Daniel Perkins
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Been thinking about getting gutter cleaning for awhile (Honestly about 2 years now lol) and start off with something small likes Atom Mighty or I see GVS have the Panther & it seems a 1700w Limited edition panther coming out. It would be for residential work so reading through what you guys have said on here the above should be capable? I have a VW Caddy with a 350l tank in so a compact vac system is pretty much a must from a size perspective.
I have trawled through dozens of threads & I know alot of these have been covered across these various threads and apologies if answering the stuff is a bit tedious but I thought putting it all in one thread might be beneficial for starters or potential starters like myself. So in saying that, a few questions if you don't mind:
1) Aluminum vs Carbon Pole - What's the general consensus on weight vs rigidity vs breakage? Also, what height would be suitable for 2 or 3 story jobs? I do like the Elite pole vac release, I would curious to know if you guys used this regularly.
2) Genny choice - Adequate for the above powered vacs or similar? Several guys on here have talked about risks plugging into customers homes which would make me a bit wary. Honda seems to be popular but I see a few people have gone the amazon route.
3) Cameras - from what I can gather on here sky vac camera is pretty average/ not sure about GVS cameras. I like the idea of being able to inspect the guttering before and after and maybe whilst working. Some people have recommended GO pro or SJ's and then clamping them to the pole. I see see GVS have several clamping options which is good. Both sky & GVS seem very expensive though.
4) Ladders - Now I got into WFP to avoid ladders but I do recognise that sometimes you just have to use them. Just wondering from the seasoned gutter guys would you be getting out the ladders on a regular basis or rarely?
5) Customer service - Sky ac vs GVS
If I have missed anything, please feel free to chip in, any advice or info is more than welcome. I just wanted to get informed opinions before I fork out a couple of grand. Cheers
I have trawled through dozens of threads & I know alot of these have been covered across these various threads and apologies if answering the stuff is a bit tedious but I thought putting it all in one thread might be beneficial for starters or potential starters like myself. So in saying that, a few questions if you don't mind:
1) Aluminum vs Carbon Pole - What's the general consensus on weight vs rigidity vs breakage? Also, what height would be suitable for 2 or 3 story jobs? I do like the Elite pole vac release, I would curious to know if you guys used this regularly.
2) Genny choice - Adequate for the above powered vacs or similar? Several guys on here have talked about risks plugging into customers homes which would make me a bit wary. Honda seems to be popular but I see a few people have gone the amazon route.
3) Cameras - from what I can gather on here sky vac camera is pretty average/ not sure about GVS cameras. I like the idea of being able to inspect the guttering before and after and maybe whilst working. Some people have recommended GO pro or SJ's and then clamping them to the pole. I see see GVS have several clamping options which is good. Both sky & GVS seem very expensive though.
4) Ladders - Now I got into WFP to avoid ladders but I do recognise that sometimes you just have to use them. Just wondering from the seasoned gutter guys would you be getting out the ladders on a regular basis or rarely?
5) Customer service - Sky ac vs GVS
If I have missed anything, please feel free to chip in, any advice or info is more than welcome. I just wanted to get informed opinions before I fork out a couple of grand. Cheers
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