The chain hangs down from the gutter downspout opening allowing water to trickle down it smoothly and quietly.
Gutter downspout opening noise.
A downspout chain basically replaces the biggest part of the gutter by hanging it along the gutter downspout opening and allows the water dribble to move down the chain effortlessly without making a noise.
The matted cushion strip absorbs the drip noise.
When the elbow is reinstalled the silencer is.
The water pouring onto your roof creates a soothing white noise that clears your mind and calms your soul.
This noise is produced by water as it falls or drips and hits the elbow below.
These vibrations are caused by water drops hitting the metal sides of the vertical gutter runs.
Placing insulation around the downspout especially on bends where water drops hit will help to reduce the vibrations that make loud dripping noises.
If you have a window near your gutters and downspouts the persistent clunk clunk clunk or thud thud thud of rain hitting metal may wake you up rather than help you drift to dreamland.
That is until your gutters and downspouts join in.
The loud dripping noise created by water drops is intensified by vibrations.
It is however not an appropriate solution where heavy rainfall occurs.
If the gutter is close to a bedroom window this can get annoying.
Contractors have tried fixes like installing a lead plate in the elbow then a magnetic cushioned plate but those fixes usually just change the tone from a metallic drip drip drip to.
Noise out of your downspout.