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Posted by mm on July 1, 2007, 5:54 pm
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:03:47 -0700, "zcarenow@yahoo.com"
>Hello,
>I have a gutter problem now. When it rains, the water drains off the
>gutter to the side. After it stopped raining, i checked it and there
>was nothing blocking the drain. Also, i noticed the water dripping
>underneath. I thought there might be a hole underneath it, but there
>wasn't as far as my eye could see so it must be the water dripping to
>the side and flowing down. What is causing this? The dent? Is there a
>way to fix this without replacing the entire gutter. It is a metal
>gutter. I have a few pics which one is during the downpour and the
>other one with rain subsided quite a bit. Thanks.
Do your downspouts disappear into the ground, or do they come out onto
splash blocks. If the latter, is the same amount coming out of the
one on this gutter as comes out some other side of the house?
Allowing for the difference in roof area that each gutter supports.
Do your neighbors with similarly sized roof areas have the same size
gutters or bigger? Do they have overflows?
Put a garden hose in the downspout with no nozzle on it and see how
much water the downspout can take before it backs up. I think maybe
it should be able to handle the maximum amount that your garden hose
can put out without backing up. Check other downspouts for
comparison.
If the downspout can handle all the water you can give it, for 4 or 5
minutes, maybe it is mostly the slope.
It's not the bump itself that is the problem but that it is sagging at
that spot. Maybe a couple gutter spikes or maybe gutter screws, one
on either side of that bump, to lift the gutter there, while you are
careful to lift it just enough so that it is at the original height,
so there is a continuous gradual slope in the whole gutter.
Get out there in the rain when the gutter is overlowing and with a
ladder check how high the water is in the gutters that aren't
overflowing, and look at the water surface in the overflowing one, and
check the level right next to the downspout. It should I think, since
your gutter isn't draining well, be higher than other parts of that
gutter, and decide if straigtening the gutter will be enough to stop
the overflowing, or to put more water at the downspout.
If one uses an aluminum step ladder but is right nest to the house
during lightning, is there a risk? I wouldn't think so if your head
is only a foot above the gutter or less, but I wouldn't use an
extension ladder that stuck up above the roof in a lightning storm.
Wood and fiberglass are fine.
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Posted by mm on July 1, 2007, 7:00 pm
wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>I have a gutter problem now. When it rains, the water drains off the
>>gutter to the side. After it stopped raining, i checked it and there
>>was nothing blocking the drain. Also, i noticed the water dripping
>>underneath. I thought there might be a hole underneath it, but there
>>wasn't as far as my eye could see so it must be the water dripping to
>>the side and flowing down. What is causing this? The dent? Is there a
>>way to fix this without replacing the entire gutter. It is a metal
>>gutter. I have a few pics which one is during the downpour and the
>>other one with rain subsided quite a bit. Thanks.
>
>Do your downspouts disappear into the ground, or do they come out onto
>splash blocks. If the latter, is the same amount coming out of the
>one on this gutter as comes out some other side of the house?
>Allowing for the difference in roof area that each gutter supports.
I forgot that you have to allow for wind direction too, if the wind
isn't parallel to the gutter. If there is wind and it is from the far
side of the house, there will be less rain on the near side of the
roof.
Might even be easier to compare with a neighbor's house, especially if
the roof is the same size and shape.
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Posted by zcarenow@yahoo.com on July 1, 2007, 8:07 pm
I just checked with the ladder though the rain has stopped. There is
no clogging sort of speak. The downspout splatters to a splash block
and there is considerable water able to flow down it. I think the bent
part of the gutter is causing the water flow to spill over the side.
Would i have to replace the entire gutter or can i just fix that bent
part? Also, if it is just that part, what kinda tools do i need to fix
this? Thanks everyone for the replies.
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Posted by zcarenow@yahoo.com on July 1, 2007, 8:09 pm
If downspout is clogged, wouldn't the waterflow spill over to the
sides completely rather than just that sagged/bent part? I just
checked the downspout and it does have some debris, but the water
still flows out pretty well.
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Posted by mm on July 1, 2007, 9:40 pm
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:09:53 -0700, "zcarenow@yahoo.com"
>If downspout is clogged, wouldn't the waterflow spill over to the
>sides completely rather than just that sagged/bent part? I just
It would come out the low spot, and the more there were, the .
>checked the downspout and it does have some debris, but the water
>still flows out pretty well.
Well I don't know what pretty well means. I would wait until it is
happening again and look. There is no substitute for direct looking.
You'll be able to see if it is backed up at the downspout, if it is
near overflowing everywhere. The water in the gutter will be almost
level so you'll be able to see without a 12 foot straightedge how much
it is sagging. Although you should use a 3 foot straightedge too.
You'll be able to run the garden faucet at the same time it is
raining, and if it swallows both together without backing up, when it
is already overflowing at the bump, then it is not the downspout.
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