Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
How to unclog inground gutters.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
Tips on how to unclog a gutter downspout.
Either of the above scenarios however years of drainage has carried debris but the system is clogged and water can no longer enter.
If the cage is in good shape firmly re seat it into the downspout hole.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the 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.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.
If the clog occurs at the downspout cage.
Then climb back up and try rinsing the downspout with your garden hose again.
Remove and clean it.
Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter.
Tap the side of the downspout.
Follow these suggestions to unclog your downspout starting with the easiest options first.
Walk down the ladder one rung at a time gently knocking on the side of the downspout as you go.
These unprotected gutters allow debris small and large to enter the gutter travel down the downspout and into the in ground drainage.
Many homes have gutters and downspouts that are unprotected.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe.