Downspout is essential in our life, and the use of downspout is also very important. The following small series for you to introduce the difference between downspout and downspout? What is a downspout? How to install downspout specifications?

The difference between downspouts and downspouts

1. Downspout is specially used to collect rainwater on the roof, that is, it is a kind of pipe used to discharge water from the roof to the ground. This kind of downspout is very common in rural self-built houses. However, it is rare in urban high-rise buildings. Because of the high floor of the city, and the length of the downspout is too long, even if it can be connected in the city, it is very inconvenient and unsafe to use.

2. The definition of drainpipe is actually very simple. Drainpipe is actually a collection of sewage management system, stormwater management system and confluence management system. So the drainage pipe has a wider range, and the common water pipe in our life is actually a kind of drainage pipe.

3. The existence between the drain pipe and the downspout is also very simple, that is, the scope of application is different, the downspout is mainly used for outdoor drainage, and the drain pipe is outdoor and indoor included. From the thickness of the pipe, the wall of the downspout should be thinner, which is to take into account the safety and load-bearing two aspects. If the downspout is too thick, it will be very troublesome if it falls to people, and the wall is too thick. The wall of the drain pipe is basically very thick, so as to ensure the normal use.

What is a downspout

In fact, the downspout is mainly the drainage organization of the roof, used to organize the drainage pipe system, the rainwater on the roof has the roof rainwater collection mouth into the downspout, and then discharged by the downspout. The drain pipe is higher than the rainwater outlet. When the rainwater outlet is not well-drained, the rainwater on the roof accumulates to a certain amount. In order to prevent excessive rain on the roof, which will cause certain impact on the roof and bearing capacity, the use of downspout is a very effective preventive method. When collecting rainwater on the roof, it is one of the components of the downpour system, which is concentrated into the stormwater pipe laid below the ground. The downpipe material used in the paint film life can be divided into two kinds: metal pipe and plastic pipe.