Clean Clogged Gutter Downspout

Remove the downspout from a connecting drain place a garden hose inside the downspout and turn the water on.

Clean clogged gutter downspout.

After the gutters are clean and the water used for flushing isn t draining quickly check the downspout for clogs and any lodged debris. Turn the hose on and spray down the spout. Although you can t see into these drains cleaning them is similar to a process used to clear debris from the side gutter pipes on your house. If you see water flowing over the edges of your gutters and not through your downspouts your downspouts are most likely clogged with a small object or leaves and twigs.

Clean the bottom downspout opening remove the downspout extension if present to expose the bottom opening. If you wait until spring or summer the downspouts elbows and drop outlets are usually already clogged. This is especially important if the downspout is connected to an underground drain. Otherwise trying to remove the clog may simply push it further down.

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. Many people wait until the spring but it s much better to clean out the leaves prior to all the winter snow melt and spring rains. Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.

Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter. To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first. The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe. Pull the underground drain which is often a black.

Remove the downspout from the pipe. Feed the hose up the downspout from the ground. 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. Late autumn or early winter or whenever the trees are bare is the right time to clean out your gutters.

You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe. Gutters and downspouts can get clogged with leaves and debris that hinder the proper operation of the system so keeping them clean and flowing freely is essential. If you see water backing up you have a clog. If the amount of water coming out is less than what is going in there is a blockage.