If you’re considering gutter cleaning or if you do gutter cleaning you might try googling or looking up on YouTube the gutter ball. Personally I love mine. I bought a 24ft telescoping pressure washer pole and attach the gutter ball at the end and you can clean 2 story gutters from the ground, if I need to reach higher I just pull out my 12ft step ladder. It’s a lot safer than climbing a ladder.
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How much “mess” does it make?
Generally it’s not a problem because you have your pressure washer
going so if any debris gets on the side of the house just give it s good rinse. If your
customers yard is clean cut and well maintained then you wouldn’t want debris left
behind all over there landscaping. If you have a helper with you he can be cleaning up
debris if it’s an issue. I like it because it keeps me grounded.
I’m glad it works for you, and think that we all need to find a way to perform our jobs that works well for our bodies and makes the customer happy. I personally wouldn’t use the gutter ball. The beginning of my pitch is, “All gutter debris is removed by hand. I don’t use a pressure washer or a leaf blower; that would be very messy. I remove all the debris from the gutter to a bucket and then transfer it to a garbage container. That way the cleaning is very neat and tidy.”
Also, by getting up there you can inspect the gutter and assess its condition, slope, etc. which may be more value added.
Often times I get called to clean out gutters that are full to the brim with leaves, dirt, debris, and shingle gravel which require you to get up there and shovel out the heavy debris. I could see this as a maintenance clean or final rinse to heavy debris cleanup.
[MENTION=38391]Jon[/MENTION]
This sounds promising
No need for ladders
I hate ladders
If there is heavy debris one can go over the section twice, and it probably would still be quicker than by L&H
(Ladder and hand )
As far as messy, it’s probably nothing a little pre planning couldn’t solve.
I.e. Tarp on the ground rinse off wall
When WFP started getting popular there were those who swore by ladder and nose to glass.
I have been “passing” on a lot of offered gutter cleanings but this May open another income stream for us.
Keep us updated on how this works for ya
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[MENTION=3025]pagliachi[/MENTION]
I love using the gutter ball and I have a 24ft yellow telescoping pole that connects to my pressure washer. You can always rinse the debris off of the house if it should get on the house. Using a tarp around the landscaping works good for collecting the debris. Using the gutter ball will not only remove heavy debris but it washes the inside of the gutters pretty darn good. As long as water is flowing from the downspouts you know they are free and clear, unless it’s just a slow drip.
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Do you cover, with tarps, the perimeter of the house? And I’m assuming that you go around and pick up the debris.
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[MENTION=38260]Bgrilletti[/MENTION]
If the homeowner has a well kept yard I either cover with tapes or I make sure to clean up the debris by hand. Depends too on how big a job it is.
What a mess http://m.youtube.com/results?q=gutter%20ball%20cleaner&sm=3 , Imo I’d rather be using a gutter scoop and extention telescopic pole.
I found this one review …
Noneya Frigginbezwax3 months ago**·**
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Grats on creativity…however that was some massive over exaggeration with the hook spray tip you used.* Not to mention if you have a one piece gutter that ball will never fit without bending the gutter which you can’t do without getting on a ladder anyway, or on the roof.* I’m sure there are no posts because they are deleted because someone has had to seen this and told you there is an item on Amazon for 1/3 the price with rubber spouts on each side to protect your gutter, slimmer so it will fit into smaller openings on gutters and not to mention that by having two output nozzles you are cutting the available pressure and volume of water for lifting and cleaning in 1/2.* I don’t mean to take away from your business, but at that price I feel obligated to warn people away.
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I don’t follow how handling a 24ft extension pole on a 12 foot step ladder is alot safer than climbing a ladder. I hated my gutter ball the only time I would ever use it again is if the roof is too steep to walk, the gutters are already full of wet debris, AND they are already paying me to also wash the house.
[MENTION=2426]mrwindow[/MENTION]
I don’t sell the gutter ball that video on YouTube was made by the company that makes them.
[MENTION=11720]PressurePoint[/MENTION]
Some people like them some don’t. I like using it for gutters that are 2 stories or higher. If I can safely walk the roof line I do that instead because it’s faster.
I don’t use the gutter ball, but I can say the video example of the spray hook they used was NOT exaggerated. The spray hook sucks. It does exactly what they showed. We rarely use ours because of that reason
[MENTION=10695]Anolog139[/MENTION]
The gutter ball is like other products we use in our industry, some like certain products cleaning like the wagtail for example, but there may be some that hate the wagtail. So far the gutter ball has been good for us, but it may not work out good for others.
Like Jon said basically, it’s another tool that may come in handy.
That’s how I look at it.
Like a ledger, when you need it, you’ll be glad it’s there.
