Follow these suggestions to unclog your downspout starting with the easiest options first.
How to unclog inground gutters.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
These unprotected gutters allow debris small and large to enter the gutter travel down the downspout and into the in ground drainage.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
Then climb back up and try rinsing the downspout with your garden hose again.
Tap the side of the downspout.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.
To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first.
Many homes have gutters and downspouts that are unprotected.
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.
Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter.
If the cage is in good shape firmly re seat it into the downspout hole.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Walk down the ladder one rung at a time gently knocking on the side of the downspout as you go.
Tips on how to unclog a gutter downspout.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe.
If the clog occurs at the downspout cage.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.