What's your LEAST favorite fall task?

[retiredmgn]

You know I never minded when I was younger but cleaning the chimneys has become a bit of a chore. It takes 3 ladders to get up there. He!! I spent younger years as a technical rock climber. I even built the chimneys. Now I get up there and consider the ramifications of a fall. There are days I wish I could grow another pair to take up the slack.

 

[sandman2234]

The chore i hate the most in the fall is going to work. It gets even worse in the spring.
David from Jax

 

[grnspot110]

Gutter cleaning, getting too old & fat for the second story ladder work in back! ~~ grnspot

 

[PineRidge]

Gutter cleaning, getting too old & fat for the second story ladder work in back! ~~ grnspot

I hate gutter cleaning too grnspot. Getting on a ladder now gives me a nosebleed. Height seems to bother me more as I get older, or maybe it's anticipation of a fall I don't know.

At one time I used to service a lot of rooftop HVAC equipment. Now there are no ladders on my truck as I leave that work to the younger technicians.

 

[JDgreen227]

I too detest gutter cleaning while on a ladder so I made this gadget. I found a powerful Craftsman electric blower at a garage sale for about $10, it had no tubes but I didn't need those. The 2" PVC pipe extends about 7' from the powerhead and with a 2" connector cemented to the end, it is a snug fit into the blower opening and a bolt secures it. The entire assembly is reasonably easy to handle and strong enough to hang on a gutter, I do that to direct air down at the gutter drop openings and feel for air coming out of the downspout end. Many clogs with dry leaves can easily be blown out from above, and even with wet leaves in the gutter the airflow is usually strong enough to blast them out. The square PVC pipe is a deck spindle and provides a secure second handhold. Not sure if you could extend the 2" PVC pipe to make it long enough for second story gutters as that would make it much more awkward. And yes, that is a car convex mirror at the blowing end...gives me a view from the ground as to where leaves are. WARNING: If you use a device like this one, wear old clothing and protective eyewear as the stuff dislodged overhead usually comes right down atop you...:laughing:

 

[PineRidge]

I too detest gutter cleaning while on a ladder so I made this gadget. I found a powerful Craftsman electric blower at a garage sale for about $10, it had no tubes but I didn't need those. The 2" PVC pipe extends about 7' from the powerhead and with a 2" connector cemented to the end, it is a snug fit into the blower opening and a bolt secures it. The entire assembly is reasonably easy to handle and strong enough to hang on a gutter, I do that to direct air down at the gutter drop openings and feel for air coming out of the downspout end. Many clogs with dry leaves can easily be blown out from above, and even with wet leaves in the gutter the airflow is usually strong enough to blast them out. The square PVC pipe is a deck spindle and provides a secure second handhold. Not sure if you could extend the 2" PVC pipe to make it long enough for second story gutters as that would make it much more awkward. And yes, that is a car convex mirror at the blowing end...gives me a view from the ground as to where leaves are. WARNING: If you use a device like this one, wear old clothing and protective eyewear as the stuff dislodged overhead usually comes right down atop you...:laughing:

Great idea :thumbsup:

I wonder if adding one more ell would direct the debris away from you instead of on-top of you.

 

[MossRoad]

I too detest gutter cleaning while on a ladder so I made this gadget. I found a powerful Craftsman electric blower at a garage sale for about $10, it had no tubes but I didn't need those. The 2" PVC pipe extends about 7' from the powerhead and with a 2" connector cemented to the end, it is a snug fit into the blower opening and a bolt secures it. The entire assembly is reasonably easy to handle and strong enough to hang on a gutter, I do that to direct air down at the gutter drop openings and feel for air coming out of the downspout end. Many clogs with dry leaves can easily be blown out from above, and even with wet leaves in the gutter the airflow is usually strong enough to blast them out. The square PVC pipe is a deck spindle and provides a secure second handhold. Not sure if you could extend the 2" PVC pipe to make it long enough for second story gutters as that would make it much more awkward. And yes, that is a car convex mirror at the blowing end...gives me a view from the ground as to where leaves are. WARNING: If you use a device like this one, wear old clothing and protective eyewear as the stuff dislodged overhead usually comes right down atop you...:laughing:

Nice job. My dad bought an attachment like that for his father after my mom caught him up on the roof cleaning gutters.... he was 90! :shocked:

I like the cord wrap feature, too. :thumbsup:

 

[JDgreen227]

Great idea :thumbsup:

I wonder if adding one more ell would direct the debris away from you instead of on-top of you.

I do have another 90 degree ell fitted with a rubber flex connector that can be rotated to any angle once attached to the end but the more bends that restrict airflow the less the blowing power.

 

[jmurray01]

Weeding the flower beds for the last time and freezing my *** off doing so.

 

[grnspot110]

I too detest gutter cleaning while on a ladder so I made this gadget. I found a powerful Craftsman electric blower at a garage sale for about $10, it had no tubes but I didn't need those. The 2" PVC pipe extends about 7' from the powerhead and with a 2" connector cemented to the end, it is a snug fit into the blower opening and a bolt secures it. The entire assembly is reasonably easy to handle and strong enough to hang on a gutter, I do that to direct air down at the gutter drop openings and feel for air coming out of the downspout end. Many clogs with dry leaves can easily be blown out from above, and even with wet leaves in the gutter the airflow is usually strong enough to blast them out. The square PVC pipe is a deck spindle and provides a secure second handhold. Not sure if you could extend the 2" PVC pipe to make it long enough for second story gutters as that would make it much more awkward. And yes, that is a car convex mirror at the blowing end...gives me a view from the ground as to where leaves are. WARNING: If you use a device like this one, wear old clothing and protective eyewear as the stuff dislodged overhead usually comes right down atop you...:laughing:

That's what I use on my front gutter & sheds, but it's too hard to handle with enough pipe for the back of the house (two-story)! ~~ grnspot