Browse Forums General Discussion Re: pipe elbow is not proper water run out 2May 14, 2020 10:47 am Photos? 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: pipe elbow is not proper water run out 4May 14, 2020 12:22 pm Hmmm. That is obviously leaking from the top of the downpipe and almost certainly from the gap between the downpipe and the pop. If so, don't fill that gap because if you do, you will have a greater problem. The photo indicates an obstruction in the downpipe unless the tank is very tall and the wet system pipe has insufficient head which I would very much doubt. Are you able to take another photo of the tank from a distance so that it shows the entire tank? I will wait for the photo I have just requested but my initial impression of the above is one of a sub standard installation. My initial thoughts: 1. The first flush cap is probably missing an Oring. 2. The first flush diverter appears to be fitted to the top of a wet system vertical riser. If so, it is beyond amateurish, sub standard, a waste of money and reduces the system's yield. The first flush is the initial dirty roof wash. A first flush diverter should only be fitted to the top of a downpipe. Unless the wet system pipe is emptied every time it rains, your pipework will remain full of water to the level of the vertical riser's overflow into the first flush diverter. When it next rains, the settled water in the vertical riser will fill your first flush diverter while the actual first flush is still in the downpipe at the other end of the wet system pipe! The diverted downpipe should also have a good leaf diverter fitted at the top to stop organic matter, other pollutants, mosquitoes and other pests from entering the standing water in the downpipe but they are not compulsory unless you live up north. I also presume that there is no provision to allow flushing out your wet system pipework to prevent sediment build up and stagnation. What area are you in and how many downpipes divert to the tank? 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: pipe elbow is not proper water run out 5May 15, 2020 11:11 am SaveH2O Hmmm. That is obviously leaking from the top of the downpipe and almost certainly from the gap between the downpipe and the pop. If so, don't fill that gap because if you do, you will have a greater problem. The photo indicates an obstruction in the downpipe unless the tank is very tall and the wet system pipe has insufficient head which I would very much doubt. Are you able to take another photo of the tank from a distance so that it shows the entire tank? I will wait for the photo I have just requested but my initial impression of the above is one of a sub standard installation. My initial thoughts: 1. The first flush cap is probably missing an Oring. 2. The first flush diverter appears to be fitted to the top of a wet system vertical riser. If so, it is beyond amateurish, sub standard, a waste of money and reduces the system's yield. The first flush is the initial dirty roof wash. A first flush diverter should only be fitted to the top of a downpipe. Unless the wet system pipe is emptied every time it rains, your pipework will remain full of water to the level of the vertical riser's overflow into the first flush diverter. When it next rains, the settled water in the vertical riser will fill your first flush diverter while the actual first flush is still in the downpipe at the other end of the wet system pipe! The diverted downpipe should also have a good leaf diverter fitted at the top to stop organic matter, other pollutants, mosquitoes and other pests from entering the standing water in the downpipe but they are not compulsory unless you live up north. I also presume that there is no provision to allow flushing out your wet system pipework to prevent sediment build up and stagnation. What area are you in and how many downpipes divert to the tank? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ 1 comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: pipe elbow is not proper water run out 6May 15, 2020 12:56 pm Yes, they have installed a first flush diverter 2/3rds high on a vertical riser at the tank. Useless. I would remove it to save all the wasted water which is all it is doing. Have a look in the first flush diverter's cap to see if there is an O ring. The cap should unscrew. The wet system is operating with about 600mm head which is a lot, the downpipe shouldn't be back filling unless there is a serious blockage in the pipe. All you can do is climb up a ladder and look down the downpipe when it is raining and the downpipe is leaking. The most logical explanation for the leak at the top of the downpipe is bad plumbing. It is not acceptable and the plumber should fix it.. thangam my supervisour advise that when the rain water tank gets full then the water gets ooze outside its normal It appears that the site supervisor has a lot in common with the first flush diverter. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. 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