Not slating the Gardiner slx as it's all I used, however I'm sick of replacing sections 1-3 and most of the clamps regularly on someone's else's pole.
Never him that broke it, doesn't know how it happened etc
So how long should an employee expect to get out of an slx 25, how often should shims and levers be replaced.
I wouldn't expect someone to use cheap and heavy equipment and I think the clx would wear down even quicker as this is what I found over ten years ago.

Booked my van in for MOT/service on Fri 16th Jan. I'm going to get mine done at Halfords as its very local to me here and it was the same price as my local independent garage where I used to live.(£230).

You guys run with 25m of pole hose ?

Whats the thinking behind this ? to make it lighter i assume but doesnt it offer the same resistance when you are pulling it off the reel and arent you pulling on the rectus fitting as you do so ...

I like the idea of having the lighter hose i just wondered how it works in reality doesnt it kink up and not lay flat ?

We run hose less setup so the pole  hose is  on the reels we find  it’s so much quicker we use hot water so the hose lays flat anyway  and no hose on the poles to coil up

Why not just work christmas day and have done with it scottish, you could get a gold plated reel then 

I think I'm getting Americanised. I always do a clean last Friday  and Saturday of the month next to big shopping centre. So it was hard for me to fit them in so I just went out and did them. Folk were happy to see me and I could go to the sales at the shopping centre after the 12 cleans. We owned a hotel and used to work 365 days a year so working is a way of life to me.

However, the best-known theory states that Boxing Day is named after the practice of wealthy aristocrats giving boxes and gifts to their servants one day after Christmas. Traditionally, servants would work on Christmas Day but were given the next day off to spend with their families.

I don't have any servants so Boxing day doesn't make any sense to me.🤔

You guys run with 25m of pole hose ?

Whats the thinking behind this ? to make it lighter i assume but doesnt it offer the same resistance when you are pulling it off the reel and arent you pulling on the rectus fitting as you do so ...

I like the idea of having the lighter hose i just wondered how it works in reality doesnt it kink up and not lay flat ?

At the moment, I'm running with 100m's of pole hose on my reel. Its great to move about with but when I stop and talk the hose cools down quickly. When running hot, its more flexible and makes everything alot easier. With the new reel, I'm only going to run with 25m's and where they join together all I do is tape the fitting with insulation tape which holds them together and it works because they haven't came apart in the last 6 years.