Method for preventing clogs in a gutter

Abstract

A method for preventing clogs in a gutter assembly having a horizontal gutter with an end wall and a vertical leader connected to the gutter via a hole in a bottom of the gutter. The following steps are completed in the method: 1. removing the vertical leader from the gutter; 2. sealing the hole in the gutter; 3. removing the end wall of the gutter; 4. attaching a first end of a flexible tube to an end of the gutter where the end wall was removed so that water and debris flows through the gutter and into the flexible tube; and 5. attaching a second end of the flexible tube to the leader, so that water and debris from the flexible tube flows through the leader and out onto the ground.

1 . A method for preventing clogs in a gutter assembly having a horizontal gutter with an end wall and a vertical leader connected to the gutter via an hole in a bottom of the gutter, the method comprising:
 removing the vertical leader from the gutter;   sealing the hole in the gutter;   removing the end wall of the gutter;   attaching a first end of a flexible tube to an end of the gutter where the end wall was removed so that water and debris flows through the gutter and into the flexible tube; and   attaching a second end of the flexible tube to the leader, so that water and debris from the flexible tube flows through the leader and out onto the ground.   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said step of attaching the first end of the flexible tube to the end of the gutter comprises:
 attaching an adaptor piece to the end of the gutter, said adaptor piece having a first section with a cross section that corresponds to a cross-section of the gutter, and a second section that corresponds to a cross-section of the flexible tube, wherein the first section is attached to the gutter by placing the first section inside an end segment of the gutter and securing said first section to said end segment, and   attaching the second section to the flexible tube, by sliding the second section inside the flexible tube and fastening the second section and flexible tube together.   
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible tube has an extendable shape. 
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the cross section of the first segment is polygonal, and the cross section of the first segment is round or oval. 
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the adaptor piece is secured to the gutter and leader via screws. 
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 5 , further comprising applying sealant around connection points between the adaptor piece and the gutter and leader. 
   
   
       7 . A kit for configuring a gutter and leader arrangement on a building so as to prevent clogs in the gutter, comprising:
 a flexible extension tube;   an adaptor having a first segment with a rectangular cross section and a second segment matching the cross-section of one end of the flexible extension tube, and   a patch for sealing an hole in the gutter where the gutter was connected to the leader.