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MasterShield® Announces New MicroVortex™ Gutter Protection Technology

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--MasterShield ® Gutter Protection ( www.mastershield.com ), the long-time leader in the gutter guard industry, announces MicroVortex™ cloth technology, the latest in their line of gutter protection innovations. This recently-patented product update was designed to provide homeowners with the ultimate in gutter protection.

Equipped with the new MicroVortex cloth technology, MasterShield gutter guards will be able to filter more water, more quickly, thanks to a specific calculation of thread size, density, weave and placement in the micromesh filtration cloth.

In addition, MasterShield has updated its HydroVortex™ technology, which assists in improving and increasing the amount of water the gutter guard can take. The combination of MicroVortex and HydroVortex technologies addresses issues of increasing importance to gutter-concerned homeowners, and results in a 25 percent increase in the volume of water which flows into the gutter and a tenfold increase in ability to self-clean the roof oils that leach from asphalt shingles.

Both MicroVortex and HydroVortex technologies were developed by MasterShield founder, inventor, and gutter guard giant Edward “Alex” Higginbotham, who invented the original micromesh filter screen gutter guards in 1999. Micromesh was first submitted for a patent in 2001.

“We turned the gutter protection industry upside down when we announced MasterShield’s micromesh filtration cloth, and we are doing it again with the introduction of this patented MicroVortex technology,” said Higginbotham. “As the leader in gutter guard protection, MasterShield is the ideal long-term investment for every homeowner.”

The “Impossible Cloth”: How does it work?

Cloths and filters have been used as gutter guard screens for years. The conventional usage is to shrink the size of the filter thread openings to block debris or pollutants.

Before Higginbotham, gutter guard gurus taught that a screen with more than 18 threads-per-inch might keep out more debris but would provide inefficient water permeability, causing water to flow on top of the screen rather than down through it and into the gutter. Using a cloth with more than 18 threads-per-inch to effectively channel water into a gutter was deemed impossible.

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These kinds of water routing solutions are used to take rainwater and direct it removed from the home's foundation. It is important to do this since allowing the water to run off next to the home may not only cause damage or weakening of the base itself, but it may rot and ruin siding as well. As the gutters won't keep rain water completely away from the land at the side of the house, it'll keep the huge amounts away that run off the roof of your home. There is a lot of sq footage up there to gather rainwater. But over time leaves will start to accumulate on the top and wash down into the gutter system with the rain. The leaves clog the pipes after which water can't carry on and flow down the gutter system to the downspout and on out in to the yard faraway from the home. Since water seeks the route of least resistance, it indicates spilling over the sides and onto the land at the foundation, making the gutters ineffective. Having gutter leaf guards set up will alleviate this issue and keep your pipes flowing. The most typical types are constructed with metal or plastic and go over the top, creating a barrier that enables water to enter, but keeps solid debris out. Some snap into place while less expensive models just lay over the top of the gutter. These last ones tend to blow off in high winds and are not as reliable. Having these in place will likely eliminate the task of frequently cleaning them out. This is not only time intensive but it could be a very dangerous job as well. Not only that but hauling an extension ladder around that is efficient at reaching the entire gutters could be a pain. Getting someone to clean them could be the only other option and this will get expensive rapidly.

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