How To Unclog Inground Gutters

Tips on how to unclog a gutter downspout.

How to unclog inground gutters.

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. Remove and clean it. These unprotected gutters allow debris small and large to enter the gutter travel down the downspout and into the in ground drainage.

Then climb back up and try rinsing the downspout with your garden hose again. The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe. Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground. Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.

To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first. If the clog occurs at the downspout cage. Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one. You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe.

Tap the side of the downspout. Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter. Many homes have gutters and downspouts that are unprotected. Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.

Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter. Walk down the ladder one rung at a time gently knocking on the side of the downspout as you go. Either of the above scenarios however years of drainage has carried debris but the system is clogged and water can no longer enter. Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.

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.