Gutter system indicator for indicating a clogged or partially clogged condition

An indicator for use in conjunction with a gutter system having a gutter, comprising:

• a. a floating device;
• b. a cage having the floating device disposed therein, and wherein the cage permits water to flow through the cage;
• c. the cage adapted to be secured about the gutter;
• and
• d. wherein the floating device is movable while being retained by the cage between a lowered position within the gutter to an elevated position wherein in the elevated position the floating device floats in accumulated water thereby visibly indicating that the gutter is clogged or partially clogged.

A method of providing a visual indication that a gutter or downspout is clogged or partially clogged comprising:

• a. placing a floating device in the gutter;
• b. retaining the floating device within a cage disposed within the gutter and permitting water to flow through the cage;
• and
• c. wherein when the gutter or downspout becomes clogged or partially clogged the gutter accumulate water and in response the floating device floats in the water and be elevated to a position visibly indicating a clogged or partially clogged gutter or downspout.

A gutter system comprising:

• a. an elongated gutter;
• b. a retainer of an open construction disposed in the gutter, and wherein the open construction permits water to flow through the retainer;
• c. a floating indicator confined within the retainer and visible through the retainer, and wherein the floating indicator is moveable vertically in the retainer from a lower position to an upper position in response to the gutter being clogged or partially clogged;
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• d. the floating indicator always being disposed within the retainer, and wherein the floating indicator floats in water accumulated in the gutter, thereby indicating a clogged or partially clogged gutter system.