[pncleaning]

Hi all

 As a newbie I thought I would ask you knowledgable windies this question.

 Which 18` pole is the lightest on the market but also a good one. and would a 18` pole  reach most domestics.
 Which 22` pole is the lightest and a good pole?

 Thankyou all

 Paul

[DeLuce]

www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk  have a look here,  they give pole weight, length and closed length, and in the opinion of many, are the best on the market

[DeLuce]

Oh, and if you can afford one the 25 SLX will reach majority of your domestic stuff and is the donkeys you know what   

[AuRavelling79]

Hi all

 As a newbie I thought I would ask you knowledgable windies this question.

 Which 18` pole is the lightest on the market but also a good one. and would a 18` pole  reach most domestics.
 Which 22` pole is the lightest and a good pole?

 Thankyou all

 Paul

An 18' will get 90% of domestic two floor house (built since WW1) windows.

A 22' will let you get to another 5% plus those long reaches over conservatories.

A 25' slx extreme is not cheap but will be as light as many other manufacturers 18' poles. But is not infinitely adjustable for height.

Starting off? I would get an SLX22.

[Nick Wareham]

But does the pole weight stated include the brush head and gooseneck?

[Carl@Cwc]

No

[pncleaning]

Thankyou all for your replys.
Think I will look at a gardiners pole

Paul

[EandM]

I've used a wide variety of poles since I started, some aluminium, most fibreglass all between 18 and 30 feet. They were all much the same. The Gardiner CLX-22 I have now is different. It's a pole where every aspect of operation - lightness, rigidity, closed length and clamping have been really thought about. The Gardiner poles are also the actual length that they claim to be not the achievable reach of many other manufacturers.

I'm not a 'fanboy' but I can't honestly see me buying a different make ever again.

SLX next time maybe....

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

gardiner poles actually are 4ft over
stated ie 18 is really a 22
22 is a 26 25 is a 29
etc etc etc 

[Window Washers]

gardiner poles actually are 4ft over
stated ie 18 is really a 22
22 is a 26 25 is a 29
etc etc etc 

am I not right in thinking they are not over but they are the actual size of the pole ? ft is your reach added (if your tall) if your a vertically challenged guy then this will be lower ?.

[Nick Wareham]

The Gardiner poles are also the actual length that they claim to be not the achievable reach of many other manufacturers

That may be true, but it seems that Gardiner pole weights DONT include the weight of the brush head and gooseneck, but other suppliers do in their specifications.  So its much harder to compare weights.

Also, other pole makers may use 'achievable reach' as their main measure, but they usually also state the actual length too.