I wanted a good way to get rainwater from the roof as far away from the house as possible.
How to terminate underground gutter drainage.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Before installing gutters rainwater from the roof fell to the ground and didn t flow anywhere before soaking in to the soil hence large spring rains lead to water in the basement.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.
Disconnect the pipe and reach in with your hand while using a rubber glove to remove the clog.
I ve purchased 4 pvc pipe to drain two of my gutter downspouts into and out the back yard about 10 15 feet away from the house on a slight downhill slope.
Extending downspouts underground beware the pipe to nowhere aug 26 2014 by matthew stock with michael likvan.
Don t glue this joint.
It s fairly easy to install.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
There are a variety of different ways to do this but we recommend building your very own retractable downspout using zip hinge.
Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout.
How to unclog underground drain since most clogs are at transition points and elbows you may be able to unclog the gutter by hand.
Try to drop the depth of the trench at least 1 8 inch per foot to.
Dig a trench eight to 10 feet long 12 to 14 inches deep and about six inches wide for each of the downspouts on your house.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
It s a well accepted fact that excess rain water near the foundation of a home is an invitation to a wet basement.
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