Do you try to remove covers? or clean it as though there are no gutters? This house has piped downspouts and these covers are the type that are riveted together so they won't come off easily.
-- Edited by Bryan P on Wednesday 27th of July 2016 08:28:00 PM
There are a few I've come to really dislike, any gutter helmet type, fine plastic or metal mesh. If there is enough surfactant to slow down the mix it goes over the mesh and the helmet style drips to the ground. We just end up watering more. Don't take anything a part you don't have to.
John Aloisio said
Jul 28, 2016
Like Brett said those style gutter guards are a pain.
Also, most of the gutter helmet or leaf guard style ones have a warranty that you can void, if you take them apart. Gutter helmet will void the warranty if you put a ladder them. My guys know not to even rest a ladder on those types Of guards.
Jeff Wible said
Jul 28, 2016
As long as you don't flood the roof,..the gutter helmet "should" run the mix into the gutter. But,.these gutter helmets fail during any type of heavy flow,..whether it be a hard rain,..or someone applying too much mix to the roof for the helmet to handle.
But,.before I would take them off,..I would walk away fro the job,..wouldn't even entertain the thought.
Jeff
Roof Cleaning Virginia said
Jul 28, 2016
Pre-wet the 'lip' of the gutter Bryan. It'll create surface tension that will allow most, if not all of the runoff to enter the gutter. Very simple.
TigerWash said
Jul 29, 2016
We don't remove the gutters. Honestly, from my experience, I wouldn't recommend removing or repairing ANYTHING..too many things can and will go wrong.
DirtyRoofcom said
Jul 31, 2016
we just ran into this a few weeks ago. i was spraying an small section of roof and watched the mix slowly work its way down to the gutter helmet and i watched it drip right off on to the shrubs!!
Ted has it right just wet the rolled edge then the helmet works as intended
Bryan P said
Jul 31, 2016
DirtyRoofcom wrote:
we just ran into this a few weeks ago. i was spraying an small section of roof and watched the mix slowly work its way down to the gutter helmet and i watched it drip right off on to the shrubs!!
Ted has it right just wet the rolled edge then the helmet works as intended
Thanks. Will do. I'm cleaning this one tomorrow morning.
Roney Conca said
Aug 8, 2016
Bryan, how'd the problem work out for you?
Bryan P said
Aug 8, 2016
Roney Conca wrote:
Bryan, how'd the problem work out for you?
It was actually pretty easy since we found out all the downspouts pipe out to the street and other places it doesn't really matter. Like was suggested, the dry gutters drop to the chemical to the ground, the prewet ones send it right into the gutter.
Do you try to remove covers? or clean it as though there are no gutters? This house has piped downspouts and these covers are the type that are riveted together so they won't come off easily.
-- Edited by Bryan P on Wednesday 27th of July 2016 08:28:00 PM
There are a few I've come to really dislike, any gutter helmet type, fine plastic or metal mesh. If there is enough surfactant to slow down the mix it goes over the mesh and the helmet style drips to the ground. We just end up watering more. Don't take anything a part you don't have to.
Like Brett said those style gutter guards are a pain.
Also, most of the gutter helmet or leaf guard style ones have a warranty that you can void, if you take them apart. Gutter helmet will void the warranty if you put a ladder them. My guys know not to even rest a ladder on those types Of guards.
But,.before I would take them off,..I would walk away fro the job,..wouldn't even entertain the thought.
Jeff
Ted has it right just wet the rolled edge then the helmet works as intended
Thanks. Will do. I'm cleaning this one tomorrow morning.
It was actually pretty easy since we found out all the downspouts pipe out to the street and other places it doesn't really matter. Like was suggested, the dry gutters drop to the chemical to the ground, the prewet ones send it right into the gutter.