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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsDowetleavessticktoAlu-RexProducts?Onlytemporarily.Alu-Rexproductsboastasmooth,perforatedsurface.Justastheymaytemporarilysticktothehoodofyourcar,leavesanddebristhatlandonthesurfaceofAlu-Rexproductsdryquicklyinthesun.Andunlikeyourcarhood,thesurfacebeneaththewetleavesonyourgutterisperforatedsotheydryfaster!Alittlewindisallittakestosweepawaydryleavesanddebris:•A10km/hwindeffectivelyremoveswetleavesandabout100pineneedlesperlinearfoot.•A37km/hwindcanremoveaboutaninch(2.5cm)ofpineneedlesperlinearfoot.HowdoAlu-Rexproductsstanduptosnow?Alu-Rexproductssignificantlyreducetheweightofsnowonyourgutters.Sincethesnowcan'tgetintothegutters,theweighttheyhavetocarryislimitedtothatwhichaccumulatesontopofAlu-Rexproducts.What'smore,theguttersremainfullyfunctionalsowaterfrommeltingsnowandicecandrainawayfreely.WithoutAlu-Rexproducts,thegutters—alreadycloggedwithleavesanddebris—fillupwithsnowandice,whichkeepsthemfromdoingtheirjobanddrainingwaterawayinspring.Plustheyhavetobearmoreweight.DoesT-Rex™ortheGutterGleanSystemhelptoformice?Notatall!Watercontinuouslydrainsintothedownspoutbecausenothing—neitherdebrisnorsnow—willblockitfromdraining.WithAlu-RexproductsandtheAlu-Perftechnology,yourguttersworkallyearround.Alu-Rexproductsdonotcauseiceformation.Ificeformsontheedgeoftheroof,werecommendthatyoucheckiftheatticspaceisadequatelyventilatedandinsulated.CaninstallationofAlu-Rexproductsleadtoleaksinmyroof?No.Alu-Rexproductsdonotcauseanyleaks.Noshinglesareraisedandnonailsorscrewsgointotheroofduringinstallation.Bewareoflook-alikeproductsthatrequireyoutolifttheshingles.Theseproductscanleadtoleaks.Intime,theasphaltshinglesdryoutandbecomebrittle.It'sneveragoodideatoliftshingleswheninstallinggutterprotectionssystems,whetherthey'renailedin,screwedon,orsimplysetinplace.Also,themanufacturer'swarrantyonasphaltshinglesisvoidiftheshinglesarelifted,peeledaway,ormodified. WhatisthemaximumweightmyguttercansupportwhenfastenedwiththeT-Rexsystem?ThemaximumweightyourguttercanbearwithT-Rex™is250lb.perlinearfoot(373kgperlinearmetre).That's50%strongerthanwithspikesorhangers.WhatisthepointofusingT-Rexiftherearenotreesnearmyhome?ItmayseemunnecessarytousetheT-Rex™continuousgutterfasteningsystemiftherearenotreesaroundyourhome.ButT-Rex™'smainstrengthsareitsrobustness,strength,durability,andquality.WithT-Rex™,yourgutterswillbestrongerandmoredurablethananyothers.Newtreesmaygrow...andyourgutterswillstillbeinperfectconditionafter25,30,andeven40years!PeoplewhobuytheT-Rex™systemwantwhat'sbestfortheirgutters,justastheydofortheirdoors,windows,andallothercomponentsoftheirhome.WhyistheT-Rexcontinuousfasteningsystembetterthanspikes,screwsandhangers?Spikes,screws,andhangersprovideacertaindegreeofstrength,butonlyoverafewinchestoeithersideofthem.Thespacesbetweenthespikes/screws/hangersareweak.WithT-Rex™,yourgutterisequallysolidacrossitsentirelength.Therearenoweakspots.What’sthedifferencebetweenAlu-Rex’sGutterCleanSystem®andT-Rexproducts?TheGutterCleanSystem®isangutterprotectionsystemthatpreventsleavesanddebrisfromgettinginandcloggingtheexistinggutters.Thisproductissimplyplacedonyourhome'sexistinggutters.T-Rex™isacontinuousfasteningsystemfornewguttersthatverysecurelyfastensgutterstoyourhome,makingthem50%strongerthantraditionalsystems.BothproductsusethesameAlu-Perftechnology,whichpreventsleavesanddebrisfrombuildingupinyourgutters.DoAlu-Rexproductsrequireupkeep?TheGutterCleanSystem®andT-Rex™areamongthemostefficientgutterprotectionsystemsonthemarkettoday.Inthevastmajorityofcases,alightbreezeisenoughtosweepawaynormaldebris.Inareasundertherooforundershallowoverhangsonslopedroofs,debrismaybuildupwherethewindcannotreachit.WerecommendthatyouoccasionallycleanouttheseareastokeepyourAlu-Rexproductsingoodworkingorder. Howdoeswatergetintothegutter?Therearen’tenoughholesandthey’retoosmall.OurexclusiveAlu-Perfguttercovertechnologyistheresultofextensiveresearchanddevelopment.Theproducthas624holesevery24inches(61cm).Thisallowswatertodrainatthesamerateasa2in.x3in.(5cmx7.5cm)downspout.RigoroustestingbyanindependentcertificationagencyhasproventhatAlu-Rexguttercovercandrainover29,7in.(755mm)ofwateranhouroveralengthof20feet(6m).Andwith50,000,000feet(15240000meter)ofAlu-Rexproductsinstalledaroundtheworld,thefiguresspeakforthemselves…Note:Thehighestamountofrainfalleverrecordedworldwidewas12in.(305mm)ofwaterinonehour(Holt,MO,1947).Incomparison,the1996SaguenayFloodinQuebecwastriggeredby11in.(275mm)ofraininthreedays.Alu-Rexproductswouldhavebeenabletohandleallthatraininjustonehour—andthreetimesmore!Overflowisusuallycausedbytheguttersthemselves(notwideenoughordeepenoughfortheroofsurface)orthedownspouts(insufficientnumberfortheroof'ssurface).Itisimportanttomakesurethereareenoughdownspoutstoavoidthisproblem.Forthispurpose,youneedtokeepinmindthatonedownspoutisenoughtodraintheequivalentofa600sq.ft.(56m2)roof.Inshort,ifyoudon'thavebackflowproblemswithyourcurrentguttersinheavyrainfalls,theGutterCleanSystem®andT-Rex™won'tcreatethem.CanAlu-Rexproductswithstandheavywaterflow?Evenifalltheperforationsgetcovered—whichneverhappensbecausethewindsweepsawayleavesanddebris—Alu-Rexproductscandrainuptothreetimesthequantityofwatereverrecordedintheheaviestrainstorm.How?Becausewetleavesremainpermeable.Waterstillgetsbetweentheleaves—andeventhroughthem—todrainintothegutter.Thewateralwaysfindsitswayintotheholes.What'smore,theexclusivedesignofAlu-Rexproductsfeaturesanapproximately0.4in.(1cm)deepbasin.Testinginthelabandinthefieldhasshownthistobetherightdepthtocatchmorewaterwithoutstoppingthewindfromdoingitsjobofsweepingawayleaves,pineneedles,anddebrisfromthesurface.Bewareoflook-alikeproductsthatarecompletelyflat.Watercanoverflowwhenproductsarenotequippedwithabasin.Aren’tmetalgrillsorplasticmeshenoughformyhome?It'stemptingtobelievethatasimpleplasticmeshthatsellsfor$4per20foot(6.1metre)rollcandothejob,butthisjustisn'tthecase.Theopeningsintheseproductsaremuchtoolarge.Debriscangetinsideandleavesgetstuck,whichcanclogtheguttersandturnintofertilesoilforplantstogrowin.Moreover,theseproductsarenotrigidsotheybendundersnowandice.Inshort,theseproductswillstillforceyoutoperiodicallyclimbaladdertoclearoutyourgutters.