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Default Wet and Dry Vac to clean gutters

PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:57:50 +0200, rbel wrote:

On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:45:08 +0200, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

harry wrote:

The black plastic mesh is ok with big leaves but pine needls would
wash straight in. The mesh is a pain anyway, it has to be removed
to clean out gutters blocked with small stuff.

At an exhibition I did come across a stall where a guy was
selling open cell plastic foam for this purpose. He assured me it
had a 15 year guarantee. I asked him if he saw himself still
selling the stuff in 15 years' time.


I am about to install (next week) some hedgehog gutter stuff
http://www.hedgehoggutterbrush.com/ as an experiment in our most
vulnerable gutters. We have oak and beech on one side and pine on
the other so blocked gutters are a common occurrence - they need
clearing three times p.a.. As leaf fall is just starting I will
know how effective it is fairly soon.


It looks good. Please let us know how it does.


I'd be interested as well.


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