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Gutter downspout into french drain.
Route the water into a storm drain or dry well.
That s what a blind inlet looks like before the stone is put in it.
A gutter s purpose is to move water from a roof to the desired location but usually this is right by the foundation of a home.
Simply cut your gutter extender at a 45 degree angle and connect it to your downspout with the zip hinge and 8 screws.
That tap can take 240 gallons of water per minute.
This structure can be attached to your downspouts and will work seamlessly with your existing gutters.
August 12 2019 modified.
November 16 2019 by megan.
That s a blind inlet guys.
That causes the debris to fall onto the grate while the water goes into the french drain.
And then your french drain is isolated from your downspout system ensuring that your french drain is going to last forever.
So it is not a daylight design but my drain pipe outlets into the middle of the street french drain amidst a large rock field made of 4 8 inch rocks.
The most common way to get runoff away from your lawn and underneath your yard is by constructing a french drain.
So this is solid it s all solid and this is a downspout run and that s just going to be in the french drain system.
Put the stone on top of both systems and then wrap it.
However if i understand your situation you want the french drain to enter into a portion of solid non perforated gutter drain in a manner where it will be free flowing to the daylighted outlet.
It fills full of shingle gravel.
We always isolate and separate the roof water from the french drain system.
A tv show suggested that instead of the pvc endcap the entrance to the french drain should be a catch basin with a grate and there should be an air gap between the downspout and the grate.
Something that can be very damaging to the foundation of a home is exterior water.
Generally it is better to have gutter drains separate from sub surface drains.
I rebuilt the outlet with solid pvc rerouted it to the french drain that was built along the edge of my street which is also the lowest point of the property.
A lot of people have commented will the gutter system with a roof runoff system the underground will it overwhelm the french drain.
That s just going to scream and when the water comes out of the pop up it ll just run through the stone into the french drain system.
Now when you tie your downspouts into your french drain pipe it fills full leaves.