This year i am placing a u shaped wedge to keep the pop up open and might even cover the whole emmiter with an old bucket.
Pop up gutter drain freeze.
I would see if you can remove the pop up for the winter.
I am assuming that the pop up drain is at the end of the pipe and is the outlet for the gutter.
Clogged gutters can be a serious hazard and can lead to the formation of ice dams along your roofline accelerating the freezing of your downspouts.
That is assuming there is no water retained in the pipe that can freeze.
Next using your measuring tape measure from the bottom of your fascia to the top of your gutter and mark down the measurement.
Climb up to your gutter where it s furthest away from your downspout.
Continue to move down your gutters until you reach the downspout.
Although calgary has already had a taste of winter there s still time to clear your gutters and downspouts of fall leaves to that they can do their job of moving water runoff away from your home properly.
Move your ladder down a few feet and repeat step 3.
That would allow the water free access to.
A pop up drain emitter is part of a system that more efficiently carries water away from a house s foundation than a standard downspout.
I also left the gap in the connection between the aluminum downspout and pvc adapter uncaulked to allow another place for water to escape if the system.
Before winter fully sets in it s important to ensure that your gutters and downspouts can handle melting snow and ice.