Align the t connector so it is going up and down on the pipe.
Connect down gutters to underground piping.
Before digging call 811 to have utility lines marked.
Assemble and place the catch basin.
Connect the black ribbed hose or rigid downspout extender to the existing downspout to the gutters.
Water flowing out over the top of the buried drain line during heavy rain.
Slide a pvc t connector onto the open end of the sewer pipe.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
On the flip side burying drain pipe is more work intensive but it s a guaranteed way to keep water away.
Make sure that the connection between the downspout and the extender is snug and secure.
The most difficult part is digging the trench.
The easiest way to dig the.
Don t glue this joint.
Remove the guard at the other end of the drain pipe if there is one.
Some visual clues that indicate a clogged buried downspout drain line include.
Soil was areas visible around the top of the buried drain line.
Dig trenches for drainage pipe.
On the house i used downspout adapters with leaf guards.
Now that the trench is dug you can assemble the catch basin.
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.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout.
Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.
Gently insert the downspout adapter and reducer assembly into the pipe protruding from the elbow after slipping the adapter onto the downspout.
Set a pvc filter on the top opening of the t connector.
Then proceed down the trench to the first turn lay in a 90 degree elbow and cut a length of pipe to fit between it and the assembly at the downspout.
During a 1 rain event downspouts can drain 100 s of gallons of water.
Besides making sure the slope is correct you ll want to make sure the pipe run ends in a good location.
Underground gutter drainage step 1.
Often sort of an afterthought the downspout is the pipe that takes the water from the gutters and conveys it to the ground.
We suggest topping the pipe off with a pop up emitter.
Water stains moisture leaks or actual water entry inside the building.
In the pictures you can see how i connect the downspouts to my pvc system.