Dont Trust Leafilter or Gutter Guards

Tired of always having to clean leaves out of his gutters, a local man bought some leaf filters. But now, he says, that's created a whole new problem.

So, he called on Local 12 Troubleshooter Howard Ain for help.

No one wants to have to keep climbing a ladder to clean the leaves out of the gutter. James Allender says he was tired of doing that at his house in West Chester so he had the leaf filter system installed.

The company, Leaf Filter North, installed these filters in all the gutters around the house last September. But Allender says although they certainly keep leaves and debris out of his gutters they are also causing a problem.

"When it rains the water comes off the roof and hits the guards and just runs straight off of them over the side of the gutters all over the place."

The effects of that water can be seen on this section of gutter at the back of house it's covered with dirt. Allender says the problem was particularly bad in the winter when, as these pictures show, the overflowing water turned to icicles.

He says he reported the problem to Leaf Filter North and a representative came out to look at his disc of pictures.

"They sent out the supervisor who came out on June 29 and told me they've have a crew out here on the 5th, July 5 to fix it."

When he heard nothing he complained to the Better Business Bureau. The firm replied the run-over problem is caused by a fascia board that sits between the shingles and the gutter below.

Allender acknowledges that fascia board could very well be a problem but he says that's only in one small area of the house.

All the other areas of the house don't have that fascia board problem. But, he says, they all have water coming over the gutters.

"Should of figured the whole purpose was so the gutters would work better and now they don't work at all."

So Howard contacted the company's vice president for installation and explained what he had found. He's now sending over two managers to look at the gutters and see what can be done to correct this because, he says, leaf filter comes with a lifetime warranty. 

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I purchased the gutters through Costco, which gives you a decent discount through a cash card 4-6 weeks after install. The discount was  about 12% off the quoted price for me (your mileage may vary?) If you pay for the gutters using your Costco Amex and have the Exec membership, you'll get a bonus 2% back from Costco along with the 1% back from Amex!

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Leaf Filter gutter screens do clog

Leaf Filter Complaint by WeDontTanWeRust

You were reading a complaint about Leaf Filter.

I have alot of fir trees in my backyard. Leaf filter guarantees that their gutters dont clog and that only water gets through. That may be true but over time the smaller debris clogs the screens that covers the gutter.

Then, when theres a heavy rain, alot of the water starts dripping off of the front of the gutter. I have to drag the pressure washer up on the roof to clean the gutter screens every 2 years. Maybe I can get the service rep over to pressure wash my gutters for me because I'm sick of doing it.