Never remove a cleanout plug or attempt to unclog a pipe that contains chemical drain cleaner.
Unclogging gutter drain pipe.
A brief video showing one way a blockage can cause problems with your rain gutter down pipe drains.
If you still haven t identified the location of the clog and you have downspouts that descend below ground level then the clog likely is in an underground pipe.
Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any.
If you have a pvc drain pipe you can try using a drain auger or sewer cleaning machine.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
Remove and clean it.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the.
Then flush the line to clear out any remaining debris.
How to unclog a gutter.
If the clog occurs at the downspout cage.
Connect the machine to either a grounded outlet or a 12 to 14 gauge.
Otherwise trying to remove the clog may simply push it further down.
With mud you need a pretty hefty cable either a half inch or inch.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.
This is especially important if the downspout is connected to an underground drain.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
Clean the bottom downspout opening.
Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any landscape drain and then use a garden trowel to.
Setup the machine 3 to 4 feet 0 91 to 1 22 m from the cleanout opening.
Wear leather gloves and safety glasses.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
The hose s normal pressure probably won t be enough to dislodge.
Apply penetrating oil to the cleanout plug to loosen it up.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Remove the downspout extension if present to expose the bottom opening.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Using water pressure 1.
This was how i was able to figure it out and fix it.
Insert the hose into the.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
A cable attached to the machine and then fed into the pipe which breaks up the mud by spinning through the pipe.