Pimp my pole, and accessories

Looking at ordering some bits and pieces from Gardiner and just wondering what people recommend.

Looking at getting

couple of protector balls. Which are better: large or standard?

Super scaper for bird muck

QUICK-LOQ® SWIVEL ADAPTER

At the moment I have a short and a long SLX poles, an ultimate medium and a universal sill brush, and the backpack.

Is there anything I should get at the same time which will be useful? Only been cleaning for a month now.

Thanks

Standard size ball for pole. Large ball for hose reel hose. 

Personally I've never found the balls any good.

I fitted a rubber washer and it works fine

Spartan said:

Personally I've never found the balls any good.

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They're OK for juggling!

Spartan said:

I fitted a rubber washer and it works fine

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I now use Slick Connect, tends to get stuck far less than protecta-balls.

Are these any good?

Super scaper for bird muck

QUICK-LOQ® SWIVEL ADAPTER

DrGonzoSnr said:

Are these any good?

Super scaper for bird muck

QUICK-LOQ® SWIVEL ADAPTER

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I have both on my main 2 poles and wouldn't want to clean windows without them. Super scraper is, in my opinion, only really necessary if you live near the coast where seagull :1f4a9: is horrendous   

@DrGonzoSnr yeah they are IMO, i use an slx with swivel neck super scraper and tubeless univalve I find its a brilliant setup for me 

Spartan said:

Personally I've never found the balls any good.

I fitted a rubber washer and it works fine

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Do you have a link to the rubber washer? 

I just made it up myself - see image.

It keeps the connectors slightly off the ground as it's 40mm washers with O clip either side

Dragbag said:

Do you have a link to the rubber washer? 

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Found the link.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-Solid-Neoprene-Rubber-Penny-Washer-3mm-thick-pick-your-own-size/263462427160?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=562489666838&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Super scraper for sure , couldn't be without it.

@Spartan

hey that looks like a good idea, ??

Good topic. 

Since I have done a lot of WFP for many years now (have had all health issues) I have been fine tuning gardiners poles for many years.

My goal: build the most ergonomic pole ever. 

I’m using an old (first generation) extreme pole for ground level work. It only has 3 sections, without section 1 and 2. I found that section 5 has the minimum width for ergonomic grip. Smaller than section 5 and your hands will hurt.

I shortened the pole to a sligthly shorter lenght which is more suitable for ground level use.

This makes the pole move/turn a bit faster using less effort.

I wrapped section 5 partly in griptape, also used for tennis rackets. Keeps your hands warm in the winter, plus it has good grip without using gloves.

Also use Swivel and exceed univalve, mostly ultimate medium brush 2 red fanjets or 2 pencil jets depending on  glass type.

For higher work: Slx

using prism-glasses as well sometimes

For me, it would be: Medium Mixed Sill Brush with 100 degree fan jets and two spare jets, 2 spare brush tee pieces, couple of Caribeeners (come in handy at times for me anyway), super scraper, compression hose rings to suit your reel and pole hoses, quicklock non swivel adapter. Oh! And a medium mixeed sill brush with 100 degree fan jets. Listed twice, cos I love em. 

Can the 100 jets be recycled when you get a new brush head? - The metal ones you can tap out with a drill but the 100s are plastic right? - so can they also be recycled or are they disposable?

@Tango they can but you have to be carefull , you can tap them back out from the top of the brush.

how does the swivel adaptor work? Do you loosen the screw, set the angle and then screw it  tight again? and it works well?

DrGonzoSnr said:

how does the swivel adaptor work? Do you loosen the screw, set the angle and then screw it  tight again? and it works well?

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See the screw in the middle, it swivels there. No need to tighten it. You only need to tighten it when it gets very loose and really floppy. I use a swivel for residential work on a SLX-22. 

Tuffers said:

You only need to tighten it when it gets very loose and really floppy

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Tuffers said:

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