Gutter Guard 3 Inch Expand Aluminum Filter Strainer. Stops Blockage Leaves Debris. Pack of 4. by Massca (Aluminum 3 inch)

Very simple. Cleaning gutters clogged with leaves and such is fairly easy. Unclogging the downspouts is another matter entirely and can be challenging. Insert one of these at the top of each downspout and that potential problem evaporates. Thanks.

Excellent

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05.24.2023 - rewrote this review due to issue…Bottom Line:- I’d look for other options, but might end up buying these again.Pros:- aluminum.- flexible so fits easily into any size opening needed. (Provided the opening isn’t too large of course)Cons:- be very careful how ‘deep’ you install this in the downspout opening. I put it too deep, and debris built up on TOP of it, and then pushed the whole thing down INSIDE the downspout. I had to take the downspout apart and luckily found it inside there, before it was pushed down into the underground drainage pipes. That would have been horrific.Other comments:- so in the middle of a heavy rainfall this spring, i noticed water coming over the sides of our gutters. So while it is still pouring out, i got a ladder and looked at the gutter. I saw a bunch of debris (leaves and flowers from trees) built up on top of the downspout location. Before I could do anything, I literally watched as the ‘gutter guard’ was ‘sucked’ down the downspout along with most of the debris! I couldn’t believe my eyes. I checked one other downspout i could get to, and made sure bottom of the gutter guard was just barely in the top of the downspout, in hopes of not having a repeat. Since I’ve recovered the gutter guard that got sent down the downspout and repositioned it so it was sitting as high as possible, I have not had a repeat issue. Might not have any issues until the fall when more debris is expected though, since most of the falling debris from trees in the spring has already occurred.- in a perfect world, these would be created a little taller with a ‘flange’ at about 1 inch from the bottom to prevent these from getting sucked down.- it is important that these stand as high as possible, so if debris builds up on the bottom of it, water can still go OVER the debris and then down the spout through the gutter guard. But if it is too low and debris is able to buildup on TOP of the gutter guard, it will just clog up and not allow water to pass.- there might not be better options available in this price range, but I would at least look.

So i work at an animal shelter and we put these in the and right befire the drain. Oh boy did they catch the hair, my co-worker did end up distorting them by bending the things too much and shoving them into the drain, however they still work great.