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Bobs Window Cleaning

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2009, 11:38:33 am »
Hi Alex.

I have only now looked in my inbox and cen see you email.

I will mail you back. :)

Bob
Why oh Why did he spell my name as bod & not bob on my wedding invites.

Mr. S

  • Posts: 418
Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #21 on: February 15, 2009, 11:43:59 am »
dont laugh, im still using ionics poles! but want to invest in new poles soon. If i buy a carbon pole will ths stop the annoying collapsing/ sliding down of poles due to wear of poles or is it the same with carbon. How do u fix carbon poles if they get damaged etc

The extra investment to me is ok if it eliminates the above

Cheers Craig

brett walker

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2009, 12:08:35 pm »
dont laugh, im still using ionics poles! but want to invest in new poles soon. If i buy a carbon pole will ths stop the annoying collapsing/ sliding down of poles due to wear of poles or is it the same with carbon. How do u fix carbon poles if they get damaged etc

The extra investment to me is ok if it eliminates the above

Cheers Craig

I had 2 ionics ergolites and the sections both wore away within a year a bit expensive i think at £450 a time told ionics about this and they was not interested so i guess its just down to wear and tear, what did i pay for the pole or the name dont get me wrong ionics do some good equipment but im not impressed with some of their poles

ive had my facelift now for nearly a year and its still like new and as strong as ever i think it will live out any other manufacturers poles

Brett

Mr. S

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2009, 12:24:34 pm »
Cheers Brett, I was just looking for new brushes for this year and looked at Gardiners site, stumbled across the videos. The Superlite 2 pole looks pretty good. Any good?

brett walker

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2009, 12:39:21 pm »
Cheers Brett, I was just looking for new brushes for this year and looked at Gardiners site, stumbled across the videos. The Superlite 2 pole looks pretty good. Any good?

hi mate

i cant speak for gardiners superlite  pole as ive never used one

but i can speak for the superlite brush it is excellent  8)

regards

Brett

Mr. S

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #25 on: February 15, 2009, 12:44:22 pm »
Thnks again Brett. That was the brush i was considering as use vikans. Three types though - dual trim, single or flocked, whats best in your opinion?

Looked at facelift poles in meantime, might just take plunge and gaet a gardiners superlite too!

simon w

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2009, 01:30:06 pm »
Simon. I have had my pole around 5 months so im not sure if its the early one or one of the newer batch.

The prob I have, is the cone which goes into the end of the pole has come loose from the pole and keeps spinning. I have used epoxy to glue it back in but its come loose again so I will have to re clean and epoxy again. And yes the clamps do keep coming loose so this needs loctight every few weeks.


Bob



Thanks Bod, I like the look of the SLX pole a lot and have been close to purchasing two of them on a couple of occasions, The reason I haven't invested my money yet is because of the reported issues with having to glue the clamps so often. I accept that poles will need a certain amount of maintenance but would be really annoyed if I had to keep re glueing the clamps to stop them from spinning.

I think I'll wait and see if this issue is addressed with the new batches of poles that go on sale before I order one.

brett walker

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2009, 03:14:51 pm »
Thnks again Brett. That was the brush i was considering as use vikans. Three types though - dual trim, single or flocked, whats best in your opinion?

Looked at facelift poles in meantime, might just take plunge and gaet a gardiners superlite too!

Hi mate

i use gardiners superlite single trim and dual trim they are both good brushes, very light

im not keen on flocked brushes but were all different tryst me you wont go wrong with a gardiners

cheers

Brett

NWH

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #28 on: February 15, 2009, 03:49:04 pm »
My Carbon Facelift poleisover 3 years old and is as good as new.

Bobs Window Cleaning

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #29 on: February 15, 2009, 04:55:55 pm »
I have a confession

In my post about I stated that the cone had come loose again but....its not the cone its the plastic angle thingy.

Alex has offered to service the pole this week and I still have the clamps issue so its in need of a service. Thanks Alex.

Bob
Why oh Why did he spell my name as bod & not bob on my wedding invites.

macmac

Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2009, 07:01:34 pm »
I have a confession

In my post about I stated that the cone had come loose again but....its not the cone its the plastic angle thingy.

Alex has offered to service the pole this week and I still have the clamps issue so its in need of a service. Thanks Alex.

Bob

The plastic necks are prone to that, i think they would be better re-engineered with a different material or harder plastic!


Tony

Nick_Thompson

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #31 on: February 15, 2009, 09:11:15 pm »
Lee

I have one of the new SL-X poles and have worked with a carbon  facelift for the last two years. Email me for my phone number or stop me next time we are passing.

Nickthompson1959@aol.com

Nick
Do quantum mechanics fix old transits?

And let us not forget, voyeurism is an occupational hazard that we simply must endure.

Skyglide

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2009, 10:17:24 pm »
IMHO the facelift fibreglass is a waste of money.  Smooth and easy on the hands, BUT far too whippy.  Carbon fibre every time.

NWH

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2009, 10:31:08 pm »
IMHO the facelift fibreglass is a waste of money.  Smooth and easy on the hands, BUT far too whippy.  Carbon fibre every time.
I agree with that i have a fiberglass 15ft facelift and don`t like it,the carbon facelifts are the best the sections slide up and dowm with ease and are as ridgid as a broom handle up to 30 odd ft.

ftp

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #34 on: February 16, 2009, 07:47:50 am »
My Carbon Facelift poleisover 3 years old and is as good as new.

How often do you use this pole NWH?
Every job?
Every day?
Once a week?

pingu

Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #35 on: February 16, 2009, 02:28:43 pm »
I have a 44ft c/f Facelift pole which is the nutz it is used just for my highest work and apart from me braking a couple of clamps (my fault) it is without doubt my best pole.

But my most productive pole is the SL-X and this is the one that makes me the money...but and I say this with caution....

Great pole...personally I hate the clamps...Facelift clamps are without doubt far better...

My pole I think is one of the first batches and as such seems to be suffering from wear and tear...upto now I have had the pole back to Gardiners for repair once(excellent service) and I have had to cut 30mm in total(2 sections had to be repaired) off the pole and refit the clamps owing to wear on the pole sections to stop the spinning...My pole was first used on the 21st of May 2008 and I have to admit I now carry a allen key in my pocket at all times to nip up the clamps at least 6 times a day.

Will I buy another one...yes I will...are there things I loath about the pole..yes there are...but ...it enables me to make money and it is light...nothing is perfect and lets face it carbon fibre is strong but it does wear...

Cheers
Dave.

NWH

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #36 on: February 16, 2009, 04:59:32 pm »
My Carbon Facelift poleisover 3 years old and is as good as new.

How often do you use this pole NWH?
Every job?
Every day?
Once a week?
Everyday nearly every job great pole cannot fault it,you`ll earn back what they cost in no time just make sure you buy carbon.

billy08

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #37 on: February 16, 2009, 05:45:07 pm »
Pingu, I have had the same problem with my slx,its been back to Gardiners twice,clamps and partly due to wear,wears out a bit quick if you ask me.

So for the last couple of weeks I've been using a Harris pole for nearly all my work,I was surprised how much I could reach with it and its so light.Even the bit of extra length when its shut doesn't really cause any problems and then I just get the slx out for any higher work.

Funnily enough I posted in a thread last year how I thought the slx was good value for money because it reaches 30ft and does groundfloor windows and will hopefully last longer, it was just a shame about the lasting longer bit :(

ftp

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #38 on: February 16, 2009, 05:45:57 pm »
I'm curious when you say it's as good as new - do you mean it handles like new or still looks like new? Because i have the SLX and use it everyday but it wears very fast. like Pingu i've already had to cut the sections down to remove the paper thin carbon due to wear. It was split around the holes from new which looked bad but didn't affect the pole in any way. I have to wear gloves to stop the carbon dust engraining my hands. It's still an excellent tool but if a facelift can last three years and show no sign of wear then the Gardiners pole should do the same - after all the clamps are low friction. Maybe the carbonfibre to resin mix is wrong compared to Facelifts recipe?
I always carry an allen key to nip the clamps. Would i buy another? For performance yes without a doubt but the wear issue bothers me.
If a Facelift was comparible on price then i could be tempted but it's still a dear pole.

[GQC] Tim

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Re: Tell me about your Pole!!!
« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2009, 09:19:26 am »
Strange. I'm not experiencing these issues with my SL-X, and mine was from the first batch too.

I'm a bit worried now, gonna check the pole in a minute.