Step 2 take apart your gutter downspout if spraying the clog with your hose proves unsuccessful use a screwdriver to take apart your downspout at the bends.
How to unclog subsurface gutter drain.
How to unclog a gutter.
To unclog a gutter downspout try your easiest options first.
The chemicals in drano don t belong in your gutters or on the ground outside your house either since they can be toxic to plants kids and pets.
Drano can be useful in unclogging indoor plumbing when goo and hair and who knows what stops up a drain.
If the cage is damaged or missing replacement screens cost just a few bucks.
Remove and clean it.
But don t consider using it for outdoor gutters.
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.
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.
An underground drain pipe can become clogged in a variety of ways including leaf buildup or damage to the pipe itself.
Start by cleaning the bottom downspout opening.
If the clog occurs at the downspout cage.
Many of these pipes are placed underground to avoid the eyesore of pipes laying on the ground next to your house.
Once you ve located the source of the clog don a pair of rubber gloves and carefully fish it out with your hands.
A rain gutter drain pipe is usually installed to carry water away from your house.
Remove all the accumulated debris in the gutter.