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Old 09-07-2013, 05:20 PM   #1
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Eze gutter

I odored a small section of the EZE Gutter product Essential Products RV & Marine - EZE RV Gutters just to see what it looked like. I found it to be a very good gutter material that should do a much better job of diverting the condensate run off from the Ac's than the existing awning rail/gutter on most motor homes. Mine has a tendency to run off right at the front door or over the driver side window. I have tried the extensions and clothespins but it is still a mess with the streaks down the sides. I have read some threads where others have used this material and had good results. But most were just to add small sections. I am thinking about running the EZE gutter all the way from front to back just above the existing awning rail/gutter as well as over the front dome above the front windshield. This would be one continuous run with the two discharge point at the rear on both sides. I am not as concerned about rain run off as I am the AC condensate. Once parked and leveled the EZE gutter should be able to handle run off with out overflowing and direct all of the run off to the rear. My coach is a dark maroon red along the top and I would use their black gutter material.

Has any one did this or do you have any thoughts on this type of project.

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I had it on my previous MH, and it worked as described. deSanford
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I ran mine in an inverted "C" shape on both sides so it runs along the roofline then downward to below the driver/passenger windows. I then ran another inverted "C" across the top of the windshield and each end empties into the gutter that runs along each side.
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I have installed in over my windshield on my last two motor homes. It keeps the windshield streak-free.
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I ran mine in an inverted "C" shape on both sides so it runs along the roofline then downward to below the driver/passenger windows. I then ran another inverted "C" across the top of the windshield and each end empties into the gutter that runs along each side.
Do you have any pictures, I would like to see how you have it laid out.

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I have installed in over my windshield on my last two motor homes. It keeps the windshield streak-free.
That is what I was thinking. Where does it drain. Thanks
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I have it running the length of my coach on both sides so the water exits just between behind the front windshield or off the back of the coach depending on what angle I'm at.

My coach sides are black so I got the black EZE Gutter and applied it on the flat white portion of the roof where it just starts to transition to the black. You really can't tell it's there, and it has worked excellently to keep the water off the sides of the coach.
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Do you have any pictures, I would like to see how you have it laid out.

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Hi Don, I'll shoot some next time I'm at RV .... probably Tuesday.
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The inventor of the EZE Gutter died last week. His name is Simon DeBeer, and he was a Holocaust survivor, and a dear friend. deSanford
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The inventor of the EZE Gutter died last week. His name is Simon DeBeer, and he was a Holocaust survivor, and a dear friend. deSanford
I am sorry to hear that. He invented a great product and no one has been able to come up with anything else to compete with it.
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Do you have any pictures, I would like to see how you have it laid out.

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Here's a few of the windshield area .... the sides are just straight and parallel to the top seam.

Please keep in mind this is a 1997 vehicle ... if it was new i'd probably try to match paint lines.
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I put the gutter material over the windshield. It almost looks like it belongs and keeps the streaks off the front window.
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I put the gutter material over the windshield. It almost looks like it belongs and keeps the streaks off the front window.

Yup ... I forgot to mention the stuff actually works
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I odored a small section of the EZE Gutter product Essential Products RV & Marine - EZE RV Gutters just to see what it looked like. I found it to be a very good gutter material that should do a much better job of diverting the condensate run off from the Ac's than the existing awning rail/gutter on most motor homes. Mine has a tendency to run off right at the front door or over the driver side window. I have tried the extensions and clothespins but it is still a mess with the streaks down the sides. I have read some threads where others have used this material and had good results. But most were just to add small sections. I am thinking about running the EZE gutter all the way from front to back just above the existing awning rail/gutter as well as over the front dome above the front windshield. This would be one continuous run with the two discharge point at the rear on both sides. I am not as concerned about rain run off as I am the AC condensate. Once parked and leveled the EZE gutter should be able to handle run off with out overflowing and direct all of the run off to the rear. My coach is a dark maroon red along the top and I would use their black gutter material.

Has any one did this or do you have any thoughts on this type of project.

Thanks for your input

Thanks for the pictures and input on installing the EZE gutters. The 100' roll arrived today so I am planning on starting this project tomorrow morning. I have a place to pull under cover at storage out of the sun and heat. My plan is to run a continuous gutter over the front window and down the sides to drain a the back on each side. My thoughts are to start at the front over the window and have slight peak, I am thinking about 1" right in the center and then tapering down to the corner and making the turn down the side. This way as water runs over the front it will run to either side. At the front corners I would have a slight decline to the back just above the existing awning rail/gutter. I am going to clean real good with alcohol and mark my line with painters tape. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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