Downpipes
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Rusting of fixings on downpipe
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Lack of cleaning
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Insufficient original corrosion protection to steel
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Very corrosive environment – near the sea or a geothermal area
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Fixings are through CCA treated timber
Broken brackets on downpipe
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Impact damage, age and/or prolonged UV exposure
Impact damage (holes/deformation) on downpipe
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Stones thrown up by lawnmowers, vehicles
Corrosion of steel downpipes
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Moisture cannot readily drain away from around a bracket
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Moisture cannot readily drain away from the downpipe seam
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Incompatible metals such as copper guttering with a galvanised steel downpipe
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Material at end of its serviceable life
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Wrong specification for the environment
Downpipe not connected to gutter
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Pipe not adequately secured to outlet
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Insufficient number of brackets to support downpipe
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Brackets broken
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Bracket fixings loose or missing
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Fractured soldered joint (galvanised steel downpipe)
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Corroded gutter and outlet
Moss or lichen on downpipes
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Insufficient cleaning
Downpipe not discharging into stormwater drain
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Downpipe is too short
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Spouting outlet to drain is broken or blocked
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Stormwater drain is blocked
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Downpipe not aligned to drain
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Joints in downpipe have separated