A rain gutter drain pipe is usually installed to carry water away from your house.
How to unclog a gutter drain pipe.
Remove debris at the outdoor drain s opening.
An underground drain pipe can become clogged in a variety of ways including leaf buildup or damage to the pipe itself.
Your drain pipe will have some kind of grate over the opening to catch large debris like leaves twigs and so on.
How to unclog a landscape drain pipe.
Then use a ladder to reach the top of the downspout insert a.
Water sprays like a fountain from gutter seams and elbow joints.
Like your gutters these grates need to be cleaned regularly to avoid a clogged outdoor drain 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.
Many of these pipes are placed underground to avoid the eyesore of pipes laying on the ground next to your house.
Water doesn t flow out the bottom of downspout extensions.
Water spills over the edges of a gutter.
If your downpipe isn t draining or water is flowing out the back then it s probably clogged.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Is my gutter clogged.
A downpipe drain is the underground pipe that runs water from gutters away from a building and usually lets out at the curb.
Over time leaves dirt and other debris can clog up the pipe.
Here s how to identify and fix a clogged gutter.
If it s not raining look for these.
To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first.