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Great video. It’s great to see a coherent, straightforward explanation that won’t harm the home. Before watching, I thought of putting a plumber’s snake up the downspout so it was great to hear that as one of your suggestions!
Great, well-thought-out video, showing various possible solutions and what to expect when you try each strategy. I wish all videos were done this well.
I have use a doubled up piece of thick electrical wire. Folded the length in half. Then twist the wire to make it ridgid. Seemed to work fine. Home depot sell a fitting for hose the comes out like a pressure washer. That work s also .
The worst gutter for clogging on my house is the second floor one. I plan to replace the narrow downspout with a bigger one, feeding into a bigmouth gutter attachment,and have the downspout run straight down from the gutter,using stand-offs to attach it to the house. Right now,the curved part of my downspout is what gets clogged with leaves. What complicates things is that I have roof heating cable in the downspout and the gutter it is attached to. I am afraid that any cleaning tools might damage the cable,which would be disastrous for me in the winter.
Good video 👍 I tried to send a hose up from the bottom with a small jet nozzle on the end, but it couldn’t get by the first 45 degree elbow. Next I will try a 3/8” OD x 1/4” ID section of plastic tubing inserted in the end of the hose. The idea is the tubing will get by the elbows but be stiff enough to push towards the clog to free it up.
You are welcome. I try to do things the right way the first time, so I do put a lot of thought into my work... sometimes too much thought. lol. I does prevent me from creating disasters.
Thanks for watching the videos, Robert. I do my best to make quality videos and am always trying to improve my work. The older videos are a little rougher.
Can I run a snake up the vertical downspout to unclog any possible debris? My eavesdrop gutters have screens all along, however, when it rains heavy above my front and back doors water is cascading beyond the gutters. The screens are difficult to remove. This has never happened previously. Last winter for the first time the horizontal aluminum (3 x 3 inch drain spout at the bottom was frozen solid which has not happened previously either. Over the winter, should I be removing the 60 inch horizontal drain spouts? I’ve never had to do that in the past.
You are welcome, Tony. I was fortunate, my Dad was a carpenter. He built our house and seemed to be able to build or fix anything. No You tube when I was growing up. Friends and relatives often visited on a Saturday morning to ask how to do repairs or build things. I helped with projects, watched and absorbed a lot growing up.
Here is a trick an old woman once told me and it worked. Pour a couple of gallons of thick sugar water down the gutter. In a week the ants will have dug tunnels to get the sugar and the water will flow. The more sugar the better. this method also works to get rid of yellow jackets except pour it at night. Ants can be helpful to home owners.
That is an interesting trick. Ants are incredibly industrious. Every year I brush sand between the cracks on a brick pad in front of my shed. The ants excavate the sand and remove it. By now they should have a rather large sand mound someplace. lol.
All too often we get cement in our elbows here - it's a combination of moss growth, lichen falling off the trees, pine needles, and random leaves from other trees here in the Pacific Northwest..... and with twice a year maint. I talk to some neighbors who still have issues.🤙Light weight stuff tho if I knew it was that, no problem I will give this method a shot every time since its cost effective 👍 and less time on a ladder.
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There are hundreds of videos at Know How Now, subscribe so you can always find the channel…. It’s free. I always respect your time and do my best to keep the videos brief, but informative. Check out the channel with this link:
www.youtube.com/@Know-How-Now/videos
Great video. It’s great to see a coherent, straightforward explanation that won’t harm the home. Before watching, I thought of putting a plumber’s snake up the downspout so it was great to hear that as one of your suggestions!
Thanks for the compliment. I do my best to make quality videos.
Great, well-thought-out video, showing various possible solutions and what to expect when you try each strategy. I wish all videos were done this well.
I have use a doubled up piece of thick electrical wire.
Folded the length in half.
Then twist the wire to make it ridgid.
Seemed to work fine.
Home depot sell a fitting for hose the comes out like a pressure washer.
That work s also .
The worst gutter for clogging on my house is the second floor one. I plan to replace the narrow downspout with a bigger one, feeding into a bigmouth gutter attachment,and have the downspout run straight down from the gutter,using stand-offs to attach it to the house. Right now,the curved part of my downspout is what gets clogged with leaves. What complicates things is that I have roof heating cable in the downspout and the gutter it is attached to. I am afraid that any cleaning tools might damage the cable,which would be disastrous for me in the winter.
Good video 👍 I tried to send a hose up from the bottom with a small jet nozzle on the end, but it couldn’t get by the first 45 degree elbow. Next I will try a 3/8” OD x 1/4” ID section of plastic tubing inserted in the end of the hose. The idea is the tubing will get by the elbows but be stiff enough to push towards the clog to free it up.
Thank you kindly for this great content! Very informative and I learned a lot from it.
You are welcome! I do my best to make quality videos.
Thanks again for a useful video. BTW, seeing that someone besides me works thoughtfully to deal with these kinds of issues is comforting.
You are welcome. I try to do things the right way the first time, so I do put a lot of thought into my work... sometimes too much thought. lol. I does prevent me from creating disasters.
This one video and Im going to watch your others for sure. Its always nice when know how and video production meet, thank you.
Thanks for watching the videos, Robert. I do my best to make quality videos and am always trying to improve my work. The older videos are a little rougher.
THANK you for explaining how to. Clear down spout!!
You are welcome!
Super helpful for my planning- thanks!
You are welcome, Bill!
Can I run a snake up the vertical downspout to unclog any possible debris?
My eavesdrop gutters have screens all along, however, when it rains heavy above my front and back doors water is cascading beyond the gutters. The screens are difficult to remove.
This has never happened previously.
Last winter for the first time the horizontal aluminum (3 x 3 inch drain spout at the bottom was frozen solid which has not happened previously either.
Over the winter, should I be removing the 60 inch horizontal drain spouts? I’ve never had to do that in the past.
Thanks for the info !!
You are welcome!
some good suggestions. Thanks!!
You are welcome!
Thankyou. Never heard a female before talking about these things. Great.
You are welcome, Tony. I was fortunate, my Dad was a carpenter. He built our house and seemed to be able to build or fix anything. No You tube when I was growing up. Friends and relatives often visited on a Saturday morning to ask how to do repairs or build things. I helped with projects, watched and absorbed a lot growing up.
Pretty good
Where did you get the STIFF WIRE you used in this video to unclog the downspout? I can't seem to find one.
The stiff wire was a plumbers snake.
direct exit to lower point makes the foundations go down. if your house is brick, u will get cracks.
The pipe takes the water to the street, so no problems here. This brick house has been here since 1952 and no cracks.
Perfect. Thnx
You are welcome.
Thx for the video, I am going to try using a hose or pvc pipe to clear the elbow, might even attach it to a drill, who knows how it will go
You are welcome. Best wishes for clearing the downspout.
Is super impressive, and very helpful, thank you.
You are welcome, it's my pleasure to help.
Here is a trick an old woman once told me and it worked. Pour a couple of gallons of thick sugar water down the gutter. In a week the ants will have dug tunnels to get the sugar and the water will flow. The more sugar the better. this method also works to get rid of yellow jackets except pour it at night. Ants can be helpful to home owners.
That is an interesting trick. Ants are incredibly industrious. Every year I brush sand between the cracks on a brick pad in front of my shed. The ants excavate the sand and remove it. By now they should have a rather large sand mound someplace. lol.
So the ants help you, then they get flushed down the downspout?
@@markschirripa3607 They leave once the sugar is gone.
Not bad lady.
Thanks.
Audio keeps getting louder and softer.
Lmfao.......Drain screen and a blower works just fine to clean out gutters. Don't buy into the expensive stuff.
Buy a leaf blower? cost: Junk $100, quality $250-$500. lol
All too often we get cement in our elbows here - it's a combination of moss growth, lichen falling off the trees, pine needles, and random leaves from other trees here in the Pacific Northwest..... and with twice a year maint. I talk to some neighbors who still have issues.🤙Light weight stuff tho if I knew it was that, no problem I will give this method a shot every time since its cost effective 👍 and less time on a ladder.
Sorry but this Philly/MD/DE accent is the worst. “And” is apparently “eeyind.”
I post a video to help you and in return you criticize the way I talk.
Know How Now some people can be so ungrateful. A simple thank you would do nicely
This accent is awesome.
some people just hear with an accent