I’d like to put a gutter on a small section of a roof, to keep the run-off away from a concrete patio and the house foundation. The downspout for this gutter would be about 4 feet away from another downspout, and both further from the yard and in line with the present downspout. I’m wondering if I can angle the downspout from the new gutter, into the side of the old downspout–rather high up? Is there a piece made to do this in the side of a downspout, or would I need to seal that opening with ?
Thanks.
Thon
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I've seen Y connectors, apparently factory-made, for metal downspouts. I've also seen what appeared to be shop-built "manifolds" -- basically ####sort of flattened funnel -- with 2-3 downspouts dumping into it. But I've also seen cases of one downspout just sticking through a hole in the side of the other.
I think if I were going to stick one downspout in the side of the other, I'd make an H-shaped cut in the side, fold the top 1/2 inch or so inward, fold the bottom inch or two outward (discard the remainder), then trim the entering downspout to the appropriate angle before sticking it in. You could probably also arrange to have some tabs on the side (make it more like an X cut) so that you could pop-rivet or screw through them to hold the entering piece in place. (You could do this from the bottom instead, but best to avoid screws/rivets there.)
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hey Dan,
sometimes I actually hit the preview button, and that junk shows up, then I just retype and recheck....doncha hate when that happens?"
Thanks, I'll check for the funnel when I head to the big city this weekend.(I've found that if you have an extra space between words, you get the 4 # signs.)Thon
tab1
you will find the funnels at a roofing and spouting supply house---no problem
You will likely NOT find them at a Lowes, Homedepot or even a decent lumberyard as it is a common " specialty item"
Stephen
tab1,
I encounter this situation pretty frequently.
My suppliers sell a funnel for $5.80 that works great----has considerably more "fudge factor" than trying to exactly fit one downspout sideways into another and hope some caulk seals it.
unless of course you can get greencu to solder you up a copper contraption LOL,
but for aluminum---just use the funnel and be done with it.
Stephen
I tried to find a link for a company that sells alum funnels like Stephen mentioned online, but couldn't locate it. I'd go the funnel route rather than sticking one into the side of the other. If a mall stick gets washed down the angled pipe, it can ( and does) wedge across the verticle one and then catch every leaf coming down.
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