March 12, 2010 3:33pm by admin | 
A while back, a reader named Joe posted a review of LeafFilter. He wasn’t having the greatest experience. He came away quite dissatisfied with the product.
Jimmy, a self-identified LeafFilter installer (http://mynewgutters.com) offers the following rebuttal to Joe’s review:
I am a LeafFilter dealer/installer. LeafFilter works perfectly with a metal roof. It is the best gutter guard on the market for a metal roof application. The main reason is that it mounts just to the gutter. It does not need to be mounted to the roof under the shingles like most gutter guards. The LeafFilter gutter guard is the only micro-filtration gutter guard that does not mount under the roof shingles.
I install it all the time on gutters that handle water from a metal roof. It sounds like whoever installed the system [on your home] has a lack of experience. One of two things can be done if you are having a problem with water over-shooting the gutter guard from a metal roof… or any roof. If one of the steps below are taken, it will fix the problem.
First, you could install the service screen/valley screen which is a more porous filter that will handle the extra water flow. 90% of the time, this will fix the problem. Second, if the problem persists, what will need to be done is you will need to have a six inch gutter installed, in turn you will have more of a filter surface to handle the extra water flow. If you have any questions on this give me a call at 877 573 2653.
If LeafFilter is properly installed, and the right steps are taken when a problem arises, it can be eradicated 100% of the time. I believe LeafFilter is they best gutter guard on the market with over 700,000 ft installed personally from our company. We never had a call back we could not fix and we never had a single clogged gutter!
While we admire Jimmy’s desire to back up his product, we at TheGutterClub have a known stance on “clogged gutters”. This is never the issue. The gutters don’t have to clog to be completely useless. Over-shooting water is the main concern with gutter failure, and nobody ever wants to guarantee that this won’t happen.
But anyway, thanks Jimmy for your rebuttal. Please let us know if you would like to share any of your other experiences in the field.
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