[macc]

Hi Sarah.

I've noticed over the months you use Northern Tool set up for gutter cleans. I've spoken to them & they quoted me £480 +vat for the lance & presser washer.

Can you please give me some advice on the best set up to go for.

I was considering getting a new power washer as i do get the odd patio to do.

Any advice appriciated.

Macc

[Sarah Sarill]

Macc,

I will dig out the sheet I did for parts for someone else on this forum, but If I remember correctly the Lance and hook attachment was about £100.

That means the pressure washer was £380 ish - thats too much.  Ive seen them in Makro at £199. (petrol).

To be honest with you its the only other bit of kit we have used to do guttering (aside form ladders and a bucket !!) so cant really tell you if its the best.  After a slow start (and steep learning curve)  we now fly through these jobs in about 3/4 hour from travel to van pull up to pack up and get home.  £50 thank you sir.  LOL

There was also a long, quite argumentative thread on here, which I will get for you too.  It covers the method needed and the pitfalls.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13132.0

I will post the other sheet in a mo.  Anymore questions just ask away - only too happy to give an honest opinion on the kit. 

Sarah

[Sarah Sarill]

Macc,

Sorry but I can seem to post the sheets with all the contact details on it.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=17756.0

Link to our A6 flyers and I'll try to post the other one again later after Ive put it into an acceptable format.

Sarah

[james cairns]

macc I have the lance from northern tools with the high pressure turbo nossle


fire away

stay away from makro for pressure washer it is made by 2 companies one doing the frame etc and the other doing the engine, I got caught out and when tryed to claim the warranty they both blamed each other, in the end I had a machine in bits after using it only twice

why not try the small 2000 psi in b and q for £199 comes with 3 year warranty , and you cant get a better warranty than b and q

hope this helps jinky

[macc]

Thanks Sarah & Jinky.

Hope you dont mind but a few questions in my head.

Do you both like the job it does?
Does it make much mess?
Will i get covered?

I hope i dont sound stupid! LOL

Many thanks.

Macc

[Sarah Sarill]

Yes it does the job its supposed to PROVIDING you get the technique right.

If you dont get the angle right you will get a shower  but IME not much mess, a little overspill but nomore than wfp.

Hubby got drenched the first few times but that was becasue he was working the away from the downpipe and at the wrong angle  :

Now he's  got his technique right hes still getting drenched.  BUT only because he does these jobs in the heavy rain when he cant w/c.   


My tip would be to stack them all up and do them when you cant wfp in the rain.  Top money on what could be a down day.

Sarah

[macc]

What if there is a lot a build up in the gutter, do you send it down the down pipe, over the edge or take off a end stop & wash it out the end?

Macc

[Sarah Sarill]

If there are 3ft tress growing out then we dont do the job at all.  You have to be selective with the jobs you take on as the Lance cant break down years and years of moss and roots.

The secret of  breaking the debris down into pieces that flow down the downpipe for you to collect at the botton is to work away fron the downpipe entry point in about 6" chunks.  The lance and water flow should be towards the downpipe and at an angle of 40% to your body.  Flush that section,move away and do the next bit.

If the debris is not too much you can get away with bigger chunks.

Phew- does that make sense. 

Its like wfp, its not suited to all applications but we manage to do about 80% of the work we are asked to quote for with it.

Sarah

[Sarah Sarill]

We only ever take the end caps off when the downpipe has a mesh cover over it.  The mess cover is a nightmare to put back properly.

You can check this by tapping your hook end on the top of the downpipe. 

Dont forget you have to take away the debris that has collected at the botton of the downpipe.

[Sir Squeaky]

Yuk.

That looks like my dinner.

[macc]

Great help Sarah, thanks. It makes sense to me.

I did think about the gutter vac, hoover with camera but it seems a waste of money, this seems to be the answer.

Is the lance & pole light?

[Sarah Sarill]

Yuk.

That looks like my dinner.

Id say Yuk if my food looked like that too - mind you snail is highly sought after  .

Macc

We have the longest and whilst its not heavy it does feel heavy when the pressurised water is going through it.  It can be hard to control on start up and whips back really hard.  We did invest in the back belt for bigger/longer jobs as the lower back can get strained.

Sarah

[EasyClean]

Be careful about pressure washing out gutters with the gutter lance if the house, flat, etc has a flat roof as sometimes you may find that the guttering is full of small stones that have washed in from the flat roof and you don't want to be pressure washing that onto the neighbours glass or the conservatory below!

[abacus]

Hi sarah
I just got one of these set ups not used it yet wil be next week can you tell me what jet you put in the end large as in detergent or smaller high pressure
many thanks

grant

[Sarah Sarill]

Abacus.

We had a fixed one put in by our local Pirtek - they told us it was a standard hole.  I know thats not much help but I would not  go for a smaller high pressure as it could do some damage if the gutter is brittle.

My hubby did ours several timesd  before he did his first paid-for job just to get the technique right and get used to the pressure.

Good luck - let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Sarah

[abacus]

thank for the reply sorry have not had time to look on here for some time
have started some work in london getting up at 5 am to too much of it I hope I dont like getting up before 7 am it shouldnt be legal
regards grant