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What Are Conductor Heads? What Do They Have In Common With Gutters?

by Joseph Skinner

When people ask me what I do for a living. I say I sell conductor heads. They say "WHAT?" "What is a conductor head?" Maybe you have never heard of a conductor head either. Well that's ok because even most gutter companies don't know what it is either. Why not? You might ask. Well if you will see at the bottom of this article there are very many names for conductor heads. Just to name a few. Conductor boxes, leader, leaders, leader boxes, leader heads, corner leaders, gutter heads, gutter boxes, trough, troughs, gutter troughs, and rainwater troughs, hopper, and hopper heads. So now the next time you hear someone talking about conductor heads you will be able to stand out above everyone and say quietly to yourself "they don't know what a conductor head is?" Ha ha. Now you know something you did not know before you read this article.

Conductor heads enhance the beauty and architectural style on a building. They are traditionally installed under the soffit to let air into the line, which then prevents excess noise (gurgling) and helps stop vacuum lock. Conductor heads can be placed under a valley area to drain collected water to the next level or to a ground drain. Conductor heads can be used to drain small gutters into one large common drain in an attractive manner (which allows an owner to not clutter a wall with numerous drains!

Most gutter companies still use the traditional metal conductor heads. The problem with metal conductor heads is they rust and they fall apart due to the fact that they are soldered together. I remember one day while out selling on site I saw a roofer laborer make shifting a conductor head for a very nice church. I saw with my own eyes this guy using left over scrap metal and a pair of metal snips putting together a conductor head. I wonder if the owner of this church knew that he probably paid top dollar for a conductor head that was thrown together. If we believe that gutters protect our investment what about conductor heads.

The most common installation for a conductor head would be the roof drain which runs through the wall scupper where water is dumping into a conductor head.
The overflow is in a similar location, or the conductor head can be mounted low, and the drain can be tall, for overflow if the system backs up. Sounds pretty important do it not?
In areas where rainfall is more prevalent conductor heads is a very important part of the gutter system. Just ask Microsoft who use our conductor heads on there buildings. That's right if Microsoft uses our conductor heads on their buildings shouldn't you?

Features of Our Premier Polyethylene Conductor Heads:

No corrosion - unaffected by air pollution, acid rain, sea air, or leaf acid
Material molded throughout - no peeling, chipping or cracking
Various drain outlets to meet all downspout sizes. AGC is proud to offer several color options: white, brown, gray and paint able models that will accept latex paint.
UV stabilizer added for long-term stability
Made of polyethylene resins specially blended to withstand the stresses of severe weather
Not hazardous for D.O.T. classification
Tapered drains for ease of installation
One piece - no seams to rust or rupture with age
No expensive shop time, or waiting time involved
Lead-free, attractive and durable
Very competitively priced - much less expensive than metal conductor heads!
Nine attractive models, with varying downspout sizes currently available with more designs in development!

Here are some extra tips about conductor heads you may not know.
Did You Know... that conductor heads are also called: scupper boxes, scupper, scuppers, rain collectors, collectors, collector head, collector heads, conductors, conductor,
rainwater heads, rainwater boxes, conductor head, conductor heads, corner conductor heads, conductor boxes, leader, leaders, leader boxes, leader heads, corner leaders, gutter heads, gutter boxes, trough, troughs, gutter troughs, and rainwater troughs, hopper, and hopper heads.

Why not stop by and see our conductor heads. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.