Joe B. Wrote:
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> I was intrigued with these things and regret not
> buying them when they had them in the store.
> Looked like durable material -- came in 8 ft
> sections.
>
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A neighbor gave me some Rain Filters a couple of years ago. He had just over a 1/2 box left from putting them in his house. I put them in the upstream 1/2 of one of my gutters. They might have worked better if I only had large leaves, but I have a number of the helicopter type seeds and over time, they built a layer over the filter; I finally threw them away after just over a year. Maybe they also would have worked better if I had smaller gutters so there was less of a lip keeping the leaves from blowing away.
Anyone have better experiences with them? The neighbor swore by them, but he also only owned the house for a year after installing them before he sold, so I don't know if they are clogging (haven't talked to the new neighbor about them).
I've also seen some gutter guards that look like a really long round brush, but I think part of the plan is to remove and shake them out every year. Not sure that's better than just having a gutter and cleaning it on its own.