[davep]

Going to order this tmrw.  Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?

http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html

[wpclean]

It is a good budget system, but there are more powerful machines on the market, if you spent a bit more.

[davep]

More suck?

[Kev Martin]

find out how much just the 2" hose is and the carbon fibre poles/  In other words all of it without the vac

[wpclean]

More suck?

Yes, This is the best in my opinion -
http://www.spinaclean.com/industrial-gutter-cleaning-machines.asp

[Plankton]

Going to order this tmrw.  Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?

http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html

I sent them an email 26 march asking for a price for add ons to the equipment I bought from them and they never got back to me. 

[Kev Martin]

Going to order this tmrw.  Unless anyone can point out any drawbacks with it?

http://www.guttercleaningsystems.co.uk/3000carbonfibrekits.html

I sent them an email 26 march asking for a price for add ons to the equipment I bought from them and they never got back to me. 

That is probably because the majority of the money is for the CF Poles and accessories because those vacs are less than a couple of hundred quid.  About 7-8 years ago I needed a load of Vacs at very short notice and I had to supplement mine with two of those.  One of them lasted a week and the other just over 2 weeks and that included replacement hoses in that period as well.  However, I will admit that we were sucking slurry up with them. 

[Mike Halliday]

Is there a big market for gutter cleaning? Will people pay good money for it?

I have 2 big 3 motor wet vacs  ( they look like 55gl drums with vacuum lids) I got them from techclean when I started PW but never needed to use them. I have various carbon poles and an extendable aluminium PW pole than I was thinking of attaching my 2 inch vacuum hose to them and offering the service

[BDCS]

Mike,  the trouble with gutter cleaning is you rarely ever see houses with gutters so obviously little demand

[Ben Marriott]

The vacuums are a bit ropey - spinaclean are good but bloody expensive their distributors are much cheaper if you can find them

[davep]

Kev the poles are £365. How much is your vac?

[Kev Martin]

Kev the poles are £365. How much is your vac?

£359 + VAT  it comes with the 50mm inlet fitting and 1 cuff from machine to hose .  Note it comes with nothing else so you have to supply hose, pole and fittings.

[davep]

Have you a link to this please

[Mike Halliday]

Mike,  the trouble with gutter cleaning is you rarely ever see houses with gutters so obviously little demand

Is this sarcasm? . Don't all house have gutters?

But not all of them need cleaning, I have lived in 10-5 house in my lifetime and none of them have needed to have the gutters cleaned........ every home has carpets but only 15% of home owners  have their carpets cleaned.

I would guess leaves in autumn are the big market for gutter cleaning, especially in area with lots of trees.

Unless you can get £70 for the smallest house then I can't see it being worth me doing, not being presumptuous  but if I can't make the same hourly rate I get for pressure washing or carpet cleaning there's no point putting the effort into finding the work

[davep]

It's an add on to pressure washing Mike, and target all your clients in autumn.

[Kev Martin]

It's an add on to pressure washing Mike, and target all your clients in autumn.

Let me have your email or email abi@tilinglogistics.co.uk and we will send you the details

[wpclean]

Gutter cleaning is biggest earner for us, but not my fave work.      We book a full day of cleans, and that way it is easier just throwing the genny in the van, and not having to take it out.   

[BDCS]

Mike,

there are only 26.4 million houses in the UK, if only 5% of these need gutter cleans it would keep even me busy for at least a month. I charge £40 a side for 2 storey rising to £60 for three. I have a 13m  ladder and charge superstar money to get that out 

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/family-demography/families-and-households/2013/stb-families.html

Sarcasm - me ?

[Ben Marriott]

Go Soteco or Elsea on the Vac - the ISSA are the best

[Rob@Blast off]

I do quite a few gutters these days, wishing I had brought a better setup now though as my vac seems to have lost a bit of power and those god damm Ali poles are awful.