@DansClearView I bought one just for regular customers with small to medium houses as I didn't want to keep giving the work away. Bigger jobs I just pass on to someone. I have a muscle and rib injury so I have push fit carbon poles which are fine. I would totally understand someone buying aluminium though and they are alot harder wearing.
I'm no body builder, well unless you count building my belly
I have only used the ali poles and I have found them to be OK, I have had them up at 3rd story level and over a medium size conny without straining myself. One reason I went for ali over carbon, other than cheaper, was the GVS ali are 4ft, carbon 5ft. 4 ft fits widthway in my van between bulkhead and tank. So takes up space that wasn't used. It's a bit of a squeeze getting them in but I don't do it very often so no real issue.Mate you can read alot about a person from these posts.
To be honest if doing two storey houses most of the time alloy poles aren’t that bad , if using them at shallow angles over conservatory roofs and extensions and they get a bit of silt stuck inside them then yes the weight will increase but if only doing a few jobs here and there they will probably be fine , they are more robust than carbon as well
Looks good - 2 year warranty on everything apart from recoil starter - which won't be needed very often as elec start. Seems too good to be true worth a go with a credit card to cover yourself.
Would definitely work though. If the adapter like a 110 plug to standard house type
Adapter is a blue one, I think it's a 32Amp but can't see the size in the spec: 32A: Fly Lead Caravan Socket Converter 32 Amp to 13 Amp | ParkerBrand
Perfect thanks mate I would be happy to both you and spruce some beer tokens both of you give sound advice.
If the gutter vac blows fuses then there is something wrong!
The company said that but if you /think it will run with the add one plug it's worth a shot for that money
Seems very little difference but it's not in stock. No tech spec to really speak off - both same 389cc 13Hp engine and similar weights.
I'm worried that I'm going to keep triping houses with the power of it so want this more has a back up
Just put an RCD on your extension cable, it should trip before the customers
You probably know but an RCD (Residual Current Device aka earth leakage breaker) will only shut the device off in the even of a fault. It will not protect an over current event. If you are plugged into a customers radial circuit (protected by a 15 amp MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker) that can trip before a 13 amp fuse would blow. Problem is you never know, and the average customer wont know what 'fuse/breaker' is protecting the socket you are plugged into.
I didn't actually, I thought it would trip first. You are warned about starting each motor
