NDS Square Catch Basin Drain Downspout Grate, 12 in., Black Plastic

Does a great job keeping leaves out of my yard drains

Was having a continual problem with the drain until this purchase. It is a great solution if you have leaves that clog your drain.

Great product that performs much better than the previous gutter drainage design I had. Made it through TS Beta (>12” rain locally in 24 hrs) without issue!! My previous gutter drainage was a 3x4 Fernco fitting straight to 4” SDR pipe. The problems I had with that arrangement were that small amount of leaves would clog the fitting, or a tee downstream, and backup the water which would in turn soak my exterior home wall. I removed the Fernco fitting and cut the piping back to allow installation of a NDS 12” Basin Extension, of which I concreted the bottom. I then had to remove my downspout and modify its projection off the wall about 1.5” in order to fit the slope of the drain grate. I then fit up the downspout to overhang the top of grate by about 1-2” to prevent splash back onto the house during heavy rainfall scenarios. This setup so far has been through Tropical Storm Beta (I’m in Houston), and performed beautifully!

Just what I needed for fall

I have this at the end of a downspout that collects the water from 3 converging gutters. The volume of water makes for a lot of exit velocity and this catch basin is perfectly designed for the situation. It's nice a rigid even while being pounded by the outpour. The grates are a good size to allow for lots of water to enter but not leaves.