Fasten a diverter with a couple of sheet metal screws to the top of the outside edge of the gutter.
My gutters go into the ground where do they go.
A diverter will help direct the water back into the gutter where it belongs.
Some houses use downspouts that direct the flow of water downhill or down a slanted driveway.
A word of advice.
Blockages in the under floor drain combined with high volumes of roof runoff water entering the system send the entire roof runoff into the building basement or crawl space.
Just connect the tool to your hose and you are good to go.
When looking at a house you ll see that the downspout running down from the gutters is buried in the ground.
Make sure the open end is pointed away from the house.
Only this time you will use a ray of water to get rid of the leaves and other debris.
Debris flowing down the downspout drain leaves from gutters can block floor drains or even the main building sewer line leading to sewage backups into the structure.
The key part of installation is making sure your yard is graded properly otherwise it defeats their purpose.
Others have vertical pipes that either connect to a drain or run directly into the ground itself.
The downspouts lead to a perforated pipe underground that led to a pop up drain out by my front curb.
Whichever you choose they do a great job keeping water from seeping into the grass around your home.
They might also lead to a pop up drain on your property somewhere downhill.
Occasionally downspouts are fitted in such a way that lets the water come out of the downspout to spread into the garden with the use of an extender.
If they came with the house go out and do a quick double check.
I had these on my property when i bought my house last september.
Although you can t see into these drains cleaning them is similar to a process used to clear debris.
Since my in ground pipe ran right past the garage i had the garage downspout dump in as well.
The pop up drains on both sides of my house were overgrown with grass.
They might just lead to a length of perforated pipe in the ground and then drain out into the surrounding soil.
However there are many good reasons why people might bury a downspout.
There are different ways that you can channel the water in your gutters away from your home.
To do this i cut the black corrugated pipe added a t and aimed the pipe upwards to the downspout.