Oatey Mystic Rainwater Diverter

We had our first rain yesterday and the downspout diverter looks to have worked flawlessly. The installation instructions were clear and easy. note: I do not see a "submit" button on this page?

Worked well but it definitely needed a clamp to keep the hose open. It doesn't come with it.

It did what its designed for.

This item replaced the one we already had on the drainspout which was a different brand and was split and broken. This Oatey brand is very thick and sturdy. I'm surprised it is so cheap! Definitely an outstanding product. Would buy again.

The hose could be made of some other material that is more pliable. The hose was stiff, even after warming it up. The connection of the hose to the rain barrel could be a handy addition to the items included. Was fairly simple to install, needed to use some silicon spray to help slide the top portion on to the downspout. The next rain filled up the barrel and the excess went down the downspout as advertised.

Installation was easy. Instructions were concise. I installed this product with the addition of a gutter strainer above the upper half. Also, installed a gutter strainer at the gutter opening at the top of the down spout. Only problem I encountered was as already identified by another user was the hose that comes with the product is kinked from being rolled inside the package and the suggestions given, leave out in the sun or heat the hose, doesn't seem to remove the kinks. I used about 9 inches of it to attach a flexible sup pump hose. After researching other on-line stores, Wal-Mart had the best price and it works a it is supposed to.

pretty easy to put together.It diverts rain water to my water barrel. when the barrel is full , i move the lever and divert it back to the drain

Bought this to connect to a rain barrell from my downspout however the size was far too small and it did work at all. It also appeared to be kissing some pets. Very disappointed. It may work for other downspouts but I didn't like that it was not adjustable to the spout.

This rain diverter leaks when it rains heavily. The main problem is that the internal baffle is above the join between the two halves and there is only an approx 1/2" x 1/2" gap in the baffle to allow the rain to overflow. When the rain barrel is full and it rains heavily, the small aperture in the baffle does not allow the water to drain fast enough so it leaks out of the gap between the two components. I'm surprised why the product designers thought this design was a good idea and didn't make the outside lip higher than the baffle so that the overflow would go down the downspout.

I bought this downspout diverter last week and hooked it up over the weekend. On Monday we had a good rain and I went out to see how good it works. IT LEAKS water where the two pieces meet and water was poring down the outside of the downspout on to the ground around my foundation. I called OateyMysric and did not receive a satisfactory answer. As soon as I can replace the downspout with a new one (had to cut out 6 inches to install) I'm taking it back. Stay away from this poorly designed product