| The problem |
Every year in the United States, people spend nearly $5 billion on repairing home property damage caused by rainwater. ($3,000-5,000 for clean-up and $3,000-7,000 for remediation per home). Specifically, flooded basements, eroded foundations, mold growth, and standing water (AKA breeding grounds for flies and mosquitoes).
Currently there are two options for solving this problem: expensive landscape changes or downspout extenders. (A third option is to do nothing, but we've learned this option will inevitably lead to foundation repairs that can require a second mortgage, so we're not even going to go there).
Landscape changes: french drains, bubbler systems, and dry wells. These require significant time, labor, and money. We're always running short on one, so onto the next option. (Plus, over time these fill up with silt, sediment, and roots. You won't know that they aren't working until your basement floods again. Pass!).
Downspout extenders: coils, pipes, tubes, splash blocks, and hoses. Though these vary in shape and appearance, they are all devices that you attach to your downspout to route water away from your home. Perfect! Except they fall off the downspout, they get kicked against the foundation, they leak, they kill your grass, you have to remember to attach and remove them, they're a tripping hazard, they're too short, they don't roll out, they're ugly, they're in the way when you mow and garden. Basically, they don't operate as advertised.
Why isn't there a better solution to this common problem? Why hasn't anyone created a functional, effortless, and more affordable product that JUST WORKS?
Well, now there is. And now we have. Say hello to the AutoSpout, the automatic downspout extender that you'll never have to think about.
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| size |
Circular 3” diameter, Circular 4” diameter, Pivotable 2×3”, Pivotable 3×4”, Rectangular 3×4”, Square 2×2”, Square 3×3”, Standard 2×3"
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Jim (Verified Purchase) –
The AutoSpout is amazing! Easy install, this is just the product I’ve been looking for.
Sarah (Verified Purchase) –
This makes my life easier. It’s also fun to watch from inside my cozy home. The trick to seamless install and function is making sure you have the base level when you attach it. After I figured that out, it worked beautifully! I’ve got 3 friends who also got the AutoSpout after seeing mine. We all love it.
Zachary (Verified Purchase) –
My wife ordered this for my birthday and it’s the best gift I’ve ever gotten. We live outside of SF and our house has water under it most of the year. It’s “normal” according to the realtor. I was spending evenings after work making sure the coil downspout extensions were tight and routing to the street, but they still sucked and I hated doing it. My wife was probably sick of me complaining about it, which sparked her search to find this thing. It was simple to install and after using for 3 months on both downspouts, I DO NOT HAVE WATER UNDER MY HOUSE. And it’s now almost December. I am thrilled with the AutoSpout. Thank you for a great product.
Vance (Verified Purchase) –
I put two AutoSpouts up on my house the beginning of August. They have seen 100+ degree days and below freezing nights with snow and ice. They are holding up great and working well. And yes, they are fun to watch work :).
Craig (Verified Purchase) –
Mowing is my therapy and I hate moving the downspouts to get the grass. I got this because it claimed to stay out of the way, and it actually works as advertised. There are no more downspouts lying in my grass. I am very happy with this product.
Ryan (Verified Purchase) –
I work in construction and I see a lot of poorly designed home products. This isn’t one of them. I ordered 4 and I recommend them to all of my customers.
Dan C. (Verified Purchase) –
We have had a downspout flexible extender on for years and with exposure to the sun and years of hitting it with the lawnmower it had slowly deteriorated and was no longer performing its functions. The Autospout has fixed all these problems and I’m no longer getting water into our storage shed that the downspout is attached to due to the leaking extender. It’s worry free and I honestly forget its even there because it just works.
Alexander H. (Verified Purchase) –
I participated in the AutoSpout Kickstarter in July of 2021. The AutoSpout team prioritized keeping us in the loop during production and continued this behavior into the fulfillment portion of the campaign. There were difficulties with the initial shipment, but throughout the process, Rusten and his team maintained clear lines of communication and excellent customer service, which is a difficult trait to find in today’s post-Covid consumer environment. They frequently went above and beyond to deliver products and experiences that exceeded my expectations and earned my respect as a company.
Their product, the AutoSpout, trumps any other automatic downspout system on the market. Forget the ten-dollar models from your local big box hardware store; the amount of engineering and thought put into this product delivers an aesthetically pleasing yet highly functional automatic downspout unit that is the envy of all of my neighbors. It has eliminated the unsightly downspout accessories that were the bane of my lawnmowing and gardening chores and freed up space in my garden for more flowers and bushes. Yet, I don’t need to worry about overflowing gutters or flooding garden beds since the units work. Watching the AutoSpout lower and rise during rain storms is nearly magic. You’ll need to upgrade your umbrella to watch them in action without soaking yourself.
I use the AutoSpout on every one of my downspouts, and you better believe I’ll be ordering more when I add more downspouts to my home. You won’t regret this purchase. Trust me; it’s worth it!
Jeremy (Verified Purchase) (verified owner) –
These things are amazing, not sure how I managed without it before! I have a downspout right next to my side door that people always would trip over, this solved that problem!
Esperanza Kensington (Verified Purchase) –
THIS PRODUCT! The Autospout has saved my family so much time and energy! I have recommended it to everyone i know!
Jason Long (Verified Purchase) –
Very cool product. One of the four came cracked in the box from shipping. Not the company fault as it is great tight packaging. They refunded my money and I didn’t need to ship back. Customer service was handled within a few hours with just an email. Wish all companies ran this way.