What is a gully grab?
What is a gully grab? |
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A gully grab consists of a long pole with a hinged scoop on the end. The scoop can be manipulated at the handle end. | |||
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The gully grab is used to reach into external drains and scoop out blockages and obstructions like silt, leaves and stones. | |||
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Anyone can use a gully grab as they are a simple, easy-to-use hand tool. | |||
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The scoop can come in slightly varying designs and either a rounded or square shape.
The round version can fit into smaller, round drains more easily, whereas square gully grabs can reach corners in square drains. |
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There are similar tools to the gully grab with similar names. The most common of these are the claw type grabbers, which are also lowered into gullies. The claws may have a better grabbing action but the scoop on a gully grab can hold and remove debris more effectively. | |||
