The Gutter Helmet Process
There are a number of gutter protection systems available today, but the Gutter Helmet’s process of collecting water and removing leaves and other debris is unique among them. Most other products use grates or filters, which can become clogged and usually require some regular maintenance. The Gutter Helmet instead uses a nose-forward design.
The Helmet is attached to the roof of a house and extends its slope over the gutters. The surface of the helmet is ribbed and covered in a PermaLite finish. As the helmet extends over the gutter, it curves down and back under itself, into the gutter. It is now that water tension, the root of the Gutter Helmet’s success, comes into play. By following the curve of the helmet, rainwater runs into the gutter (much the same as when one tries to pour water from one glass to another).
While the power of water tension keeps fluids on the roof flowing into the gutter, any debris which has accumulated on the roof and now is flowing down its slope will simply fall off the edge of the house. Lacking the sticking power of water and too large to fit in the smaller opening of the curving-back Helmet, debris simply falls to the ground.