Drainage help needed!!
kdavidsen
4 years ago
We just had a bluestone patio installed, which came out great. I mentioned to the installer that my self winding hose reel needed a place for the water to go when it’s winding up. He was nice to run a 2” pvc pipe under the patio and into the yard and then put some crushed stone at the end of the pipe in the yard. Unfortunately the pitch isn’t low enough for it to drain fast enough and there isn’t enough gravel to retain the water. Since the installer was doing me a favor, I’m going to try and resolve this myself. I could get a new hose reel that doesn’t require water to rewind it or put in a catch basin or dry well. The hose reel expelles about 4 gallons fairly quickly. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
btydrvn
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lawn drainage help much needed
Comments (1)What you are talking about is a dry well, and the site below should answer all your questions http://www.easydigging.com/Drainage/drywell_soakaway.html...See MoreNeed help with rain drainage
Comments (8)Punt???? Just kidding. Chances are the disappearing pipes terminate in one or more beds of gravel,french drains of sorts. Being at the top of a hill lend's itself to "day lighting"all the drains unless something like a building or swimming pool is in the way of some. The options as I see them are. A. Stand where pipe in question disappears then decide which direction it look's to be headed ( might even dig up a few feet). Decide if there's a clear path to low ground nearby then search that area. A T shaped probe desighned to locate sewer lines is available. Just push it into earth feeling for resistance of underground pipe. You might dig up a few rocks and old shoes before finding pipe but success awaits. B. If grade look's to make day lighting unlikly,probe nearby for french drain. C. Out of necessity irrigation/lawn sprinkler companies are pretty good at tracing plastic water pipe,a 4" pipe should be easy. If there's a wire wrapped around pipe,that's to assist location of non-matalic pipe under ground. D. Install drain new lines and/or french drains....See Moreneed help/advise on patio drainage or possibly redesign
Comments (3)I would NOT remove the drain cover! There's a very good reason to keep junk out of the drain. And something big and flat that blows in can still block the drain. What I'd do is get one like they use on roofs--one that stands up, like an inverted strainer. That will keep your drain clear and keep pipes free-flowing. I'd also take out the bricks that block access to the stepping stones. Even without the worry about ponding, they make no sense there. Also, if any downspouts lead to the patio, divert them. And put a diverter/roll-out extender on the downspout that is visible in the photos....See MoreNeed help with a gutter/downspout drainage issue
Comments (6)That the water is overflowing the gutter indicates that another downspout is needed. Then, the problem becomes what to do with all the water at grade level. If it is draining into a lawn, is that sometimes accumulating to the point where it is pooling and causing danger to anything? If not, then you more than likely have adequate slope to carry the water away. But water in the vicinity of the floor drain is another matter. If the drain is not handling it, a larger drain, and pipe to carry the water away, needs to be installed. Or, the drain may be clogged -- a common feature of underground yard drains. This could also be true of the pipe to which the downspout is attached. Presumably, since they are in close proximity, and all handling storm water, the pipe that serves one could be serving them all. If it's compromised with a clog, all drainage suffers. The first thing I'd do is go out at the beginning of a heavy rain and observe what happens where the downspout connects to the pipe. If it starts coming out of the connection joint before rain is all that heavy, it would indicate a clog. If it's coming out of the floor drain at near the same time, and they are connected, it would reaffirm the likelihood of a clog. Clogs in underground yard drain pipes can become lengthily silted up (sorry, did not have a good way to say that) before the clog becomes apparent or is completely sealing the pipe. I'm not sure if these can be "snaked" by a plumber. Or if they must be dug up to fix the clog. Someone else here might know. Likely, at the least, the drain and pipe needs to be be larger. (It is common for 4" pipe to be used in cases where it is inadequate. It's not enough to serve a building like this with multiple downspouts and yard drainage.) If you add a downspout but do not have adequate drainage at grade lever or underground, then you are just moving the problem to a slightly different location, which could still back up to haunt you....See Morebtydrvn
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