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Title: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: bobplum on November 20, 2012, 11:14:54 pm
thinking of a gutter vac early next year what would be the lowest wattage on domestics that you get away with,im thinking 1200 but no real experience of these things.
Many thanks
bob
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: brad t on November 20, 2012, 11:54:36 pm
i use a 1400w and have done for 18 months with no problems, on my second vak now but at £90 each its money well spent. Tip for you Bob get one that can blow and if you do get a blocked down pipe blow up the pipe with it. ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 07:39:25 am
i use a 1400w and have done for 18 months with no problems, on my second vak now but at £90 each its money well spent. Tip for you Bob get one that can blow and if you do get a blocked down pipe blow up the pipe with it. ;)

what make is that bradley
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: ben M on November 21, 2012, 08:34:06 am
1400w is not powerful enough, you need at least 2400w
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: gary999 on November 21, 2012, 08:40:43 am
1400w is not powerful enough, you need at least 2400w

tell that to bradley he doesnt have any probs ;D
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: brad t on November 21, 2012, 08:46:18 am
Bob its a nilfisk i did have a vak king but thay dont last that long.
Ben i have cleaned a lot of gutters with a 1400w and never had a problem or a call back so it can not be that bad ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: ben M on November 21, 2012, 08:51:42 am
Bob its a nilfisk i did have a vak king but thay dont last that long.
Ben i have cleaned a lot of gutters with a 1400w and never had a problem or a call back so it can not be that bad ;)
me too but with a 2400w you can work quicker and to be honest, it is better to buy first a very good vac rather than buy a cheap one and after 6 or 12 months, you have to change it!
good equipment=good work  ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: brad t on November 21, 2012, 08:56:27 am
ok Ben am just trying to help bob out, we all know you have a 2400w vac and grippa poles becouse every time someone asks about a vak you tell us ;D
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: gary999 on November 21, 2012, 08:58:45 am
its his tag line..hi im ben and my equipment is excellent at sucking ;D
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: ben M on November 21, 2012, 09:04:52 am
ok Ben am just trying to help bob out, we all know you have a 2400w vac and grippa poles becouse every time someone asks about a vak you tell us ;D
yes because it is a very good equipment but if you prefer to buy a cheap and crap vac with heavy poles, it is your choice!  ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: ben M on November 21, 2012, 09:05:13 am
its his tag line..hi im ben and my equipment is excellent at sucking ;D
jealous  ;D
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: brad t on November 21, 2012, 09:18:22 am
my poles are not heavy i use down pipe, and as for cheap and crap the work well and have paid me back 100 times and the end of the its about the money we make off them. 1 job pays for my vak if i did 5 a day every day then yes i would get a bigger vak but i only do 2-4 a week, i keep saying to myself when i come across a job i can not do i will buy a new vak, but i still have not got there ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: ben M on November 21, 2012, 09:39:59 am
my poles are not heavy i use down pipe, and as for cheap and crap the work well and have paid me back 100 times and the end of the its about the money we make off them. 1 job pays for my vak if i did 5 a day every day then yes i would get a bigger vak but i only do 2-4 a week, i keep saying to myself when i come across a job i can not do i will buy a new vak, but i still have not got there ;)
fair enough  ;)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Tony Edwards on November 21, 2012, 10:03:11 am
my poles are not heavy i use down pipe, and as for cheap and crap the work well and have paid me back 100 times and the end of the its about the money we make off them. 1 job pays for my vak if i did 5 a day every day then yes i would get a bigger vak but i only do 2-4 a week, i keep saying to myself when i come across a job i can not do i will buy a new vak, but i still have not got there ;)


Bradley I made some pipes from down pipe this weekend, what do you use at the top to get the u bend effect cheers mate ?
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Caleb Morley on November 21, 2012, 01:35:34 pm
Hi Bradley,

What model is your Nilfisk? Where did you buy it?

Cheers mate,

Caleb
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: robert mitchell on November 21, 2012, 02:42:23 pm
Nilfisk do an 1800 watt model in machine mart for just over £100 , if you look at the suction specs it's very close to some of the 2400 watt models and has washable filter .

Alloy poles I brought are not great tho,  hard to separate when dirty and too heavy over a conny or extension .

Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Avo on November 21, 2012, 03:47:10 pm
its his tag line..hi im ben and my equipment is excellent at sucking ;D
;D
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Avo on November 21, 2012, 03:50:47 pm
There right Ben.. I to use a 1400w vac fine and its not the Clarke either..

Your just showing off  ;D lol lol
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Caleb Morley on November 21, 2012, 08:19:13 pm
Is this the one?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/nilfisk-multi-30t-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner?da=1&TC=SRC-nilfisk

Where would I get the poles from and any end attachments required? (ps - im terrible at DIY so dont want to much mucking around  ;D

Cheers,

Caleb
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: brad t on November 21, 2012, 08:34:00 pm
have a look at the post on here £100 gutter vak.
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: robert mitchell on November 21, 2012, 09:19:37 pm
Yep that's the one,  I have found it works really well . :)
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Caleb Morley on November 21, 2012, 09:22:31 pm
cheers
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: bobplum on November 21, 2012, 10:40:37 pm
Is this the one?

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/nilfisk-multi-30t-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner?da=1&TC=SRC-nilfisk

Where would I get the poles from and any end attachments required? (ps - im terrible at DIY so dont want to much mucking around  ;D

Cheers,

Caleb

possibly mini guttering from the likes of BQ
Title: Re: the minimum wattage for a gutter vac
Post by: Caleb Morley on November 22, 2012, 12:06:46 am
thanks