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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Captain Scarlet on June 11, 2008, 08:44:32 pm

Title: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: Captain Scarlet on June 11, 2008, 08:44:32 pm
Groundhog I noticed you had a video of a gutter vac on you tube, is this a DIY'ed one, if so how did you make it?

I would also like other peoples experience of building a succesful gutter vac, maybe Mr H.

Thanks, Luke
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: groundhog on June 11, 2008, 08:58:09 pm
No Luke it was not a diy version, it was a guttervac that I hired out for a day from Omnipole. That was my first attempt at using it, I should have practised a bit before taking the video, I had the nozzle at the wrong angle in the video, so it didn't really do the machine justice.
I have not attempted a diy version, but I see no reason why it couldn't be done, and I'm sure I have read on here somewhere about someone making one.  :)
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: *Mr Tumble on June 11, 2008, 10:00:06 pm
Any info ona gutter spike clearing attachment would be welcome.
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: groundhog on June 11, 2008, 11:41:33 pm
Hi Mr Tumble, the gutter spike attachment is exactly what it says, its simply a spike which you rake the gutter with to loosen up the debris if they are compacted. It was quite useful, but I would say that Jeff's mk1 gutter cleaner would have been just as good, if not better!! :)
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: vision tech on June 12, 2008, 12:07:15 am
Has anybody got a guttervac in or near belfast? Imight be able to get them some work.
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: *Mr Tumble on June 12, 2008, 07:49:53 am
Hi Mr Tumble, the gutter spike attachment is exactly what it says, its simply a spike which you rake the gutter with to loosen up the debris if they are compacted. It was quite useful, but I would say that Jeff's mk1 gutter cleaner would have been just as good, if not better!! :)
No dis to Jeff, but can the MK1 spoon thing get a good digging action on impacted dirt?
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: Glyn H on June 12, 2008, 09:18:31 am
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Has anybody got a guttervac in or near belfast? Imight be able to get them some work

Yes a company has just set up in Ballymena can I email them your email address?
Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: Mr H on June 12, 2008, 10:45:58 pm
Built one and it works great. What else do you want to know m8...?

www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=51156.0

Regards
Mr H

Title: Re: GROUNDHOG AND GUTTER VAC PEOPLE
Post by: jeff1 on June 13, 2008, 12:08:11 am
Hi Mr Tumble, the gutter spike attachment is exactly what it says, its simply a spike which you rake the gutter with to loosen up the debris if they are compacted. It was quite useful, but I would say that Jeff's mk1 gutter cleaner would have been just as good, if not better!! :)
No dis to Jeff, but can the MK1 spoon thing get a good digging action on impacted dirt?
Hi Mr T
I dug out a compacted garden with the Mk1, rather than scrape it with a hook to loosen it all up (good if you have the vac)
I just started from the begining of the gutter garden and started to shovel it up, It came out in fairly long strips as it rolled up, some did fall to the ground but I was able to pick it up and bag the whole strip.