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A lot of folks replace downspouts with "rain chains" which may literally be chains or a series of metal cups, One common reason is that an open form is easier to keep clean than a solid downspout.
Yet every rain chain setup I've ever seen hangs the chain from a hook or wire arrangement that goes THROUGH
the hole in the gutter where the downspout would otherwise be connected. That bit of wire presents only a small, partial obstruction to the opening, but still causes it to get more easily clogged with leaves and other debris.
I already fixed this on my own house. Took a large hose clamp and attached a couple of wires to it. Wrapped the clamp around the tube the downspout had previously been connected to, and the rain chain to the wires several inches below that opening. Stuff still accumulates but I can jiggle the rain chain from the ground to shake stuff loose rather than climbing a ladder to get ABOVE the gutter. So in that sense this is a fully baked solution - but as near as I can tell, not a commercially available, WKTE one.
Pictures available if I haven't done well enough with my description.
Basic rain chain info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_chain [a1, Feb 13 2023]
Something like this usually hangs in the gutter itself
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JLCSTY [a1, Feb 13 2023]
Picture of what I had in mind.
https://www.instagr...?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y Ad image on left for downspout rain chain attachment. On right, an alternative that doesn't obstruct the opening. [a1, Feb 16 2023]
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//Took a large hose clamp and attached a couple of wires to it// |
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Weather has been crap here past few days and I haven't felt like standing outside to get a photo of it. But I edited someone else's advertising photo to show what I had in mind (link) |
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