Best Gutter Downspouts
A patented design offers improved rainwater capture during heavy downpours, connection to multiple rain barrels, an easier-to-clean filter and easy winterization. Includes 2 x 3 inch and 3 x 4 inch downspouts couplers, connector hose, rain barrel connector and filter (barrel and spout not included).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Fortunately, I noticed the potential problem with leakage at the connection of the fitting to a 2 x 3" downspout as I was installing this, and solved it with silicone sealant and extra sheet metal screws."
"I hid my barrel around the corner so it's on the back side of my garage and out of sight, and used less than half the supplied hose. Here are a few improvements I would recommend, however: - The ports on either side of the unit for connecting hoses are split down the middle. I assume this is to increase flexibility, making it easier to attach the included hose. Again, design could be easily changed so that the adapter fits inside the downspout on the bottom, preventing leaks. Design could be improved to make a tighter seal, possibly using a gasket, while still being able to remove for cleaning."
"The original setup I had was using a flexible downspout extension that fed the gutter water to the top of my barrel. Since I've installed these, my barrels don't become overwhelmed with water and are able to handle the flow of water and drain properly through the rain barrel's existing overflow spout. I have not been able to get the unit to stop supplying more water to the barrel when the barrel becomes full (like an airtight barrel), but it's possible I may need to play around with the height adjustments some more."
"Diverter itself seems to work as it's supposed to but as others have mentioned, if you have the smaller downspouts which require the adapter to be fitted then it's really difficult to fit the downspout in because the adapter seems just a fraction too small."
"works great..no works good, you do have to adjust it alittle to get ALL the water in the barrels it takes a little fiddling , I use a piece of a paint stirrer stick inside to deflect the water into the catch other then that it works really good..i have 3 of these and I haven't found anything similar that works as good, anything FISKARS makes are pretty good."
"There should be a plastic piece that fits INSIDE the 2x3 downspout on the bottom side only so that all water that does not go through the diverter continues down the downspout."
The Amerimax Home Products flex-a-spout downspout extension has a White color and rigid, corrugated design for versatility. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Instead, I wanted to attach a Flex-Drain 53102 2x3 downspout adapter to the end of this long pipe, and two, leaving the 53102 jutting up from the soil to receive my downspout. Once you cut off each downspout from the end of the 85010, you're left with a connector that will fit into either the inside of a 4" corrugated pipe, or the outside of a 3" pipe."
"Oh my goodness i could not be happier with this product , i used it for my water collecter an it not only looks good you can use it either way an it works perfect, you can shrink it twist it turn it , i can't say enough about it an i am just so happy with this."
"they work great only last a couple of years."
"study and did the job to connect my downspout to the rain barrel."
"It works but it's an eyesore for sure."
"Just what I wanted."
"Worked well for my needs to get the downspout positioned over a rain barrel."
"Great product!"
Use this downspout extension to divert water away from the foundation or connect to drainage pipe and catch basin to control drainage. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Since then, I had larger downspouts installed at the front of my house and I noticed that the contractor who installed my downspouts put a screw in the extension to keep it secured to the downspout."
"While these are available in multiple colors, we selected the brown ones since they matched our gutters, but also our landscaping."
"water from downspout was draining into the basement instead of the soil."
"Worked as advertised, very easy to install."
"We needed one of these extensions for our downspout and this was just perfect!"
"Color and style as pictured."
"Stiff plastic - a little hard to un-compress (and re-compress if needed), but that means the plastic is tough and the whole tube feels sturdy."
"One or two seems to not be spouting out the water."
Best Gutter Elbows
AMERIMAX HOME PRODUCTS 27065 2x3 White Aluminum B Elbow. Side elbow for use at the top and bottom of downspout to guide runoff to the side and away from the wall and foundation of your structure. Attaches to top or bottom of downspout.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I've been wanting to make a rain barrel for quite some time and finally made one, BUT I'd cut the drain spout too short and had several inches between the (cut) spout and the barrel."
"Works great, good fit."
"Perfect for what I needed it for."
"Great and durable product."
"Didn't feel like going back to the store and was ordering some other things anyways..."
Best Gutter Guards
Our unique 3-Point design prevents water overflow and potential foundation damage by acting as dams, slowing water flow over the cover allowing full drainage into your gutters, even if covered by wet leaves and debris. Over time light winds and other natural elements simply blow away dried leaves and debris. Note: Tools recommended for installation include, cordless drill/driver with ¼” magnetic hex head driver, ladder, tin snips, gloves and safety glasses. Easy to Install, Contractor pricing, Includes STAINLESS STEEL installation fastners.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"After learning that the much-touted Gutter Helmet gutter guard system cost my neighbor $30/ft to have installed, and realizing that both my daughter and I need some kind of leaf guard system on the gutters on our houses, I did some research with Consumer's Report and found that the Gutter Helmet system was not that highly rated. So far, I have installed the FlexxPoint 5" white gutter guards on all 120 feet of my gutters, and done half of the gutters on my daughter's house (50 ft so far), and I LOVE this system. Each box of 25 4-foot sections of gutter guards comes with a box of 100 size 8/18, 3/4 inch zinc plated screws for securing the backside of each gutter guard, and a box of 150 size 8/18, 5/8 inch zinc plated screws for securing the front side of each gutter guard (more than is needed, probably just in case). [Update 11/17/2015 - Mike at Flexxpoint informed me that they have recently switched to stainless steel screws provided with the gutter covers, although many contractors have told them that their experience has been that zinc-plated screws have held up very well over the years on gutters and are not a problem.]."
"The gutter covers are 4 feet sections (25 total) and comes with screws."
"Third order I have made for this product."
"They are lipped just enough to keep fast moving water during a downpour from shooting over the gutter but not so much that it will collect loads of debris. More color options would be nice, like a few shades of brown but its nothing I can't handle with some rattle can spray paint. Next stop is my grandmother's house, that'll save me a chore over there and allow me to focus on other jobs for her instead of scooping out handfuls of mush while teetering on a ladder."
"You really need the magnetic bits to hold the screw in place and the bit driver to provide enough extension so you can drive the screw without reaching the drill across the gutter."
"An added benefit is that because they screw in to the front lip and the back of the gutter wall, they add overall strength to the gutter system."
"Easy and quick to install."
"If my gutter was flush against the surface it was mounted on, the screws they included would have been fine."