Lovely job today

[Dave B]

Sore back after these 2 houses lol

 

[Part Timer]

How are the gutters still fastened on with that weight in them. I can just imagine the conversation with the 2 homeowners, do you think we should get the gutters cleared

 

[Dave B]

How are the gutters still fastened on with that weight in them. I can just imagine the conversation with the 2 homeowners, do you think we should get the gutters cleared

They are the concrete ones with the channel cut in them Rich.
Part of the wall and roof.

 

[ched999uk]

Sore back after these 2 houses lol

That's impressive on 2 counts.
1st - what a massive roof garden
2nd - that gutter vac did well - what one is it? I have seen GVS make a claw attachment - do you think that would have helped or was it easier to pull it all out in one go?

 

[Dave B]

That's impressive on 2 counts.
1st - what a massive roof garden
2nd - that gutter vac did well - what one is it? I have seen GVS make a claw attachment - do you think that would have helped or was it easier to pull it all out in one go?

That was my titan vac from screwfix as it was already in the van from yesterday.
Exactly the same as a panther
1700w and stuck a 51mm side inlet on it
The 3000w one I would have needed to go home for
Good enough for most jobs with the cyclone inlet

 

[Part Timer]

They are the concrete ones with the channel cut in them Rich.
Part of the wall and roof.

Never seen concrete gutters so that's a first for me and it looks like a silicon neck, that must have been bent shut when lifting it up

That's impressive on 2 counts.
1st - what a massive roof garden
2nd - that gutter vac did well - what one is it? I have seen GVS make a claw attachment - do you think that would have helped or was it easier to pull it all out in one go?

You don't have much option when they're that bad, once the initial bit comes out gravity helps the rest as you only really need to pull rather than lift it out.

 

[Dave B]

Never seen concrete gutters so that's a first for me and it looks like a silicon neck, that must have been bent shut when lifting it up

You don't have much option when they're that bad, once the initial bit comes out gravity helps the rest as you only really need to pull rather than lift it out.

Quite common in one part of town here
Used to be called finlock gutters
To be fair the silicon neck was stiff enough
Cause damp problems apparently

 

[Pjj]

Sore back after these 2 houses lol

Lol that’s a good one ????

 

[Pjj]

We recently did a couple of awkward jobs on a couple of shops in the Main Street in a local town the gutters were the aluminium type with the reinforcement bars every 16 inches and the weeds had grown through it all was a bit of a pain but got it all out in the end ??

 

[ched999uk]

That was my titan vac from screwfix as it was already in the van from yesterday.
Exactly the same as a panther
1700w and stuck a 51mm side inlet on it
The 3000w one I would have needed to go home for
Good enough for most jobs with the cyclone inlet

I'm impressed that you accomplished that with a 1700 watt vac.
I am thinking of getting the Panther towards the end of the month over a used 3000watt vac. I came to the conclusion that a big vac would have to be put in the van as the drum and trolley separately so would made doing other work the same day a pain. I was worried the panther would be quite a compromise on what it could do but after seeing that massive gutter clear I am happy that it will do most domestic things. Cheers.

 

[spruce]

That's impressive on 2 counts.
1st - what a massive roof garden
2nd - that gutter vac did well - what one is it? I have seen GVS make a claw attachment - do you think that would have helped or was it easier to pull it all out in one go?

Our 1500 watt motor would never have pulled that out. That would have been a ladder job from the get go.

 

[Dave B]

The cyclone kit really does make a difference
On YouTube Julia from GVS shows how to fit it and then shows the difference in suction with some piece of equipment and it is about 3 times more suction

 

[Dave B]

Our 1500 watt motor would never have pulled that out. That would have been a ladder job from the get go.

There is a knack to it also
It’s not just the power of the vac on this job
Coming at it hard from one side allows you to get enough in the end of the nozzle to help lift the end out then keep doing the same to the next bit making sure you ram the nozzle under the next bit of it each time and lifting that bit over the edge
Eventually you have a nice long strip hanging out

 

[spruce]

The cyclone kit really does make a difference
On YouTube Julia from GVS shows how to fit it and then shows the difference in suction with some piece of equipment and it is about 3 times more suction

When I spoke to Mark about it, he told me that a clone kit for my smaller vacuum probably wouldn't make much difference, so I never bothered.

 

[Iron Giant]

They are the concrete ones with the channel cut in them Rich.
Part of the wall and roof.

Surprised they hadn't had water coming into the house, quite a few council houses on different estates not too far from me had them installed possibly back in the 50's or 70's when loads of council houses were getting built some had them removed that had ongoing issues with damp

 

[Part Timer]

When I spoke to Mark about it, he told me that a clone kit for my smaller vacuum probably wouldn't make much difference, so I never bothered.

I converted a front entry Kiam to a side entry and it really is a totally different machine

 

[spruce]

I converted a front entry Kiam to a side entry and it really is a totally different machine

Thanks. Mine uses the flexible hose with a 37mm inside diameter.
This is why I fill the gutter with water first (if the contents are damp) as my machine works better sucking out slush. I find the damp grit sticks to the insides of the pipes and makes the carbon poles very heavy and reduces suction.

 

[Part Timer]

Thanks. Mine uses the flexible hose with a 37mm inside diameter.
This is why I fill the gutter with water first (if the contents are damp) as my machine works better sucking out slush. I find the damp grit sticks to the insides of the pipes and makes the carbon poles very heavy and reduces suction.

We have full days gutter vaccing and regularly have to fill a couple of buckets of water to suck through to clean the poles and pipes

 

[spruce]

We have full days gutter vaccing and regularly have to fill a couple of buckets of water to suck through to clean the poles and pipes

....... and that as well.

 

[CMcB]

There is a knack to it also
It’s not just the power of the vac on this job
Coming at it hard from one side allows you to get enough in the end of the nozzle to help lift the end out then keep doing the same to the next bit making sure you ram the nozzle under the next bit of it each time and lifting that bit over the edge
Eventually you have a nice long strip hanging out

Did you need a ladder at all for that job? I have a similar one asking me for a quote.

 

[Dave B]

Did you need a ladder at all for that job? I have a similar one asking me for a quote.

No ladder mate