Telescopic Ladder

[TomGW]

From the spec of the ladder the OP linked:

6.2 M Telescopic Ladder
Number of Ladder Step: 16
Step Interval: 30cm

16 rungs = 16 intervals/gaps as the top rung is at the top - no gap above as in a conventional ladder
16 x .3 =4.8m
Something doesn't add up.

 

[graduate_owner]

Mine is a 3.6m one from Lidl / Aldi. It is surprisingly heavy, but needs to be because of the diameter of the lower tubes - they need to contain all the upper tubes which gradually decrease in diameter. I would expect a 6m one to be really heavy. Useful and sturdy but I would not want a longer one.

A double extension with a stand off bracket might be a better option for you, it's what I use for gutter cleaning, but I do not have a 2 storey house so it is much easier.

K

 

[Orraloon]

I have to say I have never used a telescopic ladder but the whole idea does not fill me with trust. Perhaps a short length up to 2M max but 6.2 is a couple of steps too far. What holds it from collapse?. Now as a young bloke I used to be quite comfortable working at heights. I was at sea so hung off masts in a bosun's chair and that kind of thing. Did a bit of rock climbing as well but even back then that telescopic ladder would have looked suss to me. If I had to be up high I needed to be able to trust the equipment. Those hospital shows are always showing some poor old sod thats fallen off a ladder because he thinks he still has it. Likely fallen of a good solid traditional ladder as well. Combining an elevated sense of ability and a dodgy ladder is asking for it far as I can see. Paying a professional to get up on your roof will be a lot less expensive than a bad fall.
Regards
John

 

[MikeJhn]

The only way I would leave the ground now days, but using the internal ladder.

 

[NeiljohnUK]

I'd be very careful, the HSE and Ladder Association did an investigation into these 'surveyors ladders' (as they were originally marketed, for simply surveying not working off of) and many failed their load and deflection tests, let alone the 'locking mechanisms' often with false EN131 declarations.

 

[AndyP]

I think I will stick to a conventional two or three section ladder. I've been reading reviews on Amazon of similar products, many cite the instability when extended.
Some with worse outcomes than others. These are two pictures attached to one review.
As with many things if it seems to good to be true...