How To Clean A Clogged Gutter Downspout
Follow these suggestions to unclog your downspout starting with the easiest options first.
How to clean a clogged gutter downspout. Walk down the ladder one rung at a time gently knocking on the side of the downspout as you go. Fit your garden house with a spray nozzle. Then climb back up and try rinsing the downspout with your garden hose again. Insert the end of the plumber s snake in the downspout until it meets resistance.
Flush the gutters after most of the debris is removed flush the remaining bits and dirt from the gutter with a garden hose. Tips on how to unclog a gutter downspout. Expose the bottom downspout opening divert the flow away from any landscape drain and then use a garden trowel to reach up into the opening and remove any clogged leaves and debris that could have accumulated there. Elbows in downspouts are the worst culprits and the flexible metal cable of a plumber s snake is the best way to clean them out.
Tap the side of the downspout. Take a hose and place it into the downspout from the top opening where the gutters feed into it. Flush out the gutter with water starting at the far end and moving toward the downspout. Once the roof gutters are cleared of debris make sure the downspouts are cleared.
Here s how to do it. Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening. Clean the downspouts.