[Kevin R]

Ground floor pole ~ Residential

What poles do you guys use for ground floor on residential houses? what size are they closed?

I use the mini-pole from Omnipole. Its Aluminum with a plastic sleeve and extends from 1m - 1.6m (3.2 ft - 5.2 ft) I find it just the right length not to catch plant pots, furniture etc. Its also is a very hard wearing pole.


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Is there a true pole that is short enough when closed and long enough when extended to clean the average house well?, or is it a two pole job?

[michael papworth]

Here's my ground floor pole. Actually, it's more of a bungalow pole, but I will use it if my regular pole won't fit and I can't reach to do it the old fashioned way.

It's a Harris pole! 1.3 m to 2.4 m. As it's for low level work, I haven't even bothered with a gooseneck.

Photo 1 - the complete pole.


Photo 2 - a single over-the-top jet


Photo 3 - how the jet is attached


Photo 4 - the tap


As you can see, it's all held together with cable ties and I'm using an Addis brush!

That's OK. It's a work in progress and I expect it to evolve as I learn more about the way it behaves and I try different brushes and maybe jets.

It was made because i work on quite a few properties where windows are inaccessible to long poles because of walls or other features, but are accessible to a shorter pole. So far it has been fine. And it cost very little to put together.

I can see improvements, notably to the jetting. Maybe others can suggest improvements as well.

[Alex Gardiner]

Ground floor pole ~ Residential

What poles do you guys use for ground floor on residential houses? what size are they closed?

I use the mini-pole from Omnipole. Its Aluminum with a plastic sleeve and extends from 1m - 1.6m (3.2 ft - 5.2 ft) I find it just the right length not to catch plant pots, furniture etc. Its also is a very hard wearing pole.


h ttp://www.omnipole.com/omnipoles.htm

Is there a true pole that is short enough when closed and long enough when extended to clean the average house well?, or is it a two pole job?

We use the 13ft Xtel poles as they are very light, quick to use, very compact and will still reach 90% of standard two storey houses.

[windowwashers]

we use 4ft extenders 2ft ish closed

xline-systems.co.uk/epages/eshop146176.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop146176/Products/WFPE/SubProducts/WFPE-0001

I have not price shopped so just for an example for you to see.

Ian

[Mike 108]

Ian (Window Washers)

Your Addis brush looks like it once had 2 jets fitted (one each end along the top).

Why are you no longer using that set-up? (or am I wrong?).

Mike

[michael papworth]

Ian (Window Washers)

Your Addis brush looks like it once had 2 jets fitted (one each end along the top).

Why are you no longer using that set-up? (or am I wrong?).

Mike

Actually it's Wally, not Window Washers.

Yes, well spotted. And if you look carefully, you can see where I'd removed bristles as well.

It did have 2 high-level pencil jets fitted. I used it for a while like this, but wasn't happy with it. 2 reasons:

(i) They were pencil jets and I prefer fans.

(ii) The Addis brush isn't very good for washing windows IMO!!!

A third reason was that I didn't drill the holes very accurately and one jet went higher than the other! 

I'm going to experiment with high-level fans with a different brush when I get a bit of free time.

This pole is as much for playing with as for working.

[Paul Coleman]

Ground floor pole ~ Residential

What poles do you guys use for ground floor on residential houses? what size are they closed?

I use the mini-pole from Omnipole. Its Aluminum with a plastic sleeve and extends from 1m - 1.6m (3.2 ft - 5.2 ft) I find it just the right length not to catch plant pots, furniture etc. Its also is a very hard wearing pole.


h ttp://www.omnipole.com/omnipoles.htm

Is there a true pole that is short enough when closed and long enough when extended to clean the average house well?, or is it a two pole job?

I have an Omnipole 2 x 3ft and an Ionics 2 x 2ft.  Both have their uses as some ground floor windows are a bit high for the Ionics pole and some places are a bit tight for the Omnipole.  I think the ideal one would be 3 x 2ft.  Short when closed but can reach a bit higher when occasionally needed.

[dai]

Needless to say mines cobbled, the one I use cost a quid from the car boot, the other identical pole was rescued from a skip, one shows it closed, the other fully extended.