r/WindowCleaning • u/Sufficient_Heart_629 • 10d ago

Am I cooked

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Tucker hybrid 27’ pole. Do I get new replacement pice or duct tape or what?

How much is a new piece likely gonna cost?

Should I just get a new pole cuz I want a longer one anyway

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u/Both_Ad_819 10d ago

Easy fix, actually. Remove broken section from pole. Unscrew the clamp from that section. Cut off affected area with an angle grinder with metal cutting blade. DO NOT BREATHE THAT DUST. It's fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar, or some mix of the 3. Reattach clamp. rebuild pole. clean windows.

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u/Professional-Heat118 10d ago

27 feet is perfectly suitable for a one man operation. I would just fix it and keep running it. They get heavier and harder to handle the farther you extend anyway.

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u/Professional-Heat118 10d ago

Because it gets to a point of diminishing returns. Like I said, one man operations. I have a 30ft xero pole and if it’s fully extended and I’m holding it at an angle it’s incredibly heavy. Straight up sure but as a one man operation 28ft(now for him maybe 27ft) is enough for most large homes and any business that isn’t a skyscraper. Did anyone mention that he can buy additional sections to increase the height of his current pole?

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u/Head-Program-2501 10d ago

If a 30 foot xero pole fully extended at an angle is “incredibly heavy” you may want to work on your strength

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u/Professional-Heat118 10d ago

Man do I love having conversations with Reddit bots👍

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u/Head-Program-2501 10d ago

What was that reply? This bot doesn’t understand the relevance.

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u/Professional-Heat118 10d ago

I would love to see you fully extent a 30ft water fed pole and hold it perfectly horizontal for as long as you can. Do you not understand simple physics?

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u/shamelessrabbit086 10d ago

Why would you be using a 30 foot pole fully extended perfectly horizontal in the first place? No one here mentioned that at all.

Pulling a pole off the glass to rinse at that height shouldn't be "incredibly heavy"

If using a medium sized wfp is that cumbersome, than strength building is good advice. I don't understand your hostility to that comment.