Soil was areas visible around the top of the buried drain line.
Connect down gutters to underground piping.
If however the downspout is nothing but a straight pipe with perhaps a short elbow attached that ends at or above ground level the whole thing is useless because the water is still being dumped around the foundation.
Align the t connector so it is going up and down on the pipe.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
Connect the black ribbed hose or rigid downspout extender to the existing downspout to the gutters.
Slide a pvc t connector onto the open end of the sewer pipe.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
On the house i used downspout adapters with leaf guards.
Water flowing out over the top of the buried drain line during heavy rain.
The most difficult part is digging the trench.
During a 1 rain event downspouts can drain 100 s of gallons of water.
Use a collar or connector if necessary to secure the extender to the downspout and lock it in place.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
Set a pvc filter on the top opening of the t connector.
Often sort of an afterthought the downspout is the pipe that takes the water from the gutters and conveys it to the ground.
Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout.
The easiest way to dig the.
Then proceed down the trench to the first turn lay in a 90 degree elbow and cut a length of pipe to fit between it and the assembly at the downspout.
Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.
Don t glue this joint.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.
Gutter downspout drainage is a very important aspect of any landscape drainage design.
In the pictures you can see how i connect the downspouts to my pvc system.
We suggest topping the pipe off with a pop up emitter.
Water stains moisture leaks or actual water entry inside the building.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout.
Make sure that the connection between the downspout and the extender is snug and secure.
Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location.
Assemble and place the catch basin.