Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Wrekin C S on February 05, 2012, 10:56:03 pm
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Just wondered if anyone here has built there own gutter vac?
I would be interested in buying one but they are expensive so looking down the d.i.y. route.
Thanks
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I'm also in the same position... Have you got anywhere?
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No mate I was looking around last year there's a lot about at different prices but not sure which is best for the money etc, I dont think that they can be that hard to build as its a wet n dry vacum and some pole and hoses. Someone on here has bprob had a go.
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Im actually in the middle of pricing it all up to build it myself at the moment and its coming in at just short of £490 to build myself. Iv had a look at the exact same setup on ebay and its going for £600 plus £30 pp. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-METRE-ALLOY-POLE-GUTTER-VAC-CLEANING-VACUUM-COMPLETE-KIT-/170695836282?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item27be43c27a (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-METRE-ALLOY-POLE-GUTTER-VAC-CLEANING-VACUUM-COMPLETE-KIT-/170695836282?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&hash=item27be43c27a)
Danny
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I made some out of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50mm-x-3mm-Clear-Acrylic-Tube-Plastic-Perspex-Pipe-2m-/290540980276?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43a5978834#ht_1275wt_1163
http://blast-away.co.uk/guttercleaning.aspx
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I made some out of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50mm-x-3mm-Clear-Acrylic-Tube-Plastic-Perspex-Pipe-2m-/290540980276?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43a5978834#ht_1275wt_1163
http://blast-away.co.uk/guttercleaning.aspx
How did you join them? Slightly bigger tube and clips?
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How long does that take you set up blast away? The joints look like quite abit of ping about. I was going to get 2mm ali tubing and use a pipe expander to flare out the bottom just enough to slide the joints together but not 100% yet
Danny
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Bought 50mm black drain tube, cut it to open up then in 8 inch length. Slot of 2 joining acrylic tubes giving 4 inch to each then jubilee clips.
You'll have a very small hole in the centre where they meet, just tape over.
That pole earned me £3,000 2 weeks after making it. Then bought some alloy one's for 3 storey blocks. Even at an equal length the alloy poles are similar weight.
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there is this place where you can get poles, as blastaway has done though is good, you could make a hybrid, part poly pipe and then alley pipe,
http://www.guttervacsystems.co.uk/ poles/tubes
you can use window cln pole using vac tube attached, not used my self tho
this place looks pretty good? whole system, give you an idea of what vacs are being used
http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/home.html
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I made a gutter vac cost less than £100.00 (very easy to do knock it up in an hour) and paid for itself with the first job i did put pictures and a topic on here but not sure how to put a link up for it
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I made a gutter vac cost less than £100.00 (very easy to do knock it up in an hour) and paid for itself with the first job i did put pictures and a topic on here but not sure how to put a link up for it
Is it this topic?
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=127293.0 (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=127293.0)
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yeah thats the one
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No vacuums on offer at Lidl's at moment. :-(
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Hello,
It might be of interest to those of you within reach of Norwich that we are going to be launching our new rental division in a couple of weeks time from our new depot in Norwich. We are going to be offering both 1400 watt kits and 4200 watt kits ranging from 20ft aluminium pole kits up to 45ft aluminium/carbon fibre hybrid. We'll be offering 1 day hire, mid week hire (Mon pm to Fri am), weekend hire and 7 day hire (longer hire periods will be available). We'll also be offering at a small cost a delivery and collection service in and around Norwich and Norfolk. If anyone's interested we're currently working on the website and that should be live in the next week or you can e-mail us at info@guttercleaningsystems.co.uk
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Hello,
It might be of interest to those of you within reach of Norwich that we are going to be launching our new rental division in a couple of weeks time from our new depot in Norwich. We are going to be offering both 1400 watt kits and 4200 watt kits ranging from 20ft aluminium pole kits up to 45ft aluminium/carbon fibre hybrid. We'll be offering 1 day hire, mid week hire (Mon pm to Fri am), weekend hire and 7 day hire (longer hire periods will be available). We'll also be offering at a small cost a delivery and collection service in and around Norwich and Norfolk. If anyone's interested we're currently working on the website and that should be live in the next week or you can e-mail us at info@guttercleaningsystems.co.uk
sounds good, might give a try before i buy!
I was thinking of poping in today to have a look (any excuse not to work in this weather but do something so ui can say i worked, kind of ;D )
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Hi Carl
We're currently moving into our new depot so if you want to pop over no probs just give us a call and we'll make sure we're about.
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Top job Blast Away, good video to :) What's at the business end, what vac do you use?
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Oh free adverts, we have some cracking new gutter vacuums, great light tubes....
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Hi Nick how long before the carbon poles come in for the hybrid systems?
Simon.
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Oh free adverts, we have some cracking new gutter vacuums, great light tubes....
and smile ;D
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What's the smallest vacuum that can be used power wise 1500w ?