Gutter Covers and Leaf Guards "Filters go to War"

There's a YouTube video you will want to look at. It compares two filters and the truth about them is revealed.



Notice that both systems must be cleaned off and the only way to clean them is by being at the elevation of the gutter to wipe them or brush them off. Doesn't going up ladders to clean gutter covers defeat the purpose of having gutter covers--especially the ones that cost big bucks.

Please note that what is shown are two gutters with gutter filters installed on them with leaves deposited by hand. What do you think will happen when we let Mother Nature deposit blossoms, twigs, and leaves onto these filters and then drills this debris sitting on top with sun to dry it out like paper mache and then drills this dried out brittle debris with many rain storms over the course of a year?
One of the filter people say that particles as small as roofing grit will not penetrate the filter.

Yes I agree, it will work fine for coffee grinds (that's what the theory is based upon) and roofing grit, but blossoms and leaves are not grandular--they deteriorate into very fine particles that will not only cover the filters as the video acknowledges but also clog the pores of both filters.

It's interesting that the filter companies don't show you what the filters look like after two years of exposure to Mother Nature under heavy debris conditions, but I must say, in case you missed one of our previous posts, that there is one product that does. It can also be easily maintained from the ground as you'll see in the video.

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