You wouldn’t expect a mechanic to have just one spanner in his toolbox, or a carpenter to have just one chisel to do every job. Equally, you wouldn’t expect to effectively clean all the different types of gutters with just one cleaning head.
Every property is different – even identical houses on the same street may have a different gutter or different obstacles in the garden.
135° HEAD
The 135° head should be your starting point for straightforward cleaning.
135° is an ideal angle to clean gutters when there is no limitation to access, and you have plenty of space to work.
But this isn’t always the case – you may need to work over a conservatory or a low-level roof, or there may be limited access due to a shed or fence.
WHAT ABOUT OVER A CONSERVATORY OR EXTENSION?
In this situation a 135° head will only clear the front of the gutter, and a 90° head is required to access the gutter fully.
Rob From Wintech Exteriors illustrating the use of G Force Systems poles and the 90° head over an extension
180° HEAD
This head is vital when cleaning with restricted access. The 180° head will enable you to clean the whole gutter in situations where obstacles prevent you from moving away from the base of a building e.g. a fence or neighbours wall.
WHAT ABOUT BOX GUTTERS AND ROOF VALLEYS?
This is where our 45° head is essential. It enables cleaning right up the roof valley or into conservatory box gutters. The straight head is also great for long reach box gutters.
IT’S A FIX!
We have been asked why we don’t use fixed cleaning heads.
Flex heads allow the cleaning nozzle to be moved back and forth along the gutter with a minimum of stress on the shoulders and back. Whereas a fixed head requires the movement to come from the arms and back to create the momentum and cleaning action. Put simply – a flex head is easier to use and more comfortable.
A flex head also allows the nozzle to be moved from the front of a gutter to the back simple by applying pressure on the pole. Whereas with a fixed head all the movement has to be through the movement of your arms or position in relation to the building.
