[colin bird]

I currently use a clx 22 for most of my work,and I have a piece of crap,being an xtel pole that I use for higher windows but it is to heavy and I want to bin it.
 
Would I be better off purchasing extensions 6 and 7 for my clx or would it be better to buy a slx with extenions 6 and 7
My main concern is how much the clx will  bend with extensions.
Is the slx more rigid with extensions fitted compared to clx.
All advice appreciated

[Clever Forum Name]

It's like night and day tbh over 22/25ft.

Why skimp on the thing you use every day?

[Clever Forum Name]

On and you could buy the slx extensions first and see how they perform. If not too your liking. Buy an slx.

[dazmond]

how high do you need to go?

a 25 ft extreme gets most of my regular work including 3 storey.extreme 47 for anything higher.these 2 poles is all i need.

an slx 25 would be a good choice if your budget wont stretch to an extreme.light enough to use all day and fairly rigid at full stretch.

[slap bash]

I would buy the slx and I  think it will fix both poles. Check with gardeners.

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

Hi Colin, to answer your original question, I would go for the slx extensions then when you maybe upgrade your clx you would have a all carbon pole that would clean upto 35 foot. Hope this helps. We have slx ext 6,7,8 on a slx22, we could of got away with 2 extensions but having the 3 means we can 3/4 extend all the sections which makes the slx super rigid at the higher heights, Regards, Dave.

[richard groves]

Just buy an slx 35 or whichever your maximum height needed is. You can always remove / add sections ( slightly cheaper than buying a new pole and extensions ).
You'll get money back on flogging your clx on ebay.