How To Unclog Inground Gutters

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How to unclog inground gutters.

Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe. Tap the side of the downspout. Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout. Tips on how to unclog a gutter downspout.

Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter. Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one. The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe. Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.

To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first. Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening. These unprotected gutters allow debris small and large to enter the gutter travel down the downspout and into the in ground drainage. Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.

Remove the downspout from the pipe. Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground. If the clog occurs at the downspout cage. Follow these suggestions to unclog your downspout starting with the easiest options first.

You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe. If the cage is in good shape firmly re seat it into the downspout hole. Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe. Then climb back up and try rinsing the downspout with your garden hose again.

Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any landscape drain and then use a garden trowel to reach up into the opening and remove any clogged leaves and debris that could have accumulated there.