Your drains can become blocked with debris anytime throughout the year and it is well worth walking round your home every month just to check that none of the drain covers has become clogged with leaves or rubbish.
Outside gutter drain blocked.
After you break up the clog pour about 1 gallon 3 8 l of water down the drain using your hose to test the drainage and to get rid of any loose material.
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Then flush the line to clear out any remaining debris.
Disconnect the gutter downspout from where it connects to the drain pipe.
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You have to remove the spout to access the downpipe.
Often this item is bent or out of place.
You can unblock an external or outdoor drain by lifting up the grate covering it and breaking up the clog with your hands or a drain rod if you can reach it.
If they have simply scoop all matter out then follow with around 100ml of neat bleach down the drain.
Remove the downspout from the pipe.
Outdoor drain clogged with mud if you have a pvc drain pipe you can try using a drain auger or sewer cleaning machine.
Check to see if water and debris come out the other end of the pipe.
These obstructions catch leaves and twigs causing clogs.
Turn on a garden hose to its most powerful setting and run water through the drain pipe.
Pull the underground drain which is often a black corrugated plastic pipe away from the end of the downspout.
The downspout cage a wire strainer designed to trap debris while allowing water to flow through is located where the downspout intersects the gutter.
Gutter hangers and spikesoften slip free from the fascia landing in the gutter.
Place the end of a plumber s auger also known as a snake into the underground.
Remove the screws at the top of the downspout connecting it to the gutter.
Then unscrew the straps attaching the spout to the house.
The downspout is the pipe that runs down the building from the gutter to the underground downpipe.