Downspout Noise, how to get rid of?

[Scott Townsend]

Do I have a downspout that is near the bedroom that when it rains a little you can hear it drip. Its like the funnel thing at the top is aligned just right with the bottom and hits the angle piece or something. Its just this constant thump thump thump...

What's a guy to do to get some sleep?

Thanks, Scott

[CJT]

Find the drip point and adjust things so the water runs down the side instead of breaking free as a drip.

[Norminn]

Adjust the bottom of the downspout so it is a tad further from the house

- just 1/2" or 1" should make it so the drip doesn't hit but slides down the pipe. Or try sticking a piece of wire screen into the bend - drips hit the screen instead of the pipe.

[trader4]

You could remove the final elbow on the end of the downspout and slide a few feet of corrugated plastic pipe over the end of the downspout. That solves the noise and also takes the water farther away from the house, which is a good thing.

Alternatively, you could glue a small strip of some soft material, like a piece of shingle or maybe a thin scrub type sponge material, inside the elbow where the water strikes.

[Scott Townsend]

You could remove the final elbow on the end of the downspout and slide a few feet of corrugated plastic pipe over the end of the downspout. That solves the noise and also takes the water farther away from the house, which is a good thing.

Alternatively, you could glue a small strip of some soft material, like a piece of shingle or maybe a thin scrub type sponge material, inside the elbow where the water strikes.

[JimR]

[S. Barker]

put a small sponge in the bottom elbow, it'll dampen the drip sound. And when you get heavy rain it'll wash out. Simply replace it when the rain stops.

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[S. Barker]

Kind of circumvents the whole purpose of the gutters doesn't it? If he's going to do that, he might just as well hook a chain to the gutter, fasten it to his SUV (Mall terrian vehicle) and rip them off the house.

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[Esther & Fester Bestertester]

This encourages plugging of leaves where the sponge is.

Best to simply angle the down spout away from the house so that the water runs down the back (inside) side of the pipe; no "drip drip drip".

FBt

[RicodJour]

Ear plugs, or...

Or you can use a Scotchbrite pad to line the offending elbow(s). They're thin enough that you can sandwich it between the elbow joints to hold it in place.

R