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| Thread ID: 145874 | 2018-02-17 00:39:00 | House Gutters | bonzo29 (2348) | PC World Chat |
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| 1446377 | 2018-02-17 00:39:00 | Just finished cleaning my gutters ahead of a possible downpour. Been thinking about installing one of systems that claim to prevent clogging with leaves etc. Some of the brush type look as though they occupy a substantial space in the gutter and possibly impede the water flow in heavy rain Anyone had any experience of any of the anti clog products on the market? |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 1446378 | 2018-02-17 00:55:00 | Yes, I went through this a few years ago, and ended up buying Gutter Guard mesh. We had a Gum Tree in the back garden that shed leaves and flowers in quantity, in fact trees all round us, regularly blocking the guttering (or as NZers quaintly say "spouting" which of course it isn't at all, the downpipe is the "spouting" .... just an old blokes comment :) ) It's generally quite effective, it does need cleaning periodically, and seeds and small stuff can still get in and sprout. We have Sycamore trees 2 doors up and their seeds infest everywhere, including the gutters. So it's not maintenance free entirely. I would be very dubious about the brush type for the reason you said and also because it could get clogged with fine stuff |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1446379 | 2018-02-17 01:43:00 | Thanks Terry, confirms what I thought. Used to have endless arguments about gutters and spouting being an ex pom of similar vintage to yourself. Strange it's called Gutter Guard in NZ, I suppose it alliterates better! |
bonzo29 (2348) | ||
| 1446380 | 2018-02-17 01:45:00 | I have been looking into this also. My house is not to bad except for about 6 weeks in autumn when I have been getting the ladder out and clearing leaves every week or 2. From what I have seen the brush system is quite expensive even if you install it yourself, fairly easy to install though but looks like it will need to be maintained on a regular basis as Terry indicated. The mesh type products are a good bit cheaper, look as though they would perform better but will still need some maintenance and will be a lot more difficult to install. I have yet to decide what to do my current system is cheap, works well but I am uncertain how many more years I want to play around on a ladder. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1446381 | 2018-02-17 02:09:00 | We had Gutter Guard on our house, and found it totally worthless. And not only that, most of it blew away in the wind! | R.M. (561) | ||
| 1446382 | 2018-02-17 02:13:00 | We had a gutter guard on our home as well. Did no good at all... Some low life stole our gutter while the guard was at smoko!! Ken ;) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1446383 | 2018-02-17 02:56:00 | I'm not allowed up ladders or on roofs any more, and due to other recent problems can't do much of anything physical. However I have got an excellent bloke, a Sherpa and professional gardener, (yes really,a true Nepalese Sherpa :clap) gardener who will do that all for me, and the gardening, quite a big section backing onto bush which creeps towards the house. Started today, and did an excellent initial job of lawn mowing and trimming edges. RM: if the mesh blew away, then it wasn't fitted properly, or maybe it didn't suit your particular roof design /gutter design |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1446384 | 2018-02-17 03:19:00 | I bought one of those Gutter Witch things for each of my down pipes. It was the worst thing(s) I ever bought. They just clog up and the the water over flows! I took them out and just clean manually once a year. I am lucky in that I do not have any, many trees around. I Just wish there was small piece of mesh you could buy to stop stuff going down your down pipes But yes, as we get older, it becomes less attractive to get up on the ladder and spend an hour or so cleaning. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1446385 | 2018-02-17 04:14:00 | Just get a bit of chicken wire and shape up like a cork shaped sort of a bung. Works a treat. Just pull it out to clean occasionally Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1446386 | 2018-02-17 05:09:00 | Husband was a plumber for a long time. He hates them. He would tell you that yes, it can stop bulky bits going into the spouting, but: The leaves break down, small debris goes through and you end up with a kind of sludge stuck in it, and then you can't clear them because you have this mesh blocking the channel and you can't get at it. He came across many houses like that, people complaining about the usual overflowing spouting, but with the mesh stuff. |
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