[AuRavelling79]

I'm totally lost. Not got a scooby what the bloke is going on about.

Read his first post in this thread...

Clear as mud

He broke his pole and is trying an insert of plastic tubing as a repair.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

A picture tells a thousand words Bungle. 😉

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

I'm totally lost. Not got a scooby what the bloke is going on about.

Read his first post in this thread...

Clear as mud

He broke his pole and is trying an insert of plastic tubing as a repair.

I'm not trying I have achieve the impossible and was working with it again today. So when we snap our pole we can now mend it. Alex won't be happy but it will help the planet and our pocket. The plastic pipe insert is very strong because I tried to bend it before I inserted it and couldn't bend it much. Maybe the future is plastic poles rather than carbon fibre or a mix of both.

I watched utility workers pulling a liner through the cast pipe. Got talking to them and its a nice simple fix when we have burst pipes and they don't need to dig up the whole road. So tried it with my pole and it worked but not sure how long it will last, time will tell.

[Splash and dash]

A picture tells a thousand words Bungle. 😉

Just be careful you don’t get any carbon shards in your hands when opening and closing the pole as they are barbed and very difficult to get out

[richard connett]

Not sure I’m understanding this properly but if the break is only 15cm down section 1. Why not just saw off the broken bit and re glue the clamp on the end.  You’ve lost 15cm in length. 
What you seem to be doing is making section 1 twice as heavy and then only extending it 15cm .
Must have got this wrong?

[tlwcs]

A picture tells a thousand words Bungle. 😉

The thousand words that come to my mind would all be modded looking at that.

[CleanClear]

A picture tells a thousand words Bungle. 😉

I don't think for a minute that is going to be safe at height. Years ago when we used carbon fishing poles for lightweight big poles i done similar and it snapped at height. But we'll see i suppose, you havn't really tested it properly yet.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Not sure I’m understanding this properly but if the break is only 15cm down section 1. Why not just saw off the broken bit and re glue the clamp on the end.  You’ve lost 15cm in length. 
What you seem to be doing is making section 1 twice as heavy and then only extending it 15cm .
Must have got this wrong?

I have not extended it, just joined the broke ends together again. I also run hoseless so can't shorten the pole or I won't be able to plug the hose reel end in.

[Simon Trapani]

Just buy a new section ffs!

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

A picture tells a thousand words Bungle. 😉

I don't think for a minute that is going to be safe at height. Years ago when we used carbon fishing poles for lightweight big poles i done similar and it snapped at height. But we'll see i suppose, you havn't really tested it properly yet.

Yes, you are correct, I have only tested it for 2 half days. In the gas course we soldiered a pipe fitting on to copper pipe and then realised that the soldiered part was stronger than the copper pipe. Problem with plastic is when its cold it becomes brittle so the hot water system should avoid this. Early days but it shows  it can be done. Maybe in the future we will be able to buy 12" carbon inserts and glue as a repair kit. In the end I've added less than 30 grams onto the end of my pole and strength where it always seems to break.

[Simon Trapani]

Yes you can make a pole much stronger but you’d be making it heavier ffs. We’ve wanted the lightest, strongest, most rigid poles for years. And your ‘fix’ is unsettling the whole balance of the pole.

It never ceases to amaze me how much misguided drivel some window cleaners can talk.

[dazmond]

I just grab a section from my 'pole graveyard'...🤣

My current xtreme 25 is nearly 2 years old now and I've had to replace section 1 and 3...

Section 1 is off an old SLX pole and section 3 is off an old extreme

 I have quite a few xtreme base section  5 and 4s so I think I'll just buy the first 3 xtreme sections when it's time for another pole.

[Perfect Windows]

I just grab a section from my 'pole graveyard'...🤣

My current xtreme 25 is nearly 2 years old now and I've had to replace section 1 and 3...

Section 1 is off an old SLX pole and section 3 is off an old extreme

 I have quite a few xtreme base section  5 and 4s so I think I'll just buy the first 3 xtreme sections when it's time for another pole.

Sounds like Trigger's broom.

Vin

[Spruce]

I just grab a section from my 'pole graveyard'...🤣

My current xtreme 25 is nearly 2 years old now and I've had to replace section 1 and 3...

Section 1 is off an old SLX pole and section 3 is off an old extreme

 I have quite a few xtreme base section  5 and 4s so I think I'll just buy the first 3 xtreme sections when it's time for another pole.

Sounds like Trigger's broom.

Vin

Except his had a wooden handle. 

How they managed to keep a straight face when filming is beyond me.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Thinking of a new venture. Pay windies to send me their broken poles and I repair them and sell them on as seconds. A top section for an Xtreme 18 or 22 is £114 plus vat and delivery so nearly £150. Say I pay £20 plus delivery, it would be better than flinging both bits away. Watch this space!

[deeege]

Thinking of a new venture. Pay windies to send me their broken poles and I repair them and sell them on as seconds. A top section for an Xtreme 18 or 22 is £114 plus vat and delivery so nearly £150. Say I pay £20 plus delivery, it would be better than flinging both bits away. Watch this space!

If it keeps you busy and away from posting on the forum, I think that’s a great idea.

[KS Cleaning]

Thinking of a new venture. Pay windies to send me their broken poles and I repair them and sell them on as seconds. A top section for an Xtreme 18 or 22 is £114 plus vat and delivery so nearly £150. Say I pay £20 plus delivery, it would be better than flinging both bits away. Watch this space!

Great idea…….I’ve got a few broken pole sections, make me an offer😁

[AuRavelling79]

Play nicely children.

 

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

Well I dropped the pole a few times today and have used it plenty of times fully extended, nothing. I think its even better than a new pole because mine all break at the same place, 6" from end. Think the plastic is more forgiving and doesn't break due to shock factor.
I love it when a plan comes together.
Might change name to A Team window cleaning. 😂

[AuRavelling79]

Well I dropped the pole a few times today and have used it plenty of times fully extended, nothing. I think its even better than a new pole because mine all break at the same place, 6" from end. Think the plastic is more forgiving and doesn't break due to shock factor.
I love it when a plan comes together.
Might change name to A Team window cleaning. 😂

How can you be so clumsy as to drop your pole a 'few times' in one day?