Comments on: PVC Gutter Cleaner

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:01:44 +0000

Have been unable to find any wands at Lowes, HD, etc. Maybe you know of a mailorder supplier?

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:05:34 +0000

Hi Mark,
Thanks for posting your improvements to the gutter cleaner. For those who are not as handy, premade gutter cleaning wands can be purchased at home improvement stores.

By: Mark Verschell

Mark Verschell — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:03:40 +0000

This was something I built a couple of years ago. It works great!

A couple of modifications I made based on experience (and having to clean 2nd story gutters). If you are going to make it longer than 1 story, you really need the extra stiffness of 3/4″ PVC. For the sprayer end, I replaced the drilled end cap with a 45˚bend, then after a very short length of pipe I attached a female threaded end and attached a metal sweeper nozzle (you could probably use plastic also). The 45˚ bend eliminates the need to hold the cleaner at an angle, and the sweeper nozzle really blasts out the twigs and junk that get trapped (including a tennis ball that somehow gut stuck up there!)

By: Judy Benson

Judy Benson — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:49:48 +0000

need the name of gutter treatment caulk when there is a gutter leak. also an idea of where to buy product. we have tried some in the past with no luck.

thanks from Iowa,
Judy Benson

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:37:15 +0000

My gutters used to clog all the time with leaves and pine needles from all the trees around my house. my husband hated getting out the ladder and cleaning them. I finally installed a gutter guard so that we wouldn’t have to worry about it anymore. It’s called Gutterglove Gutterguard. It’s has a stainless steel mesh on an aluminum frame. It looks and feels pretty heavy duty. I ordered it and installed it myself. I am so happy with the way it is performing. We don’t have to clean the gutters anymore. It was well worth the investment and I would recomend it to everyone!

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:54:39 +0000

Doug,
A threaded adaptor was glued onto the end of the PVC pipe and a coupling screwed to it. The shut-off valve screwed into the other end of the coupling and the hose was threaded into the valve.

By: doug westerson

doug westerson — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:43:00 +0000

please explain in more detail on how the hose was attached to the pvc pipe.
thanks

By: tim langley

tim langley — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:26:00 +0000

if anyone is interested i have a brand new product available january 09 that cleans the water marks[tiger stripes] off the outside of gutters and in most cases eliminating the need for a ladder or pressure washer

By: Nicholas Roussos

Nicholas Roussos — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:45:49 +0000

Lee and E. Buckner, In response to your request, we just added a detailed step by step article on installing a rain diverter. I hope that helps you out.

By: Lee Sleeper

Lee Sleeper — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:13:55 +0000

I, too, cannot find information on the rain diverter that was also demonstrated on the weather channel Sept. 8. I caught the last of it and would like more details.