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My Pole Came Down
Never thought I would be saying this!
I have had a xpole expert TG. Never have I had a problem with it loosening or slipping in any way. I take it down after each practice so I always retighten it when I put it back up.
However, I bought a used xpole expert from someone. It is a bit different form my TG. Mine loads/ tightens from the bottom and has the screws at the bottom to tighten into place.
This ones loads all the way from the top. I have to get on a ladder to tighten itinto the ceiling. It seemed secure and we poled on it for a coupe hours, but then it seemed to be sliiping a bit into spinny mode. I checked the pins at thebottom here I lossen mine on the TG to switch to spin. They were secure. I havent quite figured this style of pole out yet. We did a few more spins since it was on spin and it very gently pulled out form the ceiling. Luckily we had no injury, I ended up standing with the pole in my hand.
Anyway, I need some advice because this sems to be an older model I am not familiar with. Everything is different even how the joints fit together- the screw together instead of lock and tighten.
Would appreciate any suggestions because i surely donot want to end up on the floor in a precarious position in the midle of a trick! Thanks in advance!
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11 Replies
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Hi Paulette
It appears you have either purchased and olde style X-Pole or, sorry to say it, a fake!
The only reaosn I say a fake is becasue of your comments re slipping into spin mode, this is a problem with the fake poles.
Please take some photos of the pole (upper dome, base and adjuster) and send them to the address below. One of the X-Pole US team will be pleased to help either way to sort your problem.
Phone: 1-888-976-5387
Email: mailto:info@xpoleus.com
Best Regards
X-Pole Tech Support.
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Thank you, I will. I hope it was not a fake X pole because I bought it from a member on this site and if it was I overpaid for it! I will get the pics so you can eval. She did say it was fairly new.
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It was my understanding that XPole has not made the top loading poles in about 2 years.
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I don't think this is necessarily a fake. My current x pert will start to feel like it is going into spin mode (like it will slip just slightly on a spin back and forth, but not much.) The spin mode screws were always tight when this happened and the problem confused me for quite some time. What I found was that there are 2 screws under the adjusdter cover that can loosen up. When I tightened those, the slipping stopped. Check for any hidden screws on your top loading one (as I don't know how it looks, I can't tell you where to look.) If you find any, tighten them and see if that fixes the problem. Good luck!
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Yes, interesting…I hope it's not a fake, but for it to be top loading it would have to be a few years old.
Sensual-My pole wiggles back and forth a bit too, there is only one screw under my adjuster cover though and it's tight. Maybe I'm missing something!
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Sparrow – If you have the new pole, there should be two screws under there (unless they redesigned it again.)
Paulette – Does your dome curve in a bit like this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/DANCE-POLE-Fitness-Strip-x-Stripper-Dancing-Dancer-Stripping-New-45mm-/300662786820?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4600e60b04#ht_1127wt_1163
or are the slants straight like this one?
If they curve, you have a fake. If they are straight, it's probably an x pole. Honestly, I've never seen a fake TG pole listed, only chrome.
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My pole is maybe the first design of the bottom loading…it's about 2 years old.
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I got mine in Jan 2011 and it has 2 screws.
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She says she bought it two years ago form X pole. She never used it on spin. I will try tightening the screws below the adjusteras well. Would those screws make the entire pull unwnd far enough to come down? It was spinning like it was on a very slow spin mode and we couldnt seem to get it to static.
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*pull = pole
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Yes I think it would. Those screws are what keeps the main pole attached to the bif adjuster rod. If the screws are loose, the pole will turn on the adjuster rod and that can loosen the pole just enough to slip or fall.
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