Continue installing pipes along the trench until you reach the second downspout.
Connecting downspout to gutter.
Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster.
Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts.
Once the downspout extension is cut it is ready to connect.
Begin second downspout photo by smith baer.
It helps reduce your garden s reliance on the municipal water supply reduce the runoff entering.
Even connecting two sections of downspout to accommodate a house taller than a single story doesn t.
Make another adapter and reducer assembly for the second downspout.
Other than the gutter itself it requires little more than a downspout and an elbow or two.
Cut the end off the extension that will not be connecting to the downspout.
Unless you ve decided to turn to xeriscaping collecting rainwater seems like a no brainer.
This time glue a sanitary t fitting to the pipe end and the other end of its trench.
Use utility scissors or a box cutter to cut along the line that s factory marked on the extension.
Water flows out of the gutter and through the downspout where it is directed onto the ground.
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Elbows are pre formed curved sections that connect two straight pieces of downspout together.
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.
Watch and learn how and stop.
I designed this particular gutter system to have a downspout at each end which required an end drop at each downspout location.
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.