09-13-2013, 11:26 AM
I was looking into these at one point but sometimes in the winter the rain comes down so hard that the downspouts can't keep up with it and the water pours over the gutters. I checked and everything was clear, it was just too much water too fast. It only happens a few times per year but if I had any type of strainer in the gutter or downspout I can only imagine that cleaning it would more frequent than I like.