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Title: guttervac
Post by: sean garton on January 31, 2014, 08:37:56 pm: hi all. looking to get gutter vacuum system for general domestic use. are there any good suppliers in east mid area or any body bought a system which is working well cheers Sean
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: Smurf on January 31, 2014, 11:40:58 pm: May I ask do you already do domestic gutter clearing by ladders?

Reason why I'm asking I've found so say gutter vacs have limitations to what they can actually do.
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: Craig downey on January 04, 2016, 11:52:13 pm: I'm I use a sky vac, great kit
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: JandS on January 05, 2016, 10:43:37 am: I use one but sometimes it's quicker just to nip up the ladder.
Did one at the w/e and guy left garage unlocked for power as he could not be there.
Ladder off first and quick check all round, one great lump lifted from one corner and I was done, it was totally clear.
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: SB Cleaning on January 05, 2016, 08:31:57 pm: Quote from: JandS on January 05, 2016, 10:43:37 am
I use one but sometimes it's quicker just to nip up the ladder.
Did one at the w/e and guy left garage unlocked for power as he could not be there.
Ladder off first and quick check all round, one great lump lifted from one corner and I was done, it was totally clear.
I had one like that yesterday...tennis ball in down pipe...Easy money ;D
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: scott johns on January 05, 2016, 09:20:50 pm: sky vac very powerfull piece of kit, from the safety of the ground who wants to climb a ladder
in these very windy times
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: JandS on January 25, 2016, 10:02:57 am: Wont get sods out that are trapped under tiles/wires or jammed under flashing.
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Post by: robert mitchell on February 16, 2016, 01:43:16 pm: Quote from: JandS on January 25, 2016, 10:02:57 am
Wont get sods out that are trapped under tiles/wires or jammed under flashing.
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does if you break them up first .
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: JandS on February 17, 2016, 01:07:01 pm: Quicker to nip up ladder and pull them out.
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: BDCS on March 11, 2016, 10:09:35 pm: I have a Kevin Martin vacuum and for the money compared to a sky vac I cannot complain. I have a Streamline pole with a hook to move or break the turf before the vac. I have carbon fishing pole tubes as well !
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: Strata Cleaning on April 04, 2016, 10:39:08 pm: We found Skyvac to be most suitable for us. Big wheels (makes difference while moving around premises), well built and powerful vac. Great after sale support from Spinaclean. Worth the money. Customers made comments they like it also...
Still as already said sometimes its quicker to actually use ladder.
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: scott johns on April 10, 2016, 05:55:57 pm: may be quicker but not safer is it worth the risk falling off a ladder for say a few more minutes?
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: JandS on April 10, 2016, 08:35:38 pm: Minimal risk if you have the ladder set up properly.
Had to go up the other day and physically pull the flashing out to get to the blockage no way could you have broken it up and got it out and left it clear with the vac.
Title: Re: guttervac
Post by: Strata Cleaning on April 10, 2016, 11:44:00 pm: Its true vac is not a solution to some of the gutters unfortunately. We manage to get circa 90% of them done with it anyway. Works for us.