Connecting Downspout To Gutter

Connecting a rain barrel to a downspout is a very simple and efficient way to conserve water for gardening and watering especially in drought conditions.

Connecting downspout to gutter.

Use utility scissors or a box cutter to cut along the line that s factory marked on the extension. To join the end drop to the gutter or to join any gutter section to another requires a seamer the seamer is a 3 inch wide piece of aluminum in a k profile to match the gutter. Unless you ve decided to turn to xeriscaping collecting rainwater seems like a no brainer. Other than the gutter itself it requires little more than a downspout and an elbow or two.

Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Begin second downspout photo by smith baer. Skywater downspout connector for rain harvesting attach hoses directly to downspout use rainwater for landscaping no rain barrel required 4 0 out of 5 stars 30 29 98 29. Elbows are pre formed curved sections that connect two straight pieces of downspout together.

Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. Continue installing pipes along the trench until you reach the second downspout. Use standard couplings to connect the pipe sections. Make another adapter and reducer assembly for the second downspout.

I designed this particular gutter system to have a downspout at each end which required an end drop at each downspout location. Watch and learn how and stop. Even connecting two sections of downspout to accommodate a house taller than a single story doesn t. Water flows out of the gutter and through the downspout where it is directed onto the ground.

If the downspout cannot go straight to the ground or if you want to extend the bottom away from the building s foundation you must install elbows. Once the downspout extension is cut it is ready to connect. Cut the end off the extension that will not be connecting to the downspout.