Hello,
It looks like I have to attempt a small metalworking project. I own an apartment complex out in Fresno, CA. Last year, I had all the rain gutters and downspouts replaced( ka-ching! ).
Unfortunately, the kids out at the complex have been less than gentle with some of the downspouts, and they're looking pretty mangled. I could get them replaced, but I know the new ones will be mangled in short order. And there are no really tough downspouts available.
I'm thinking of making up new downspouts out of galvanized steel pipe. Say, 2" nominal or so. I think it needs to be fairly large so it can flow enough water when the rain is heavy - there isn't much water pressure involved.
The "project" would be to make up an adaptor from the existing square downspout to the round pipe. I figure it would end up as a sort of square funnel, with an internal thread pipe flange welded to the bottom.
The rest of the system would be just off the shelf pipe and fittings, with a right angle fitting at the bottom to shoot the water away from the building.
Any thoughts on this?
- Jerry Kaidor ( snipped-for-privacy@tr2.com )