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Thanks OP! Hopped across the border quick and scored a 5W30 at the Calais Walmart. Last 5W30 I could see but there were 3 10W30s.

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I thought about that but decided against it. I keep my gutters clean and regularly check that the grate isn't covered so it hasn't been an issue (so far). You're certainly right though, it could cause problems.

My property is slightly lower than my neighbours so I wanted to be able to collect surface water just in case. The basin also allows me to filter out leaves/debris so they don't get into the pipe and allows for easier cleaning.

Also, I had grubs towards the end of the season and tried to nuke them with 2 applications of grub killer. Apparently I didn't get all the buggers because skunks have since destroyed a very large portion of my lawn. I guess that's my project for next summer... It's worse than pictured now...

My apologies everyone for not getting back sooner with results. What I ended up doing was putting a basin at the base of the downspout and put a shortened 45 degree elbow on the downspout such that it hovered ever so slightly above the grate. The basin connected to 4" solid PVC that ran to the...

So what I was worried might happen has happened. The basin, made by Reln, uses a cheap fitting to connect to rigid pipe. The fitting uses 4 plastic tabs to grab onto the basin. I didn't think this was much so I reinforced it with ABS cement since I didn't have any sealant that would adhere...

Worked about 11-12 hours straight today. Tamped down the soil near the foundation with a jumping jack to compact it after last year's excavation. Dug a 40' trench. Installed a catch basin at the base of the downspout and used 4" solid PVC for the drain. At the top of the hill I had to twist...

Gotcha. That was the plan just my drawing is quite awful. I'm back to thinking of using a catch basin at the base of the house and just letting the down spout flow into that. That will filter out the leaves, break the fall of the water and allow any surface water which usually collects there...

@Burger - sent a PM. Thanks very much! @buddyboy - I was writing my reply before I saw yours. That's some good advice and is actually what I was thinking originally too. However, I'm concerned with the slope in my backyard that the amount of water coming down will cause soil erosion, which I...

So I guess what products are easily available to me dictates what I can do. The pop-up emitter I can get is $9 from HD and works with corrugated (mole) pipe. Similar with the downspout filter, it's $10 from HD and works with corrugated pipe. Neither of those are readily available for PVC/rigid...

How long has it been since that was done and how's it holding up? Did you add any leaf catcher or anything to prevent it from clogging? How deep did you go? Thanks!

Oh, and I chose 4" PVC just to reduce the chances of it clogging or breaking due to freezing. I figure for only a couple $ more it's worth it. It will also provide better flow as opposed to the corrugated tubing.

A down spout had been draining at the base of my house for (I assume) the life of the house (built in '77). This caused water to erode some of the foundation and find its way into my house. Last year I dug the foundation up to fix the leak. Now I want to fix the source of the problem which is...

The 3/8" torque wrench only clicks at the higher settings. At the lower settings it just "gives". I've had no problems with it.

Unless you have a ccw bit there is no point. Drill bits are typically designed to extract material by running in a forward, cw direction.

Under the eves themselves or at the downspout? If the eves, add a drip edge and a gutter guard to prevent them from clogging or clean them more often.

You can call Mastercraft (1-800-689-9928) for a manual.

I guess I'll help since I'm in the process of doing mine. Step 1: Excavate I rented an excavator from homedepot for the day. I'm up in Canada so it was $300 for 24 hours. I worked 12 hours straight and was able to big about 8 ft deep by 20" wide by 25 feet long or so. Mine was a little narrow...

Freud blades currently 20% off. PM at HD and have them beat it. Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk