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| Thread ID: 80918 | 2007-07-09 07:41:00 | Leafbusters system - any complaints/recommendations? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 567378 | 2007-07-10 10:09:00 | Greg, the link for leaf busters does not connect for me, but it seems like a mesh of some sort covering the gutter. What about the system that has been advertised on tv for the last couple of weeks? It consists of a U-shaped pipe connected to a garden hose, which means you can clean the gutter without going up a ladder. There is a downpipe diversion so that the gunk can go into a bucket and not to clog up a sump or drain. Have no idea of the cost but it seems a good idea and must be much less than $1500 / $3000. | Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 567379 | 2007-07-10 10:13:00 | Their guarantee is pretty convincing. Plus, their pre-sales service is good. Pre sales service is very much like foreplay (or is it roleplay?), anyway- the promise almost never meets the expectation :dogeye: My mother got the system installed a couple of years ago as she's got a few trees hanging around. It does a good enough job of keeping big leaves out, but not the really small stuff. I'm sure it didn't cost her more than a G for a 3 b/room house. I have not yet tried 'deinstalling' it to clean out the gutter. If I were you I'd forget the 'diamond mesh', buy Mrs Greg a real diamond instead and the anticipation may meet the expectation quite quickly :D |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 567380 | 2007-07-10 10:39:00 | A far cheaper solution would be to simply pay for someone to clean your gutters from time to time. University students looking for any extra dollar they can during the summer break would be a prime target. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 567381 | 2007-07-10 14:45:00 | I priced that stuff at a 'home show' one time it was a year or so ago...they wanted about $40 per metre to supply and install it......that woulda worked out to a couple or three grand.........no way......I highly reccomend galvanised chicken wire it's VERY cheap by comparison......and it's easy enuf to fit in an afternoon and very easy to remove should you need to......might cost you $100 or so to do your house...... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 567382 | 2007-07-10 22:37:00 | If I were you I'd forget the 'diamond mesh', buy Mrs Greg a real diamond instead and the anticipation may meet the expectation quite quicklyAh you're a charmer mate! That's why I haven't invited you round for dinner and to meet the missus! :thumbs: | Greg (193) | ||
| 567383 | 2007-07-10 22:52:00 | You can get gutter mesh from places like Mitre10 and PlaceMakers in rolls, be a fraction of the price you have been given, a water blaster is just a effective though to clean out all the moss, mud, etc beginning and end of each winter and can be used to wash your car in between. | PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 567384 | 2007-07-10 23:06:00 | Do you mean the stuff with about a 3mm mesh just right for collecting pine needles? Leaf slides with possibly external brackets. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 567385 | 2007-07-11 01:42:00 | Hmm . I think I'd be buying this gutter guard system if I had the cash handy . Their guarantee is pretty convincing . Plus, their pre-sales service is good . Only problem I had was with their dual solution products . . . one costing twice as much as the other . Hmm . But anyway, nevermind . . . was hoping to hear from anyone who'd already used them . Nevermind . As said . . . I'll be climbing the ladder for at least another year . Thanks very much for comments people! Well they have done a good sales job on you then . The system doesn't stop dirt getting through, as other posters have noted . Does it have a Branz or even a consumer appraisel, as they would tell you if it was worth it . Also such a sstem would need to be working for at least 10 years to be worth it, so ask them to see systems that they installed 10 years ago to see if it is still working as well . I suspect it would get damages from falling twiggs and branches too, and it would make to difficult to access the gutter . |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 567386 | 2007-11-20 08:52:00 | yeah my wife and i had a quote. Waaayyy to costly. we have 4 bedroom home. bout 4k stuff at hardware was also plastic. I went for a product that is made in Aus. CHCH company called gumleaf. I brought DIY and has worked magic. Small stuff will get through but seems if holes any smaller then water won't. |
Gus S (12534) | ||
| 567387 | 2007-11-20 08:55:00 | i | Gus S (12534) | ||
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