21. A . I am not convinced that one downspout will be enough to handle the water. 22. Make sure that each downspout has a splash block to divert rainwater away from the house. 23. A . You certainly can put a downspout in the middle, eliminating the guilty one. 24. Place a bucket under the downspout , then lift the lever on top of the valve. 25. A downspout concentrates the volume of rainfall collected from a large area into a single spot. 26. Downspout planters allow property owners to add greenery to their homes and recycle their spout water.27. Q . I have a 32-foot-long gutter with a downspout at each end. 28. Another way to remove an obstruction is by forcing a plumber's snake down the downspout . 29. When inspecting the gutters, check for accumulations of debris, downspout clogs, leaks and sags. 30. You could try one downspout , and if it works, you will have proved the specialists wrong.