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Maintenance and Usage Considerations

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Proper care and maintenance are crucial for the longevity and safe operation of extendable ladders. It's recommended to avoid getting ladders, especially the LionLadder, excessively wet, as water can get trapped inside the rungs and internal mechanisms (like its 'air system'), potentially causing damage or affecting functionality. The presenter shows a pressure washer being used near a ladder, illustrating how easily water can enter. Similarly, paint overspray, debris, and dirt should be kept away from the ladder's rails and internal parts. For the Xtend+Climb, periodic lubrication with WD-40 can help maintain smooth operation if it becomes stiff from accumulated dust or dirt. The presenter emphasizes that professional models like the Xtend+Climb are designed for heavier use and offer more reliable locking systems, while the LionLadder is better suited for occasional, light-duty DIY tasks.

Goal: Understand how to properly care for and maintain extendable ladders to ensure safety and prolong their lifespan.

Tools and materials

  • Extendable Ladders Various — General discussion of care and maintenance for all models
  • Pressure Washer — Illustrating how ladders can get wet during cleaning tasks
  • WD-40 WD-40 — Lubricating stiff ladder rungs to ensure smooth operation

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peanut you got to stay over here so as with any tool proper care and maintenance especially with these ladders is very very important and I haven't had this one very long I haven't used it out in the field at all I don't know if I would trust it out in the field I trust it around my house doing light tours but I notice I take these these out to do power washing quite a bit if you get this ladder wet extremely wet a lot of water running down on it what I've noticed is water gets down inside the ladder gets down inside the rungs right here and the pissed ends if you turn it upside down and shake it water will start coming out and I know the water gets locked in there and doesn't stay in there another thing is is paint debris and dirt stuff like that is gonna cause these things not to run very well this one seems to have some type of like air system in it and I'm not sure like if you're getting water down in that or if that's gonna affect this thing running at all I would be pretty scared if I got water down inside this but this one here I've even gone to the extent of lubricating them with wd-40 so they'll run smoother because they start to run pretty rough if they start to get dusty and dirty this one on the bottom down here the bottom rungs because I don't this is not nearly as durable as the extend climb it seems like it's already rubbing and causing you know some issues right here and I don't know if it needs to be lubricated or not it doesn't say so on the ladder but just proper care and maintenance my recommendation is not to get either one of these ladders wet the the extend climb I've turned them upside down to try to let the water run out of it and work out of it over time and it doesn't seem like all the water comes out so I've just made it a habit to keep my power washer away from that thing and not get it wet if you're gonna have it inside of a house you know either one of these ladders in spraying it's not a good idea to get any type of overspray overspray does so if you're gonna be spraying inside of a house I wouldn't have an extend climb in there if it was absolutely necessary and as soon as you're done spraying I would take it out because you overspray just the dust in the air the silica dust stick into these rails and get down inside of there let me extend this one up and get an idea how Paul this one is right here giving the idea of the flex on it nothing's pretty rigid right there not nearly as much flexes it's tend climb but the extend…

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