Leaf guards for gutters generally consist of some sort of mesh sitting on top of your gutters to stop leaves, twigs, animals and so on getting into your gutters.

Whilst it is important to keep gutters free of such debris, gutter guards are not the perfect solution. Leaves can build up on top of a leaf guard which presents a fire risk and also means that decomposed leaves will get through the mesh into the gutters below.The smartflo gutters are based on the same principle but instead of a mesh across the entire gutter, they have a solid cover to the gutter. There are filters along the length of the gutter to allow water through but prevent other materials entering the gutter. The long term prospect is that the water harvested will be cleaner and the gutters remain unblocked and undamaged for longer.We have not seen these gutters in action, but the manufacturers claim all debris is blown away so these gutters never need cleaning, even in fire season.