Insert the hose into the.
Unclogging gutter drain pipe.
Never remove a cleanout plug or attempt to unclog a pipe that contains chemical drain cleaner.
Using water pressure 1.
Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.
A brief video showing one way a blockage can cause problems with your rain gutter down pipe drains.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Remove the downspout extension if present to expose the bottom opening.
With mud you need a pretty hefty cable either a half inch or inch.
Setup the machine 3 to 4 feet 0 91 to 1 22 m from the cleanout opening.
This is especially important if the downspout is connected to an underground drain.
If you still haven t identified the location of the clog and you have downspouts that descend below ground level then the clog likely is in an underground pipe.
Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any landscape drain and then use a garden trowel to.
If the clog occurs at the downspout cage.
To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first.
Clean the bottom downspout opening.
The hose s normal pressure probably won t be enough to dislodge.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the.
Attach a high pressure nozzle onto your garden hose.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
Connect the machine to either a grounded outlet or a 12 to 14 gauge.
A cable attached to the machine and then fed into the pipe which breaks up the mud by spinning through the pipe.
This was how i was able to figure it out and fix it.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
If you have a pvc drain pipe you can try using a drain auger or sewer cleaning machine.
How to unclog a gutter.
Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any.
Remove and clean it.
Wear leather gloves and safety glasses.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.