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Gutters are easy to overlook but they do have an important function. Gutters need to be emptied and cleaned regularly to prevent moisture and other problems in the home.
What are gutters for?
Gutters drain water that runs off the roof protecting the walls of your home and the ground around it from excess moisture – which could cause damage. It's important to clean your gutters regularly to keep them working properly as all sorts of debris can build up on the roof. Leaves moss twigs and even bird nests can slide off the roof into the gutter causing it to clog and overflow.
Why is it so important to clean my gutters?
What you don't see won't hurt you you might think. But if your gutters are filled with leaves and other debris without you noticing you can suddenly be reminded of it in an unpleasant way: by visible moisture and damage in your home. The gutter is supposed to protect the building by quickly draining rainwater. Anything in the gutter hinders that function. If you ignore this the gutter will become completely clogged. Then the consequences can be serious: in the worst case rainwater can flow from the roof over the facade and damage the plasterwork of your house.
Another danger of not cleaning your gutters is the formation of icicles in cold weather which can be dangerous if they fall down. That's why gutter cleaning should be a routine maintenance task – not something to wait until you have to unclog the gutter or downspout completely. All parts of your drainage system should be checked and cleaned regularly.
How to Clean Your Gutters – The Easy Way
There are many ways to clean and unclog gutters. Our guide will show you how to easily do the job with the right tools. Remember that you need to be extra careful with copper gutters as this material is quite soft.
STIHL pro tip:Clean your gutters regularly at least once a year. The best time to do this is at the end of autumn after all the leaves have fallen from the trees.
Cleaning Gutters: A leaf blower makes cleaning gutters quick and easy
With theSTIHL gutter cleaning setyou don't need a ladder and can get the job done without any problems. The set is a modular tube system that you can use with various STIHL leaf blowers. It is easy to assemble and reaches a maximum length of about 9.84'eters. A curved section at the end of the tube directs the air flow to blow dirt from the gutter down where you can easily remove it.
This method is especially suitable if the gutter and the dirt in it are dry so that you can easily loosen it with the leaf blower. The gutter cleaning set can be used with STIHLBG 56/SH 56 BG 66 BG 86/SH 86andBGE 71/SHE 71 and BGE 81/SHE 81.
Cleaning the drainpipe
Once your gutters are clean you should alsocleaning drainpipe. STIHL offers twopipe cleaning kitswhich comes as an accessory to youhigh pressure cleanercan be used.
Summary: Cleaning gutters
- You should clean your gutters at least once a year so they can drain precipitation quickly and work effectively
- The best time to clean your gutters is towards the end of autumn when the trees have lost their leaves
- You also need tocleaning drainpipeafter cleaning your gutters.