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