Is this our gully trap? Should there be a gaping hole on the side? Or is this perfectly normal?
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Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is this a gully trap? 2Dec 13, 2012 9:42 am Hmm, I'm not sure, our gully trap looks like this (in front of our driveway, minus the pipes): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And then we have a long skinny one for in front of the garage, just looks like grates. I would think the gaping hole is where the water goes in...? Or does the circle on top come out and act as a drain? In which case, I'm not sure about the gaping hole. Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Is this a gully trap? 3Dec 13, 2012 9:55 am We have nothing anywhere that looks like that picture. But I don't think the picture you have posted can be a gully trap because it looks as if downpipes are going into it and downpipes should go into stormwater not gully traps. Unless this is a hybrid of the two. The circle on top of ours seems to correspond to a pipe directly underneath it. I think the gap serves no purpose but I'm having a lot of trouble understanding our drainage. Re: Is this a gully trap? 4Dec 13, 2012 11:02 am That's an inspection point so you can take the lid off and rod the pipes if blocked etc. the other person was correct that is a gulley pot/ trap. A gully is basically an inlet to allow surface run offs to go into which has a swan style neck not to dissimilar to the back of a wc so you will always have a level of water in it. Those are not down pipes they Re the waste from a sink. PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Re: Is this a gully trap? 6Dec 13, 2012 3:14 pm Nope that looks like an overflow relief gully (ORG) It should be set below the floor level of your house. The idea is that if the sewer blocks the sewage will spill out of this rather than overflow into your shower tray. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Is this a gully trap? 7Dec 13, 2012 3:43 pm bashworth Nope that looks like an overflow relief gully (ORG) It should be set below the floor level of your house. The idea is that if the sewer blocks the sewage will spill out of this rather than overflow into your shower tray. Above post is correct. The gully will be just either a square or round grid you will not see the swan neck as that is underground. PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Re: Is this a gully trap? 8Dec 13, 2012 3:48 pm PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Re: Is this a gully trap? 10Dec 13, 2012 6:54 pm Follow the waste pipes from your basins or kitchen sink if they come out of the wall and down to a grate that's probably your gulley if the pipes are in the slab as part of the prelays then you might not have one as they will be plumbed into your drainage system. PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Re: Is this a gully trap? 11Dec 13, 2012 7:09 pm Hi Chripark69, The two basins are on internal walls and the pipes disappear into the walls and the kitchen sink is on an island and the pipe goes down into the floor so I suppose the pipes were plumbed into the drainage system and this explains the absence of a gully trap. Re: Is this a gully trap? 12Dec 13, 2012 10:09 pm Your fine don't worry about it. Your wastes will run under the slab to your drainage. Your down pipes will go into soak wells so a gully is not a necessity. PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Re: Is this a gully trap? 13Dec 14, 2012 7:05 am chripark69 Your down pipes will go into soak wells so a gully is not a necessity. Liliana, Don't go looking for soak wells - they are not applicable in Victoria. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Is this a gully trap? 15Dec 14, 2012 8:06 am Basically all a soak well is , is a chamber the water from your guttering runs into and it then soaks away into the ground. PPA 30/6/12, Land 28/06/12, Contract 7/9/12, Valuation 11/9/12, Prestart 13/9/12, Settlement 18/10/12, Building Permit Issued 18/10/12, Footings 30/10/11, Slab 31/10/11 Much a do about nothing. You can see the fall heading to the actual drains. Stormwater ingress will be minimal and it's far better to have the top sitting flush rather… 12 6245 If you have a floor waste, turn on your sink and put your ear down to the central floor waste and listen. If you can hear water running then they all connect there. If you… 10 12116 |