3 wacky tricks for cleaning gutters plus 1 good idea all in an effort to avoid climbing that ladder and cleaning those gutters homeowners have come up with some pretty unorthodox techniques.
Gutter blower diy.
Prepare to be blown away.
Gas and backpack leaf blowers are usually the easiest to modify.
Materials a length of two inch abs pipe.
So i was tempted and almost pulled the trigger on the 50 60 echo gutter kit for my blower but figured i could basically make something just as good.
Generally speaking there are two ways to do it.
2 or more aluminum downspout elbows or vinyl downspout elbows.
They also tend to be the most powerful.
So far so good.
I installed 136 feet of this gutter guard on my house.
There are a couple of ways to do it depending on your leaf blower the size of its nozzle and the height of your roofline.
Two inch sink trap to form the 180 degree bend for the gutter.
I got tired of grabbing my ladder every time i needed to get leaves out of my gutters.
I decided it was time to finagle something so to lowe s i went and af.
How to clean gutters with a leaf blower.
The downpipe and elbows linked above measure 3 x 2 but these measurements will not fit all leaf blowers.
You can either use a ladder and maybe climb onto your roof and use your leaf blower from there or you can use a gutter cleaning attachment and do it from the ground.
Before you start please keep in mind that these methods work best on dry leaves.
With some basic hardware items and a little mechanical skill you can transform your leaf blower into a gutter cleaner.
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I had the foam inserts but they allowed debris to collect.
Aluminum downpipe or vinyl downpipe.
Materials needed for a diy leaf blower gutter attachment.
Took about 5 hours to remove the foam and install these guards.
This diy extension made of pvc piping will fit on a leaf blower or shop vac and.