{"product":{"product_id":"B083L469NX","title":"OFCOSO Professional Dancing Pole 45mm Spinning Pole Portable Removable Spinning Dancing Pole Dance Kit Adjustable Height Spinning Pole for Exercise Club Party Pub Home","price":"112.99","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41qajuxhuvL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083L469NX"},"comments":[{"body":"I just had my contractor install a dancing pole for me. The installed pole consists of two parts plus the bottom and top bases. Three longest parts from [this set](https://amazon.com/gp/product/B083L469NX) plus [this extension](https://amazon.com/gp/product/B08XQ28RCN). The total length is about 120 inches, and [this is how it presents](https://i.redd.it/v4g9c6ppkgg71.jpg) (don't mind the mess, I'm in the middle of a home improvement project). On the other side of the ceiling, my contractor added several 4x4s to reinforce the rafters to ensure they provide enough support when the pole expands between the floor and the ceiling.\r\n\r\nI'm not sure if it's installed properly, though. Is it supposed to move like this in the video? When pushing or pulling the pole, it kind of changes its shape, as if it's \"breaking\" at one of the connections. When spinning, you can see the pole doesn't revolve perfectly around its own axis in straight line. Moreover, it's squeaky and not entirely smooth when rotating by hand - feeling more friction at a certain angle. [Squeaky sound here](https://www.reddit.com/user/Nowaker/comments/p1hq32/squeaky_dancing_pole/), note: I removed the non-structural cover from the top to make the rod visible.\r\n\r\nThe pole itself seems stable enough to support my 230 lbs body spinning on it. And an increased friction at a certain angle cannot be felt with my body on the pole. Still, I'm concerned something is not right. Therefore, my questions are:\r\n\r\n- Is my dancing pole installed correctly? Is it safe to use?\r\n- Is it normal for the pole to be squeaky when revolving?\r\n- Is it normal for the pole to be somewhat harder to spin due to friction at a certain angle?\r\n- If the above are not normal, what is the problem and what should I do to resolve it?\r\n\r\nThank you in advance.","subreddit_name":"poledancing","author":"Nowaker"}]}