[trippyboy]

Do you do such a thing as a metal insert for your pole end caps?
I find the rubber wears very quickly on mine

[Alex Gardiner]

Do you do such a thing as a metal insert for your pole end caps?
I find the rubber wears very quickly on mine

Hi Trippyboy

We do not  do anything like this. Perhaps a large penny washer would suffice?

Of course if the pole hose is running past a metal edge then it will probably wear the hose out more quickly.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

I use these from Pure freedom.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252019397725?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=550880475603&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Choose the one closest in size to your pole diameter and obviously slightly larger. Then use electrical tape to create a tight fit.
They also protect your hose when standing your pole up. I will just say I'm using PU hose, not the reinforced type.

[Dave Willis]

Cheers, just ordered a couple. I normally use rubber ones they've lasted for years, think I got them off that Tekbook chap yonks ago. Gardiners ones seem a harder plastic and don't last five minutes, but they don't cost much.

[Smurf]

Well that's a first pf getting one over on Alex 

[dai]

You can use Polymorph to easily make your own. Amazing stuff for all kinds of uses. Check out Polymorph on google, buy it on ebay.

[s.w.c]

I still got all my original Base caps on the 5 poles I had from Alex even a slx as it's original cap the two extremes I use still have theres in tacked an clx 18 my Mrs uses is intact but she's harder on gear than me then my original 9ft clx shop pole is perfect ,

there must be some people really abusing there gear treating it in a ruff manner and I bet the dontime do regular maintenance to there gear,

me I got a touch of ocd maintenance and looking after my gear I have had my extreme a few years now, you look after your gear your wallet stays full, until late Mrs finds it,

[julian pierce]

Been using a tennis ball on my poles for about 10 years,gives added protection to the end cap and gives a great "bounce" when the base of the pole hits the floor.It's also has saved me a few times when I've hit a car with the pole.

[AuRavelling79]

Brilliant idea!

[nathankaye]

Tho it looks quite silly and del boy comes to mind. You work with quality poles and equipment n stick a cheapo everyday object on end of pole 

But then if it works n how many people pay that much attention to the equipment in our hands...

[julian pierce]

The beauty of a tennis ball on there is that it doesn't have to be on there all the time,for certain houses/ commercial work I don't work with it on the pole.

[julian pierce]

Here's Wagga's idea for end caps
https://youtu.be/-tnlKzxWrM0

[johnny bravo]

no good if you put pole in drain pipe storage after jobs, ball too big.     still good idea

[Dave Willis]

My yellow ones from PF arrived today, silly money for what they are.