What Vac To Buy ?

[Daniel LeQuelenec]

Hi
Looking for advice on what's the best wet vac to purchase for Gutter Cleaning & helping in my drain clearing business . I've sorted out the carbon poles but need to source some 2 inch hose .
I don't know much about air flows & lift but guessing the more of either is better ?
Researching online at the various models that companies sell as Gutter Vacs , none of them seem to have a high airflow , they are all pretty much the same averaging about 140 litres but I found that Lavor make a vac that has the same lift as all the rest but the airflow is 192 litres but it doesn't have a drain dump .
I'm wondering if I can modify this vac & put in my own drain dump as well as alter the hose inlet to accept a 2 inch hose to avoid blockages.
I require the vac in the drain side as its easier,quicker & less messier on some jobs to just suck out the sink, bath or gully .
Any help or advice would be great

 

[daniel crouch]

Gardiners , gutter cleaning systems , Sky vac , omni pole , are some to google the gutter cleaning system site sell just the vacs 3 motors on there vacs and cheap as far as the rest .

 

[Daniel LeQuelenec]

Cheers , I've looked at those sites and the airflow isn't as powerful as the Lavor Windy model by as much as 50 % on some machines plus their vacs are more expensive! The lift is exactly the same .
I'd rather modify a machine to suit my needs if it's feasible than to buy a stock machine & do a half hearted job.
A lot of those sites bang on about 3600 watts of power but when you look deeper at the specs the lift is 2.5 metres with airflow of only 125 litres .
Is it the more airflow a machine has the quicker it moves the debris along & the lift is the actual suction power?
I'm new to this so don't really understand it but I do know from experience that Buy Cheap Buy Twice , so would rather get it right from the outset

 

[Des Rynne]

Have you done your home work on how many customers you might get for this service as window cleaners get this kind of work So maybe start a window cleaning business

 

[daniel crouch]

May be you should go try some of the systems and see for yourself as what's at the end of the pipe is all that matters feel and power etc personally I've not been impressed by any I've seen and some are hard hard work compared to an access lift and a pair of gloves !

 

[Daniel LeQuelenec]

Yea , could start doing Windows as well as my drain Buisness .
Then that's the outside of the house covered top to bottom
My window cleaner doesn't do the gutters

 

[Steven Swanson]

Agreed there
Get your gloves on and start clearing
Save yourself 2 grand