Everytime it rains the water backs up to just below the damp proof course level.
Gutter goes into pipe in ground.
Place this marked length of hose above the underground drain pipe.
The purpose of the gutter is to remove rain water from the perimeter of the home and downspouts that end too close to the home allow thousands of gallons of water to pour into the soil leading to flooding or damp basements and crawl spaces.
Knowing where your gutter should drain to is important and could save you money.
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 this time in concentrated spots and the basement.
The downspout can empty directly onto the ground but must be extended with flexible black tubing or pvc pipes 3 to 4 feet from the exterior of the home.
And no a downspout should not allow water to pour straight into the ground at the base of a wall.
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I have just had my gutters replaced due to age and sagging but i still have a problem with the downpipe.
Dig into the ground at the point of the blockage and inspect the pipe.
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.
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Your home s main gutter system gathers rainwater from the roof line and controls its path down the house to ground.
How to clean underground gutter drains.
But where does rainwater go once it enters your downpipe.
These unprotected gutters allow debris small and large to enter the gutter travel down the downspout and into the in ground drainage.
Debris flowing down the downspout drain leaves from gutters can block floor drains or even the main building sewer line leading to sewage backups into the structure.
It goes directly into the ground next to the house about 3 away and 8 down into the soil.
But the water could still puddle next to.
While the in ground drainage system might allow a certain amount of debris to enter and continue to flow allowing such debris into the system will eventually cause the system to reach capacity and will eventually clog.
Draw a mark on the hose with a pen and pull the hose out.
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My gutter downspouts each go into wider pvc pipes in the ground.
It s possible the pipe has become damaged by roots.
Check to see how far it goes before it is blocked.
Shove a hose into one end of the pipe.
