Pole for washing line

[Johannswiz]

Hi there,
I recently put up a pole for a washing line. The postcrete set well and I made sure that the pole was straight while it was setting.
Now that the postcrete is set, the problem is the pole wobbles about within the solid postcrete; it feels like I could just pull it out
I'm not sure why as I followed the instructions properly.
Do I have to dig it up and start again? Or is there something I can do to stop it wobbling?

Note: the postcrete does not move and is solid in the ground.

Thanks in advance if you have any advice.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

How much postcrete is surrounding the pole, what diameter/height is the pole, how deep does the pole go beneath ground level?

 

[JohnD]

How long did you leave it to "set?"

 

[Johannswiz]

@JohnD Hi, thanks for responding. We left it overnight; I checked in it about midday on the next day

 

[Johannswiz]

@freddiemercurystwin
The pole has about two inches in diameter, the pole only goes a few inches below ground level as it turned out to be too short.
As for how much is surrounding the pole: A lot; it's quite a wide hole with plenty of postcrete.
Thanks for responding quickly.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

A few inches? That's nothing like enough, is this for a rotary washing line or a standalone pole?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The pole has about two inches in diameter, the pole only goes a few inches below ground level as it turned out to be too short.

They simply don't make the poles long enough - if you set them deep enough, they are then to near the ground, especially in clay soil. Long ago, when we had such a pole I ended up welding an extra 3 feet of scaffold pole, onto the bottom of it.

 

[Johannswiz]

@feddiemercurystwin
It is a standalone pole.

 

[JohnD]

A lot; it's quite a wide hole

How deep?

And what is the measurement of "quite?"

Postcrete is quick setting, so does not need the usual curing time.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

@feddiemercurystwin
It is a standalone pole.

Please answer all of the questions you have been asked or we'll never get anywhere.

 

[Tigercubrider]

If I was putting a pole in the ground, I would want at least 20%, maybe 25% in there.
the majority seem to be 2.4 but you can buy 3m or longer.