Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SunShineCleaning on August 08, 2011, 05:37:35 pm
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Which gutter vac's are you all using at the moment. Any good offers out there?
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i use the 30lt one from www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk
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Has it enough power?
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just ordered one of theese today
im told by a good source there really good
i was gona spend out on a eastern trading vac but cant justify £1200 at the mo for the work i have lined up the clarke will do the job
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Has it enough power?
Yes it does haven't had problems with it yet but I only stick to domestics with it. The reason I went for that one was because I could use the genny with it and able to lift it out the van by myself without problem. I've also used the polar vac and that was plenty powerful as well
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I've got the karcher 27 kit from gutter cleaning systems, used it last week with 3 sections and the curved end which give me a reach of around 20-25 feet - no problems at all, lifted out some huge rootballs too.
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I have gutter cleaning systems karcher commercial kit Inc genni , brilliant piece of kit! The new and approved attachments are great as well! Great people to deal with, if your after a good quality piece of kit at a reasonable price, defo recommend them!
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hi mate
my concern was the power when i bought one - i got a karcher pro with 3 motors and i can honestly say that 99% of the time a single motor around 1300 watt would satisfy most gutter jobs.
which means you can get one for between 200-300 more if your using a generator with it.
the advantage of the maler ones is that they will fit in your van more easily and be easier to move around etc, since your likely to emptying from every job theres not real need to have a huge capacity either. i got a good deal on mine and hope to do commercial with it but if id planned only domestic id stick with a little 1300watt jobby and bang out a few cleans out and you got your payback real quick.
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i have an r2d2 vac :( eastern trading. just a bit too bulky for me now. Wish i had bought something smaller now
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I'm getting the Clarke system this month.
Out of interest, are you lads getting gutter clean customers apart from your window cleaning customers? How you getting them?
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I mentioned it to a few of my customers, in passing, who had problem gutters - most of them went for it, then they talk to their friends and more work comes in, then you clean their friends windows.......... and so on
Same for fascia, soffit and gutter cleans ;)
Need to get some decent photos of gutter vac in progress then I'll add a page on the website
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I mentioned it to a few of my customers, in passing, who had problem gutters - most of them went for it, then they talk to their friends and more work comes in, then you clean their friends windows.......... and so on
Same for fascia, soffit and gutter cleans ;)
Need to get some decent photos of gutter vac in progress then I'll add a page on the website
Can I be nosey and ask what your charging?
Also, on average, say a 3 bed, 3 lengths of gutters, how long to clean? Inc setting up an down?
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my clarke 30l gutter vac turned up today
went to my dads house an put it togher
CANT BELEIVE HOW GOOD IT IS!!!!
well worth the money my dads gutter havnt been done for 10 years hes got a big house and it only took half an hour and we did the gutters on his double garage also.
my dad is an engineer and a bit of a machine snob and i couldnt get it of him!
ive got 11 jobs lined up next week and a school and a nursing home the following week for the vac and i think i will have the houses done in 2 days and i no i cant make this much money wondow cleaning so...
all in all belta peace of kit and well worth the money ;D
many thanks
colin
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I mentioned it to a few of my customers, in passing, who had problem gutters - most of them went for it, then they talk to their friends and more work comes in, then you clean their friends windows.......... and so on
Same for fascia, soffit and gutter cleans ;)
Need to get some decent photos of gutter vac in progress then I'll add a page on the website
Can I be nosey and ask what your charging?
Also, on average, say a 3 bed, 3 lengths of gutters, how long to clean? Inc setting up an down?
i charge £50 for a 3 bed and £25 for a single gutter, discount for window custies say£40
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Any of you guys have a problem borrowing customers electric or do you have a generator?
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get a genny cant charge custys £50 an hour and use there lecy!
screw fix do a 2.4kw 4 stroke for £240
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I'm wondering how many jobs you could get door knocking in the evening for a couple of hours!!!
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plenty mate im sure
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Hi, is there any 1 gutter cleaning in lewisham se london
I need a price asap, must be done with gutter vac only. There are 2 big'ish jobs there
Please call me on 0333 123 0008 for more info
Thanks Colin
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get a genny cant charge custys £50 an hour and use there lecy!
screw fix do a 2.4kw 4 stroke for £240
Thats what I was thinking.
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I'm toying with the idea of going the vac route, been watching these posts with interest.
Quite a few guys seem to be using the Clarke 30 system, so after some research and shopping around, I see the same (well I think its the same) vac is available on Fleabay for around £80-90. Just without the pole and gutter attachments?
So a couple of questions;
1; anybody who has a clarke 30 please check out this link, is it the same Vac (main unit I mean)?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-CLARKE-PRO-VAC-KING-WET-DRY-VACUUM-CLEANER-CVAC20SS-/230569912273?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item35af09a7d1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-CLARKE-PRO-VAC-KING-WET-DRY-VACUUM-CLEANER-CVAC20SS-/230569912273?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item35af09a7d1)
if it is same unit on to question 2
2; surely buy one from Fleabay and make attachments from UPVC pipe and bits from B&Q like others have done on this forum (see older posts on DIY Gutter Vacs), there fore saving in the region of £150.
Please let me know what ya think.
Goochie
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That's the 20Lt one I think, imo why waste time sourcing all the bits and using inferior equipment by that I mean plastic downpipe instead of the metal poles and attachments. I personal wouldn't want to try and clean guttering over a conservatory with plastic down pipe and all to save a couple £100 tops if it was 5-6 hundred saving then maybe I would give it a little thought but def not for £150
Just my humble thoughts tho :)
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i have used plastic down pipe and its not that good the best thing about gutter cleaning systems is the pipe is alloy plus you get a different end attachments to tackle everything better off with pre-built svaes messing about mate
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I have plastic pipes for my vac and have done a lot of cleans with them and never had a problem even over conys etc .
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we are using the clarke 20L and it works very well on houses.
for £260 odd its def worh a punt and within 3 or 4 houses it pays for itself.
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get a genny cant charge custys £50 an hour and use there lecy!
screw fix do a 2.4kw 4 stroke for £240
machine mart - the same machine as nick selling but a bit cheaper
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my clarke 30l gutter vac turned up today
went to my dads house an put it togher
CANT BELEIVE HOW GOOD IT IS!!!!
well worth the money my dads gutter havnt been done for 10 years hes got a big house and it only took half an hour and we did the gutters on his double garage also.
my dad is an engineer and a bit of a machine snob and i couldnt get it of him!
ive got 11 jobs lined up next week and a school and a nursing home the following week for the vac and i think i will have the houses done in 2 days and i no i cant make this much money wondow cleaning so...
all in all belta peace of kit and well worth the money ;D
many thanks
colin
Sounds good!!!
I ordered the same vac this afternoon should be here Tuesday, they look pretty good for the money i have 3 jobs lined up already :)
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After using my new gutter cleaning kit a couple of times now, I got the lidl vac and then bought a set of poles from gutter cleaning systems Im now convinced that gutter cleaning could turn out to be more lucrative than wfp window cleaning .The vac worked incredibly well, making a job that i normally dread hanging off a high ladder scooping out muck into a bucket, into an easy job in about a third of the time. Im definately going to push this side of my business now
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how much did the pole set cost? did you get the 4 tops with them? thanks bee
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£190 delivered with 4 heads and weed hook diffrent size heads to cope with the varying gaps that you get with gutters some are very tight, for bungalows just work off a step ladder very easy money
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get a genny cant charge custys £50 an hour and use there lecy!
screw fix do a 2.4kw 4 stroke for £240
Why carpet cleaners do?