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Title: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:02:11 pm: Ive not had much time this week to play with my vac and i was wondering about the filters on the vac.
If the gutter is full of water and moss bits of dust etc which filter should i use or do you use the same filter all the time

many thanks Gavin
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Richard Neal on July 12, 2011, 09:04:15 pm: In both of the wet and dry hoovers ive owned you leave the filter in for dry dirt and take it out for anything damp or wet.
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:37:14 pm: Cheers Richard
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Smudger on July 12, 2011, 09:44:44 pm: As above - no filter for damp/wet stuff

you would only really need the filter if you got an internal dust extraction job.

Darran
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Craig Trevain on July 12, 2011, 10:20:27 pm: Some chap on here is saying Aldi is selling one for 69.00 inc vat. but i think his confused.
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:22:10 pm: Quote from: Craig Trevain on July 12, 2011, 10:20:27 pm
Some chap on here is saying Aldi is selling one for 69.00 inc vat. but i think his confused.

yes right in a way - but thats just the wet vac then needs a few mods to make it a gutter vac, so basically diy gutter vac
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Dave Willis on July 13, 2011, 07:56:07 am: He's definitely confused - mine was cheaper than that and came from Lidl ;D
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 13, 2011, 03:30:41 pm: Quote from: Hydrophyl® on July 13, 2011, 07:56:07 am
He's definitely confused - mine was cheaper than that and came from Lidl ;D

£64.99!
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on July 13, 2011, 03:40:46 pm: Mine was cheaper than that £46.99 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 13, 2011, 04:59:58 pm: Quote from: gr cleaning solutions on July 13, 2011, 03:40:46 pm
Mine was cheaper than that £46.99 ;D ;D ;D

yeah they said to me it was on an offer for a few days at the price you said.

i like the look of the clarke vacs from eg machine mart etc ...
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: Nick Day on July 13, 2011, 06:44:52 pm: Hello,

You will need a filter. Are you sure your vacs haven't come with one, it will be just a piece of foam that slips over the cage.
If you use them without, you will soon lose suction, if you remove the vacuum head, turn it over, hold the float up, you will see the approx 2" diam hole with a grill where the suction comes air goes out. Without a filter this will soon get a piece of leaf or similar blocking it and you will lose suction immediately, you will drive yourself mad wondering what the problem is. You can soon make one out of a thin piece of foam sewn up the sides, or even a leg from a pair of tights can do the job.
After a while, if you get that far, the impellor will become clogged with muck, then the vacuum is probably finished.
Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Gutter vac cleaning question
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on July 13, 2011, 07:23:04 pm: Cheers nick I did get a few filter with it just was not sure which one to use if the gutters have sloppy moss stuff in them