Recent content by DownpipeToNowhere

Yes, I see there is no way to slot in sideways the new section of cast iron down pipe without removing the entire downpipe above the damaged section. Cast iron downpipe isn't exactly conveniently flexible, is it? I need about 4" of vertical clearance to get the section of pipe in. The...

HB, many thanks. You have given me the confidence to have a go at it myself. I might order cast iron downpipe with ears to replace the existing (replace like with like to preserve appearance) and cut it to the required length, at least 114 cms. I won't know the rope thickness required until I...

Hugh Jaleak (LOL at your moniker) thanks. I was going to start a new thread... The downpipe is 2.5" OD (actual is 2.6" something but I assume the layers of paint mean it really is 2.5"). It then becomes about 3" OD (I assume there is a cast iron sleeve of some sort it fits into - see first...

Update. CWHaley, thanks for that helpful info. All posters: Have not decided on a solution yet, although I don't think my downpipe to nowhere is the cause of the damp, and the light puddling that occurs after heavy rain storms, in the cellar. The downpipe to nowhere is about 8 feet away from...

KenGMac, thanks. That is all excellent advice. With 7 rainwater downpipes to investigate, several of which have higher up branches as well, which can also potentially leak, it will be some time before I know what the cause of the occasional puddles in the cellar is. My father didn't need to...

Yes, there is a 110mm drainage pipe nearby that seems to do nothing (never seen water come out of it, although there is some algae on the stonework below it). I bought a self propelling pressure washer drain unblocker and put it in the pipe, thinking it must be connected in some way to the...

To be fair, the cellar has always been damp (I remember it in 1960), but getting actual puddles in it is probably a more recent thing (the last 30 years or so) so I do think as none of the downpipes, at least where they enter the ground, has had any maintenance done on them in my life time that...

Many thanks for all your replies. One poster elsewhere backs up Woody by asking about the roof area that is being drained (if the amount of water collected isn't significant, put the stones and soil back and leave it alone? i.e Woody's advice). It is only about 42 sq. ft. so one pipe probably...

Thanks, but the cellar has been damp for a 100 years, and I would like to eliminate all the possible causes of its dampness. There are up to 3 other downpipes around the cellar that may have the same design, none of which I have got round to investigating yet. Also the house is on a slope, and...

I have unblocked a cast iron downpipe that had weeds growing out of a gap between its socket and the spigot of the next higher up section. Excavating around the pipe on the ground, I was shocked to find it was not connected to anything. I removed a load of soil and rocks and am wondering what...