[007 or what]

SL-60 Pole Assembly
11 section Super-Lite carbon-fibre pole assembly.

SL-60.........11x1.7m.........3.35kg

11x1.7m =
18.7 metres = what in feet?

If all you do is add a bit more on does it make sense to buy the biggest pole then surely you'll never need another pole

[Alex Gardiner]

61 foot from base to brush.

It is cheaper to buy bigger and then only use what you need.

[007 or what]

thanks alex  you might be hearing from me soon 

[johnm]

alex do you have 43 foot fibreglass poles in stock

[Alex Gardiner]

As far as I know you cannot get a 43ft fibre glass pole at the moment.

We will soon be stocking Exel's new X-tel range, which may have longer fibre glass poles but I cannot say for sure.

I would not recommend using any fibre glass pole at 43ft due to rigidity and weight issues.

If you want a compromise then Omnipole are selling off the old Exel 45ft Carbon fibre Universals at very cheap prices, these are still quite heavy by modern standards and due to being in 8ft sections are difficult to use (I know I had one 6 years ago!). They come with a fibre glass base section for insulation. They are a cheap way of getting to 45ft but are not user friendly as very hard to adjust length whilst in use.

My recommendation to anyone working at 43ft would have to be a Super-Lite but then I would say that wouldn't I    I use these at this height all the time and they are very easy to use.

[Paul Coleman]

61 foot from base to brush.

It is cheaper to buy bigger and then only use what you need.

Alex.  Looking at your website it appears that each 5 foot extra length pole is an extra £50.  Do they cost more than the £50 then if you sell them as add-ons later (if so, how much more)?  Do you sell the pole hose to go with this pole as a separate item?
If you are unable to post the price here, my email is info AT scrim.co.uk (@ instead of AT of course).
A superlight pole would be ideal for some of the work I've been quoting for recently (if I get it) so just trying to lay some groundwork to prepare on costs etc.

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi Shiner,

You have mail 

[Sir Squeaky]

Cheers for my Superlite Alex.
Fabulous piece of kit.

Like the top section!
Almost as posh as my salmon pink extender.

[Paul Coleman]

Hi Shiner,

You have mail 

Thanks Alex.  Just read it.

[TDW]

Cant believe squeaky brought a supalite. You used to be so tight!!

[Sir Squeaky]

Cant believe squeaky brought a supalite. You used to be so tight!!

Ok. :

[Moderator David@stives]

Squeeky

be very carefull with that supalite, i have heard of a case of one snapping at a height of 50' and landing on a passing vans roof.

You have to ask why are the big manufacturers not selling them ?

Is there any product liability on these poles ?

Have the HSE had a look at these poles ?

Be very very careful

Dave

[macmac]

Squeeky

be very carefull with that supalite, i have heard of a case of one snapping at a height of 50' and landing on a passing vans roof.

You have to ask why are the big manufacturers not selling them ?

Is there any product liability on these poles ?

Have the HSE had a look at these poles ?

Be very very careful

Dave

very valid questions, never thought of things like that.

tony

[NWH]

Yes they are flimsey but i believe there getting made stronger in the future,even though there flimsey there so good to use it dosen`t worrie me i just buy spares for it if i have to,but haven`t had to yet in nearly 5 mths.If you buy one make sure you`ve got somewhere else to store your other poles because you won`t want to use them anymore,with these poles RSI is a thing of the past ask alex he knows what he`s talking about,he`s not just talking it up because he`s selling them there awesome.

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi Dave,

are you sure it was one of our 'Super-Lites' as I think we might well have heard about such an incident!

[Moderator David@stives]

Alex

I dont know who the manufacturer was.

I will try to find more info for you.

I am not pointing the finger at anyone, but i believe manufacturers should highlight the health and safety implications of fishing type poles

Dave

[poleman]

David, did this come into APWC or was it said at the cleaning show! just when I went to Windex rumours was put around about one company and I found out later it wasn't true, it could be manufacturers playing games : however if true then not good

Andy

[Moderator David@stives]

Nothing to do with APWC or Windex.

Dave

[Jeff Brimble]

I have never had or heard of a Featherlite snap on me, I have stood on one and had a pasing lorry smashed one when it escaped off the rack.
I dont think they will break in use if used a correctly and with a light brush of say 9oz.