[lee_dewing]

hi all
finally got a laptop and on net.
no more messing abot at library.

reading alot of old posts regarding diy poles and cheaper alternatives/

1/ emporium bulldog 17 ft
how good is this pole i.e  how rigid also how many sections and what is size compressed down?
anyone got one


2/ also thompson ganster is it?  11m, read two thiniest sections no good but can make 24 ft.
how good is this pole i.e  how rigid?


couldn't find answers to these questions:  any advice would be great.
ps, should i just save all money and then splash out on slx?

just got a few on my round i dread due to using 30 ft streamline pole, weighs a ton, is it just me i think these poles are crap and fall to bits within 6 months 
thanks lee
happy easter all

[wightsurf]

Go to B&Q and in the decorating section you will see the Haris pole. It's about £18.
This is the bulldog pole just made up by Empor.
It's easy to diy your self   

[kris martin]

anybody got the link to convert the harris pole?

[jouk45]

i think this is what your looking for
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8HhgHcz0M

[matt]

i would go with the ron thompson zensorflex, its 21 quid delivered

it will do all my domestic ground and first floor windows

for a guide, click here

http://diywfpole.webs.com/

[matt]

oh and my "make do pole" has allmost "made do" for 2 years 

[lee_dewing]

matt
your ron thompson zensorflex,
where did u get it from and what is reach of pole?

keep getting it come up on sites but says 12ft is this correct?

if so are you standing on tippee toes when cleaning
thanks lee

[elite mike]

hi lee

 www.mullarkeys.co.uk/fishing/poles-and-accessories/carp-and-match-fishing-poles/0/ron-thompson/7389/

you wont go far wrong with that

there is a guide on ciu on setting it up under  gazzas new pole , i think

[lee_dewing]

thanks very much mike

just a few points you may know the answer to:
1/ can you buy two fish poles to use together to increase on height as 15ft seems max?
2/ what's the verdict on doing same to gangster pole, is it to bendy.

thanks again for pointing me to this site, and thanks to tosh for taking the time to put this post together.
what happen to gazza is he still trying out pole?
can't see he's verdict.

must admit i've got to go out now and have read word for word.
I'm slow reader
happy easter lee
don't eat too many eggs; i got none
have to help my 4 yr old daughter with hers

[elite mike]

thanks very much mike

just a few points you may know the answer to:
1/ can you buy two fish poles to use together to increase on height as 15ft seems max?
2/ what's the verdict on doing same to gangster pole, is it to bendy.

thanks again for pointing me to this site, and thanks to tosh for taking the time to put this post together.
what happen to gazza is he still trying out pole?
can't see he's verdict.

must admit i've got to go out now and have read word for word.
I'm slow reader
happy easter lee
don't eat too many eggs; i got none
have to help my 4 yr old daughter with hers

you can use the two together ,and combine some other poles as well

might be a bit bendy for some

 , but suits me fine

ive got the musclezone pole ,its the uprated version of the gangster

happy easter to you as well

[lee_dewing]

thanks again mike.

p.s would it gain a bit of extra length on zenoflex pole using bentley broom screw fitting,
if it was narrower you'd have to saw pole down less, just a thought i'm probably wrong

also been thinking if plastic winemaking syphon taps would fit onto tubing on pole instead of heavy microbore metal tap?

found website http://www.art-of-brewing.co.uk/acatalog/image.htm

syphon taps are £! each was thinking of putting one behind brush head after Y shape and then one at bottom of pole.

don't know if anyone's already done this.
i'm happy to splash out a fiver and order, no where local to go into,

i let you know probably waste of money.

I'd like the money back i've wrongly spent trying different cloths buckets ladders poles etc etc

i reckon it would pay for a decent holiday

ttfn

[elite mike]

hi lee

ive got the emporium fitting on mine,cannot find it on there site at mo

if you email them i think they still supply them,

it will take the bentley and supa lite no probs

not sure about the tap , but for that price give it a go.

ime not sure if it s on this site or matts diy but i think there is a thread on making a fitting

like the emporium one to attach the brush to pole

mike

[matt]

i use a short bit of unger ( you can cut down he unger angle adaptor for the short length required )


then use the unger vikan cone that wintec sell ( its a nice bit of kit )

http://diywfpole.webs.com/

[lee_dewing]

thanks

[elite mike]

so your saying that because i use an emporium pole and supalite brushes

and combine them with other bits of kit that ime a cowboy

and that helping another wc on this site to save money that we are all talking poo

 i think this thread is going to run and run

by the way i have run my cleaning business since 1982, and i would never talk down to anyone

using their ideas to help

dont think you sound  professional

rant over

[Tosh]

Mls is as thick as my genitals.

To the untrained eye a Superlight is no different in looks to a DIY fishing pole.

I reckon he's got more credit than sense.

[elite mike]

Mls is as thick as my genitals.

To the untrained eye a Superlight is no different in looks to a DIY fishing pole.

I reckon he's got more credit than sense.

hi tosh

nice to see a real pro

can you believe that post

[matt]

so your saying that because i use an emporium pole and supalite brushes

and combine them with other bits of kit that ime a cowboy

and that helping another wc on this site to save money that we are all talking poope

 i think this thread is going to run and run

by the way i have run my cleaning business since 1982, and i would never talk down to anyone

using their ideas to help

dont think you sound  professional

rant over

Mls is as thick as my genitals.

To the untrained eye a Superlight is no different in looks to a DIY fishing pole.

I reckon he's got more credit than sense.

its pointless to try and explain to people like mls, they just dont get it, i wouldnt waste your time trying to explain

let him carry on using heavy purpose made pole ( after all its a "tool of the trade"  : :, just carry on using the lightest of light poles

[Tosh]

Reading the poop that's written on this thread I can't imagine why some folk view window cleaning as unprofessional and full of cowboys 

The thing is, Mlscontractcleaner is referring to the image of a window cleaner as a cowboy.

But there's another common misconception regarding window cleaners, and that's that they're all thick-as-two-short-planks.

And with replies like that, I'm inclined to believe it.

[matt]

Reading the poop that's written on this thread I can't imagine why some folk view window cleaning as unprofessional and full of cowboys 

The thing is, Mlscontractcleaner is referring to the image of a window cleaner as a cowboy.

But there's another common misconception regarding window cleaners, and that's that they're all thick-as-two-short-planks.

And with replies like that, I'm inclined to believe it.

certainly lives upto the image

though i am sure he will be on here pointing out he employes 30 blokes and lives in a castle and owns a 3 million pound yacht for the weekend