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
