Short answer: The Original GutterGuard scored 1.5 out of 5 overall — NCR’s lowest rated cover in the archive.
Scores
Price3 / 5
Protection2 / 5
Reputation3 / 5
Strength4 / 5
Water throughput2 / 5
Durability2 / 5
- Manufacturer
- Dixie HomeCrafters, Inc.
- Type
- Metal reverse curve
What NCR wrote, in their words
Price w/ Installation — 3/5.
“Price is dependent on the commissioned sales representative.”
Effective Protection Coefficient — 2/5.
“The Original Gutter Guard is relatively poor due to the lack of surface tension effectiveness in low velocity rains. Debris is dragged into the gutter.”
Industry Reputation — 3/5.
“This product was developed over 35 years ago by a seamless gutter machine company and was re-invented by another seamless gutter machine company as K-Guard and also Gutter Guard... using the reverse curve technology that was patented in 1908 by George Cassens.”
Strength — 4/5.
“The strength of this system is fairly decent compared to thin sheet metal systems, but to clean the system one must either pull down the bottom half and bend back or lift the top and bend back.”
Water Throughput — 2/5.
“In heavy rains, over-shooting will occur. There is no way that surface tension can roll the water in the open slot. If you have that perfect volume of rain, always demonstrated by the sales representative, the system appears fine.”
Durability — 2/5.
“The Original Gutter Guard is fairly durable. With metal thickness of about 0.27".”— NCR Consumer Advocacy Group, archived December 4, 2016
NCR's write-up for this guard is nearly identical, word for word, to what they wrote for LeafGuard and K-Guard — see our sources for more on that.