It is the job most homeowners hate: cleaning your debris-filled gutters. Unclogging your gutters and freeing them from the leaves, sticks, bugs, twigs and other garbage that collects in their crevices throughout the year can be a messy and tedious job. But wait! There is no need to spend your entire weekend perched atop a ladder, unclogging your gutters with rags, a broom and your garden hose. Make gutter cleaning quick and easy by using a pressure washer.
Simply attaching a telescopic wand and a gutter cleaner wand that can get inside of those tough to reach gutter and downspout crevices, to your power washer, you will be able to flush out those gutters in no time, leaving them free of the debris that can damage your roof and leave your home vulnerable to wind and water damage during the next bad storm.
Your power washer can be a terrific cleaning aid when trying to clean your home's gutters. The first thing you will need to do when cleaning your gutters with a power washer is to check the top part of your gutters for loose debris. Remove any leaves or sticks by hand, then use your power washer to rinse out any remaining garbage left stuck to the inside of the gutters.
Continue your gutter cleaning regime by flushing out your downspouts with your pressure washer and gutter cleaner wand. The best way to do this is to point a stream of water with a high GPM through the downspout. The power of the water should force any sticks, leaves or other debris that may be stuck through the spout. As soon as you see that the water is running through the spout easily, you will know that the spout is clear and can move onto the next one.
The final step to your gutter cleaning job is to re-run the power washer through the gutters to take care of any leftover debris that could be stuck in them. Once you notice that the water being poured into the gutters is running through the newly cleared downspouts, you will know that they are all cleared of any remaining debris.
There are two times every year when you should take the time to clean your gutters:
1. The early spring after the harsh winter winds have left debris in them
2. The late fall after the leaves have all fallen off of any nearby trees
Making sure all of your gutters and downspouts are cleared will leave you with the peace of mind to know that your home will not be susceptible to water damage that is often caused when debris blocks ice from melting properly, which can damage to the roof, and when rainwater is not drained properly, and is left to seep through window cracks and roof seems.
Keeping your gutters clear of any type of debris is the best way to keep the exterior of your home in tip-top shape, and using your power washer with gutter cleaner wand accessory to clean your gutters is the most time effective way to get the job done quickly and easily.
