Gutterglove Specifications
Construction
Gutterglove consists of two components, a perforated aluminum channel and stainless steel mesh. The stainless steel mesh is bond-glued into grooves along both widths of each 5 foot aluminum channel section. When installed, each 5 foot section butts up to each other. The seams between each section are covered by an aluminum fastener called a "Finger." Each section is installed with three self tapping screws to the outer lip of your gutter. When the installation is complete, it is a sealed system, complete with endcaps.
Aluminum Channel Frame
Our perforated aluminum channel is anodized to further protect itself from the environment. The specific alloy number of the aluminum we use is confidential. The anodizing process converts the aluminum surface into an extremely hard, durable, corrosion resistant, long-lasting aluminum oxide finish. Anodizing also responds favorably to current governmental regulations because it is one of the most environmentally friendly industrial processes. Since this process is a reinforcement of a naturally occurring oxide process, it is non-hazardous and produces no harmful or dangerous by products. No other gutter guard in the world anodizes their gutter guard, mainly because of the added cost.
Anodized aluminum is used around the world as highly durable exteriors in commercial buildings such as one of the world’s tallest buildings, the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Other revolutionized uses are in scientific instruments, home appliances, satellites in space for harsh environmental protection, staircases in skyscrapers and a host of other uses.
Stainless Steel Mesh
The super-strong type 316L stainless steel mesh allows up to 150 inches of hourly rainfall to pass through to your gutter as shown on our simulated water displays at Home & Garden Shows. Of course, there has never been this much recorded rainfall, except for maybe in the days of Noah. Type 316L stainless steel performs without evidence of corrosion in the 100 hour, 5% salt spray test (ASTM-B-117).
Type 316L is molybdenum-bearing austenitic stainless steel which is more resistant to general corrosion and pitting/crevice corrosion than the conventional chromium nickel austenitic stainless steels such at types 302 and 304 or any other standard stainless steel alloys. The 316L alloy offers higher creep, stress-to-rupture and tensile strength at elevated temperatures. It also resists attack of marine and corrosive industrial atmospheres which makes it an ideal component for Gutterglove. 316L is widely used in the food, marine and medical industries.