The Do's and Don'ts of Downspouts 

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As a plumber who always gets stuck flushing out weeping tile and roof drains, I love to see that you guys actually install vent clean outs! Makes my jobs soooo much easier! Good job boys! ❤️

Most people don’t understand the why you need raisers,( most cases you do need them,) btw the best method is to use DWV ( drainage,waste,vent) pipe, last way longer, you have glued connections( no risk of roots growing into connection) and you CANT NOT cut through it with a shovel like butter. Yes it cost a little more, NOT much.... reason so called professional do not use DWV unless home owners REQUEST, is because it take a lot longer to install because it does NOT bend, and you must have plumb connection ( more labor involved) but if your house is worth $300.000 plus YOU DO NOT USE CHEAP thin wall plastic corrugated pipe ,black or yellow, you HARD PIPE IT, PERIOD. Also gutter to DWV connection should be with a 4” fernco coupling ‘

Thank you for explaining catch basins. I am still trenching .The weather in Michigan is so unpredictable from 60 degrees to 30. degrees. But I am almost done trenching and can wait to start laying the pipe.👧

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This is your old way .This is how I have my downspouts. Works great.

Good Info! I sure could use your talent at our home!

Fantastic info, thank you for sharing!

Sir, thanks for all your instruction. Advice please- I connected two downspouts to the same run about 50 feet long. One of them before it connects to the main line at a “T” is connected to a 6 inch catch basin in a low spot . Problem- I used 4 inch pipe. When we get a heavy rain here in Florida the 4 inch pipe is overwhelmed. NOTE TO DIYers- use 6 inch and you won’t have a problem. The catch basin overflows. Why am I worried? That area is outside my garage where the suicide vents are located near ground level. Once rain stops, the system quickly removes the water. Fear is that in hurricane the vents will be breached and flood the garage. I don’t want to dig up the pipe and lay 6 inch now. Will a bigger catch basin do what I need to avoid the overflow. Sorry for the long story. Thanks!

Do you charge by how many feet you put in the ground? If so, how much do you charge per foot

Awesome video! Thanks for the information!

How deep does the downspout go into the plastic adapter?

Love your videos. Thanks. If I run the downspouts away from the house and onto a steep grass hill, and if it needs daylight at the end, how do I prevent erosion at that spot on the hill? Can I connect a long White 4” PVC pipe with big holes in it and run that straight across the hill , not downhill or uphill? Will water work its way out the holes if the white pipe is buried? Should the end be daylighted still? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

I noticed at 3:33 min you tied the sump pump discharge into the main line? Its okay to use the same line and use corrugated compared to a dedicated PVC schedule 40 discharge line? Trying to better understand when do run a separate line versus teeing into an existing downspout line. Thanks

Thank you so much

Finally got it. Man this can be confused but I Finally got it. Atleast the part I couldn't get thru my thick head 😂

Do you guys use machines to dig your trenches or all by shovel ?

Great video!!!

What is the best way to route a downspout drain pipe from the side of the house at the back corner, to a pipe that goes along the back of the house without losing too much velocity? Would I use the corrugated solid pipe or the smooth wall? 2 story downspout that handles 1/4 of a 1120 sq ft roof.

Forgove the ignorance.. why does the first downspout need to be higher riser than the following and so on... Also, i know for frost you use the single wall corrugated cause it wont break, but when the daylight is blocked and the thing freezes then the thaw comes and the overflow would cone out of the vent right? I mean Thats what was done in mine and i dont know if thats ok (since its just for the thaw) or do i have to redirect that overflow at the downspout somehow

Hey French Drain Man, have you ever combined a downspout system to French drain? For instance, I have a downspout and it’s about 45 ft from my fence. I want to do solid pipe with 10 ft perforated in the middle. Reason being is similar to why you recommend grid systems. Do you recommend keeping the two systems separate from each other. My plan is to do a sump basin and use the pump to go up grade to the curb. It’s the only way out and a dry well definitely won’t work.

Do I need to tape where I join 2 pipes together? I am getting some leakage where the two meet.

Why a vent instead of a cap on the clean out?

Can you connect your gutter downspout system to your French drain outlet to daylight if connected at solid tubing point of the French drain?

Will this kind of setup freeze in hard winter like we have in Quebec Canada, assuming that all my gutters are covered with a grill?

Please be nice I'm new to this so this might be a silly question but if I were to connect my downspout to my friends drain does that make any sense?

Where can I buy the vent cleanout locally?

Is there something special about the yellow pipe or is it just a brand? Normally it is black.

Can you tie downspouts into French drains?

Does it need a vent?

Shouldn’t there be dirt touching the pipe. Where is fabric and stone

A catch basin at the bottom each downspout not this DIY clean out is the right way to do this. With the CB you can see when it needs to be cleaned, lift off the grate and scoop out the debris and keep the debris out of the underground pipes.

Why not use 4 inch smooth interior pipe thin wall pvc and fittings ? There is no corrugated ribs to collect debris.... in my excavation Business we never use any pipe that can stop up or slow down water flo. Not bein rude just curious why most people won’t to use corrugated pipe ? Nice job

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Where in the hell is the gravel and fabric?🤪

This is hands down one of the most useful hacks I have ever seen for downspout cleanout system. Thanks so much for sharing this.

I have a question, how deep can it be?

Great job. Does snow ever cover the clean out? If so would that be a problem?

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How far down do you dig for a french drain and do you have to slope it?

Does the vent help move the water?

Is there a benefit of attaching the downspout to a vent/cleanout vs using a catch basin with an air gap?

So - for gutter runs of solid pipe - it's not helpful to backfill w/ stone or sand? Just fill w/ the original dirt/clay??

Why not show the end of the pipe ?

The purpose of the vent is for faster drain or for cleaning?

Wish you were in Toronto. Having trouble finding someone to do this work for me here.

What is the baughman tile made from?

Great video with a lot of explanation. Question for you. I live in Minnesota. What is your thought about using a tee at the end with a 24" deep hole filled with pea gravel and a pop up instead of the catch basin? Thanks again for the great video.

Does y connector vent helps from freezing the corrugated pipe at winter? Or is it only for flushing dirt out of system?

So where does the water go? Do you use a pop-up?

I learned that using a 45 degree angle elbow pvc pipe does not drain the water well from the main gutter run off. It's best to use a longer flowing elbow pipe that will help the water flow better.

Sir how much would this job cost? To bury the pipe.

I get a lot of people calling and asking for us to do this for their homes.

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I did this wye connection for my drainage line like you showed here thanks - but it leaks at the connection how do I prevent? Did you tape it? With what?

Does two 4 inch pipes coming together to one 4 inch pipe create resistance to flow, and cause water to back up?

Thanks for all the useful information your site has provided. 👍

Exactly what I need ,

y not use PVC?

How much does a job like this cost ?

Burrito wrapping with stone is not necessary for this type of drainage system?

How do I get the pipe to drain when it has to go down and back up and back down .? Please answer asap