Anyone use a blower of some kind? I have a shop vac that I can take the bower off and use it as a blower. I was thinking of adapting a short piece of PVC, a sweep and reducer and try it on the gutters.

The leaves are starting to fall, and I hate sitting on the roof reaching over and cleaning by hand. I know if they get rained on hard the blower probably wouldn't move them, but if I kept up with them as they fall......I don't mind walking the roof, just the hanging over the edge!

If it works, I could be convinced to buy a gas drive blower.

I use my power washer with 15* tip.

When I need to do this job (soon), the leaves are a wet heavy mat.

The blower's all I use to do the gutters any more. I got one of those gooseneck tube kits for it-it works really good.

Yep... I get on the roof to blow it off a few times a year... pro tip ----> you need a few days of DRY weather to get the most out of your efforts...

That’s what I use!

Have used a blower for the last 10 years or so.

I have one of those. Works great if the gutters are dry; otherwise you get freckles.

Anybody using a battery powered blower? I’m considering a Dewalt 20v if they have the goose neck extension. Seems like the trend is away from gas power to battery power.

Gas blower works better than anything, I think, but be careful the blow-off doesn’t fall on anything you may have trouble cleaning.

I use my echo gas powered handheld and a ladder. Haven’t made the gooseneck yet. I live in an oak forest. That doesn’t play well with gutters.

It’s never just leaves alone.

Buy some Shur Flo screens and a pack of 1/4'' Zip screws that match your raingutter color - you won't need another gutter cleaning for 10 years .
DON"T buy plastic screens !

I use the DeWalt 20Volt blower but work from the roof side. It cleans them right out and once you get some air under a "mat" the whole thing goes!

My big problem this year is acorns....going to have to blow those marbles out as well!!

Just use the vacuum
Blowing makes a hell of a mess, particularly if there is a slurry of dirt and leaves in there

I have walked down the roof edge and blown them clean before but it makes a bigger mess below. I find it easier to scoop the leaves out with my hand into a bucket and rinse them out.

two weeks ago I threw out my goose neck blower kit. I never used it.

For a while I'd get up on the roof with my back pack blower and clean them out, I just put on aluminum gutter guards. I hope I'm done with it for awhile