Use this downspout extension to divert water away from the foundation or connect to drainage pipe and catch basin to control drainage.
Roof drain downspout connection.
Hold the pipe and filter end against the downspout so the filter is slightly above ground.
This is where the rainwater is lead away from the building s foundation so that no rainwater is able to pool around the building.
Mark on the downspout where you need to cut it.
A 2 inch by 3 inch downspout diameter can handle the water load on a 600 square foot roof.
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.
Ads non perforated pipe carries rainwater away from houses and keeps water from seeping down basement walls and creating wet basement problems.
Don t glue this joint.
Once the tubing is in place cover it with at least 3 in.
Use a y fitting to make the connection.
Place an ads downspout adapter on the end of the downspout snap the ads non perforated pipe into the snap coupling end of adapter and run ads non perforated pipe to the disposal area.
Upgrade to a 3 inch by 4 inch downspout and the capacity doubles to 1 200 square feet of.
Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout.
Slide the angle fitting and a downspout filter together.
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Debris flowing down a downspout drain that has been foolishly connected to the building foundation drain system can block that drain leading to basement flooding from either roof runoff or surface and subsurface runoff or both.
A hole at the bottom of the gutter or an open gutter end will just splash water around in a heavy rain.
The flexible design easily bends and holds its shape and can be extended from 25 in.
The one thing that pretty much everybody agrees on is that at least there should be a downspout to deliver the water to the lower roof and point it in the right direction.
Slip the sock over the connection.
Snap the downspout tube into the main drain line.