How To Repair Downspout to Pipe Adapter - Do It Yourself Waterproofing Project
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2013
- AHow To Fix the Downspout To Drain Adapter. When a Gap forms betwen the downspout and the Drain Pipe, water from the roof pours down along your Basement or Crawl Space Wall. Solve this problem As Soon As Possible to avoid costly Basement Waterproofing Repair.
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You’re the only person that spelled it out. Thank you.
Thank you. It’s an easy project
This saved me a lot of money and I got the pipe fixed quickly. Thank you.
Thanks for the video. I have a similar problem at home, but the actual adapter has broken rather than a 'separation' issue. I assume it's the same sort of procedure as in your video in order to fix it. I will try it on the weekend. seems straightfoward enough. One hopes.
Thanks again for a nice clear easy to understand video
Super helpful. The picture in your video looks exactly like the one on my house. I only discovered this after found mold in my carpet in my basement. Great video
These videos has been an emense help to me in finding and solving a number of downspout and french drain issues. I started off to encapsulate my crawlspace and ended up solving the outside rainwater issues 1st. Couldn't have done it without Chucks videos. The effort and willingness to share his trade tips are appreciated. !
Thanks Eric! Enjoy making the How To Videos and hope everyone will give it a try
So much better than the video from the 'downspout adapter manufacturer'! Thanks!
These are such handy videos!! Thanks for all the effort and time in making these videos, Chuck.
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Nice video, thanks. I’m assuming it’s standard practice to not glue the piece that goes into the 90 degree bend? Would hate to dig that up and it’s glued :(
God bless you. Saved me lot of trouble.
Do we have to glue or put a screw the downspout with the downspout adapter? thanks for helpful videos of yours
I would recommend to check the slope of the horizontal drain pipe that is underground. It must flow down hill, a 1/4 bubble on your level for proper drainage away from the building is essential. After many years the earth packs down near the house and this pipe may no longer drain out to the grass or field. I also recommend to glue the pipes together to prevent weeds from growing into the pipes. An aluminum pop rivet will not corrode as a galvanized screw on the downspout tube.
Michael Brock: Can this connect to the city's storm drain?
@@eddyvideostar Yes that's preferable over connection to sewer water system
Any ideas on how to do a downspout underneath 20 feet of concrete and then it comes out into the yard so it will stay away from my side yard that already gets a lot of water standing
Thanks Chuck, this is exactly what I was looking for!!
Happy to help
My downspout dimension is 4.25" x 2.75", and the adapter dimension is 4" x 3". They don't fit. Can't find one that fits yet.
Looks like it might leak being that you went over the pvc??
Sweet.....Chuck!
I can't dig my 90° elbow up, as the drain goes down into the concrete slab.
I used a downspout extender.
Is there no way to keep the joint from leaking? My system has the joint above ground next to the house. When it rains the water leaks out the joints and against the house/foundation. I can't bury it for various reasons. From your video it sounds like sealant wouldn't help. Maybe just put a piece of flexible plastic under it so the leak is directed away from the foundation?
Sounds like there is no fall on the drain. Or it’s backing up. Those are the 2 most common reasons couplings leak.
@@appledrains Yeah, I think you are right. I was looking at it and the first downspout is buried but the pipe from it comes back out of the ground right before the 2nd one. So, probably a slight uphill on it.
Btw, the 2nd one can't be buried because it has a ground level (on it's side) retaining wall it has to get over.
I'm starting to think the best solution will be to just get rid of the pipes altogether in that area and have the down spout simply point out into the yard... maybe extend the downspout 3 feet out from the house and let the natural landscaping take it out from there. It's basically the opposite of what you do in your videos but certainly better than having water going directly into cracks and stuff along the basement walls.
I have water shooting out the adapter from the bottom of the gutter section. what can I do to fix this? the gutter is installed properly but water shoots up the gap between the gutter metal and the PVC adapter... 3:38
Same. Did you find any kind of fix?? Ty for any feedback amigo, and take care
Downspout adapter should fit inside the pipe, especially if its not glued
Someone needs to invent a long, form-fitting sleeve for downspouts, like the section on the plastic "flex elbow" that Amerimax makes (the flex part of which is too long for this situation). You would never have needed to dig up this pipe, since the sleeve could slide up the downspout (after removing the wall strap), then lowered into the existing adapter.
That’s a great idea! Something that gives, and takes with freezing and thawing and settling
@@appledrains Actually I hadn't thought about the expansion/contraction. I was more thinking about the installation. I'm in the north, and I wanted to easily disconnect the downspout from the underground connection, and redirect to a surface pipe in the winter. There isn't a tight fitting connector for the adapter you used (unless you fill in the gaps with whatever), so I used a 3"/4" pvc pipe adapter for the ground pipe, and connected to the downspout with a different Amerimax flex connector. Don't like the cheapo plastic and flex part, but it fits better for now.
Do they sell that adapter at Lowes or Home Depot?
Yes in the plumbing section at both and at most hardware stores and plumbing supply stores
so now I have the underground pipe sloping toward the house.
Then dig the whole thing up and re-seat it!
Things get a little weird at 1:10.
I don't understand why it was leaking. DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!