (core) and bum, not your shoulders and elbows.

[J.D]

Good advice Chris....