Good points there Mike
I have no equipment at the moment just ideas 😁
So it doesn’t matter where entry port is on vac as long as it has a dirt
Deflection plate fitted inside by vac port?👍
Thanks
Our Vac has an elbow inlet into the tank. It does get blocked up from time to time so I have considered a side entry. Grippa also sell this conversion.
We have found an easy solution is to clean the gutters when the contents are wet and to regularly 'drop' the nozzle into a bucket of water to 'flush' the system. The elbow entry does create a cyclonic effect inside the drum.
Personally, I would try to buy a system already set up. A mix and match will create other issues for you.
For example, what size pipe does this vacuum cleaner you linked to have - it doesn't say.
I can't remember the company's name Nick Day runs which supplies gutter vacs. I like the idea of his using an adjustable cross brace on the elbow that the gutter suction nozzle fits into. Without it you have very little control - experience.
(I found it;
https://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/about-us/I would also go for carbon poles. No matter what they say about ali being better (less fragile,) they are very heavy especially when the inside of the pipes clog up with silt. Carbon poles are heavy enough.
Trust me, you also need a camera setup, so all in all, its an expensive bit of kit. You will also need to add a heavy duty cable drum to your kit.
I find the clean up of the equipment afterwards takes about 45 minutes which we don't think about at the time. In winter it means you have to come home early to do it whilst you still have the light.
Other things to consider:
Have you got the room to carry it around with you in your van? Having to come back to a job when the home owner is in if they haven't an outside socket is time wasted.
If they do have an outside socket and you don't have the gutter vac with you, test the outside socket for power when you get the job. You can buy a cheap plug tester.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZPCT1806A-Automatic-Electrical-Socket-Outlet-Tester-With-UK-Plug-230V-65mmx65mm/323598774438?hash=item4b57fd70a6:g:LjkAAOSwOw5deJ3GWe came back to one as we don't have the vac on the van only to find that the outside socket was switched off at the consumer unit inside.
Truthfully, my advice based on my experience is just to concentrate on window cleaning and remove gutter clearing from your portfolio.
