Have you tried pressure washing gutters? Some guys on here do it quite successfully. Bit of a skill i would imagine.
Fine if you like making a mess - Ok on domestic but you cant go flushing loads of crap down a down pipe as it blocks drains and soak-a-ways
I thought so too. I was rummaging through another forum where someone reckoned they could clean the outside of a run in three minutes. They were also powering the crud to the downpipe when cleaning the insides which seemed the wrong direction to me but then i don't know anything.
Pressure washers can do the job and are excellent for checking your work, unblocking down-pipes and cleaning the outside surfaces, but if the gutters are full they just make a mess and cause more cleaning up work for you.
Some people use them very effectively but a gutter-vac is cleaner, more efficient and once you have used one, and you see how safe and clean it is the pressure washer only comes out for checking your work or cleaning the outsides of domestic gutters.
Is using a pressure washer / lance better than climbing a ladder? even if you make a mess? I think it is, as your safety is the most important thing - any mess can be cleaned up in a short time but broken bones take a bit longer to sort.
