[geefree]

Hi. got the pole up and running with Tosh,s instructions...

just been out practicing.. its brilliant.... i love it..

but i must say i have taken it down and am having another look... as i feel i have put it together , not quite right.

1/... if i put tape around the male end ... it does not fit in the female end.

2/ so i turn everthing the other way... put tape around .. and the first 3 sections are fine... ( though i have only put one strip around , or it still dont fit inside)...

but the top section.. thinnest.... nearly loses itself inside the rest... losing lots of length... plus there is a gap between the two sections.... which i can see right down the pole thru......if i turn it the other way its even thinner.

its as if i have a section missing.

[Mr Cleannclear]

You get what you pay for , with window cleaners claiming they can earn £30+ per hour . Spend some money and buy a proper pole

[geefree]

which way would they over lap?.....   with the pole stood up....  i have got it where  the  top of the bottom section is the female

[geefree]

You get what you pay for , with window cleaners claiming they can earn £30+ per hour . Spend some money and buy a proper pole

i have proper poles... we are experiimenting....

what does that mean.....?? is that Joanah

[jodan63]

being an ex fisherman . iassume u have a take apart pole? if so ,if you look at the sections they shud be tapered. cant understand how u cant fit them together ,its common sense surely

[elite mike]

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 is that Joanah

god i hope not

[ftp]

Normally the top is the male then the next section would sit over it.Gravity would pull the joints a little tighter but they should never slide more than about five inches into the joint. You should be able to use it with no tape at all but eventually you may get a jam.

[geefree]

Normally the top is the male then the next section would sit over it.Gravity would pull the joints a little tighter but they should never slide more than about five inches into the joint. You should be able to use it with no tape at all but eventually you may get a jam.

thanks for that... glad someone understood what i meant.... they can be tapered either way.

[ftp]

This tape is purely to stop the base of each section chipping

[ftp]

Whereas this band stops the section going into the joint too tight if you see what i mean.

[ftp]

Thats a Gangsta pole above, i do the same with my S2 just in case. 

[geefree]

Thnks Ftp..... i will do that now.... on the locked post of the same name of Toshs, (which i wish he would open again as i have to search for it).......

the picture which shows the tape and foam etc.... well it looks as though there is wrappings and wrappings of gaffer tape around the male ends..... but i can only fit one strand around it , as it will not slot in otherwise..... strange... it looks very different to mine.  

[geefree]

Thats a Gangsta pole above, i do the same with my S2 just in case.

ah.. the thick stuff looks like a hand grip.

[ftp]

Try and post your pics.?
The tape i use is just black insulation tape. I don't really understand what Tosh has done but he'll be along to sort you out i'm sure.
Don't tape the taper - not the bit that actually goes inside the joint. Assemble the pole first and put the tape up to the join not over it or inside it.

[geefree]

ok will do, thanks for the help... i cant find the blooming pc lead for the camera.

[ftp]

As i said the pole will work fine with no tape at all but eventually it may jam. The taper will go in a couple of millemetres too far one day and then they are buggers to get apart. It's something that often happens with modular poles i'm afraid, even the expensive ones.

[geefree]

Thanks...i will tape it as much as i can.


Tosh, this is simply a continuation of the thread you started.

I will start the other.... after my first full day, working with the pole.

Cheers.

[Tosh]

Gazza,

I will take some pics tomorrow; some better ones; just to show you where the tape goes, if you haven't worked it out by them.

I'm still knocking windows shut with mine; and you can turn it upside down and push sash windows shut with it as well (as long as they're not too stiff (that's a Jeff B tip regurgitated by me; but you can; I've done it)).

I honestly won't use anyting else for routine domestic work from now on.

I seem to be working faster, using less water, and maybe earning more because I'll add on a job I wouldn't normally because of the novelty of using a really light and rigid pole; or because the pole is really light and rigid?

I hope you enjoy using it too; photos to follow tomorrow, with reference to the tape.

[geefree]

Thanks Tosh,

i just have to put the tape at the very end, or it wont slot in...i will try photo tomorrow too...

i must admit i love it.... tho i  cant get used to the hose hanging around me yet.. but i will. 

[Tosh]

i must admit i love it.... tho i  cant get used to the hose hanging around me yet.. but i will. 

Gazza,

I thought exactly the same after I wore out my 18 foot Ionics telescopic pole; it was my first pole.

But an external pole hose has it's advantages; I promise.

Have you tried to extend a pole with internal pole hose and it's all twisted and won't fit through the hole at the bottom of your hose?  That's a pain; and the friction of the hose passing through the pole as you extend it can make it more effort to lengthen the pole too; which mightn't sound much, but come Friday after a whole week of doing it again-and-again, day-in-day-out; it must add up to some calories burnt and sore shoulders.

But with a light-weight modular pole with an external pole hose, after cleaning the 'tops', you can just pop-off the section of the pole you don't require, lean it against the building, and crack on.  It takes about two seconds; it takes longer to adjust the goose kneck to get the brush at the right angle for the ground floor work.

Not only that; for ground floor work when you're in a really tight-area, you can remove all the pole - quickly and easily - and still use the brush head; you can't do that with an internal hose pole.