How To Install Gutter Drain Pipes
Install the downspout drain pipe.
How to install gutter drain pipes. A sewer pipe with plastic material can also be used since it is similar to the thick walled piping used for interior vent or drain piping. The drainage pipe needs to be set in a trench. The trench needs to be eight to 10 inches wide and about 18 inches deep. Start from the location of the down spout on the gutter system and mark the desired path of the pvc drainage pipe on the ground using construction marker spray.
The easiest way to dig the path of the drain is to lay out the materials catch basin and pipe. Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout. Make a list of any connectors stop ends set angle pieces of gutter gutter outlets clips brackets usually spaced around 30 760mm apart and fixings you will need. Install gutters 1 1 1 2 in 2 5.
Join a 3 4 in 7 6 10 2 cm pvc pipe to your downspout to divert rainwater into the ground if you want to get it further away from your home. When you re ready to start the trench you can save the sod by cutting it out with a machete. To make the french drain work the pipe needs to be sloped away from the starting point. Replacement parts for pvc roof gutters and down pipe.
Then using a shovel dig your trench. Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line. Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out. Downspout pipes can have a size of either 2 x 3 or 3 x 4 inches to ensure the smooth flow of water from the gutter down to the drain.
Dig the trench along the route you have already decided upon. To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube. Be sure the top of the gutter is slightly under the roofing so water can drain into them. Step 2 begin at the very end of where the drainage will end and set the depth on the trencher to 16 inches.
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