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Kev, you are at the other end of the gutter cleaning scale than most of us. If your doing twelve grands worh of work a month then you probably want a diamond tipped pole to cope with the wear.  

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Alex, just sent mail, off to bed soon.

[Kevin R]

Dont do it every month - I wish I did  

The Omnipole (aluminum) at 48 ft (max) is quite difficult to use only because of weight. Realistically I draw the line at 4 stories for anything thats blocked or has weeds growing out of it. However for everyday work up to three stories its a doodle and manageably light.

A light weigh pole for four stories and above would be fantastic so its still a subjet thats very close to my heart and wallet  

I really hope someone manages to design a workable light weight and long lasting solution, Im sure they will look how wfp has developed  

[Brian B]

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I've used one of these since April/May with no problems, if there's lots of growth in the gutters or down pipes then I just get up there on the ladder dig it out and vacuum the rubbish away (lots safer than using buckets and trowels). 

It's the best £259 +vat that I've spent this year, paid for itself after two jobs.  I bought an additional 12.5 metres of hose with it so you can do most houses by moving the vacuum only once after setting up.  all you need to do is velcro tie the hose to any pole and your away. 

Sorry I don't have any pictures of the setup but if I get some I'll post them.

Regards

Brian B

[Kevin R]

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I've used one of these since April/May with no problems, if there's lots of growth in the gutters or down pipes then I just get up there on the ladder dig it out and vacuum the rubbish away (lots safer than using buckets and trowels). 

It's the best £259 +vat that I've spent this year, paid for itself after two jobs.  I bought an additional 12.5 metres of hose with it so you can do most houses by moving the vacuum only once after setting up.  all you need to do is velcro tie the hose to any pole and your away. 

Sorry I don't have any pictures of the setup but if I get some I'll post them.

Regards

Brian B

Well done Brian,

Are you using 35mm hose or 51mm?

Domestic gutters are much smaller and require much less power to remove the debris and also a smaller hose can work well.

What are you using for the pole?