[tatman]

basically that. Did my first jobs today with a poplar vak and ended up just climbing the ladder and vacuuming them. Found holding up the pole really awkward and couldnt get the nozzle to stay in the gutters. I hope its technique that will come in time. Also rather heavy i thought.

[Smudger]

As with Trad or WFP   gutter vac'ing takes practice

cant speak for the polar but we can really motor along with the Omni vac - been doing gutters for just over a year now

Darran

[Dave Willis]

A year  should have finished it by now.

[the bfg]

same here with the Omni-vac   some jobs are just a breeze with it

what I do when finished is fill a bucket up with pure water and vac it up as it helps keep the vac hose clean.

[Smudger]

Dave.....    well it was a very big house 

Bfg - Ditto - cleans the pipes out luvly

Darran

[tatman]

how you getting on with it john glen parva?

[glen parva]

great now
still have trouble with the nozzle moving like when you was here
ive been doing 2 aweek at the moment  i find just lifting up and down a inch or so of the bottom of the gutter so much easier

[tatman]

ive spent last two days doing gutters feel knackered. Struggled a bit to be honest but hopefully will get the knack.

[glen parva]

i still go up a ladder and check have not got a cctv sorted yet
not job to get yes it does get my shoulder and arms a bit 

[outdoor restore]

i still go up a ladder and check have not got a cctv sorted yet
not job to get yes it does get my shoulder and arms a bit 

To save using the ladder, I use a bicycle mirror from halfords fitted to an end cone which then attaches to a harris pole (if that makes any sense) allows me to check before and after vaccing.

[CLEANCARE WC]

thats a great idea but im a bit blind. wireless baby monitor and camera until u can afford to upgrade £40-50 ebay

[spongebob]

great now
still have trouble with the nozzle moving like when you was here
ive been doing 2 aweek at the moment  i find just lifting up and down a inch or so of the bottom of the gutter so much easier

I don't gutter clean yet although reading all this to learn.
If you need to lift pipe 1 inch from base of gutter you could jubilee clip a 4inch nail or screw both upside down to the nozzle and then rest the head of the nail on the gutter base. this would mean not having to support the pole in a permanent hovering position. Also the head rubbing through the crap would lift split the solid deposits.

[CLEANCARE WC]

not a bad idea that...rake and vac at same time.

[Steven Shoreditch]

There's a new company phrase!

Rake and Vac!

[AuRavelling79]

There's a new company phrase!

Rake and Vac!

How about a song and a scantily clad girlie jiggling the pole about?

"Do the Rake and Vac
and put the freshness back!

The Rake and Vac
is what you lack

Do the Rake and Vac
and fill a sack

Do the Rake and Vac
and put the freshness back!"

Now where have I heard something like this somewhere before? 

[CLEANCARE WC]

you didnt mention the young girly emptying the sack..

[Steven Shoreditch]