Bypass My In Ground Gutter Drain

Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.

Bypass my in ground gutter drain. 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. You can also hire a professional to tap into an underground drainage system if you have one installed on your. The water simply drains into the ground at the end of the underground downspouts.

Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout. To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout. Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe. Letting some of the water drain into the ground as it moves down the pipe keeps the total amount of water at the end lower which means less chance of.

Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe. Another quick tip when installing the underground gutter extension tubing is to use lots of perforated pipe once you re away from the house so the water can drain as it moves down the tube.