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Scottish Cleaning Service

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Fitting inserts
« on: January 19, 2025, 04:49:27 pm »
I have an old customer who always talks to me regarding her husbands insurance policy. Its a long story and she's been fighting with his insurers since he died 3 years ago. Just when I thought it was all sorted Its flared up again and I'm new ears to hear it again. I was trying to get away when she followed me to talk to me over her new metal fence. Anyway I was putting away my hose and had one hand on my pole when it fell down and broke over the metal fence and she didn't even notice, I felt like crying as its only 6 months old.

It may have been a blessing in disguise because I have track down some 20mm plastic pipe, cover in clear CT1 and fit it inside to see if it works. The top section seems to break at the same place which is 8 inches below the top.

I will keep you all posted on my progress. If it works, then I will be fitting the insert in every new pole's top section before I use it. 😉

CleanClear

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2025, 04:54:50 pm »
I have an old customer who always talks to me regarding her husbands insurance policy. Its a long story and she's been fighting with his insurers since he died 3 years ago. Just when I thought it was all sorted Its flared up again and I'm new ears to hear it again. I was trying to get away when she followed me to talk to me over her new metal fence. Anyway I was putting away my hose and had one hand on my pole when it fell down and broke over the metal fence and she didn't even notice, I felt like crying as its only 6 months old.

It may have been a blessing in disguise because I have track down some 20mm plastic pipe, cover in clear CT1 and fit it inside to see if it works. The top section seems to break at the same place which is 8 inches below the top.

I will keep you all posted on my progress. If it works, then I will be fitting the insert in every new pole's top section before I use it. 😉

Before we go any further and tell you inserts are a waste of time, or even ask you how you come to break a pole like that i just need some closure on the ladies Insurance situation ?
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CleanClear

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2025, 05:04:05 pm »
Anyway I was putting away my hose and had one hand on my pole when it fell down and broke

I don't even think a circus act could manage that.
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Don Kee

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2025, 08:15:03 pm »
I have an old customer who always talks to me regarding her husbands insurance policy. Its a long story and she's been fighting with his insurers since he died 3 years ago. Just when I thought it was all sorted Its flared up again and I'm new ears to hear it again. I was trying to get away when she followed me to talk to me over her new metal fence. Anyway I was putting away my hose and had one hand on my pole when it fell down and broke over the metal fence and she didn't even notice, I felt like crying as its only 6 months old.

It may have been a blessing in disguise because I have track down some 20mm plastic pipe, cover in clear CT1 and fit it inside to see if it works. The top section seems to break at the same place which is 8 inches below the top.

I will keep you all posted on my progress. If it works, then I will be fitting the insert in every new pole's top section before I use it. 😉

Before we go any further and tell you inserts are a waste of time, or even ask you how you come to break a pole like that i just need some closure on the ladies Insurance situation ?

;D

AuRavelling79

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2025, 08:18:56 pm »
You're going to put a plastic insert inside the top pole section? You must be crackers. The last place you want extra weight is on the top section putting strain on the next section down.
It's a game of three halves!

Scottish Cleaning Service

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2025, 09:20:20 pm »
You're going to put a plastic insert inside the top pole section? You must be crackers. The last place you want extra weight is on the top section putting strain on the next section down.

I'm going to slip in a 20mm plastic plumbing pipe. Before we all speculate, let me do it first and then I will get back to you and tell you how it went. Might be rubbish, might work for a while and break again or it might be great and everyone will want to know my secret. In the end I don't know the outcome till I try it but it should be interesting, nothing ventured nothing gained. I waste alot of time trying out new things and ways but the odd one seems to come good.

Simon Trapani

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2025, 09:58:05 pm »
You should meet H Man🤦‍♂️

KS Cleaning

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2025, 10:41:35 pm »
You're going to put a plastic insert inside the top pole section? You must be crackers. The last place you want extra weight is on the top section putting strain on the next section down.

I'm going to slip in a 20mm plastic plumbing pipe. Before we all speculate, let me do it first and then I will get back to you and tell you how it went. Might be rubbish, might work for a while and break again or it might be great and everyone will want to know my secret. In the end I don't know the outcome till I try it but it should be interesting, nothing ventured nothing gained. I waste alot of time trying out new things and ways but the odd one seems to come good.
Youv’e kind of given away your secret have you not? …..20mm plastic plumbing pipe!

CleanClear

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2025, 10:49:19 pm »
You should meet H Man🤦‍♂️

You do any squeegee work do you Simon ?
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Simon Trapani

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2025, 09:47:19 am »
18 years of it! Not much these days if I can help it. The odd shop if I find it easier to squeegee.

Simon Trapani

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Re: Fitting inserts
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2025, 09:48:33 am »
Have actually squeegeed 3 shops this morning. Now my wrists hurt lol🫤