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Posted by BobK207 on October 16, 2007, 7:34 pm
> BobK207 wrote about my prone extended horizontal downspout that was
> backing up the elbow:
>
> > cut the down spout about 10" shorter and give the drain line section some
> > slope.
>
> So after lunch, I'm walking back to my ancient brick office building,
> where the basement also leaks when it rains, and what do I spy but a
> new addition to the exterior!
>
> http://www.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/Pipe.jpg
>
> So now I have some good pictures of what to do at my place!
Well, that installation definitely gets high marks for generous slope
but............wow, it is ugly!
Definitely not something you'd want visible from the street.
Depending what color would be best for your installation you could use
black ABS, grey PVC or white PVC or even factory painted downspout.
It's the slope that's going to do the trick for you. Before spending
for new material just cut & raise the existing setup & see if it
works. For temporary trial you can block under the horizontal run at
the joints.
cheers
Bob
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