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Swivel goose neck

I recently started using the Gardiner Q-loq one and have found it excellent, especially for getting your brush in the corners. Works very well on shorter poles 18'-22' but I haven't mastered it on longer poles. seems more difficult to keep the brush where you want it. However, I find I don't need it so much anyway on long reaches. Ground and first floor though real great.

 
I prefer the angled swivel tbh. I have used both.

I find its a love hate situation with me. The positives are that having a swivel brush gets into the corners easier from an angle (as per @Marko067) and less bending. I also find that I don't move around as much whilst cleaning a window or french doors. I'm inclined to stay on one spot.

The downsides are not being able to use the side of the brush to remove bird lime and when cleaning sills at an angle. These are the biggest issues for me.

I have the swivel on the brush at the moment but I'm falling out of love with it at the moment. I'm surprised its been on as long as it has this time though (3 weeks).

 
Just after some feedback on these as only ever used a standard angle adapterQuicK-LoQ™ Angle Adapter (Type 1) with Swivel Gooseneck - Plastic Goosenecks - Goosenecks & Pole Fittings - Water-Fed Poles - All Products Gardiner Pole Systems

What's the main benefits and are there any drawbacks?

Are they durable enough to use all the time?

Thanks
I'm a long time swiveller- approx 10 years:D IMO you're better off with the longer reach version. You want the swivel tension set so that the brush swivels freely but not so much that the brush flops to one side when lifted off the glass. As Spruce said, angled swivels are best but nobody as yet retails them. I believe Alex Gardiner maybe onto it though?

 
I use a swivel and rate it. Can't get on with it at 30' + though as once it's flopped to the side I find it impossible to get the brush flat on the glass again without bringing the pole down. I find they need tightening every so often too to stop the flopping about.

 
Thanks for the feedback. Only do a bit above the first floor so think I will give it a try. Just worth asking you knowledgeable lot rather than wasting another £10 + postage. Nobody mention any problems with it breaking so assume it's all good.

Just playing with making a short wfp for ground floor windows out of a broom handle and was shocked at the different combinations on the gardiner site.

Every day's a school day!

 
So that little bit of angle where it connects to the brush makes a lot of difference?

Wonder why they don't make a square socket slightly angled as well then???

Q Alex gardiner

 
So that little bit of angle where it connects to the brush makes a lot of difference?Wonder why they don't make a square socket slightly angled as well then???

Q Alex gardiner
Or offer both in the same way as brush holders are - angled and 90 degrees.

 
Update on my last post.

I use two poles, an slx18 and slx25 and now have the q-loq swivel on both. However, I've now angled the swivel on the 18 and have used it that way for three weeks. I don't feel the advantage. If I need a different angle I just use the angle adapter.

 
Update on my last post.I use two poles, an slx18 and slx25 and now have the q-loq swivel on both. However, I've now angled the swivel on the 18 and have used it that way for three weeks. I don't feel the advantage. If I need a different angle I just use the angle adapter.
How have you "angled" the swivel?

 
Update on my last post.I use two poles, an slx18 and slx25 and now have the q-loq swivel on both. However, I've now angled the swivel on the 18 and have used it that way for three weeks. I don't feel the advantage. If I need a different angle I just use the angle adapter.
The swivel comes into its own when you need to turn the brush sideways on to reach over a conny etc, sometimes going square on won't get the brush contacting the glass fully.

 
How have you "angled" the swivel?
I slacked off the brush holder and put a wedge under the top and screwed it down again. This gives an angle similar in appearance to the one pictured earlier in this thread. It may be that the angle is not enough and that's why it doesn't seem to do much. I'll try increasing it.

 
The swivel comes into its own when you need to turn the brush sideways on to reach over a conny etc, sometimes going square on won't get the brush contacting the glass fully.
Yeah I love the swivel, it's great. It's this angled swivel, where it fits to the brush bit I'm not seeing the benefits of yet.

 
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