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Originally Posted by jayerose
We may have made a mistake.
We attached a Poly Drainage Tube from the downspout under the rocks and ended it at the green popup.
The tube has holes in it so to test it; we put water down the gutters from a water hose and the water never drained from the green popup.
BUT the rock section was soft as all the water came out of the tube before reaching the popup.
So, we are looking at replacing the tube to one with no holes but how far should we bring the other end?
thank you.
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LOL (sorry) The tube you should be running is typically black, not preferated, and is 10FT long. Keep it roughly 6 inches under ground and run it straight out aka 90 degree angle from the house. where ever possible.
If the tube ever gets clogged (which eventually it will) you should have a short piece of gutter (12-14 inches) prior that is inserted into the tube, you unscrew that and pull it up and out of the way. Take a leaf blower (100 mph ability) and stick it in the tube and pull the trigger it should blow all the debris out of the tube.