[Moderator David@stives]

Brett

What you are getting with the Ergolite is a much narrower pole and that in itself should be of benefit.

With a wider pole you are more proned to tennis elbow and all sorts of muscular skeletal problems.

Since i started with wfp i have developed tennis elbow , not nice at all.
Also i have pulled muscles in my back and to top it all i have got pains in my wrists.

The ergolite goes a long way to alleviate these problems.

P.s the 30 'ergolite should weigh 3.2kg are you saying yours is heavier

Dave

[brett walker]

Hi David,

when i spoke to the person at ionicsi got told that the weights in the catalogue are only approximate and that no 2 of the same poles weigh the same. As stated the ergolite pole should have weighed 3.2kg but was no where near,  very dissapointing as we looked into the pole well.

Yes,  it is slightly narrower which makes it better to handle

Yes i know what you mean about the aches and pains being wfp full time now and most of my work being 3 storey  i feel wrecked every morning.
In time your body gets used to it .....i hope

How do you prevent something like tennis elbow?

regards

Brett

[Moderator David@stives]

Brett

To avoid tennis elbow , you have to cup the end of the pole in the palm of your hand then instead of lifting your arms up and down rock with your legs backwards and forwards instead, therefor your body is  doing the work and not your arms, also a narrow pole helps as your palm is not as open which puts pressure on the tendons in your elbow.

Also dont lever sideways over conservatories etc and strain sideways against your elbow, just take your time and work out the way to do it with the least strain.

I have been cleaning for 8 years and attend the gym in spits and spurts and always thought i was as strong as anyone, so i thought i could handle wfp in my stride, but if you are not careful you could fall victim to a strain here and there.

I think wfp in the long term will cause more handling problems than ladders ever would.

If the weights stated are aproxx do they not have to be within certain peramiters,if the catalogue states 3.2 kg and you have weighed it at over 4kg then that is over 30 % heavier than stated, i think you would have some recourse if you wanted ,maybe?

Anyone want to buy a brodex pole only weighs 1 kg   

[Moderator David@stives]

Just to add to this i have just found out my new 40' pole is only 37'

Wheres the extra 3' gone ?

oh i have just noticed at the bottom of the page the pole is measured from the hip!!

Now what use is that to me.

No wonder i have to stand on a crate to reach the top window i bought the pole for which i scientifically measured using a tape measure and the theorum of pythagarus and allowing for the bend in the pole with my arms fully extended above my head.
I personally feel a pole sold as 40' should be 40'
And one that is sold at 3.2 kg weighs 3.2kg

would the pole still be 40' if it was used by a man with no legs or a midget ?

I think not

[Morph]

Now there's an untapped market for you, you poor old aching seagull...

Lightweight poles for legless midgets

[spotless2000]

Just to add to this i have just found out my new 40' pole is only 37'

Wheres the extra 3' gone ?

If it had three feet that would make it a tripod not a pole!

With an inside leg measurement of 29 1/2" (The half is very important) do I qualify as the midget?

Seriously, which new pole did you go for David?

Excluding the missing three feet, would you recommend it?

Steve

[Jeff Brimble]

Heres actual weights of my own poles.
Unger Alu poles approx weight,   X 6ft  Goose neck/elbow 6 oz Brush 13oz (28cm)
                          culmanative
1 sect.     11 oz                      .312kg                                           
2 sect    1lb               1 lb 11 oz     .765kg
3 sect    1 lb 6 oz       3 lb 1oz                 1.39 kg
4 sect    1 lb 12 oz      4 lb 13 oz               2.18 kg                  24ft
5 sect    2 lb               6 lb 13 oz     3.09 kg           30ft
 
6*         2 lb 8 oz  9 lb    5 oz            4.22 kg
7*         2 lb 8 oz    11 lb 13 oZ           5.35 kg
 
6&7 are made up DIY sect consisting of double ended poles. In use the pole becomes unusable about 40ft due to whip
Ergogo lite Carbon fibre  X 8ft approx weight. Without hose or brush.
 
1 sect     1 lb                      .455 kg
2 sect     1 lb 2 oz       2 lb 2 oz                 .964 kg
3 sect     1 lb 5 oz       3 lb 7 oz                   1.56 kg     24ft
4 sect     1 lb 8 oz       4lb 15 oz                2.34 kg
5 sect     1 lb 11 oz     6 lb 10 oz                3kg
6 sect     1 lb 14 oz     8 lb 8 oz                3.86 kg
7 sect     2 lb      10 lb 8 oz                      4.72 kg
8 sect     2 lb 12 oz    13 lb 4 oz                6.01 kg
     
Featherlite Fishing Polepole
 7 sect  29ft  2lb 2oz              http://matts forum  
15sect 60ft   7lb    ( Also makes 2 seperate 12 & 9m poles )

[brett walker]

David

youve raised some very good points there

thanks guys for the replies

Brett