[brett walker]

Hi everyone

just looking at Brodex Ecolite poles, does anyone use any of their poles, what are they like - clamps etc

thanks in advance 

Brett

[H h20]

Hi Brett,
iv`e got a 25ft carbon ecolite and it`s great very rigid and light,
the clamps are good but can easily lever open if caught but on the whole a great pole,
Gaz 

[brett walker]

Cheers Gaz

i did like the look of them at the show, how much did yours cost?

regards

Brett

[H h20]

I went to Brodex and barterd with them as i only wanted the pole with no hose or brush so i got it for £230 inc vat, 
Gaz

[brett walker]

cheers gaz 

brett

[Pdh]

broke mine 45ft c/fibre

[billozz]

we purchased 2 of the 12ft prerdator poles they are very good clamps have plenty of adjustment so they take a while before you have to adjust the locking nut, the sill brush is also very good , first time we have used one and its great because you can wash a window thats directly in front of you without having to step to one side(if you see what i mean) only problem we have had is thatthe plastic gooseneck they supply fits into a metal tube ...the gooseneck is glued into the tube....well one of ours came out after about 3 weeks...when i phoned brodex they suggested i shoould buy some glue and glue it back in, i said i would prefer a new pole as i had only had it for a few weeks....i havent heard anything else this was about 3 weeks ago now. so in summary a good brush and pole but not so hot on the customer service
regrds
Bill

[eddie d]

you get what you pay for .
the girth is quite big compared to other brands .my mate has broke his twice .but they are good for the money .

[trevor perry]

i have had their 36ft carbon fibre one for 15month and it has snapped twice both times with no apparent reason so my 36ft is down to about a 32ft pole till i buy 2 new sections but i havnt asked for aprice for them yet .

[groundhog]

My predator pole snapped in half a couple of weeks ago, only had it a few Months! managed to fix it but it is now 18 inches shorter. I then got a 'courtesy' call from brodex to check how I was getting on with my pole. I told them that it had broke in half and that the clamps had come away from the pole, ' sorry to hear that' was the reply, followed by a sales pitch to try and sell me another pole! No thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jouk45]

what?   tell them to replace it, surly its under garantee

[JM123]

eh?  you guys lifting bags of cement on the end of the pole?  I've never came close to breaking one.

[Jim Roe]

One of mine disintergrated after a year of light use. I wouldn't touch another Brodex pole for all the tea in China.

[groundhog]

Its the first pole I have ever broken, apparently they are only guarranteed for 3 Months. They have offered to repair it, but I would have to pay for the repair!!  Not impressed, and I will take my money elsewhere in the future. It is there loss as I need a 25 and a 45 footer. Can anyone recommend a good lightweight pole?

[Pdh]

i agree customer care no good from brodex told me my erco lite came with a three month warrenty but they could repair it for 100 or so quid so i shortened the section and repaired it only for another section to go a few weeks later.so now my 45 is about a 40.i still get calls from them but i just try to knock them down on prices and get them to keep ringing me back cos i cant quite make my mind up..... on certain things i require tried getting a predator pole of them but they wouldnt budge on the price so i think they have lost my custom for the time being goin to try a facelift , also when i did purchase the ergo lite i thought i was getting a commercial goose neck i didnt when i rang them they told me i didnt ask for one but they would be willing to send me another plastic neck to attach to the existing one about 700 quid i spent with them i dont think they do themselves any favours especially when we all confur on here. on a good point i still have a 35ft g/fibre whiuch is still just in use after 2 years this came with a heavy trident head which i dont use and wouldnt recommend to anyone far to bulky and heavy.

[Paul Edwards]

just to clear things up ergo lite is an ionic pole. The Brodex (heavy, bendy, fragile) pole is called eco lite

[trevor perry]

i rang them for the price of the new aluminium pole they are about to release it is lighter than the predator and seems really strong they qouted me £319 plus v.a.t i think that price even makes ionics look cheap.

[Paul Edwards]

what length of pole was that trevor?

[trevor perry]

 paul it  was a 25ft pole

[john_linden]

Oh no.

Not you again.

Didn't you get permanently banned from here for being a liar and a general pain in the bum?

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1441.0

Please go away again, this forum is a nice place without you.