How To Clean Gutter Drain Pipes

Turn the handle clockwise to extend the end of the auger.

How to clean gutter drain pipes.

Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter. The hose with water rooter should be fed into pipe from this exit. How to unclog drains your drains can become blocked with debris anytime throughout the year and it is well worth walking round your home every month just to check that none of the drain covers has become clogged with leaves or rubbish. Feed hose into drain pipe to point of clog secure hose in place with heavy object and turn water on full blast.

Remove and clean it. Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening. Connect water rooter to hose. To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first.

How to unclog underground rain gutter drain piping. Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground gutter. Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout. If they have simply scoop all matter out then follow with around 100ml of neat bleach down the drain.

A downpipe drain is the underground pipe that runs water from gutters away from a building and usually lets out at the curb. Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe. Check where the water drains out of the 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.

Over time leaves dirt and other debris can clog up the pipe. Remove the guard and pull. Locate drain pipe exit often near street curb. Many times this end of the pipe has a leaf guard or metal screen.

If the cage is in good shape firmly re seat it into the downspout hole. If your downpipe isn t draining or water is flowing out the back then it s probably clogged.