[Ian101]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GutterVac-4200-Gutter-Vacuum-Cleaning-48-light-strong-aerospace-alloy-tubes-/180998726540?pt=UK_B_I_Business_for_Sale_CV&hash=item2a245d638c

Just starting to look into guttervac for early next year.

Appreciate you can buy cheaper with a less powerful motor but is that a false economy ?

4200 watts seems powerful or is it a case of something half the price or even less will be up to the job ?

Maybe Omnipole are the Ionics of the guttervac world ?

What do you all use for those with a guttervac. ?

[colin purewater]

I looked them mate  and they would be well faster to use
But the only thing that put me of is the size
Of them, not easy to drag round on domestic jobs
And most of all was the space needed in my van
I think they are 70 L so yhere big and you
Would need at least a 4.2kw genny to run it
Which Would be s size,
The Clarke 30l is great Ian  and cheap considering
The return it gives you

[bobplum]

build your own

[Barnes Wallis]

Why would you need something designed for 'aerospace' when you won't be exiting the atmosphere?

[trevor povey]

I got the omniploe vac with genny a few yrs back as have a couple of jobs per year which I use it on (sheltered housing with 1/2 round gutter 25/30 ft high)... all i can say it does the job ...only problem Ive had is lumping the genny around its a 2 man job and heavy as f***, ...not so sure if the system would work on commercial gutters you find on warehouses etc..as when I used to get a call on them there was alsorts gowing in the gutters..so didn,t bother quoting them

[Smudger]

Hi Ian

I've had the Omni-vac for over 3 years - we brought the full kit with genny and it has genuinely paid for itself 10 fold
yes it's big - but we have never ever needed ladders to finish a job or clear the downpipes out  and the main thing
that is overlooked by the '1500 watt brigade' is i can have a 25 mtr hose  and still suck out a gutter so on most domestics i don't even need to move the vac  - we even had a commercial where a 60 mtr hose was required and again the vac
sucked up water and sludge with no problem.

we also you the 6.5 KVa genny - large and heavy but it never leaves the van - i roll it to side door and start it up !

over all the time we've had it i have had 1 motor go - this was replaced at £75.00 through a secoto supplier online

If i was starting out would i buy Omni-vac - yes, but only if the money was genuinely spare and i knew i was promoting
the service heavily.

would i buy a 1500 kit - not on your life !

but a really good compromise would be the 3000 watt systems - i think these should be powerful enough but not got the
high end price tag of Omni-vac

hope this helps
Darran

[mark311069]

Hi Ian

I've had the Omni-vac for over 3 years - we brought the full kit with genny and it has genuinely paid for itself 10 fold
yes it's big - but we have never ever needed ladders to finish a job or clear the downpipes out  and the main thing
that is overlooked by the '1500 watt brigade' is i can have a 25 mtr hose  and still suck out a gutter so on most domestics i don't even need to move the vac  - we even had a commercial where a 60 mtr hose was required and again the vac
sucked up water and sludge with no problem.

we also you the 6.5 KVa genny - large and heavy but it never leaves the van - i roll it to side door and start it up !

over all the time we've had it i have had 1 motor go - this was replaced at £75.00 through a secoto supplier online

If i was starting out would i buy Omni-vac - yes, but only if the money was genuinely spare and i knew i was promoting
the service heavily.

would i buy a 1500 kit - not on your life !

but a really good compromise would be the 3000 watt systems - i think these should be powerful enough but not got the
high end price tag of Omni-vac

hope this helps
Darran

i agree with every word darren has said. we need a like button

[Ian101]

Cheers Darren very very helpful !

[ray mck]

build your own

how?

[Barnes Wallis]

build your own

how?

Get some stuff and glue it together.  That's all the pros do.

[robert mitchell]

I brought the poles for £160 AND a nilfisk 1800 watt vac that has nearly as much suck as many 3000  watt vacs .
Works really well on domestics but the alloy poles are a pain .
Too heavy over conservatorys and the slightest bit if dirt in the joints and they are almost impossible to separate .

[ben M]

I brought the poles for £160 AND a nilfisk 1800 watt vac that has nearly as much suck as many 3000  watt vacs .
Works really well on domestics but the alloy poles are a pain .
Too heavy over conservatorys and the slightest bit if dirt in the joints and they are almost impossible to separate .

hahahaha i told you, don't buy cheap, i did this mistake before...