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« on: January 09, 2012, 08:10:36 PM » |
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I do a fair bit of gutter cleaning but nobody seems to get it done until they can see green stuff growing over the edge.This means i find great big sods of earth which are easily removed if you're up there with a bucket but what happens if you try and use a gutter vac to remove them?
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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 09:52:29 PM » |
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im waiting for that question to be awnsered an all
i do a lot of gutters an all....... slates.... bits of tiles.... cement of ridge tiles etc.... an the down spouts we take of to lean them.....sometimes there clogged right up.... no way a gutter vac can suck that clear
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 09:59:27 PM » |
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the downpipe bit sometimes has a bit of mesh over it too, if the vac takes gobbo and such, it might fish them out too. i assume these things have been thought out by the vac makers but don't know the answer
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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 12:09:32 PM » |
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Believe it or not i was once daft enough to buy one of these.Probably great for large square section American gutters but useless here. You are not allowed to view links.
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« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2012, 06:33:57 AM » |
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the Omni-vac lifts out the large divits from the gutters, sometimes you have to lower the vac pole with the large divit on the end as its far to big be go down the tube but it will lift it out. I tend to try and break it up while its still in the gutter so it will suck down the tubes but most times its just easier and quicker to lift the whole piece out as one on end of vac pole.
down pipes are no problem either as the vac pole fits into them and with 3 motors providing 4,200 watts of suction power the vac gets everything including broken slates, I even lifted a dead wood pigeon out on the end of the vac minus its head
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 01:32:01 PM » |
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You speak as the Omni is brilliant but I've used that make for over 2 years now So what happens when you can't get the head into the gap between the tiles and gutter? Also when gutter garden is matted up under flashing in corners etc? I've also found most badly blocked downspout/elbow joints can't be cleared just by sticking the head into the downspout even with all three motors running. Are you on a commission?  GutterVac Cleaning Sucks! |
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« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 03:14:06 PM » |
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2012, 09:03:31 PM » |
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Save your money on the vac, take more time time on the job ,charge more money SIMPLES |
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« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 09:34:06 PM » |
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Just say No , sorry missus i don't clean gutters....
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« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2012, 11:53:02 PM » |
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So KJ you would turn down a £150 job for 2-3 hours work? That's what an average 4 bed detached house guttervac & exterior gutter, fascia & soffit washdown is worth?  |
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 12:30:01 AM » |
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I have been looking into investing in a gutter vac, as i get quite a few jobs come up and i find that they take a whole chunk of my day to do them. Anyone selling a cheap set up or a good wet and dry vac that i could add to? Or should i whack the price of the gutter cleans up and hope that it keeps most at bay? I have been using a scoop/bucket and ladder, dirty awkward and tricky!
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 08:36:11 PM » |
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Some companys are selling 1400w gutter vac systems. Has anyone ever tried one I am really curious how much power is needed to get the job done.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 12:32:08 PM » |
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I've used 3x 1400 w guttervac on just one 1400 w motor before as a test and it don't cope very at well at all.
In my opinion wet vacs with one motor are ok I guess for light maintenance cleans (dry leaves, some moss etc) up to 2 floors but would be quite useless on sucking up large amounts of gutter sludge and wet debris etc quickly as the vac motor would not be able to cope. Don't think it would last very long either but for the cost would be very cheap to replace.
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2012, 05:58:05 PM » |
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thers a chap who doing guters for a £10  have a look on acs |
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« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2012, 02:43:19 PM » |
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I've a minimum call out charge of £35.00... You should be charging in the region of £3-£4 per linier meter for domestic gutter clearing using a decent guttervac as most jobs you will get are the awkward ones that others can’t do using ladders. I also charge extra to unblock downspouts or clean guttering out by hand when I have to use a ladder as its dangerous work. This is a very sad story but unfortunatly this happens way to often. You are not allowed to view links.
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« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2012, 06:21:08 PM » |
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You need to have at least 2500 watts of suction 2 or 3 motor with a reasonable tank too even my 100L gets filled quite quickly on bad jobs also sucks plenty of water in too so you need a proper machine cheap systems available with basic clarke 1000w Henry or vax copys are only toys really You pays you money so takes your choice plenty of 3 motor vacs about I got mine s/h via ebay for £100  added my own pipes etc it's easy to get a working system for around £300-600 no need to go Omnipole n spend top dollar unless you can earn it back or need the tax loss. When you come across clumps you've got to tap the pipe up n down to break it up & get it sucked on I sometimes move pipe away then disconnect hose or turn machine off to drop lumps/tiles etc to the ground also using the thinner nozzel you get more concentrated suction works well for me  also get proper 50mm or 2 inch tubes some systems use 38mm which will clog quickly if your not careful,some of the dung that rattles down my pipes also keeps custies happy to hear it cleaning their gutters. Price wise Im carefull not to take the p**s cos if Im on a small domestic single side easy reach which takes 5-10 mins max charge about £10+ depends upon area you work in too I want to keep my window cleaning jobs & add to round so do a reasonable deal & you will always have work take the P & |
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