Where is best place to buy poles?

[Vinny vin]

Looking for a new pole do like the look of the gardeners clx22 what's best value for money to use on a daily basis for most windows?

 

[Tuffers]

If you can afford full carbon, buy it. I use an SLX-22 for most of my work, but I have to use a 35' for bits and bobs.

 

[adamangler]

Well for gardiners, go to to the gardiner website. theres as few poles around i spent months researching and ummin n rrin but for value for money its hard to beat an slx if you want carbon. I went for the slx22 and love it, so much lighter, clamps are great, and its the perfect length for domestic plus if you ever need longer you can just buy extensions, ive just about managed for all of my round with one, some 2nd storey its at full stretch but not been caught short yet, some would suggest the slx 25 but its not as compact and obv heavier. Personal opinion = slx 22 for residential, perhaps an extreme if you can afford it?

 

[peter rogers]

how many of your houses are bigger than 2 storey @Vinny vin

 

[Vinny vin]

I do have a few 3rd story but most my work is 2nd story do have a 31ft pole it's a bit nakered so only use it if I have to for them awkward ones. I've watched the video for the gardiners pole and does look the business to be fair, my problem is that my poles slides up and down after a few months only so many times you can keep tightening it.

 

[Duncs]

there is a thread on here tonight about most of us suffering from sore arms

dont buy cheap get yourself slx 22ft it will cover most of your graft, and its light

 

[Duncs]

poles and brushes your main piece of kit

if you hav,int got them right just makes your graft harder

 

[peter rogers]

ive seen a post about people spraying laquer on poles to improve the grip were they wear out

 

[Natty1972]

Buy the best pole you can afford , I bought my Phoenix ul 26 from pure freedom . Good pole . Next pole will be a gardiner pole ,, not sure but ,looking at the extreme / slx poles

 

[Duncs]

yeh halfords bought mine there only ever done it once

 

[Keir999]

I use an SLX 25 as i find it reaches almost everything apart from town houses for which i use an SLX 35. The 25 reaches well over all conservatory's to reach the windows above them. This combo suits my needs

 

[Vinny vin]

Cheers fellas yeh I agree if you buy cheap you get what you pay for, I bought a load of squeegees as I've acquired quite a few commercial internal windows i paid £19.99 for a 10,14,18inch and comes with bucket off eBay but I think if I rubbed a sausage down the glass it would work better than them *****.

 

[peter rogers]

good brnds are best like unger or ettore

 

[Keir999]

Why are you rubbing sausages across peoples windows Vinny ? People get locked up for less ...

 

[Vinny vin]

Why are you rubbing sausages across peoples windows Vinny ? People get locked up for less ...

Mate don't lock it till you have tried it, just Be careful when you do it to those leaded windows can get a bit sore on them