[Sir Squeaky]

At the end of last week I broke another section of my Superlite.
This time the top piece, so it's completely unusable now.

I'm now having to use a 12ft fibreglass extender, which isn't that heavy, but it's a lot more weighty than the carbon.

I also have to keep telling people I can't do high windows or ones above roofs.

All I did was hit the carbon section with my fist as I was winding in my hose.
It just cleanly snapped in two.

So there's a lesson for carbon pole users everywhere... treat it like it's made of eggshells.
It's a great tool, but sooooo fragile.

[poles apart]

At the end of last week I broke another section of my Superlite.
This time the top piece, so it's completely unusable now.

I'm now having to use a 12ft fibreglass extender, which isn't that heavy, but it's a lot more weighty than the carbon.

I also have to keep telling people I can't do high windows or ones above roofs.

All I did was hit the carbon section with my fist as I was winding in my hose.
It just cleanly snapped in two.

So there's a lesson for carbon pole users everywhere... treat it like it's made of eggshells.
It's a great tool, but sooooo fragile.

That's exactly why I bought an Ergolite 2

[Sir Squeaky]

What's that?
How much?

[Davew]

What will you do now Squeak?

[macmac]

It's also exactly why i reccomended you bought the carbon facelift, they're unbreakable, stand on them, throw 'em about the lot, good as new.Oh, they also do all the bottom windows too, oh, & they are telescopic with removable sections also, the list goes on.
Fishing poles have a place in the wfp market & it's certainly not domestic work!

tony

[NWH]

Squeaky that pole is no good for every day usage ie every house,i only use it if i will need 4 sections upwards now.A carbon 24ft facelift or 24ft hybrid is the answer to all your domestic problems.

[poles apart]

What's that?
How much?

I think it was about £950 plus vat for a 45 ft.

[NWH]

Far to heavy at that height for me and to thick at the base.

[macmac]

Squeaky that pole is no good for every day usage ie every house,i only use it if i will need 4 sections upwards now.A carbon 24ft facelift or 24ft hybrid is the answer to all your domestic problems.

We're at it again

[NWH]

LOL,i knew you would come back with some comment like that LOL,i was writing that when you were posting.

[Jeff Brimble]

Squeeks is that the secon pole or section you have broke recently ? Have you tried an F16 ?

[NWH]

I might be interested in that aswell Jeff,do tell.

[Sir Squeaky]

Squeeks is that the secon pole or section you have broke recently ? Have you tried an F16 ?

The second section, the other one just snapped in use.

F16?
How the hell can I clean windows in a fighter plane?

[Sir Squeaky]

What's that?
How much?

I think it was about £950 plus vat for a 45 ft.

Feck me.
I'll have two. :

Divide that by 10 and I might be able to stretch to it.

[matt]

some idiot builder ran over my pole today in his van

its a cleantech ali pole, still as good as new

[brett walker]

The ex-tel pole is quite light it cost me 120 from window cleaning warehouse at the fed show, its much lighter than ergo-lite pole i got from ionics that cost me 450. 

Brett

[Sir Squeaky]

Cheers Brett.
That's a bit more helpful.

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi Squeaky

When we sold you the ex-demo 25ft Super-Lite I did say that it would not be suitable for day in day out low level domestic work as this is one of the toughest working environments a pole will meet.  That is why you also bought a 12 ft Extender which is far more suitable for the majority of domestic work.  The Super-Lite would have been then much more suited for your higher windows and would have lasted longer.  I know it is very tempting to use it on more because it is so light but the Mark1 version just was not designed with this type of work in mind (Mark2 is).  You will find that the 12 ft Extender is just as light as any of the newer X-Tels. 

A 21ft Fibre Glass X-Tel would probably reach your third storey work and windows over conservatories.  Coupled with a Super-Lite Brush (which you already have) it really isn't very heavy for a telescopic (1.55kg).

[Jeff Brimble]

As above keep the lightweight modular carbon fibre poles for your +30ft work and they should last years.
Squeeky and NWH see http://www.w.com/html/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=980

[Stevie G]

jeff link dont work any ideas