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.
Pop up gutter drain freeze.
Move your ladder down a few feet and repeat step 3.
Continue to move down your gutters until you reach the downspout.
Climb up to your gutter where it s furthest away from your downspout.
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.
I would see if you can remove the pop up for the winter.
Usually the pop up has a drain in the bottom to eliminate standing water.
That is assuming there is no water retained in the pipe that can freeze.
Yes the freezing issue is the only concern i have with this system.
Before winter fully sets in it s important to ensure that your gutters and downspouts can handle melting snow and ice.
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.
Next using your measuring tape measure from the bottom of your fascia to the top of your gutter and mark down the measurement.
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.
I am assuming that the pop up drain is at the end of the pipe and is the outlet for the gutter.