[Kevin R]

How are the people that bought the SLX getting on?

Any signs of wear? any downsides? can it really be used as a downstairs pole too? How are the clamps now you have had time to adjust?

Very interested in your comments 

[ftp]

Lovely pole, it is wearing though but if it lasts a year of daily use i'll be happy. Doesn't show any signs of wearing in one place like all the poles i've had before. Downsides? slightly bulky clamps and would like a longer version sometimes, but the negatives are nit picking really.

[Paul Coleman]

How are the people that bought the SLX getting on?

Any signs of wear? any downsides? can it really be used as a downstairs pole too? How are the clamps now you have had time to adjust?

Very interested in your comments 

I've only had mine 2 - 3 weeks and I've been on holiday for one of those (got back yesterday)    .
Obviously it's not wearing yet.  The clamps are OK.  Found them fiddly at first.  Would be handy if there was a way of ensuring they stayed lined up without having to do it manually.  I like the pole.  Best I've ever used.  I don't always use it for ground floor.  Sometimes it just feels easier to use my 2 x 2ft Ionics multipole.  Was a real help today though as I had quite a few ground floor windows where I needed to bridge over bushes and other obstacles which the multipole wouldn't have reached.

[NWH]

How are the people that bought the SLX getting on?

Any signs of wear? any downsides? can it really be used as a downstairs pole too? How are the clamps now you have had time to adjust?

Very interested in your comments 

I've only had mine 2 - 3 weeks and I've been on holiday for one of those (got back yesterday)    .
Obviously it's not wearing yet.  The clamps are OK.  Found them fiddly at first.  Would be handy if there was a way of ensuring they stayed lined up without having to do it manually.  I like the pole.  Best I've ever used.  I don't always use it for ground floor.  Sometimes it just feels easier to use my 2 x 2ft Ionics multipole.  Was a real help today though as I had quite a few ground floor windows where I needed to bridge over bushes and other obstacles which the multipole wouldn't have reached.

The clamps not lining up you`ve hit the nail right on he head there they don`t,i still think the pole is to long closed.Sorry Alex i`ve been giving you greif over the last week about the brush,no offense.

[NWH]

I`d like to see the pole with clamps that have to stay in line no matter how you use it,i would also like to see the pole a good 18" shorter when closed and by doing this i would add another section to maintain it`s overall length.

[Alex Gardiner]

I`d like to see the pole with clamps that have to stay in line no matter how you use it,i would also like to see the pole a good 18" shorter when closed and by doing this i would add another section to maintain it`s overall length.

I can make you a custom one, with six sections, only 4' long. 

[NWH]

I`d like to see the pole with clamps that have to stay in line no matter how you use it,i would also like to see the pole a good 18" shorter when closed and by doing this i would add another section to maintain it`s overall length.

I can make you a custom one, with six sections, only 4' long. 

I am about to email you Alex.

[Moderator David@stives]

My slx is now perfect now Alex has set it up for me,

 it is now the best tool in the box again, I cant believe how easy the clamps are now.

Instead of being stuck in the van we are all fighting over it again,

[[GQC] Tim]

Still going strong here, it literally does everything, clamps are great, very happy with it, takes a couple of miliseconds to line up the clamp to the next one, very easy.

Knocked the base section against a wall once or twice, that hurts, makes you cringe, still looks great though, hard wearing pole.

[Kevin R]

So lining up the clamps? it it more difficult or more of a problem then when using standard clamps?

[Nathanael Jones]

I`d like to see the pole with clamps that have to stay in line no matter how you use it,i would also like to see the pole a good 18" shorter when closed and by doing this i would add another section to maintain it`s overall length.

I can make you a custom one, with six sections, only 4' long. 

IMO 4' is the perfect closed length for an everyday pole,...

Will you add this to your range of poles Alex,.. or will it be just "on request"?

[[GQC] Tim]

So lining up the clamps? it it more difficult or more of a problem then when using standard clamps?

Lining up the clamps isn't really that much more difficult then any other pole really, X-tels etc seem to keep them lined up, but I don't even think about doing it after using it for a while.

[cvdewsbury]

its excellent at reaching over porch areas .... but while young Gardenier is in bed...my only gripe Ive  found with it,  is the fitting from gooseneck to pole could be  sturdier...but otherwise a decent pole for the cash..Alec!!

[[GQC] Tim]

its excellent at reaching over porch areas .... but while young Gardiner is in bed...my only gripe Ive  found with it,  is the fitting from gooseneck to pole could be  sturdier...but otherwise a decent pole for the cash..Alec!!

You might have the old G-fit goose neck, they have improved it so it so the thread doesn't come off the goose neck.

[Dave Turley]

i've seen my friends slx and will hopefully be ordering mine next week. I can't see why you would need a 4ft pole (closed up). if i'm in a tight  spot (alleys etc) I simply adjust my angle adapter so the pole runs parallel to the wall (it took me 2 years wfp to realise this!) :

[Paul Coleman]

i've seen my friends slx and will hopefully be ordering mine next week. I can't see why you would need a 4ft pole (closed up). if i'm in a tight  spot (alleys etc) I simply adjust my angle adapter so the pole runs parallel to the wall (it took me 2 years wfp to realise this!) :

Some people work from a car or a small van.  Shorter pole length allows it to be kept inside rather than in a tube on top.

[pingu]

I have to admit that when I use my Facelift...I do prefer the clamps operation

All in all it is a good pole and is light and strong...would I buy it again...YES...it now feels better with the SL DTB brush....

It fits in the van easily...

So I like it....but I still prefer th facelift style clamps...but thats just personal preferance.

Dave.

[Pj]

We are mainly carrying only the SL-X, SL2 and 12' and 2-4' Ionics multipoles.

If I'm working one property I'll tend to do the tops then drop the SL-X down for ground floor stuff because it seems easier than going back to the van to swap over to the ground floor pole.  If the ground floor pole is nearby I still tend to swap over to it.  I do a lot of ground floor with the SL-X but it is just a bit too long to be comfortable, so I'm betwixt and between with using it ground floor.
Using SL-X 1st floor and above?  Only pole I use until I'm beyond it's reach.  Light enough, rigidity is probably best you'll get if that's what you want (I do), extension lengths ideal, clamps bulky but I like the way they work, easy to adjust.

Looking forward to the SL-X tra??

In the meantime SL-X with Dual Trim Supalite Brush (on a swivel ) is my tool of the moment.

[Kevin R]

Well thanks Guys that has been very useful 

Have any of you noticed any wear yet?

[trevor perry]

the pole is great very light rigid and it seems to be wearing well, just need the perfect brush now.