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£67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« on: October 28, 2011, 11:35:18 pm »
Got a wet n dry vac from Lidl £50 and nipped B&Q got some  lengths of 40mm plastic pipe and connectors (straight and angled) cost £17 put it all together and had 3 jobs already lined up to do that made more than the cost of the vac and parts  ;D happy days
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STEVE-UK

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2011, 07:49:31 am »
tried one of those 1400w lidl vacs as though it would be a good idea for domestics would take up less roomin the van but found it took way to long and didnt really clear the gutters properly so i gave it away :(
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dave f

Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2011, 08:03:36 am »
theres a old post with pictures of one of those gutter vacs and how to make the extention pipe i made one in the summer only down side is the hose is a bit narrow
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Pope vader

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2011, 10:31:59 am »
hi

how r u getting ele for the vac, r u plugging it in to the custy house
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Avo

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2011, 11:04:41 am »
Got any pic's of ur new setup mate??
 What pipe hose did you use??
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taylored

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2011, 01:58:05 pm »
used mine today ;) 3 hours work, 2 houses £150 ;D   paid for it 10-15 over in the past 8 weeks ;D ;D
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johnm

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2011, 03:38:06 pm »
Have you got any pics of your pole what height can you reach with b&q pipe
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Avo

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2011, 03:44:46 pm »
Is it the black 2 metre 40mm waste pipe with reducers fitted???
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clean

Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2011, 04:36:17 pm »
I changed the end connector on the flexi hose to one off a Henry and yes u sed the 2m / 40mm pipe they fit perfect together  ;)
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Avo

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2011, 05:03:09 pm »
Dose it have any problems sucking the leaves n moss??

What you use for the section in the gutter?
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taylored

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2011, 06:09:27 pm »
look at £100 gutter vac on here, thats the poles i use 50mm ;)
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Avo

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2011, 07:22:27 pm »
Is there anywhere to buy longer flexi vac hose from??? And is the vac king cleaner upto the job anyone??
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taylored

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2011, 07:53:32 pm »
i use the vac king its good, 50mm hose in machine mart  ;)
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Avo

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Re: £67 D.I.Y Gutter vac
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2011, 08:27:01 pm »
I think that's the vac I will buy I was gonna pop in machine mart today near me but never had time... Dose the 50mm hose plug straight into the vac and what length are they?
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