Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any landscape drain and then use a garden trowel to.
Unclogging gutter drain pipe.
Remove and clean it.
Using water pressure 1.
Then flush the line to clear out any remaining debris.
Insert the hose into the.
With mud you need a pretty hefty cable either a half inch or inch.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Connect the machine to either a grounded outlet or a 12 to 14 gauge.
Setup the machine 3 to 4 feet 0 91 to 1 22 m from the cleanout opening.
How to unclog a gutter.
The hose s normal pressure probably won t be enough to dislodge.
Apply penetrating oil to the cleanout plug to loosen it up.
Never remove a cleanout plug or attempt to unclog a pipe that contains chemical drain cleaner.
Wear leather gloves and safety glasses.
Clean the bottom downspout opening.
Otherwise trying to remove the clog may simply push it further down.
Attach a high pressure nozzle onto your garden hose.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
Remove the downspout extension if present to expose the bottom opening.
Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.
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.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
If you have a pvc drain pipe you can try using a drain auger or sewer cleaning machine.
A cable attached to the machine and then fed into the pipe which breaks up the mud by spinning through the pipe.
Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the.
This is especially important if the downspout is connected to an underground drain.
This was how i was able to figure it out and fix it.
A brief video showing one way a blockage can cause problems with your rain gutter down pipe drains.
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.