On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 3:09:48 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 1:46:24 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 12:41:26 PM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 12:19:07 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 11:58:08 AM UTC-4, trader_4 wrote:
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 11:22:15 AM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 08:48:26 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:37:14 -0700 (PDT), Bob Simon
wrote:

My new house has a chandelier over the stairs with a couple of burned out bulbs so I now have a need for a multi-ladder. I see that Harbor Freight has a 17' one for $115 so I'm interested in hearing if anyone bought a similar ladder and how it worked out for them.

I wonder about the quality of tools at Harbor Freight but I presume I'd only need to use this ladder a couple times a year, nevertheless, I'll buy something else if the joints failed after a few years for someone else. For example, Home Depot has the Werner 17' multi-ladder for $139.
Bob Simon
New Orleans

Keep in mind the multi ladders are pretty heavy. I had a heavy duty
20 foot multi-ladder for about 15 years and traded it straight up for
my neighbors cheap 20 foot extension ladder.
It was just a hassle to use, especially as I got older.
Have you looked into the stick bulb-changers?

My Little Giant multi ladder was gifted to me. About 19 foot
extended. Sure is heavy, ~ 85 lbs, welded aircraft quality AL. Flared
legs for stability -- with a leg extension attachment.

Gave my neighbor an EXT ladder from previous owner leaving.

OP:

- borrow a ladder from next door in a similar situation.

- rent a multi ladder for a day.

I have a love / hate relationship with ladders. Need to send a young
ladder monkey up there


+1 on the weight. And that's one thing I'd carefully evaluate with
the HF one. The Little Giants are heavy for a reason and that leads
to them being very sturdy and stable. How stable will the HF one be?
How comfortable are you on a ladder it it shakes a bit?

As Bob pointed out, if there is an attic above the chandelier, you
can put in a hoist. I have one, works with a wireless remote.
It only cost me a few hundred bucks, well worth it.

I can see the fixture itself coming down, but what about the wires? Does
the fixture "disconnect" or do the wires coil around the hoist along with
the hoist cable?

It disconnects by itself at the hoist.

So I assume you need to modify the existing fixture to install some
kind of "disconnect" mechanism.


No modification necessary.


How much does it alter the appearance of the fixture? Does the disconnect
go up into the ceiling so that it is completely hidden? Is the disconnect
universal and/or adaptable to different types of fixtures?

Details, my friend, details. ;-)

The disconnect is part of the hoist. Go to Ebay, item:

232041275408

They show how it works. It should work with almost any fixture and
it's hidden. In my case it worked with the normal escutcheon, plate
whatever you call it that came with the fixture.

I had looked at that item on eBay earlier, but all the images except
for the main three are blocked by my corporate network. I'll have to
look again at home.

The size of the unit in the images I can see looks much bigger than any
escutcheon plate, but I assume that that part is hidden above the ceiling.

Anyway, thanks for the pointer. It's for a friend who has to set up this
really unsafe ladder-loft-plank rig to get to his foyer fixture.