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gutter downspout adapters
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| While we are talking gutters (previous posting). These new ones
I just had done do not have downspout adapters. Aluminum
downspout to the cast-iron storm drain tile. In the old days I
would just stuff a little newspaper, then cement the gap and
forget about it. Now-a-days they have all these adapters and
covers. Is it worth removing 6 newly attached downspouts to add
the adapters? Is there a different material like duck seal to
shove in the gap? Or go back to the old stand-by, cement?
Thanks
TP
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| maradcliff@UNLISTED.com 2005-08-30, 3:21 am |
| I have seen PVC adaptors. Maybe you can use some of that plastic lead
to attach the pvc to the cast iron.
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:07:16 GMT, TP
<to2000ny2000nospam@nospamyahoo.com> wrote:
>While we are talking gutters (previous posting). These new ones
>I just had done do not have downspout adapters. Aluminum
>downspout to the cast-iron storm drain tile. In the old days I
>would just stuff a little newspaper, then cement the gap and
>forget about it. Now-a-days they have all these adapters and
>covers. Is it worth removing 6 newly attached downspouts to add
>the adapters? Is there a different material like duck seal to
>shove in the gap? Or go back to the old stand-by, cement?
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>Thanks
>TP
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| What, you got water spewing out? Tom
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| C & M 2005-08-30, 12:21 pm |
| Yea, I'm with Tom. Why the sudden urge to make works and spend money - got
too much of that?? You know what worked before so what the heck.
Adapters? Adapters??? You don't need no stiiiinking adapters, man!!
"tom" <tomeshew@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1125383777.961034.106660@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> What, you got water spewing out? Tom
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| I stuffed a chunk of old rope in mine. Its worked fine for 15 years.
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C & M wrote:
> Yea, I'm with Tom. Why the sudden urge to make works and spend money - got
> too much of that?? You know what worked before so what the heck.
> Adapters? Adapters??? You don't need no stiiiinking adapters, man!!
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> "tom" <tomeshew@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:1125383777.961034.106660@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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No water spewing out,,,LOL. Just a gap from the 2x3 downspout in
approx. 4 dia. cast iron hub. I usually fill the gap to prevent
anything crawling in or out. Or to just make sure nothing falls
in to plug the pipe. Rope sounds good (oakum?).
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