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How to Move More Water in Your Underground Downspout System
FDM replaced this Vented Wye Clean Out with the New and Improved Downspout Leaf Filter and Clean Out
Marcello’s doing a downspout and we’re running it in the same trench as our French drain on the property line. So we have a WYE then we have one of our four-inch grates because they fit so nice. So this is going to help vent this downspout and it’s going to be able to move a lot of water. You’re not going to end up with air gaps.
How Venting Your Downspout Moves More Water
What happens is you get air trapped down in your downspout system and if you don’t have any way of venting it slows down how much water you can actually move through your downspout from your gutter.
So what we do is we do a two by three by four gutter adapter to some Baughman Black solid. Then we go to a WYE fitting with one of our grates. That’s for a vent. And then you could pop it out with a screwdriver and you can run a garden hose through it once a year just to get all the shingle gravel and debris out.
So we got our High Octane and we’re running our 4 in corrugated pipe down the property line because there’s a drainage issue between these two houses. We’re taking this gutter downspout all the way to the street. Our average runs now on gutter downspouts because I get asked that a lot. You know, it does vary, but I want to say our average gutter downspout run is 30 feet. We want to get them as far away from the house as we possibly can.
Update for 2023: New Downspout Vented Cleanout
A lot has changed in the last 4 years and French Drain Man no longer uses the vented WYE cleanout described above. We have manufactured our own downspout cleanout right here in Michigan! Primarily, this is a vented downspout cleanout, but we also built in the functionality of a leaf filter. It has a screen that is removable. You can also remove the center of the screen and run a garden hose through your system or run a heat cable in the winter.
Our Downspout Cleanout Leaf Filter is available in black and white.
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Robert Sherwood is the owner of French Drain Man, located in Almont, MI. As a leader in water management solutions, Robert has designed and manufactured several patented drainage products that are highly regarded in the industry. These innovative products are not only used by homeowners but are also widely purchased by other drainage contractors across the US and Canada. Available through his online store, his solutions effectively manage water and preserve property integrity. Robert has successfully led thousands of projects, enhancing property safety and value significantly. Alongside his primary role at French Drain Man, he brings his expertise to Sherwood Landscape Construction L.L.C., demonstrating his commitment to excellence in the field.
