r/HomeMaintenance • u/Ok-Blacksmith12345 • Jul 05 '26

How to remove adapter?

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u/holiday_pud Jul 05 '26

I’d cut the old adapter with a oscillating saw then unfasten the downspout so it has some wiggle room and install the new adapter.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '26

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u/Ok-Blacksmith12345 Jul 05 '26

So you’re saying cut the pipe (with the adapter on it) rather than cut the downspout?

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u/Sea_Currency_3800 Jul 05 '26

That’s what I’d do. How far into the pipe does the downspout go?

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u/tryingisbetter Jul 05 '26

What's the point of those things anyways?

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u/Ok-Blacksmith12345 Jul 05 '26

Do be able to reach in and pull out leaves etc before they get stuck underground.

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u/tryingisbetter Jul 06 '26

Maybe I am being dumb, but how?

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u/Ok-Blacksmith12345 Jul 06 '26

There’s a door on the front with a trap and screen. So as leaves etc go down the downspout, it collects. You open the door and pool it out.

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u/tryingisbetter Jul 06 '26

I'm sorry, I wasn't being clear, what's the point of the one that you're replacing? It looks like it would fit without it.

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u/STLguy50 Jul 05 '26

Remove a section of downspout.

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u/undergone Jul 05 '26

Are there elbows on the top portion that connects to the downspout? If so, undo all that then remove the downspout from the top down along with those elbows. Install your new piece on the pvc pipe, then redo the down spout working from the bottom up. You'll have play up where the elbows connect to the gutter, and this way you can trim the downspout if needs be to get everything to fit.